Bid to create Aberdeen memorial statue for North Sea divers
Alan Herriot, who sculpted the Robert the Bruce statue in Aberdeen, will design the new memorial to North Sea divers.
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DOF Subsea Australia convicted of ‘negligently breaching’ health and safety duties during diving operations
Following a lengthy trial, DOF Subsea Australia (DOF) have been convicted in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia of three counts of an employer negligently breaching its health and safety duties under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, reported the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) on Tuesday.
Updated: Union estimates 12,000 North Sea jobs lost and warns of worse to come
A trade union boss has warned predictions that 8,000 jobs have been lost in the oil and gas sector due to the latest downturn are likely to be very conservative.
‘We were hoping for an 11th hour rescue’ says former Underwater Centre director
A former director of a world-class diving training centre at Fort William has recalled “hoping for an 11th hour rescue package which never came”.
Medical research explores best life-saving treatment for saturation divers
Ten subsea companies have pledged £65,000 towards a medical research project which aims to determine the best procedure for resuscitation of divers in a diving bell.
New pay deal agreed for North Sea diving crews
A new pay deal has been agreed which covers around 1,000 workers who are part of North Sea diving crews.
JFD: Deeply dangerous tasks
Commercial divers operate in some of the most dangerous and extreme conditions of any industry.
Australian divers to sue over brain damage on LNG project
Saturation divers, who sustained brain damage while working on pipeline off the coast of Australia, have engaged a law firm to sue for damages.
JFD aims to dominate market with Cobra rebreather
JFD said today its ground-breaking new scuba gear could be rolled out worldwide after sailing through its first major offshore test.
Robert Gordon University teams up to offer diver training
Robert Gordon University is working with The Underwater Centre to incorporate a commercial diving familiarisation course as part of its masters (MSc) courses in engineering.
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No diving injuries reported on NCS last year
No divers reported injuries last year during operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, according to the country's safety body.
Statoil agrees diving support agreements for 2017
Statoil has agreed a number of framework agreements for diving support operations in 2017.
DOF Subsea in recruitment drive as it launches new diving capability service
DOF Subsea, a leading provider of integrated subsea solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, is in the process of developing a diving capability to service the North Sea and West Africa.