Diving Equipment Guidance
A complete set of all necessary equipment, properly maintained, is essential for ensuring the safety of an offshore diving operation. IMCA provides guidance on: the equipment needed; how it should be inspected, tested, maintained and used; and a suite of record/audit documents covering each type of diving system used offshore.
Two key documents form the basis of IMCA's guidance on diving equipment, with additional detailed information provided in selected topic-specific publications:
IMCA's Code of practice on the initial and periodic examination, testing and certification of diving plant and equipment (IMCA D 018) gives examples of good practice and provides advice on the ways in which inspection and testing of diving plant and equipment should be carried out.
Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Notes (DESIGN)
Complementing the above code of practice, DESIGN specifies systematic periodic examination and testing requirements for generic items of plant and equipment, providing the basics of the certification that the diving contractor should include in a plant and equipment register and forming the basis of a planned maintenance system, referring back to the code for detailed information on testing requirements.
Four DESIGN volumes exist, each dedicated to a specific mode of offshore diving. Each is available in printed and electronic forms, with a combined DESIGN CD also available.
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Word version for electronic completion
Excel version for electronic completion