This document provides comprehensive guidance on the safe use of open parachute type underwater air lift bags, including their operational use, safety precautions, maintenance, and testing.
Contents
Introduction
Abbreviations and Definitions
Selection of Equipment
Operational Guidance for the Safe Use of Lift Bags
Guidance for Planning and Engineering
Maintenance, Initial and Periodic Examination, Testing and Certification
References
Revision
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Rev. 5.1 - November 2023QA check, document map added, no change to content
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Rev. 5 - January 2022Five-year review, revisions to layout and drawings
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Rev. 4 - July 2016Major revisions to diagrams and to those sections dealing with the use of inverter lines and hold-back rigging
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Rev. 3 - June 2007To provide examples of different types of lift
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Rev. 2 - May 2003Revised in light of further experience gained in the use of underwater air lift bags
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Rev. 1 - January 1999IMCA review (AODC 063 superseded)