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IMCA MARINE SEMINAR - AN UPDATE

With delegates registered from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Japan, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, UK and USA next month's IMCA - The International Marine Contractors Association - Marine Division Annual Seminar & Workshops is shaping up well.

Being held in Stavanger 13-14 September, the tenth event in the annual series features parallel sessions on offshore diving for the first time in addition to its well-established station keeping theme. The focus over the two days will be firmly on practical experience and new ideas.

Sponsored by OLF (Oljeindustriens Landsforening - the Norwegian Oil Industry Association) this years parallel sessions on offshore diving on the Day One bring together IMCA's Marine and Diving Divisions for the first time at the event. The opening day features both cross-industry and sector-specific presentations and workshops; then on Day Two presentations and workshops continue the long established station keeping focus and will relate to DP and other specialist marine specific topics.

The small exhibition enabling delegates to learn about the latest technological developments and services from IMCA members supplying the marine contracting sector including ABB, Alstom, C-Mar, Fugro Seastar, Kongsberg Simrad, Nautronix, Sonardyne and Thales GeoSolutions.

Networking always plays an important role in the event - it's the one event in the year at which key operational personnel from the DP world meet. IMCA expects that, thanks to the newly introduced parallel diving session, it will come to fill a similar role for offshore diving. There is a welcoming reception for delegates on Wednesday 12 September, a seminar dinner on 13 September and a barbecue at Flor and Fjere to close the seminar on 14 September.

Information on all aspects of the 2001 IMCA Marine Division Seminar are available from IMCA headquarters or from the dedicated email address: seminar@imca-int.com or on the web at: www.imca-int.com/seminar - home of the up to date conference programme. The delegate fee is £325 for IMCA Members and £375 for Non-members; attendance for just the one day of the diving seminar is £200 for members and £225 for non-members. There is an additional charge of £40 for the final night's barbecue.

Notes to Editors (common)

• IMCA is an international association with over 450 members in more than 50 countries, representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies. IMCA has four technical divisions, covering marine/specialist vessel operations, offshore diving, hydrographic survey and remote systems and ROVs, plus geographic sections for the Americas Deepwater, Asia-Pacific, Europe & Africa and Middle East & India regions, as well as a core focus on safety, the environment, competence and training. IMCA seeks to promote its members' common interests, to resolve industry-wide issues and to provide an authoritative voice for its members.
• IMCA publishes some 200 guidance notes and technical reports. These have been developed over the years and are widely distributed. They are a definition of what IMCA stands for, including widely recognised diving and ROV codes of practice, DP documentation, marine good practice guidance, the Common Marine Inspection Document, safety recommendation, outline training syllabi and the IMCA competence scheme guidance. In addition to the range of printed guidance documents, IMCA also produces safety promotional materials, circulates information notes and safety flashes.
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