Diving Supervisor CPD
As diving supervisors sit in a safety critical role, an effective means of ensuring they keep abreast of changes in industry good practice and guidance is essential. The IMCA Diving CPD App incorporates the latest in training techniques to support diving supervisors in keeping up to date with current information and guidelines.
Continuing professional development (CPD) became mandatory for IMCA diving supervisors in January 2021. All those who wish to maintain the validity of their diving supervisor certificates need to undertake appropriate CPD and satisfy IMCA that this has been done. The IMCA Diving CPD App provides a platform to facilitate this.
The app is available to all IMCA certified supervisors, and registrations will also be accepted from both Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS) and Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) diving supervisors. Availability for those working in other diving roles is currently being considered – please check back soon.
The app can be used across mobile and desktop devices, online and offline, so users can choose when and where to complete the relevant modules.
IMCA Contact
Ali Macleod
Technical Adviser – Diving
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Current CPD Content
Nine units of learning material and assessments are available at any one time, with the oldest unit removed as each new one is added. Current units include the following modules, including core content (CM) and air diving (ADS), plus additional modules bell/saturation diving (BDS) required for bell diving supervisors:
- CM35 – Loss of Heading Control on an FPU.
- CM36 – Divers Lifted Off Seabed by Clump Weight.
- ADS69 – IMCA D 078 Guidance on Diving Umbilical Management. Part 3 of 3.
- ADS70 – Management of Change Part 1 of 2
- ADS71 – IMCA D 082 Underwater Ships Husbandry Part 2 of 3.
- ADS72 Neurological Assessment of Divers
- BDS18 – Saturation Diver Fatality Due to Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S).
- CM33 – Selection & use of appropriate shackles
- CM34 – Divers on Surface Decompression Fed Air Instead of Oxygen
- ADS65 – IMCA D 10 Diving operations from vessels operating in dynamically positioned mode. Part 2 of 2
- ADS66 – IMCA D 078 Guidance on Diving Umbilical Management. Part 2 of 3
- ADS67 – IMCA 082 Underwater Ships Husbandry Part 1 of 3
- ADS68 – Diving and Worksite Communications
- BDS17 – IMCA D0 077 The Prevention and Mitigation of Lost Bell Emergencies Part 3 of 3
- CM31 – Dropped lifting frame
- CM32 – Restricted air supply to diver
- ADS61 – IMCA D010 – Diving operations from vessels operating in dynamically positioned mode. Part 1 of 2
- ADS62 – DMAC 35 – Exposure index for pulmonary oxygen toxicity in surface-oriented diving. Part 1 of 2
- ADS63 – IMCA D078 – Guidance on diving umbilical management – Part 1 of 3
- ADS64 – IMCA D079 – Protection of water intake points for diver safety
- BDS16 – IMCA D077 – The prevention and mitigation of lost bell emergencies – Part 2 of 3
- CM29 – Lift bag near-miss
- CM30 – Dela P: Choke ejected near divers
- ADS57 – IMCA D045 – Code of practice for the safe use of electricity underwater
- ADS58 – IMCA D079 – Subsea power cables
- ADS59 – IMCA D028 – Recommended practice on the use of chain lever hosiss in the offshore subsea environment
- ADS60 – Equivalent air depth and maximum bottom time refresher
- BDS15 – IMCA D077 – The prevention and mitigation of lost bell emergencies – Part 1 of 3
- CM27 – Compressor fire
- CM28 – Foreign body in diver’s helmet
- ADS53 – Wet bell part 3 – Emergencies
- DAS54 – IMCA D064 – Guidance on diving cylinder and valve thread compatibility
- ADS55 – IMCA D075 – Guidance on the provision, acceptance and handling of breahting gases for diving
- ADS56 – IMCA HSSE036 – Line of fire
- BDS14 – Emergency diver recovery systems
- CM25 – Surface Decompression – Near Miss
- CM26 – Umbilical Management – Near Miss
- ADS49 – Wet Bell Part 2 Pre-dive Checks & Monitoring
- ADS50 – IMCA D 070 Guidance on the Use of Inert Gas
- ADS51 – Oxygen Toxicity
- ADS52 – IMCA D 074 Guidance on Underwater Excavation Works Involving Divers
- BDS13 – In-Bell Resuscitation
- CM23 – Flash Fire O2 Quad Hose
- CM24 – Damage to Chain Hoist Subsea
- ADS45 – IMCA D023 Summary of Changes
- ADS46 – Wet Bell part 1 of 3 – Components, Design, Mobilisation & Deployment
- ADS47 – DMAC 01 & changes to DMAC 15
- ADS48 – Safe Location of Divers During Subsea Lifts
- BDS12 – Bell Emergency Valves – Isolation Process