MOD JS DIVING SAFETY
CONFERENCE 2016
Agenda
• Superintendent of Diving (SofD) brief
• Diving Standards Officer Adventure
Training (DSO AT) – brief
• Questions?
• Coffee Break
• JSSADPAC Q&A
SofD Update
• Superintendent of Diving
• Cdr Mark Atkinson RN
• MOD Diving Contractor – largest in UK
• RN, Army, SF, Commercial and AT Diving
> 3000 divers > 17 000 diving operations pa
• I’m your Diving Regulator
• 15 personnel split into 4 teams
DST(AT) - Team of 2 (1 gapped)
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• BRd2806 Volume 5 Joint Services Sub Aqua
Diving Regulations (BRd2806(5) JSSADR’s)
• Replaced JSP 917
• 2015 Season – first run out – worked well
• Changes and amends for 2016 season
• Evolution not Revolution
• All changes put forward by the community
considered, all but 2 (from JSSADC) accepted
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• Majority of changes to provide greater clarity
and remove potential ambiguity.
• Chapter 1 & 3 – No Change
• Chapter 2
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Authorised number of divers to be supervised
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Minor relaxations to assist JS training centres
First Aid Qualification
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Minor amend to recognise higher qualifications than the
CFAT
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• Chapter 2 (continued)
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Requirement for High Risk and Remote
Presentations
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Clarity. Required if you wish to dive outside of the
regulations laid down in BRd 2806(5)
My limits
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Diving beyond 60M
Cave Diving
Diving >30M without a chamber within 6 hours
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• Chapter 2 (continued)
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Number of permissible dives – issued mid season
Enriched PPO² (1.6bar) during decompression
Access to a Chamber
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6 hours
Using the diving teams organic transport or
Recognised emergency service assets
Excludes aircraft
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• Chapter 2 (continued)
• Overseas Compression Chamber Dispensation
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Manage risk as per military diving
Builds on former ASI dispensation
Outside UK TTW
21 m no stop diving - chamber at 24 hours
>21 - 30M still requires HR&R
• Why the additional safety requirements compared
to Military Divers?
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• Chapter 2 (continued)
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Gas testing
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No change
Greater clarity
• Note requirement for annual lab test even in
UK
• Working with Gas Regulator to try and
reduce to 3 monthly + FACTAIR test.
BRd 2806 Volume 5
• New Annex 2K – FACTAIR F2235
• New edition tested on JSAT training in Malta
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No issues
• Signed off
• At the printers
MAC update
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Unable to access Egypt and
Kenya – Security Issues
Oman developed to replace Kenya
Working on replacement for Egypt
ComMACs in Cyprus reduced from 3 to 2
Capacity used to develop Belize ComMAC
After a wobble Belize will remain available for
2016 season
Kiel will close at the end of this season
– new site required. Bids to your reps
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One UK site deselected – replaced by 2 new sites
No change elsewhere
Branch Audits
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Loss of AT inspector impacted heavily on Branch audits
Only 3 rather than planned 13 completed in FY 15/16
Mitigation – extension of periodicity from 3 to 4 years.
Requires additional L2 audit to extend from 3 to 4 years
Branches outside of 4 years not certified to dive
Branches require Intermediate Verification (ODH L2) at 18
month point (+/- 4 months)
New branches require Certification prior to commencing
diving
Branch responsibility to organise Certification
With the appointment of a new Inspector priority will be to
re-commence Branch audits as a priority however, expect it
could take c.3 years to recover
DSO AT
Brief
DSO AT
Brief
• ComMAC
• Compressed Natural Breathing Air
(CNBA) update
• EN250:2014 update
• Branch audits
• DSI AT Post
DSO AT
ComMAC
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10 ComMAC
1 Bahrain - Scubamaster
2 Malta – Dive Deep Blue & Diveshack
2 Cyprus – Dive In (ELC) & Kembali
1 Egypt – Blue O2 (Security clearance)
1 Belize CA – BDS
1 Oman – Euro Divers
2 UK – Vobster Quay & Stoney Cove
DSO AT
ComMAC
• Autumn JSSADPAC meeting confirms
community requirements for numbers &
geographical location
• DST AT carry out DSA Level 3 audit
(annual)
• ComMAC provides 3m CNBA, 12m
CNBA (UKAS) Lab result
• Liability insurance proof for £5 million
DSO AT
ComMAC
• No ESADS required
• Deliver training only, designed for entry
level PADI or BSAC
• No Military involvement in course delivery
• Serious or Fatal incident DSA DST will send
in Accident Investigation Team (SofD &
DSO’s trained at Cranfield University)
• Centre can be removed if Non – Compliant!
DSO AT
CNBA
• No ESADS required
• Deliver training only, designed for entry
level PADI or BSAC
• No Military involvement in course delivery
• Serious or Fatal incident DSA DST will send
in Accident Investigation Team (SofD &
DSO’s trained at Cranfield University)
• Centre can be removed if Non – Compliant!
DSO AT
EN 250:2014
• EN250:2014 update
DSO AT
Branch Audits
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RNRMSA = 4
ASADA = 6
RAFSAA = 7
Branches Total = 17
(33% per annum 13)
Total Branches = 39
DSO AT
DSI AT Post
• Closed at Stage 2 – CS Internal
• Missing Stage 3
• Awaiting financial authority to proceed to
Stage 4 – External
• Post attracts £28k salary
• ESADS
• BSAC AI
• PADI DM
• HSE Medical in-date
Questions