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IMCA'S TECHNICAL DIRECTOR NAMES DSV
Jane Bugler, the International Marine Contractors Association's (IMCA) Technical
Director was recently invited by member company, Mermaid Offshore Services, to name
their newest diving support vessel (DSV) the Mermaid Endurer, built in Norway by
the Bergen Group.
"I was delighted to be invited to name 'Mermaid Endurer'," she said at the naming
ceremony. "It is a tribute to all those involved in commissioning, designing and
building her – particularly in the current difficult economic circumstances – that
the diving sector now has such a fine new vessel to add to the global fleet. All
of you from Mermaid and Bergen Group are to be congratulated."
As she explained at the naming ceremony: "As the Technical Director of IMCA it is
my role to represent the best interests of companies such as Mermaid Offshore Services
with oil and gas companies, other associations and government regulators in marine
contracting technical matters. In the ten years or so that Mermaid has been a member
of IMCA, our membership has grown from some 100 companies to nearly 700 world-wide.
By working collectively together we can help to achieve both the highest level of
safety and commercial success for all our members."
Further information on IMCA's work for, and on behalf of, members is available from
www.imca-int.com and from the Association
at 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7824 5520; Fax: +44
(0)20 7824 5521; email:imca@imca-int.com.
A datasheet on DSV Mermaid Endurer is available at
http://www.mermaid-maritime.com/src/pdf/Mermaid%20Endurer-Datasheet.pdf.
Notes to Editors (common)
- IMCA is an international association with well over 800 members in 60 countries, as at September 2011, 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 Asia-Pacific, South America, Europe & Africa, Middle East & India and Central & North America 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.
- Judith Patten is here to help you if you want any additional information on IMCA; would like to discuss a feature article; want to organise interviews with key members of the IMCA team, etc.
Press releases issued by:
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