International Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations
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INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL DIVING AND UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 6TH EDITION ASSOCIATION OF DIVING CONTRACTORS INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL DIVING AND UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 6TH EDITION ASSOCIATION OF DIVING CONTRACTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Safety • Education • Communication International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations No responsibility is assumed by the Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc. (ADCI), its members, board of directors, offi cers or publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, product, instruction, standards, rules or ideas contained in the material herein. No suggested test or procedure should be carried out unless, in the reader’s judgment, its risk is justifi ed and the reader assumes all responsibility. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfi lming, recording or otherwise) without written per mission from the Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc. Copyright © Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc. Printed and bound in the United States of America. International Standard Book Number: 0-941332-45-4. Library of Congress control number: 95-077534. Published by: Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc. 5206 FM 1960 West, Suite 202 Houston, TX 77069 www.adc-int.org Th ird Edition 1991 Fourth Edition 1992 Fift h Edition 2004 Sixth Edition 2011 2 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations Th e Mission of the ADCI is: • To promote the highest possible level of safety in the practice of commercial diving and underwater operations. • To promote proper and adequate training and education for industry personnel. • To foster open communication within the underwater industry. • To hold all members accountable in adherence to the International Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations. 3 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD/RECORD OF CHANGES 17 1.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.1 SCOPE AND APPLICATION 20 1.1.1 PURPOSE 20 1.1.2 PRESERVATIVE ACTS 20 1.1.3 IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTIFICATION AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 20 2.0 DIVING PERSONNEL MEDICAL AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 2.1 GENERAL 22 2.2 COMMERCIAL DIVING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 22 2.2.1 ENTRY-LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS 22 2.2.2 MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND PROFICIENCY 23 2.3 DIVER MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS 24 2.3.1 GENERAL 24 2.3.2 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 24 2.3.3 RE-EXAMINATION AFTER INJURY OR ILLNESS 24 2.3.4 TABLE 1 – MEDICAL TESTS FOR DIVING 25 2.3.5 PHYSICIAN’S WRITTEN REPORT 25 2.3.6 DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS 25 2.3.7 WITHDRAWAL FROM HYPERBARIC CONDITIONS FOR DIVERS 26 2.3.8 MEDICAL RECORD KEEPING 26 2.4 MEDICAL GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 26 2.4.1 INTRODUCTION 26 2.4.2 ADCI PHYSICAL EXAMINATION STANDARDS 27 2.4.3 ADCI MEDICAL HISTORY AND EXAMINATION FORMS 31 2.4.4 NEUROPSYCHIATRIC 36 2.4.5 DISCLAIMER 36 2.4.6 BMI TABLES 36 2.4.7 BODY FAT TABLE AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGES COMPARISON TABLE 38 4 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations 3.0 DIVING PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 3.1 COMMERCIAL DIVER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM 40 3.1.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 40 3.1.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 40 3.1.3 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY 40 3.1.4 CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING MATRIX 41 3.1.5 DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTED 41 3.1.6 CARD ISSUE 42 3.1.7 DATABASE MAINTENANCE 42 3.1.8 PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL DIVER CERTIFICATION CARDS 42 3.1.9 APPLICATIONS 45 3.2 ENTRY-LEVEL TENDER/DIVER 50 3.2.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 50 3.2.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 51 3.2.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 51 3.2.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 51 3.3 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVER 51 3.3.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 51 3.3.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 52 3.3.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 52 3.3.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 52 3.4 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVING SUPERVISOR 53 3.4.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 53 3.4.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 54 3.4.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 54 3.4.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 54 3.5 HeO2/MIXED-GAS DIVER 55 3.5.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 55 3.5.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 56 3.5.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 56 3.5.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 56 3.6 HeO2/MIXED-GAS DIVING SUPERVISOR 56 3.6.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 56 3.6.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 57 3.6.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 57 3.6.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 58 5 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations 3.7 BELL/SATURATION DIVER 58 3.7.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 58 3.7.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 59 3.7.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 59 3.7.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 59 3.8 BELL/SATURATION DIVING SUPERVISOR 59 3.8.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 59 3.8.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 61 3.8.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 61 3.8.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 61 3.9 LIFE-SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 61 3.9.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 61 3.9.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 62 3.9.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 63 3.9.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 63 3.10 SATURATION TECHNICIAN 63 3.10.1 RESPONSIBILITIES 63 3.10.2 QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS 63 3.10.3 CERTIFICATION CARD DESCRIPTION 64 3.10.4 CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS 64 4.0 DIVING MODES: DEFINITIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES 4.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 66 4.2 SELF-CONTAINED DIVING (SCUBA) 66 4.2.1 MINIMUM PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 66 4.2.2 OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES 66 4.2.3 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 67 4.3 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVING 67 4.3.1 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVING 0-100 fsw (0-30m) WITH NO DECOMPRESSION 67 4.3.1.1 Minimum Personnel Requirements 68 4.3.1.2 Operational Guidelines 68 4.3.1.3 Minimum Equipment Requirements 69 4.3.2 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVING 0-100 fsw (0-30m) WITH PLANNED DECOMPRESSION 69 4.3.2.1 Minimum Personnel Requirements 69 4.3.2.2 Operational Guidelines 70 4.3.2.3 Minimum Equipment Requirements 70 6 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations 4.3.3 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVING 101-190 fsw (30-57m) 71 4.3.3.1 Minimum Personnel Requirements 71 4.3.3.2 Operational Guidelines 71 4.3.3.3 Minimum Equipment Requirements 72 4.4 ENRICHED-AIR DIVING (NITROX) 72 4.4.1 DEFINITION 72 4.4.2 GENERAL 73 4.4.3 REQUIREMENTS 73 4.4.4 TRAINING 74 4.4.5 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 74 4.4.5.1 Repetitive Dives 74 4.4.5.2 Diving at Altitude 74 4.4.5.3 Omitted Decompression 74 4.4.5.4 Decompression Chamber Requirement 74 4.4.6 GAS SUPPLIES 74 4.4.6.1 NITROX Breathing Gas Certifi cations and Labeling 74 4.4.6.2 NITROX Mix Testing 74 4.4.6.3 NITROX Mix Tolerance 75 4.4.6.4 Breathing Gas Purity 75 4.4.6.5 Cleaning for N2O2 Service 75 4.4.7 THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES 75 4.5 SURFACE-SUPPLIED MIXED-GAS DIVING (HeO2) 75 4.5.1 OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES 75 4.5.2 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 76 4.6 SATURATION DIVING 77 4.6.1 OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES 77 4.6.2 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 78 5.0 UNDERWATER OPERATIONS: PROCEDURES, CHECKLISTS AND GUIDELINES 5.1 SAFE PRACTICES/OPERATIONS MANUAL 80 5.2 EMERGENCY AID 80 5.3 DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING 80 5.4 FIRST AID 80 5.5 DIVER’S PERSONAL LOG BOOKS 82 5.6 DESIGNATED DIVING SUPERVISOR 82 7 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations 5.7 STANDBY DIVER REQUIREMENT 82 5.8 PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT 83 5.8.1 JOB/PROJECT SAFETY 83 5.8.2 DIVING AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL 83 5.8.3 EQUIPMENT 83 5.9 JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS (JHA) 83 5.10 TEAM BRIEFING 84 5.11 TERMINATION OF DIVE 84 5.12 POST-DIVE PROCEDURES 84 5.13 COMPANY RECORD OF DIVES (DIVE LOG) REQUIREMENTS 85 5.14 DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURE ASSESSMENT 85 5.15 MINIMUM REST HOUR POLICY 85 5.15.1 COVERAGE 85 5.16 HAZARDS TO UNDERWATER OPERATIONS 86 5.17 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE (DELTA P) 86 5.17.1 TYPES OF “DELTA P” 86 5.17.2 EXAMPLES OF “DELTA P” 86 5.17.3 RECOMMENDATIONS 86 5.17.4 REMOTE PRE-DIVE SURVEY METHODS 87 5.17.5 FORMULAS 88 5.17.6 MISCELLANEOUS FACTS 89 5.17.7 REFERENCES 89 5.18 TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT OR CONDITION 89 5.19 ENTERING AND LEAVING THE WATER 89 5.20 REQUIRED DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER AVAILABILITY 89 5.21 INSPECTION OF LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS 90 5.22 THERMAL EXPOSURES TO DIVING PERSONNEL 90 5.22.1 DIVER 90 5.22.2 TENDER AND TOPSIDE 90 5.22.3 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE 90 5.23 DIVING OPERATIONS WARNING DISPLAY 91 5.24 DIVER-WORN OR CARRIED EMERGENCY GAS SUPPLY 91 5.25 VOICE COMMUNICATIONS ON STATION 92 8 International Consensus Standards For Commercial Diving And Underwater Operations 5.26 DIVE PLATFORM POSITIONING 92 5.27 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 92 5.28 SAFETY PROCEDURE GUIDELINES 92 5.28.1 SAFE PRACTICES/OPERATIONS MANUAL 92 5.28.2 EMERGENCY AID 93 5.28.3 FIRST AID 93 5.28.4 PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT 93 5.28.5 HAZARDS TO DIVING OPERATIONS 93 5.28.6 UNDERWATER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS 93 5.28.7 RECORD KEEPING 94 5.29 LIFE-SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 94 5.29.1 EQUIPMENT PREPARATION 94 5.29.2 GENERAL EQUIPMENT 94 5.29.3 PREPARING THE BREATHING GAS SUPPLIES 94 5.29.4 ACTIVATING THE BREATHING GAS SUPPLIES 95 5.29.5 BREATHING GAS HOSES 95 5.29.6 TESTING OF EQUIPMENT WITH BREATHING GAS SUPPLY ACTIVATED 95 5.29.7 DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER CHECKOUT (PRE-DIVE ONLY) 96 5.29.8 FINAL PREPARATIONS 96 5.30 HAND-HELD POWER TOOLS 96 5.30.1 ELECTRICAL HAZARDS 96