IMCA Newsroom

Press Release 17/04

IMCA DEVELOPING HIGH VOLTAGE TRAINING FOR OFFSHORE INDUSTRY

IMCA - The International Marine Contractors Association - is currently developing a syllabus covering high voltage training for the offshore industry.

"Proposals were recently put before our Training, Certification & Personnel Competence (TCPC) core committee and it was agreed that a format would be developed comprising a high-level basic course structure from which one could drill down by use of drop-down menus relating to specific areas of training," explains Jane Bugler, IMCA's Technical Director.

"A basic level of training would be identified for all appropriate personnel on a vessel. Then, depending on the requirements of their day to day work, there would be further elements developed to cover specific requirements. It will be a little like peeling an onion with more and more knowledge available to those who need it because of the nature of their job. IMCA has assembled data from members, existing training programmes and training establishments. The TCPC core committee is requesting further input from members in developing this approach."

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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