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Surface-Supplied Diving Contents Surface-supplied diving Contents Market 3 Surface-supplied diving IHC Hytech - Surface-supplied diving 4 Reliable partner for efficient surface-supplied diving solutions Products 4 6 Decompression chambers 10 Containerised systems 13 Handling systems 14 Heaters and scrubbers 15 Control panels 16 Communication and lighting 17 Analysers 18 High-quality components 20 Personal gear 26 IHC Life-cycle support 13 14 21 2 IHC Hytech Market Surface-supplied diving Wet bell handling system Safety and regulations The commercial diving discipline is subject to huge IHC Hytech understands that its customers don’t want to constraints and risks, caused by many different factors, spend too much time on paperwork. Its equipment and such as poor visibility and illumination, confined spaces, systemse ar provided with the right certificates ex works. This sea states, temperature differences, currents, underwater means that a faster deployment of diving systems is possible, noise, decompression sickness and marine life, for example. which therefore reduces costs for customers. Therefore it is governed by an abundance of safety rules and regulations from governmental institutions, business Internationalisation associations and classification societies. Technical and Development in deep and ultra-deep water is booming, operational guidelines are founded on the basis of the most notably in Brazil, West Africa and South East Asia. The approved code of practices as developed for work in the UK decommissioning market is also developing in the north west and Norwegian sector of the North Sea and Atlantic. They give of Europe and the Gulf of Mexico, requiring new solutions. Next strict directions on the design and usage of diving equipment door, the North Sea has among the worst encountered diving for offshore. conditions. It is evident that more contractors worldwide are turning to IHC Hytech for the best diving solutions. Tightening and increasingly stringent regulations have consequences for all parties involved in the surface-supplied IHC Hytech is formed by a group of people with a wealth of diving industry. As a reliable supplier of diving solutions, experience in every area of commercial diving and presents a IHC Hytech is well aware of how its customers have to new perspective on many aspects in this developing field. The comply with legislation. Due to its vast experience in this fact that the Dutch and Belgian navies have equipped their field, IHC Hytech has become an authority on this area of multimillion-euro mine sweepers with custom-made, non- the subsea business and can advise on the best and safest magnetic IHC Hytech decompression units is testimony to solutionso t meet specific requirements. It is also actively the high quality of the equipment. Several salvage companies involved in the development of regulations. and diving contractors around the world also use IHC Hytech hardware. The company’s strapline – “we keep you breathing” – underlines the focus of IHC Hytech. IHC Hytech 3 IHC Hytech – Surface-supplied diving Reliable partner for efficient Surface-supplied diving solutions Decompression chambers Handling systems 4 IHC Hytech bijschrift IHC Hytech strives to deliver the best value to its customers. It is a partner of choice for innovative, sustainable and integrated hyperbaric systems and diving equipment. IHC Hytech’s solutions are reliable, efficient and flexible to the demands of challenging surface-supplied diving projects. With its extensive knowledge and in-house design capabilities, IHC Hytech ensures compliance with the latest technological developments, strictest safety regulations and most stringent environmental standards. Reliable IHC Hytech excels at managing the complexity inherent within the development of hyperbaric systems and diving equipment. Each project is approached with care, creativity and adaptability, so that customers can depend on delivery within the terms of the agreement. IHC Hytech is Royal IHC’s in-house specialist in high-quality diving systems and equipment. With a broad customer base that includes various navies, governmental organisations, salvage companies and inshore/offshore diving contractors (both domestic and international), it has extensive experience in designing and manufacturing safe and reliable diving equipment. Royal IHC is also able to integrate diving systems from every reputable supplier. Partnership Specific demands require bespoke designs. IHC Hytech provides cost-effective products, not only when newly acquired, but also throughout their working lives. The IHC Hytech team works closely with the customer and becomes an extension of their organisation, so that both parties can complement each other’s expertise. It can, for example, advise on the design, regulations and structure of the project. This reduces risk and cost to create a smoother process, which leads to better end results. Efficient solutions IHC Hytech constructs custom-built systems and equipment tot mee customer-specific requirements, as well as standard systems with a ready-to-build design. Conducting business in an offshore or inshore environment is often turbulent. Technical and financial risks are significant, and margins are constantly fluctuating. The difference between profit and loss for an owner or operator of technological diving systems is greatly influenced by the productivity of these long-term investments. Efficiency, reliability, durability and safety are key factors to success. IHC Hytech understands its customers’ needs and has the ability to provide innovative and efficient solutions for a variety of surface-supplied diving projects. Personal gear IHC Hytech 5 Products Decompression chambers 6 IHC Hytech bijschrift IHC Hytech 7 Products Interior of a decompression chamber Decompression chambers Decompression chambers inside a container The decompression chambers built by IHC Hytech are The interior and exterior of the chambers are covered with a considered to be market leading and suitable for any special coating. Working pressures usually range from 50, 70 application. They are the result of divers working together or 100 metres of seawater (msw) for surface-supplied diving with skilled design teams, mixing seasoned experience with activities for air and mixed gas operations. Chambers for self- fresh technological perspectives. The company believes that propelled hyperbaric lifeboats with working pressures of up decompression chambers should be easy to operate to avoid to 400msw can, however, also be provided for saturation possible errors or losing precious time. That’s why high-quality diving operations. components are used to prevent unnecessary maintenance. This increases the durability of the decompression chamber. For integration in existing systems, the chambers can be supplied with connection flanges to fit any bell or auxiliary IHC Hytech manufactures decompression chambers in various chamber. The support skid can be used to integrate the types of materials and configurations: aluminium, steel, breathing gas cylinders required to provide maximum duplex stainless steel, stationary, mobile or transportable. IHC operational independence. The pressure hull has a number Hytech delivers standard tanks, but is by no means limited ofe spar penetrators that allow additional systems to be to one model. All decompression chambers can be custom- installed. A large-size medical lock is a standard feature. View madeo t fit their applications precisely. Safety and reliability ports allow observation of both compartments. are important features and IHC Hytech is able to build decompression chambers according to any standard: Lloyd’s Register, ABS, GL, DNV, IMCA, and so on. A standard decompression chamber comes with two compartments: the main chamber and an entrance lock. The chamber is skid-mounted and has large lifting lugs for increased mobility. The tank will go wherever the diving operation is located. 8 IHC Hytech Inside DART DART and ATEL be connected to a large number of hyperbaric facilities. It is IHC Hytech is the designer of a small lightweight decompression also possible to use adaption flanges to connect the DART to chamber – the DART (Diver Attendant Recompression hyperbaric facilities using other connection flanges. The DART Transportable). This type of transportable decompression transportable decompression chamber can be installed in an chamber is large enough to accommodate two people (one ISO standard container. patient and one attendant). Due to its special shape and size, the DART is spacious enough to allow extended transportation ATEL stands for Attachable Transportable Entrance Lock. This or treatment times if necessary. is an additional chamber compartment, which can be used in combination with the DART, allowing attendant entry to Compact and lightweight, the DART is ideal for transferring the DART. The ATEL is provided with a special STANAG female divers under pressure to a hyperbaric medical facility. It is flange, which makes it possible to link the ATEL to the DART, fitted with a rotating STANAG male flange, which allows it to creating a two-compartment chamber. O2 Make up mounted outside the dart O2 make-up valve Divers’ bodies use oxygen for their metabolism. This oxygen Opening this valve will add oxygen to the chamber atmosphere. usedy b the occupants must be replaced. If the oxygen level in The oxygen will be brought into the chamber close to the air the chamber becomes too low, the operator can add oxygen outlet of the CO2 .scrubber The air flow through the
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