Diving Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Fully cognizant of all relevant governmental regulatory agency regulations that apply to the diving operation and the diving mode employed, and the employer’s basic Safe Practices/Operations Manual.
• Be in immediate control and available to implement emergency procedures while on duty.
• Ensure diving operations are carried out from a suitable and safe location on the surface.
• Develop or modify and produce pre and post-dive checklists for the operation.
• Develop and implement emergency/contingency procedures.
• Make available a copy of the Safe Practices/Operations Manual to the Person in Charge of the vessel or facility, with written modifications necessitated by specific operating conditions.
• Ensure a two-way communication system is available at the dive location to obtain emergency assistance.
• Perform a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for each task undertaken.
• Assign the duties of all members of the dive team and personally direct them throughout the diving operation.
• Verify all personnel on the dive team are qualified and physically able to perform task assigned.
• Make an assessment of the physical condition of the divers prior to each dive to determine if any physical impairment is present which would be detrimental to their health and safety in the water or under hyperbaric conditions.
• Maintain a depth, bottom line, and breathing mix profile at the dive location for each diver during the dive.
• Ensure each diver is continuously tended while in the water.
• Report all accidents or incidents involving personnel as required by employer rules and relevant governmental regulations.
• Maintain and submit reports required by employer and relevant governmental regulations concerning diving operations and equipment maintenance, testing, or repair.
• View and ensure accuracy of diver personal log book and affix signature to properly record activities.
• Ensure after any treatment of dive outside the no-decompression limits:
  • The diver is instructed to remain awake and in the vicinity of a decompression chamber for at least one hour.
  • A trained dive team member is available to operate the decompression chamber.
• Ensure after every dive:
  • The physical condition and well being of the diver is checked by visual observation and verbal questioning.
  • The diver is instructed to report any physical problems or symptoms of decompression sickness or arterial gas embolism.
  • The diver is advised of the location of the nearest operating decompression chamber.
  • The diver is acquainted with the dangers of flying after diving or traveling altitudes higher than the dive site.
• Ensure the diving equipment designated for use is:
  • Suitable for the planned diving operation.
  • Sufficient to regulator requirements for the diving mode used.
  • Inspected prior to each dive and is in good working order.
• Ensure all relevant operating instructions, manuals, decompression tables, treatment schedules, and regulatory publications are available at the dive locations and are maintained to reflect current changes and/or developments.
• Ensure the detailed briefing of his diving team and support personnel including:
• Task to be undertaken.
• Unusual hazards or environmental conditions.
• Education and training requirements.

Qualifications

• Association of Diving Contractors (ADC) accredited school
• Successful completion of the ADCI supervisor exam
• ADCI supervisor certification card for the HeO2/Mixed-Gas Diving Supervisor
• International Marine Contractors Assoc. (IMCA) Air Diving Supervisor, Saturation Diving Supervisor certification preferred
• TWIC, Safegulf, Rigger, First Aid and CPR, Water Survival
• Experience – 5+ years of diving operation in the following oil and gas industry; fabrication, construction, pipeline and interconnect piping