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    • Background 

    • Aims 

    • Application 

    • Standards for Diving Gas Supply Companies and their Facilities 

    • Processes to be Followed by Gas Suppliers when Filling, Mixing and Analysing 

    • Diving Gas Composition Standards and Tolerances 

    • Port Call Management Plans for Gas Transfer 

    • Processes to be Followed when Receiving and Accepting Breathing Gases for Diving 

    • Identification and Certification Requirements for Gas Cylinders and Quads 

    • Inert Gas Policy 

    • Movement of Gas Storage Containers 

    • Safe Handling of Oxygen 

    • Reporting of Gas Supply Incidents 

    • References 

    • Appendix 1 – Example of a Gas Supply Company’s Equipment Quality Control Checklist 

    • Appendix 2 – Example of a Cylinder Integrity Check Record 

    • Appendix 3 – Example of Gas Analysis Report for Helium and Oxygen Mixtures

    Date: Reason: Revision:
    Date:April 2024 Reason:QA check – Preface, references and layout updated; no change to content Revision:Rev. 0.1
    Date:January 2023 Reason:Initial publication Revision:Rev.