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Guidance
Recommended Practice
Part 1: Guidance
Introduction
List of Acronyms
The Competent Person
Responsibilities
Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS)
Key Features of this Document
Completing the Document
References
PART 2: DETAIL SHEETS
Record of Inspections
Section 1 – General Safety
Section 2 – Dive Control
Section 3 – Surface Compression Chamber
Section 4 – Bell Launch and Recovery System
Section 5 – Diving Bell
Section 6 – Life Support Control
Section 7 – Main Bell Umbilical
Section 8 – Diver Heating System
Section 9 – Divers’ Umbilicals
Section 10 – Divers’ Personal Equipment
Section 11 – Compressors, Pumps, etc.
Section 12 – High Pressure Gas Storage
Section 13 – Diver Gas Reclaim
Section 14 – Chamber Gas Reclaim and Purification
Section 15.1 – General – HES System
Section 15.2 – HRU Interface with Dive System
Section 15.3 – Hyperbaric Rescue Unit (HRU)
Section 15.4 – HRU Launch and Recovery System
Date: Reason: Revision: Date:October 2024 Reason:October 2024, Rev. 2.3 – Items added to Part 2 Sections 11 (5.10) and 12 (4.3) Revision:Rev. 3.4 Date:July 2024 Reason:Lifting terminology updated per IMCA Information Note nr. 1665 Revision:Rev. 3.3 Date:November 2023 Reason:References to withdrawn AODC documents have been updated to current relevant IMCA references; references in Part 2 to appendices in D051 have been corrected Revision:Rev. 3.2 Date:August 2022 Reason:Updated to align with the guidance contained in IMCA LR001/HSS022/M194. Text of item dealing with diver emergency gas supply (bail-out) endurance slightly amended for clarity. Revision:Rev. 3.1 Date:December 2021 Reason:Updated to clarify any anomalies and bring the guidance into alignment with current industry good practice. Revision:Rev. 3 Date:July 2024 Reason:Lifting terminology updated per IMCA Information Note nr. 1665 Revision:Rev. 3.3 Date:November 2023 Reason:References to withdrawn AODC documents have been updated to current relevant IMCA references; references in Part 2 to appendices in D051 have been corrected Revision:Rev. 3.2 Date:August 2022 Reason:Updated to align with the guidance contained in IMCA LR001/HSS022/M194. Text of item dealing with diver emergency gas supply (bail-out) endurance slightly amended for clarity. Revision:Rev. 3.1 Date:December 2021 Reason:Updated to clarify any anomalies and bring the guidance into alignment with current industry good practice. Revision:Rev. 3 Date:July 2014 Reason:Updated to align the document with IMCA D018, D023 and D053. Section 15 split into four sub-sections and Section 16 on life support packages added. Revision:Rev. 2 Date:March 2013 Reason:Revised and updated to incorporate equipment improvements and changed operating practices since initial publication. Revision:Rev. 1 Date:June 2001 Reason:Initial publication Revision:Rev.