Diver safety – high pressure water jetting
Updated August 2023:
The Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA as was) published Safety Alert 46 (attached) regarding diver safety during high pressure water jetting operations. The alert highlights an incident where a diver sustained a serious injury when the retro diffuser tube became detached from the gun allowing the full force of the retro jet to penetrate the diver’s arm.
This information can also be found here.
Safety Event
Published: 29 June 2011
Download: 
IMCA SF 05/11
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