IMCA – Trainee Air Diving Supervisor Refresher (ENGLISH)

This course is for experienced commercial offshore Supervisors and/or Air divers who wish to follow the IMCA scheme and gain IMCA qualification. IMCA ADS certification will allow commercial divers to supervise complex engineering tasks underwater, be globally recognised as a supervisor and enable them to work worldwide.

Eligibility:

  • Hold an IMCA-recognised surface supplied diving qualification as set out in IMCA D 013.
  • Demonstrated competence as an offshore air diver with minimum 100 logged commercial offshore dive.

Air Diving Supervisors

Having attended and passed the IMCA Trainee Air Supervisor course, you now qualify to be a Trainee Air Diving Supervisor. However, to be appointed as an Air Diving Supervisor in writing by a Diving Contractor, you must additionally fulfil the following minimum requirements:

  • Logged at least 200 panel hours offshore on a minimum of 100 surface dives over a minimum period of 60 days working as a Trainee Air Diving Supervisor.
  • Demonstrated competence as an offshore air diver in accordance with IMCA C 003 Rev.1 Competence Assurance and Assessment and have completed a total of 200 offshore commercial air dives.
  • Recommended by a company following satisfactory offshore reports confirming competence in accordance with the IMCA Competence Assurance Assessment Scheme.
  • Passed the IMCA Air Diving Supervisor examination.
    NOTE: Application to sit for the IMCA examination must be made within 3 years of successful completion of the training course and at least half the required panel hours logged within the 2 years prior to the application.

Upgrading from a qualified Air Diving Supervisor to Bell Diving Supervisor

A qualified Air Diving Supervisor who has demonstrated competence in accordance with IMCA C 003 Rev.1 and supervised a minimum of 100 offshore air dives and who wishes to progress to Bell Diving Supervisor does not have to re-sit the Air Diving Supervisor examination module, but must fulfill the following minimum requirements before being appointed in writing by a Diving Contractor as a Bell Diving Supervisor:

  • All aspects of Trainee Bell Supervisor- attended and passed the IMCA Trainee Bell Supervisor course.
  • Have logged at least 150 panel hours (under direct supervision) working offshore on a minimum of 20 bell runs over a minimum period of 45 days working as a Trainee Bell Diving Supervisor.
  • Have logged at least 360 panel hours at any time working either as an LST or as an Assistant LST.
  • Have been recommended by a company following satisfactory offshore reports confirming competence in accordance with the IMCA Competence Assurance and Assessment Scheme.
  • Have passed the IMCA Bell Diving Supervisor examination.
    NOTE: Application to sit the IMCA examination must be made within 3 years of successful completion of the training course and at least half the required panel hours logged within the 2 years prior to the application.

Please note all courses are provisional until formal confirmation and login access details are sent.

IMCA – Trainee Air Diving Supervisor Refresher (ENGLISH)

$1600
32 to 40 hours

You will have 6-months E-Learning access.
IMCA – Trainee Air Diving Supervisor Refresher (ENGLISH)