Competence Assurance and Assessment in the Diving Sector
The IMCA guidance on competence assurance and assessment assists contractors in ensuring and demonstrating the competence of personnel working offshore in safety critical positions.
In the offshore diving sector, guidance currently extends to the following positions:
- Diving superintendent
- Bell diving supervisor
- Air diving supervisor
- Bell (saturation) diver
- Air (surface) diver
- Life support supervisor
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- Life support technician
- Assistant life support technician
- Tender
- Senior dive technician
- Senior dive technician (surface supplied only)
- Dive technician
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For each job, entry level qualifications and acceptance criteria are listed. For example, the entry level qualifications for a tender are an offshore medical and an offshore survival course (both suitable for the geographical area of work) and employer company familiarisation.
Various subjects are then given for competence assessment. Accompanying each of these is a summary of the knowledge required, a way to demonstrate competence, and acceptance criteria. For example, for the tender, competence in diving equipment equipment can be assessed (tenders require a basic knowledge of the diving system). Competence can be demonstrated by on-the-job assesssment and familiarisation. A company supervisor should carry out the approved assessment.
For full details on IMCA's work and guidance on competence assurance assessment, please visit our Competence & Training pages.
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