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The official magazine of the Canadian Association of CADC Diving Contractors Magazine Summer 2018 death of a d iver The Human Cost of a Diving Accident

Inside: Search Business 101 Surviving a MOL Diving Inspection Answering the Call of Duty Choosing a Diving Company: What You Need to Know Canada Post Publications Agreement Number 40609661

contents Up Front 7 A Message from the President of the CADC 9 Notes from the Executive Director of the CADC

CADC Magazine 11 Why You Should Be a Part of the Published for: CADC The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 6382 Coachford Way Mississauga, Ontario L5N 3V8 A CLOSER LOOK Doug Elsey, P.Eng., Executive Director 12 Death of a Diver: The Human Phone: (905) 542-7410 | Fax: (905) 567-6703 [email protected] Cost of a Diving Accident www.cadc.ca Printed by: Feature STORIES Matrix Group Publishing Inc. 309 Youville Street 17 Sonar Search Business 101: Winnipeg, MB R2H 2S9 Part I - Getting the Job Toll-free: (866) 999-1299 19 Surviving a Ministry of Labour Toll-free fax: (866) 244-2544 [email protected] Diving Inspection www.matrixgroupinc.net 22 Answering the Call of Duty President & CEO 24 Choosing a Diving Company Jack Andress Operations Manager Shoshana Weinberg CADC MEMBER PROJECT [email protected] SPOTLIGHTS Publisher 26 Global Diving Crews Cruise into Jessica Potter in Juneau, Alaska Editor-in-Chief Shannon Savory [email protected] IMAGES OF INNOVATION Senior Editor 27 Our Members at Work Alexandra Kozub [email protected] News Finance/Administration Pat Andress, Nathan Redekop, Lloyd Weinberg 28 CADC Membership Listings [email protected] 2018 Director of Circulation & Distribution Lloyd Weinberg 30 Index to Advertisers [email protected] Sales Manager – Winnipeg Neil Gottfred Sales Manager – Hamilton Jeff Cash Sales Team Leader Colleen Bell Matrix Group Publishing Inc. Account Executives Andrew Lee, Bonnie Petrovsky, Brenda McPhee, Brian MacIntyre, Cheryl Klassen, Frank Kenyeres, Jason Wikis, Jim Hamilton, Julie Welsh, Kassandra Forbes, Les Bridgeman, Renée Kent, Rob Gibson, Sandra Kirby, Tanina Di Piazza ON THE COVER: Diver Kelly Korol collects sea urchins off the BC West Coast for the seafood Advertising Design industry. This, like all James Robinson operations, can be dangerous if not done Layout & Design correctly and safety precautions observed. The Kayti Taylor diver shown on the cover is using a surface- supplied air system, but in our feature story, ©2018 Matrix Group Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Contents Death of a Diver, the crew member who was may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The opinions killed in a tragic accident dove quite differently. expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of Matrix Turn to page 12 to read about the human cost of Group Publishing Inc. Printed in Canada. a diving accident—for everyone involved.

PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Miller, Miller Marine.

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 5 up front A Message from the President of the CADC One Standard, One Regulation

In the fall of 2015, an old and regulations. Another province has begun unrealized idea was once again brought to a review and amendment process of its the surface. This idea, born in the mid-1990s, provincial regulations. although well-founded, logical and simply These are the opportunities that we, common sense, never really got traction. The as an industry, must seize to advance idea? Harmonization of . our reasoning for the One Standard, One In the Spring/Summer 2016 edition of the Regulation concept. It is my intent, over the CADC Magazine, Doug Elsey presented the next two years, to work at both the federal Dave Geddes, CADC President concept of one standard, one regulation to and provincial levels to move this concept the industry in an excellent article describing along. the history, advantages, and logic of The second part of my mandate is the assuming harmonized diving regulations for promotion and implementation of the These are the Canada, titled, One Standard, One Regulation. auditing process. Although nearly two years have passed Currently, the self-audit has been opportunities since the concept was presented to the introduced to the CADC’s membership diving community, this item has not been as a voluntary process. Although it is not that we, as an shelved. We expected this process to take perfect, it is the first step in giving you, time, and we have made progress. Consider the member, more value for your dollar, industry, must seize this, the CSA Competency Standard for Diving, ensuring a level playing field across the Hyperbaric Operators and ROV Personnel – board and ensuring compliance with CADC/ to advance our Z275.4 is part of every diving regulation CSA requirements. across the country, with the exception of Let’s face it; the audit process is not new reasoning for the two provinces, and, the Occupational Safety and is found in most areas of our business. One Standard, One Code for Diving Operations – Z275.2 is the It is not something to be feared—it is a basis of nearly a third of all the process that allows you to see how you Regulation concept. diving regulations. With this is in mind, is it meet the audit criteria, which, in our case, is that big of a jump to adopt one regulation the CSA. It is not a “Pass” or “Fail.” countrywide? I hope to have a revised audit process This past winter I was elected as description and audit criteria prepared president of the Canadian Association within the next couple of months. A list of of Diving Contractors (CADC). I would third-party auditors will also be provided like to express my thanks to the board for those interested in having a third-party and members of the CADC. I appreciate audit. their confidence and support to fulfill my If anyone has any questions or role. Part of the reason for my election as comments, please feel free to contact me president was my experience in the process via e-mail and I will get back to you as soon of developing and maintaining the CSA. In as possible. I look forward to working with the past year, one legal case resulting from our members during my term in office. I a dive accident was settled. This is expected wish you all the best and a successful and to cause a review of the province’s diving safe year ahead.

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 7 8 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 up front Notes from the Executive Director of the CADC

It’s About Time. It’s About Lives. It’s spring/summer of 2018, those enforcers shows up on YOUR job and diving operations are in full swing site? Bob Landry, a former Ontario Ministry in this thawed-out Canadian land. On the of Labour diving inspector, gives advice on paperwork side, it has been a busy winter, how to survive a visit from an inspector on too, as the CSA Diving Standards and the a dive site. It starts with, “Good morning, Offshore Petroleum Boards have been I’m from the government and I’m here to working on updating standards and the help you.” Turn to page 19, and Landry will formulation of new offshore regulations walk you through the visit and do his best effecting our Canadian East Coast. to help you come out the other side. Standards, regulations and operational Want to get into the sonar search

PHOTO CREDIT: D. Geddes. procedures are the industry stakeholders’ business? Mark Atherton of Kongsberg Doug Elsey, P.Eng. CADC Executive Director efforts to minimize the in a profession Mesotech gives us some advice on the that can be risky—but safe, if done right. realities of the business and how to make But what is the cold, hard reality of an some loot while you’re at it. It’s not all incident gone wrong when procedures that rocket science, but you have to know a few we work hard on are not followed—or are things to make some money at it. Mark simply ignored? gets us geared up for it in the first of a two- Our feature article, Death of a Diver: part series starting on page 17. The Human Cost of a Diving Accident, is From dam work, to cruise ship berthing one of these stories. Joey Oickle, a Nova installations, Global Diving & Salvage Scotian sea urchin diver and entrepreneur, Inc.’s diversified operations are shown in conducted diving operations as he had for this article about their work in the Pacific years. It was a simple procedure. Throw Northwest and Alaska. As you will read But what is the cold, three divers off a boat, have them descend about on page 22, they are up to the to the ocean floor, gather sea urchins in a challenge of complex underwater and hard reality of an bag, surface and blow a horn or whistle, and marine . get picked up. Unload the bag. Repeat. Did The Canadian Experimental incident gone wrong it that way for years. Diving and Undersea Group (EDUG) when procedures that And nothing happened for years—until located in Toronto is the heartbeat of a fateful day in 2012 when the third diver, experimental diving for the we work hard on are Larry Collins, did not surface (or did surface community. Lt. Alexander DeLorey gives us but was not seen), and was never seen a peek at what they do there (on page 26). not followed—or are again. Lost at sea. It’s more than just military diving. Six months later, frustrated by delays Hiring a professional dive contractor simply ignored? There and debt mounting up, Oickle ignored a is not a mystical science. Choosing the Stop Work Order and went out to sea again. right diving contractor who is aware of is a true human cost And, again, he lost a diver. This time, the and follows the regulations and standards diver was found drifting on the surface 30 safeguards both the client and the worker in an accident—any minutes later by the coast guard—he was from unsafe diving practices. Once again, accident—for ALL five miles away! we include this important guideline in our The death of the first diver, Larry Collins, spring/summer issue (see page 24). who are involved. was tragic. Families of the lost diver and the As this issue goes to press, the CSA has boat crew involved in the accident were, of approved the removal of the clause in the course, deeply affected by the accident. CSA Z275.2-15 that allowed the use of a There is a true human cost in an three-man minimum dive crew in surface accident—any accident—for ALL who are supplied diving operations. Effective involved. Read Death of a Diver: The Human October 2018, only a minimum of a four- Cost of a Diving Accident on page 12 to man qualified dive crew will be allowed understand why safety is important and just on any operations following the Z275.2 how it can cost everyone who is involved. It CSA dive standards. Occupational SCUBA is not a situation you want to find yourself in. diving operations minimum crew will also There are those who make the laws be reviewed in the fall. It’s about time. It’s and regulations, and there are those who about lives. More on this in the fall issue of enforce them. What happens when one of the magazine.

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 9 10 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 up front Why You Should Be a Part of the CADC Check out our members at www.CADC.CA/members “CADC is the glue that binds standards and regulations for • The members’ mail-list server that the occupational diving community across Canada, allows you to instantly contact ALL across Canada,” says Doug Elsey, the industry has become a much of the members when you need Executive Director of the CADC. safer place. advice, gear, personnel, etc. CADC was formed in 1982 As a member, you are adding • Diving insurances exclusively for because regulators and government to the voice that is the CADC, CADC members—backed by Lloyd’s legislators did not and do not effectively allowing the industry to Brokers and others who know the want to talk to individuals—they be heard, especially when it comes diving industry. want to talk to organized groups to lowering insurance rates. • Reduced rates on gear from our representing the industry. The Some of the benefits CADC associate members. safety standards that govern your membership offers are: • This very magazine, with articles on operations today are a result of past • Constant communications on companies, jobs, safety, etc., to keep CADC members doing their job in jobs coming up that you may you informed. “getting it right” so that we have a be interested in bidding on. This Not everyone can join CADC. Those safe and workable industry today. is done weekly or biweekly as members who apply have to agree AND Safety, according to Elsey, is one we send out tender information demonstrate that they operate in a safe of the most important issues in an across Canada. working environment. One cannot join industry that can be both dangerous • Information available on our by simply filling in the form—you have and physically demanding. The website (www.CADC.ca) and the to have a demonstrated level of safety CADC acts as a unifying body, able CADC-sponsored websites and competence in operations to CSA to communicate effectively across www.UnderwaterINDUSTRY.com Standards 275.2 (Operations) and CSA Canada and beyond. The CADC acts and UnderwaterJOB.com. 275.4 (Competency). as a watchdog for the industry and • The JOBS website (www. For more information, please check keeps a constant eye on regulations UnderwaterJOBS.com), where out our website at www.cadc.ca or and standards. Because of their you can post jobs and look for e-mail: [email protected]. We look forward PHOTO CREDIT: Doug Elsey/ www.DougElsey.com. diligence in monitoring these qualified people. to hearing from you!

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 11 on the cover By Paul Adair, Staff Writer, CADC Magazine Diver Kelly Korol collects sea urchins off the BC West Coast for the seafood industry. Kelly is using a surface-supplied air system, but Larry Collins, you are about to read about, dove quite differently and was killed in a tragic accident. death PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Miller, Miller Marine. of a d iver The Human Cost of a Diving Accident

here is no question that Six years ago, Joey Oickle was the proud occupational diving owner of CJM Fisheries Ltd., a Nova Scotia- has the potential to be based seafood company that specialized one of the deadliest in sea urchin harvesting. Joey had been professions in the world, involved in the commercial fishing industry where the result of a for almost two decades, first starting as momentaryT lapse in judgement is literally an inexperienced scuba diver before the difference between life and death. In discovering a true passion for the job. order to steer clear of tragedy, there are “After my first year, I knew I wanted to several safety measures and regulations that someday have my own boat and crew and need to be fully understood and followed do this for as long as I possibly could,” says in order to create a safe work environment Joey. “I enjoyed it like nothing else in the for everyone. To do otherwise only courts world, and I was really enthusiastic about disaster. this fishery.”

12 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 Sea urchin harvesting is a lucrative, After about 15 and 20 minutes Joey was found to have violated yet labour-intensive process during underwater, Dan and Kyle returned to the the Occupational Health and Safety Act which scuba-equipped dive crews hand- surface, but after a few moments, there (OHS) and sections 6(2) and 12(1) of the pick urchins from the tidal zone, often was no sign of Collins. Those who were Occupational Diving Regulations (ODR) by working in low-visibility conditions and topside did a 15-minute search of the not ensuring that Collins had a current strong ocean currents. In early January water’s surface and when he still couldn’t Certificate of Medical Fitness—which he 2012, Joey placed an internet ad to be found, Joey hailed a mayday to the did not. seek new divers and was introduced coast guard, who conducted intensive Joey also failed to maintain proper to Lawrence (Larry) Collins. Larry was search and rescue operations in the area. divers’ log books (contrary to sections a graduate of the Seneca College As soon as Joey made the mayday 83 and 84 of the ODR), lacked a dive commercial dive course. Though he had call, Kyle did an underwater search and plan (contrary to section 20 of the ODR), very little practical work experience, discovered Collins’ sea urchin bag sitting neglected to mark the dive site (contrary Collins was hired and quickly moved from on the sea floor. to section 29 of the ODR), and had none of Ottawa to Nova Scotia on February 15. After two days of searching conducted the safety precautions in place for a dive Larry lived under the same roof with Joey by Joey and his dive crew, other fishing without a lifeline, as required by section and his family while Larry got his start in boats, the coast guard and military 49(1) of the ODR. the new locale of Westport, NS. personnel, the search was called off when There was no two-way voice it was decided that the chance of finding communication with the surface (contrary A fateful day Collins alive was unlikely. to section 32(2) of the ODR, and the On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Larry Collins was never found. divers worked alone, outside any visual or at 10:30 a.m., Joey took his crew out “Larry’s family was forever affected physical contact with each other (contrary on the rough waters of the Bay of by the loss of their family member to section 49(1)), which was particularly Fundy to a more sheltered area off Brier and, because his body has never been concerning given the strength of current Island to harvest sea urchins. En route, recovered, they will never know what that day. Joey and another diver, Kyle Street, happened or why Larry never came to In addition, Joey admits he did not gave instructions to Collins about the the surface. Being forced to live with have the requisite knowledge and harvesting process. In full scuba gear, questions that don’t have answers can experience of a competent diving Collins was directed to follow Street and be worse than anything else,” says Joey. supervisor, which is required by CSA another diver, Dan MacFarland, 22 metres “Even though they weren’t at fault, my standards. to the bottom, where he would be shown crew also lives with what happened and “Looking back at why I didn’t follow how to collect the urchins. Then, once certainly wonders if they could had done the diving regulations, it was mostly due he was comfortable, he would be left to more. This one day changed so many lives, to ignorance,” says Joey. “When I first work alone in his own area. not just [Larry’s], mine or my family’s.” started, there were very few rules and When the divers reached bottom, Kyle regulations in the seafood harvesting noticed that Larry was having trouble A slew of safety issues industry, and I felt that if I operated in maintaining his position due to the Although cleared of any criminal the same way as my previous bosses, strong currents. He showed Larry how to wrongdoing by the RCMP, it was everything would be fine. As the years collect sea urchins and about a minute determined by a Labour Department went by with my own boat and crew later noticed that Larry was floating investigation that there were several areas never having an incident, I felt I was doing further away from his work area but that Joey fell well short of in providing a a great, safe job and that we were immune didn’t appear to be in distress. safe working environment for his crew. to ever having an accident.”

Repeating regulatory wrongdoings In March 2012, CJM Fisheries was issued a Stop Work Order by the Department of Labour until it could be determined that Joey was in compliance with all workplace rules and regulations. But with the process being slow, seven months having passed, and bills piling up, Joey made the unwise decision to ignore the Stop Work Order and went out to harvest sea urchins on October 26, 2012. Again, three divers entered the water and separated on the bottom to harvest urchins. Two divers later surfaced by the PHOTO CREDIT (INSET): Joey Oickle. The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 13 feature boat—but there was no sign of the third opportunity. Thinking about all of rules, and he is not afraid to share his diver, who, it turns out, had surfaced too this—about Larry and about the day of story with others if it can help save far away for anyone to see his lift bag his —will be something I will lives. or hear his air horn. He was rescued 30 have to live with forever.” “I hate to see people making the minutes later by a coast guard cutter—the Today, Joey is now back working in same mistakes I did, to see them diver had drifted five miles from Joey’s the commercial fishing industry, where believing that an accident could never boat. he seeks to continue his education and happen to them,” says Joey, stressing “When this second incident training. that rules and regulations are put in happened, I panicked. It was like reliving Whenever he steps aboard a boat, place for everyone’s safety. a nightmare,” says Joey. “I immediately he thinks back to Collins and that “You can’t ever ignore the rules. called for help and—thank God—this depressing day in February 2012. He It isn’t worth it to run the risk of time my diver was safely found. I repeated is more aware of the importance of witnessing someone being hurt or all the same mistakes as the last time and workplace safety and following the killed. It will haunt you forever.” didn’t create a safe work environment for my crew. This day could have led to someone being hurt or killed. Fortunately, it was a day I got lucky.”

Preventing future tragedies Fully understanding how his actions were opening the door to disaster, Joey plead guilty in 2015 to his ODR and OHS violations and was penalized a total of $62,150. In addition to publishing safety advertisements—like this article you are reading right now—the penalty imposed upon Frank Joseph Oickle by the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia for violating the Occupational Health & Safety Act consists of: • $41,000 in fines; • $6,150 victim fine surcharge; • $10,000 donation to the Public Education Trust Fund established by the Minister of Labour & Advanced Education; • $2,500 for publishing safety advertisements (including this article); and • $2,500 for travel costs related to making safety presentations. Joey was also ordered to complete 10 safety presentations to emphasize what he failed to do, the tragic outcome of his negligence, and what supervisors must do in order to avoid similar incidents. “Beyond my fines and presentations, the results of these events—which were created by me—has changed my life forever,” says Joey. “I went from living the happiest time of my life to suffering with extreme depression. My family has seen our lives fall apart, and I have shamed my name in an industry that I have been a part of for over 20 years. “But I still realize that, while I can rebuild my life, Larry will never have that

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 15 16 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 feature Sonar Search Business 101: Part 1 – Getting the Job In Part 1 of a two-part series, learn the tips and tricks of getting into the search business using sonar, including what to expect and what to consider. Watch out for Part 2 in our next issue, where you will learn how to price the job.

By Mark Atherton, Special Projects Manager, Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. earch, locate, identify, 1. The target is located and identified; recover. or So, you’ve bought 2. The target isn’t in the search area a sonar, done some and, with confidence, you tell the training, hung up a shingle client they can either end or expand announcing you’re in the the program. Sunderwater search business, and are now waiting for the call. Finally, the phone Target of interest

rings. The next few minutes of PHOTO CREDIT: Mark Atherton. Something is lost, and someone wants conversation with your potential it found. client are crucial to the outcome of the You give a day rate, complete the underwater search. The information Historical value search, and hand the client an invoice at gained also provides the foundation Determine if the target has historical the end. Sounds simple enough, right? for the additional research you need to significance. If the object of interest falls Whoa—not so fast. complete. into the realm of treasure hunting or has If you’re a sonar-search expert and Without a doubt, one of the first archeological importance, you can bet have been to this aquatic rodeo before, questions your client will ask is, “Do that some lawyer is going to make your feel free to skip this article. If you haven’t, you have the capability to search life miserable if you find it. The greater read on. underwater for (insert whatever they’re the target value, the higher the chance Anything that is laying on the bottom looking for)?” Assuming your answer that someone wants to abscond with it can be found—the technology exists. is yes, take the time to really listen to the moment the treasure is high and dry. But, remember this rule of thumb: smaller the client. Find out as much as possible Also, there are parts of this world targets, deeper water, and complex about the target of interest. Ask about where valid government permits, seabed require more time and money the target’s minimum size profile, agreements, and contracts are tossed to complete a successful search. Think shape, and composition. Ask how long out of the porthole when a treasure of the millions spent looking for the it’s been underwater and if they know is recovered. For an interesting read, wreckage of flight MH370 (given enough why it went down. look up the legal case State of Florida time, money, and desire, even this aircraft It may well be that sonar isn’t the Department of State vs. Treasure Salvors will eventually be located). best tool to use to conduct the search! Inc. This case describes a lengthy legal One other thing. The target you’re Google this: “NFL player hires divers battle with the State on ownership of looking for has to be in the search area. to look for $100K Earring”. Go on, I’ll the treasure recovered from the Spanish It’s tough to find a target that’s not even wait. galleon, Atocha—and this was after there. not with sonar. Finding that earring Fisher had won a similar ownership case There are only two ways to define a likely requires draining the lake and brought against him by the U.S. Federal successful search operation: sifting through mud—time and money. Government.

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Location Don’t take the client’s word for it! With increased length comes the need for Obviously, there is a search area, but why Consult a bathymetric or marine winches with slip-rings, A-frames, etc. is the target suspected to be there? If you’re chart and find the answer. If you searching a small lake or lagoon, the boundaries have to rely on the client supplying Bottom topography are easily defined. But a big lake, or an ocean? this number, get it in writing! While you’re researching the water I can’t count the number of times a client has A towed side-scan sonar requires depth, take note of the bottom contours. pointed over a huge expanse of water and said, three to four times the umbilical Slope will impact search patterns and “It’s out there, somewhere…” length to water depth. A scanning equipment needs. If this information is Let the client define the search area sonar should use cable at least unavailable, check Google Earth and look perimeter. one-and-a-half times the maximum at the terrain adjacent to the search area. depth. For a side scan especially, Surface topography often gives you an Water depth working at depths greater than indication of how the land slopes below So, the search area is established. But what 30 metres (100 feet) requires a the waterline. is the maximum water depth in the search area? significant amount of tow cable. See if there is any information on the bottom type. Is it soft sediment, sand, rocks, or an area strewn with large rocks or glacial erratics? You should also check for the presence of aquatic plants or log booms. In the case of a reservoir, research if it was flooded with standing trees.

Weather and local conditions Investigate weather patterns for the search area. Check on shipping traffic and pleasure-vessel activity. Depending on conditions, working hours may have to be adjusted to minimize the impact that weather or vessel traffic have on search operations.

Onsite logistics Establish who is providing the search vessel or platform. If it’s client-supplied, do your due diligence and check that it meets size and stability requirements and is equipped with regulated safety gear. Check the AC power source. Make sure it has the output capacity and stability to run your equipment. The power needed for today’s side-scan and scanning is minimal. Just don’t run your equipment off an ol’ Lincoln welder with a rusted AC outlet that the client just happens to have sitting on deck. Don’t stop there. Lodging, restaurants, hardware store location, fuel dock, loading sites, courier depots, and moorage are all other logistics to resolve.

Mark Atherton is special projects manager at Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. With a background in commercial and diving, and sonar, Atherton has tried-and-true perspectives on what it takes to get an underwater search or survey job done—and done right. Keep an eye out for Part 2 of this two-part series in our next issue, where you will learn how to price the job.

18 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 feature By Bob Landry, R.W. Landry & Associates Ltd. “Good morning, I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.”

he inspector is penalties or prosecutions. Their inspectors We must also be fully aware of the from the Provincial conduct workplace inspections to possible consequences of noncompliance. Labour or Workman’s ensure employers are complying with The maximum penalties in Ontario for an Compensation Board, the regulations and providing a safe and individual (worker / supervisor) in violation and the way he or healthy workplace. of a regulation or an order is $25,000.00 she helps you is by An audit carried out by compliance per charge and / or imprisonment for up to conductingT an inspection or investigation and safety officer can be a tedious and 12 months or both, and for a corporation, of your diving operation and issuing orders, stressful experience for employers and $500,000.00 per charge. The director(s) tickets, or charges for the violations that are site supervisors, since the inspector is of a corporation may also be charged. In found. empowered to initiate penalties on those the case of a worker fatality, charges may I was one of these “helpers” for over who are in violation of the regulation. also be laid under Bill C-45 of the Federal 20 years and was involved in hundreds We must understand who has Criminal Act and result in imprisonment. of diving inspections, accident / fatality jurisdiction over the workplace when investigations, and employee complaint diving operations are involved. Canada’s Preparation reviews. In this position, I learned what health and safety legislation is complex Generally, an employer who takes diving companies should do to be and varies by jurisdiction. In most cases, the proactive action (and the associated pains) prepared for an inspection and, much more Canadian Constitution gives jurisdiction to adhere to mandated requirements will importantly, to improve and organize their for worker health and safety to the fare much better during such inspections. and health programs. provinces. However, in the case where The ultimate responsibility for worker The primary responsibility of the workers are directly employed by the health and safety lies with the employer Government’s Occupational Health Canadian Government or those who work and is shared by the & Safety Program is to develop and in interprovincial utilities, communications, and, in some case, the owner / client. A enforce health and safety regulations that or transportation industries, the Federal protect workers in the workplace. It has Health & Safety Regulation applies. On-duty PHOTO CREDIT: Doug Elsey / www.DougElsey.com. mandatory power to audit organizations military personnel and native band for compliance of the safety standards members who are working on a reservation and issue orders that may lead to are exempt from both.

Surviving a Ministry of Labour Diving Inspection The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 19 feature

little-known fact for many employers site. This is important in order to provide is that compliance officers normally a history of activities and to provide research the history of a worksite before an evidence that your health and safety inspection. Therefore, it pays to work with program is working and that your written the inspectors and answer questions fully policy and procedures are understood and and honestly, rather than adopt stalling followed by workers. tactics. Actions like disallowing entry to a Records at a diving operation should workplace to buy time can turn out to be include: counterproductive in the end. Every diving • An operations plan; operation is unique; no universal formula • Notice of dive operation (if required); can be prescribed for negotiating an audit • Worker orientation records; unscathed. However, attention to some • Diver logbook; basic details can help immensely. • Diver medical certification; • air / gas records; Do your due diligence • Accident investigations; First, and most important, practice • Other notices to authorities; due diligence. This means to take every • Pertinent regulations; reasonable precaution to protect the • ; health and safety of the workers. Having • Diver / supervisor competency records; an effective health and safety program • Supervisor logbook; that lays down the policies, procedures, • and CPR qualifications; and practices for protection against • Equipment logbooks and service diving safety and health helps to records; develop the proper mindset. A written • Reports of meeting or crew talks; program should be communicated to • Job site inspection reports; and all employees. To ensure due diligence, • Disciplinary actions. this program / plan must include sufficient precautions for the prevention Be receptive at the initial meeting of work-related injuries or illnesses and Third, when the inspector arrives ensure that a and job unannounced, he or she will (hopefully) analysis are conducted and fully request to speak with the diving understood by all. supervisor and not interrupt the operation The for due diligence includes: unless there is an immediate risk to health • Policies, practices, and procedures; and safety. The initial meeting should • Monitor and ensure effectiveness of be open and receptive, making sure the policies and procedures; inspector understands that the entire • A job safety analysis to identify and team wants to partner with him or her to communicate hazard information; keep all employees safe. • Review OHS program elements for During the initial meeting, present effectiveness; any information requested: copies of • A discipline process; operations and contingency plans, • Orientation training and supervision of recordkeeping logs, training records, workers; and and safety programs. However, it is • Accident investigation and reporting. not recommended to give additional Having a health and safety program/ information than what’s asked for. plan is critical to establishing due Many inspectors are greeted by diligence. This will allow you to prove the irritated employers who spend the first elements of the program are in effect, part of the meeting trying to decide if a working, and effective. Remember, the complaint was filed, even when being told greater the risk, the greater the need the inspection is random. Regardless of for specific policies, practices, and other whether the audit is random or sparked measures to control and mitigate hazards. by an employee or anonymous complaint, having a productive and pleasant initial Keep proper records and meeting will set the tone for the rest of the documentation audit. Second, have the correct The bulk of the audit will be spent on documentation on-hand and at the job a dive site tour. If possible, select the most

20 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 knowledgeable people to participate. Meet compliance corrections A government inspection may It’s also important to make sure that promptly be neither welcomed nor enjoyable. someone is taking the same pictures as Fourth and last, if violations are cited However, armed with an understanding the inspector and making detailed notes and orders are left, there will be an of the process and the potential issues of what is discussed. This will help later appeal period stated on the field visit involved, along with the support of a if there are any orders written or actions form. It is imperative that if you feel the diving health and safety specialist and required. orders are unjust, you use this option appropriate consul when necessary, a After the tour, the inspector may immediately. Remember, the paper trail company can survive any inspection and conduct private employee interviews. will follow. If orders are left that you outcome. The goal of these interviews is to validate feel are just, correct them immediately information received regarding training while the inspector is there. He can then Bob Landry is founder of the Seneca College, and safety conditions. Employees will record the non-compliance correction at Underwater Skills Program, The Canadian also have a chance to voice any concerns. the time of the visit. If time compliance Underwater Training Centre, and was acting If given the chance, choose employees orders are left, then ensure you provide Diving Program Coordinator for the Ontario who are well-spoken and knowledgeable, a statement of compliance as soon as Ministry of Labour for 22 years. He is the recent such as area leads, safety team committee possible to the inspector, as directed, recipient of the Canadian Diving Industry’s members, and others who can speak well and suggest a re-inspection of your Lifetime Service Award and CSA Award of Merit. on behalf of the company. operation for compliance validation. He can be reached at [email protected].

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 21 feature By Alexander DeLorey, Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Navy Answering the CalL of Duty PHOTO CREDIT: Doug Elsey / www.DougElsey.com.

xperimental Diving are all clearance divers or clearance diving EDUG. There are two junior technicians. and Undersea Group officers. This means, among other things, They have some of the most engaging (EDUG) is a group within that they are all members of the regular work, preparing for the Canadian Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy. deployment and other duties. There are Environmental Medicine In short, a is a member four senior technicians who oversee the Establishment (CFEME) of the military who has served time as workshops at EDUG and, at the more senior locatedE in the vicinity of Downsview Park any other trade in the military and who levels, use their years of experience to assist in Toronto, ON. The scope of the program has also completed a basic military dive EDUG at the command level in operational at EDUG includes research, development, course. Once a member has achieved this planning. There are two junior officers testing, evaluation, investigation, and quality point, they may apply to challenge the who lead projects and supervise diving assurance to all aspects of Canadian Armed year-long clearance diver course at Fleet operations. An exchange officer from the Forces (CAF) diving. What type of people Diving Unit (Pacific), during which time, (United Kingdom) occupies work at EDUG? What sort of equipment is they are steeped in the intricacies of naval a billet at EDUG as well. The Group is led employed? What is involved in the daily mine countermeasures diving, underwater by a senior clearance diving officer at the routine? What sort of projects and activities demolitions, and maritime lieutenant-commander rank. does EDUG engage in? You’re about to find ordnance disposal. The officers follow a out. similar path, with a few distinct differences The equipment primarily around the supervision and EDUG has exposure to all diving sets in The people planning of these types of operations. the CAF—and then some. SCUBA with twin The military divers employed at EDUG There is a wide variety of ranks 80s and an AGA mask is used for any open have at least one thing in common: they and experience among the divers at water diving where influence of mines is

22 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 By Alexander DeLorey, Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Navy

not a factor. When stealth is required, the and personnel at EDUG, requests from Alexander DeLorey is a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Clearance Diver Apparatus is used other government departments, the Canadian Navy. Alex began his military career for operations at zero Metres Sea Water coroner’s office, or various police services as an infantryman with the Canadian Army. (MSW) to 42 MSW. This is a semi-closed are actioned as required. These types He later made the change to navy officer and circuit set that may accommodate a variety of requests may focus on accident sailed extensively in HMCS Algonquin as a of different gas mixtures. From 42 MSW to investigation, technical support, or any watchkeeper. Prior to his posting at 81 MSW, the Canadian Underwater Mine other variety of diving tasks. Experimental Diving and Undersea Group, Apparatus is employed. This mechanical In short, the work at EDUG is he served at the Directorate of Diving Safety set adjusts the mixture of gas in the diver’s compelling, challenging, and relevant and at Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific). He holds breathing loop, depending on where the to the contribution that the CAF dive degrees from Trent and Western universities. diver is in the water column. Both sets are community makes to achieve the aim of He may be reached at alexander.delorey@ acoustically and magnetically clean. The the CAF. forces.gc.ca. Ultra Lightweight Surface Supplied Diving System—a marked advancement in surface supplied diving for the CAF—was recently evaluated by EDUG using both in-house and field trial methodology. The big story at EDUG is the Dive Research Facility (DRF). Designed and built in the 1970s, the DRF is a massive hyperbaric chamber capable of to extreme depths. It has three chambers. There is a , in which divers can physically dive the equipment employed while submerged in water and remaining under highly controlled conditions. The living chamber is the largest space and can accommodate up to 10 divers. It is used for “dry” diving, where equipment need not be dove “wet,” or it may be used for hyperbaric treatments as needed. The smallest chamber is the transfer chamber, which is a spherical mass connecting the living chamber and diving chamber. It is used, primarily, for diving personnel and material from the surface to either the living chamber or diving chamber and travelling back to the surface.

The job The most exciting thing about the work at EDUG is that it covers an exceptionally wide breadth of diving. In doing so, the conduct of a regular workday is greatly varied. In my role as the operations officer, I might arrive with the rest of the team in the early morning for physical training. This might be followed up with a dive in the DRF using equipment that the team prepped the day prior. On occasions, the remainder of the day might be occupied with staff work. On others, it might be the case that preparations for the next dive serial take up the remainder of the day. In any case, EDUG remains flexible. As a result of the specialized equipment

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 23 feature Hiring the Contractor: The Bottom Line Employing the right underwater contractor can reduce civil and criminal liability exposure in case of accidents and affect your bottom line. Here’s what you need to know. By the Canadian Association of Diving Contractors

mploying an underwater contractor ignorant underwater services operator, are all created equal? Do they of current safety standards and regulations can operate equally? Are you—as an employer—protected from expose the employer to serious (and expensive) liability should something go wrong? What standards and civil and criminal liability in case of an accident. regulations are currently in place? Bill C-45 of the Criminal Code of Canada states it The closest thing to a common or nationally-recognized is the legal duty of employers and those directing diving standard cited in regulations is the Canadian Standards workE to take reasonable measures to protect employee and public Association’s (CSA) 275 group of Diving Standards. The CSA safety. If this duty is disregarded and bodily harm or death results, an standards are recognized as preferred industry practice by organization could be charged with criminal negligence. Is this a risk the Federal Government’s Human Resources & Development you and your company are willing to take? Canada, the National Energy Board of Canada and by all To educate one’s self on employing a commercial diving 10 provincial labour regulators. Regulatory compliance for contractor, pick up the yellow pages or do an online search for occupational safety is the responsibility of each province and commercial diving companies. You will see it’s a competitive territory. There are jurisdictional overlaps, like Labour Canada business—companies offering underwater services, from having jurisdiction over federal government employees, and underwater inspections or repairs inshore, to full-blown deep the National Energy Board of Canada being responsible for the diving in hundreds of metres of water in the offshore. Add to offshore. this the clearance of unexploded ordinance underwater, and Not all provinces enforce the same regulations. Although you soon get the idea that special skills and safety requirements they may not be law, many provinces that don’t have diving are needed to undertake regulations cite the various CSA Dive Standards in their the work. occupational health legislation. Although the standard may not Independent be law, if a province, territory or federal government refers to the diving companies and standard in legislation, the standard does, in fact, become law. members of the Canadian It can—and has been used to—prosecute clients, operators or Association of Diving supervisors if standards are not met. Contractors (CADC) The CSA Diving standards were formulated by stakeholders participate in these and in the Canadian underwater industry, with input from educators, other activities daily. In regulators and industry users across Canada. They are reviewed searching for a qualified annually and updated every five years.

RESPONSIBILITIES Diving Contractor Client • Ensure that risk assessments have been performed. • The scope of work has been clearly defined and • The area in which work is being carried out is safe and suitable. agreed to by the diving contractor. • All personnel representing the diving contractor are appropriately qualified and certified. • Agreement has been made to provide facilities and • All equipment used by the diving contractor is in good working order and, where all reasonable support in the event of an emergency. applicable, is certified. • Consider all potential hazards that are under their • The actual work has been assessed and a suitable plan of action has been prepared control and inform the diving contractor of these. (including lock-outs) for the work to be carried out safely, effectively and efficiently. • Take steps to remove or reduce potential hazards • Any site-specific safety and familiarization training is provided to all personnel on the as is feasible. dive crew. • Ensure that sufficient time and facilities are made • Project records, including dive logs, , and all relevant details of the project available to the diving contractor to carry out hazard are recorded properly. analysis and lock-out procedures where applicable. • Adequate arrangements exist for first aid and medical treatment of personnel. • All relevant regulations are complied with.

24 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Diving Standards CSA Z275.2 Occupational Safety Code for Diving refers to: Operations: • Operational Requirements. To the employer, the most • Minimum Crew Size. and standards and to protect the important standards are the CSA • Restrictions on Scuba. underwater worker can result in civil 275.2 Occupational Safety Code for • Equipment Requirements. and criminal charges. Diving Operations and the CSA 275.4 • Supervision. When one considers the legal Standard on Diving Competency. • Paperwork. requirements for diving operations • Etc. The CSA 275.2 Occupational Safety in Canada—and the intensive Code for Diving Operations concerns CSA Z275.4 Diver and Dive Crew Competency: training and certification required itself with operational diving safety refers to: • The competency required for all diving by those in the industry—picking personnel. standards—including minimum crew up the yellow pages and choosing a sizes, restrictions on the use of scuba CSA Z275.1 Chamber Standards: diving contractor at random is akin in diving operations and equipment, refers to: • The requirements of hyperbaric to playing Russian Roulette with your supervision and medical requirements. facilities or chambers. business or organization at the end of It is important to realize these are CSA Z275.6 Unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) and the barrel. minimum requirements for safe diving refers to: munitions diving. Due diligence to make sure the diving contractor is in compliance operations and are not all-inclusive. CSA Z180.1 Compressed Breathing Air Systems: The CSA 275.4 Standard on Diving refers to: • Minimum allowable limits of and is cognisant of the occupational Competency concerns itself with contaminates in breathing air. health and safety laws and standards the competency of the underwater • Minimum requirements. within the province protects both the worker and support personnel. This owner and the underwater worker. also is a minimum requirement for all Members of the CADC are personnel in a diving operation, meant to enhance the safety of required—once accepted into membership—to pledge and the operation. It provides designations for competency in the sign-off on the following mandatory CADC membership occupational diving field. requirement: It is law that we have a responsibility to ensure the safety “As a CADC member, the company pledges to foster of others. We need to be diligent in planning and executing safety in all areas of activity; to comply with all regulations objectives. The responsibility is not diminished by perceived as set out by the authority having jurisdiction or—in the extent of apparent risk. When things go wrong on a dive, absence of regulations—to observe minimum standards as consequences can be swift and severe. Making the right identified in current CSA Z275.2 Occupational Safety Code choices when employing diving services is the responsibility for Diving Operations + CSA Z275.4 Competency Standard of the employer and may require managers to reassess current for Diving Operations and Safety upgrades to the standards occupational health and safety programs to ensure compliance and amendments as approved by the Board of Directors and with regulatory requirements. to maintain high standards with regard to business ethics, employee relations, and the public image of the underwater Who certifies to the CSA standards? industry.” Provincially, certification can be provided by the regulatory When considering who does the , authority or an authorized representative in the province. considering the employment of a professional diving services Nationally, the federally registered, not-for-profit Diver company that has earned membership in CADC and has Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) is currently the only pledged to observe safety standards and maintain high recognized body that certifies offshore and inshore commercial standards in business practices is a good starting point. divers throughout Canada. The DCBC certification is issued Hiring a member company of the CADC does not guarantee to commercial diving personnel who meet competency safety or high performance; there are many variables in requirements of the appropriate section of the Canadian underwater work—each company has its own high standard Standards Association (CSA) Competency Standard for Diving in operations above the minimum requirement. It’s up to the Operations (CSA standard Z 275.4). owner to make decisions as to who they should hire—and The DCBC also accredits commercial determine what the true price of hiring a low bidder or non- organizations which train to the competency levels described professional company is. in the CSA Standard Z275.4. Such accredited organizations can Incidents and accidents cost money. Correctly choosing assess commercial divers with experience but little or no formal a professional contractor will translate into cost savings. The training. Eight provinces and two territories cite the CSA Z 275.4 true bottom line in safety, performance and compliance to standard in their regulations. Those provinces recognize DCBC recognized industry practices and regulations is measured certificates as reliable evidence that the holder is competent to by the owner exercising due diligence in the selection of the the CSA 275.4 competency levels. contractor. Doing the homework is recognition of the clients’ concern for worker safety and is just plain smart business. Who complies with the CSA standards? Considering a CADC member company is a good start. In many provinces, the CSA diving standards and its For additional information or a full list of diving contractors, derivatives are law. Legally, failure to follow regulations please go to www.cadc.ca.

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors 25 CADC member project spotlight Global Diving Crews Cruise into in Juneau, Alaska s the cruise service designed and fabricated a special template between the Pacific tool. Concrete was pumped into place and Northwest and Alaska the forms were removed after the concrete increases, so does the was cured and inspected. need for additional Global adjusted for a number of berthing and dock space. challenges on the Washington project. To accommodate this growth, two new cruise Record-setting rainfall and spring snowmelt A new Juneau, Alaska cruise ship dock under construction. A ship terminals were fabricated in Juneau. amounts resulted in extremely high river Work around this project kept Global’s Alaska levels, causing periodic site shutdowns to dive teams busy. allow for water release. The repairs also The terminals are comprised of 2,331 involved large concrete pours—Global’s new steel pilings, all driven into place with team poured more than 350 cubic yards of a sacrificial anode welded to the piling. concrete underwater. Global was subcontracted to perform this challenging and critical aspect of installing the sacrificial anodes. The anodes, ranging The crew successfully in from 216 to 260 pounds, had to be installed in accordance with AWS D3.6 performed more than 2,300 standards at various depths, up to anode installations on a 105 feet below the water line. Global’s divers and support personnel complex array of piles, in Global dive teams work to install anode sleds underwater. worked hand-in-hand with the prime contractor’s project staff to minimize the adverse conditions, without impact on the project schedule. The crew successfully performed more than 2,300 injury while maintaining the anode installations on a complex array of piles, in adverse conditions, without injury tight schedule set by the client. while maintaining the tight schedule set by the client. Handling the challenge “Global has traditionally been the diving A dam good job subcontractor on marine construction Global has also performed work as the projects, but as our capabilities have grown prime contractor at several dam projects the last few years, so have our strengths, throughout the West Coast in the past and the size of our projects,” says Devon year. In Washington, Global performed Grennan, president and CEO of Global. Global’s anode installation team. extensive repairs to an apron, ogee, and “Priming a construction project comes end sill on four spillway monoliths where with the responsibility of managing both concrete had become severely eroded. The client expectations and the execution of dive team worked from a barge in the river safe and efficient subcontractor operations, in front of the spillway gates, with dives and our marine construction team has at a depth of 35 to 50 feet using surface- shown they’re more than capable of supplied air. handling the challenge.” The repairs required of damaged sections using Founded in 1979, Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. is the pneumatic chipping hammers and a largest diving contractor on the West Coast and a hydraulic wall saw. Once the debris was leading provider of marine construction, support cleared, the doweling, rebar mats, armour services, and marine casualty responder worldwide. plates, and forms were put into place. In Global is dedicated to providing clients with safe and order to reproduce the eroded contour effective to complex problems, even under Global’s dive barge positioned for underwater concrete pour. and install the forms correctly, Global the most difficult conditions.

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5 7 9 Our Members at Work 1. The dive team on a remote location aircraft salvage. Photo provided by Diving Dynamics. 2, 2a. This winter in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, ASI carried out four shell plate inserts within a cofferdam. ASI Group’s procedure allows permanent hull repairs without having to dry dock. Photos provided by ASI Group. 3. A dive crew performing last-minute checks before descending to the job site. Photo provided by Institut maritime du Québec. 4, 4a. Oceaneering’s Millennium remotely operated vehicle is launched into the Atlantic Ocean offshore Newfoundland & Labrador. Photos provided by Oceaneering Canada Ltd. 5a 5, 5a. In spring 2017, SeaVeyors Environmental & Marine completed a clean-up (collection of small items into cargo nets and large items such as machinery and sunken boats) in the waters surrounding the First Nations community of Klemtu. Core samples were taken from the seafloor throughout Trout Bay and Klemtu Passage to ensure clean-up of priority items. Photos provided by SeaVeyors Environmental & Marine. 6. Diver Bret Payne completes a BC Hydro Dam maintenance job. Photo taken by Ryan Anderson and provided by ITB Subsea Ltd. 7. The 2017 Graduating Restricted Surface Supply Diving Class; Canadian Coast Guard Public Safety Divers: Capsize Vessel Training, Fraser River, BC. Photo provided by Canadian Coast Guard. 6 8. The CWD dive team (Gavin Morrison, Bruce Picard, and Kale Rogers) ready to conduct a vessel salvage in Nanaimo, BC. Photo taken by Adam Coolidge and provided by Cold Water Divers Inc. If you’re a member of the CADC and have some great shots of your crew at work 9. Major rehabilitation on the intake trash rack structure for a hydroelectric plant in northern (in and out of the water), we want to see Wisconsin involved extensive underwater concrete forming and placement as well as underwater ironwork. Photo provided by J.F. Brennan Company Inc. them! Showcase what you do. Send images for consideration to [email protected]. 10. A four-man crew prepares for wet welding / back gouging and underwater ship repair and maintenance work on its roll-on, roll-off Ferry Fleet on the coast of BC. Photo provided by 10 SouthCoast Diving. news CADC Membership Listings 2018

ALBERTA CamCor Diving Ltd. SeaVeyors Environmental & Marine NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR RMI Marine Ltd. Advance Diving Projects Cory Beaudry Services Ltd. Afonso Group Ltd. Rob Ritchy Darrin Moench Sidney, BC Darren Horler Stephan Chafe Eastern Passage, NS Calgary, AB (250) 726-5522 Courtenay, BC St. John’s, NL (902) 463-6114 (403) 612-3162 [email protected] (250) 703-0730 (709) 576-6070 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Can-Dive Construction Ltd. ONTARIO Allied Commercial Divers Ltd. South Coast Diving Ltd. Oceaneering Canada ASI Group Ltd. Brad Niehaus Vancouver, BC Pat Thompson Brian Dodgson Scott Black Edmonton, AB (604) 984-9131 Victoria, BC Mount Pearl, NL Stoney Creek, ON (780) 439-1889 [email protected] (250) 361-1556 (709) 570-7072 (905) 641-0941 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cold Water Divers Inc. [email protected] Canada Pump and Power Corp. Adam Coolidge Subsea Global Solutions Sea-Force Diving Ltd. Canadian Working Divers Institute Jeremy Leonard North Saanich, BC Mark Morgan Barry Hynes John Pegg Ardrossan, AB (250) 888-2601 Vancouver, BC Mount Pearl, NL Morpeth, ON (780) 922-5556 [email protected] (604) 980-9613 (709) 753-2021 (705) 657-2766 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DiveSafe International [email protected] Northern Underwater Systems LP Kelly Korol MANITOBA NOVA SCOTIA Canadyne Navigation Bill Stark Campbell River, BC Dominion Divers (2003) Ltd. CDMS Atlantic Phil Jenkins Edmonton, AB (250) 287-3837 Garth Hiebert Kensen Jardine Carleton Place, ON (403) 650-0474 [email protected] Winnipeg, MB Edwardsville, NS (613) 253-7502 [email protected] Diving Dynamics (800) 599-4933 (902) 794-9795 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Pan Dakota Dive Services Vern Johnston Diving Services Jeff Williams Kelowna, BC Connors Diving Services Ltd. Brian McCrodan Exshaw, AB (250) 861-1848 NEW BRUNSWICK East Dive Ltd. Neil Connors Peterborough, ON (403) 678-7441 [email protected] Lakeside, NS (705) 742-5817 [email protected] John McFadzen Fraser Burrard Diving Ltd. Island View, NB (902) 876-7078 [email protected] [email protected] BRITISH COLUMBIA Aaron Heath (506) 459-3483 Dundee Energy LP Advanced Subsea Services Ltd. Maple Ridge, BC [email protected] Dominion Diving Ltd. Mike Waldie Murray Mackay (604) 940-9177 Shawn MacPhail London, ON [email protected] Ship To Shore Diving and Sidney, BC Dave Lewis Dartmouth, NS (905) 834-2963 (250) 656-1770 ITB Subsea Ltd. Ammon, NB (902) 434-5120 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Charlie Costello (506) 389-3483 Dundee Marine Aqua-Lung Canada Ltd. Vancouver, BC [email protected] Huntley’s Sub Aqua Construction Shaun Rafferty Jonathan Chapple (604) 984-8383 Mike Huntley Hartington, ON Saanichton, BC [email protected] Kentville, NS (905) 774-7508 (902) 404-0759 (902) 678-9869 [email protected] [email protected] CADC Membership Looks Good on You! Members of the CADC are responsible, safe underwater service providers who are very committed to safety, performance, and professionalism.

Every member of the CADC commits to adhere to CSA Dive Safety Standards Z275.2 (Dive Operations) and Z275.4 (Diver Competency).

As a member of the association, you add to the voice that is the CADC, allowing the industry to be heard. To learn more about the CADC and how you can join, go to www.cadc.ca.

28 www.cadc.ca ■ Summer 2018 Galcon Marine Ltd. Canadian Coast Guard Holland College Ontario Provincial Police – Underwater D. W. Geddes & Associates Inc. Dave Gallagher Bruce Briggs Steve MacFarlane Search Recovery Unit Dave Geddes Toronto, ON Richmond, BC Stephan White Kevin Gorman Stouffville, ON (416) 255-9607 (604) 803-9041 Summerside, PEI Gravenhurst, ON (905) 833-2085 [email protected] [email protected] (902) 652-2055 (705) 330-2529 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] O.D.S. Marine Ltd. Canadian Forces Diving Safety / DND Ryan Anderson Jim Freeth Robert Klein Institute maritime du Quebec Seneca College Vancouver, BC Ottawa, ON Ottawa, ON Julie Normand Aaron Griffin (613) 821-3988 (613) 971-7680 Rimouski, QC King City, ON Subsea Technology Specialist [email protected] [email protected] (418) 724-2822 (416) 491-5050 Jim English [email protected] [email protected] Lions Bay, BC Ontario Power Generation Deep Tech Services Ltd. (778) 280-5056 Richard Hayward Doug Elsey Kongsberg Maritime INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONALS [email protected] Hope, ON Mississauga, ON Mark Atherton Canadian Workplace Safety (905) 885-3000 (905) 542-3223 Dartmouth, NS Bob Landry [email protected] [email protected] (902) 468-2268 Scarborough, ON [email protected] Soderholm Maritime Services Inc. Divers Institute of Technology Inc. (416) 931-6552 Lois Gordon John Paul Johnston [email protected] Hamilton, ON Seattle, WA (905) 529-1344 (206) 783-5542 [email protected] [email protected]

QUEBEC Expertech Marine Inc. Marc-André Desy Quebec, QC (418) 694-7444 [email protected] Mistras Services Inc. Yves Richer Sainte-Julie, QC (450) 922-3515 [email protected] MVC Océan Inc. Kevin Milot Trois Rivières, QC (819) 377-2856 [email protected]

UNITED STATES Epic Diving and Marine Services William Bratkowski Belle Chase, LA (504) 681-1200 [email protected] Global Diving and Salvage Inc. Sarah Burroughs Seattle, WA (206) 838-1604 [email protected] J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. Randy Jacobs Ottawa, IL (815) 433-5228

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AXSUB Inc. Eric Gaudreau Rimouski, QC (418) 731-0231 [email protected]

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