DiveSafe Intl. Courses

Introductory & Intensive Courses

Call our office & ask to speak to Kelly about the ROV course dates and availability.

4 week Practical and theoretical course. 

 

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The courses include:

• History and development of ROV's
• ROV launch & recovery techniques
• Management Buoyancy Electrically Powered Vehicles
• Mobilizing an ROV System
• Diver Intervention
• Sonar Interpretation
• Pre Dive Inspection
• Practical Flying skills
• Underwater Navigation
• Electrical Safety
• Emergency Recovery Procedures
• ROV Preventative Maintenance
• System Fault Finding
• Project Planning
• Inspection Techniques
• Video Commentary
• Report Writing

Divetech Ltd ROV Pilot Training Course

Course Objectives

To provide guidance & training on the basic level of competence to be met by personnel entering the ROV industry who have previously had no relevant offshore experience.
This guidance is applicable in any geographic area in addition to national regulations, which must always be adhered to.

Demonstration Of Competence

Competence may be demonstrated in various ways, one of which may be achieved by attendance at training courses run by:

In either case personnel having appropriate technical experience and/or qualifications, as well as an ability to train should conduct training.

As this note addresses the basic level of competence to be met by ROV personnel it does not set down minimum or optimum training times. However, it is unlikely that a new recruit wishing to enter the industry would meet the basic level of competence set down in this note in less than 36 hours training time (excluding meal breaks etc.)

 

Recommended Personnel Requirements To Participate In An ROV Training Course.

A nationally recognized technician qualification in a relevant technical subject and a minimum of 2 years experience in an appropriate discipline, which should have been obtained within the previous 3 years of employment prior to enrolling on a course.
     OR
A nationally recognized academic qualification in a relevant technical subject.
    OR
A minimum of 3 years relevant industrial experience, which should have been obtained within the previous 3 years of employment.

        Examples of such experience can include(but not limited to):

• Commercial Diving certification and experience
• Military experience with a trade certificate or specialty
• Trade qualifications such as mechanics, hydraulics, welding, electronics, construction etc
• Training/certification in firefighting, paramedics, law enforcement, or similiar activity
• Any certification and experience that demonstrates the candidates ability to successfully participate in a technical activity.

 

Level Of Competence To Be Attained

It is recommended that, as a minimum ROV personnel should:
Have an outline knowledge of:

• Typical offshore operations, installations and vessels.
• How ROV’s have developed, and typical ROV operations for drilling rig support, platform inspection, pipeline inspection, construction support.
• The need for and benefits to be gained from company Quality Assurance systems.
• Safe working practices on offshore installations and vessels, with special reference to ROV operations.

• The importance of incident and accident reporting.
• The main points of National Health & Safety Legislation and other relevant safety information.

• Safe workshop practice.
• The safe use of electricity in air and underwater.

• Certification requirements for lifting equipment.
• The effects of wind, tide and weather with reference to ROV operations.
• A variety of rigging techniques and equipment, knots and splices.
• The meaning of Safe Working Loads (SWL) and breaking load and how to apply them.
• the use and care of lifting equipment.

• The duties of the members of the ROV crew subject to the detailed arrangements of the individual employer.
• The need for effective communications including correct voice procedures, video commentary etc.

• The need to produce clear dive reports and inspection logs.
• Typical ROV worksites and locations of equipment.
• The operation of winch systems and umbilical handling.
• The factors, which could limit ROV operations.
• Typical surface supplied and bell diving operations and the safety precautions when working with divers.
• Hazards, which might affect the safety of the ROV or the system.
• The principles and operation of sonar, manipulators and ancillary equipment.
• typical procedures for logging equipment use, repair and maintenance, and keeping technical documents and drawings up to date.
• The need for appropriate welding techniques and the hazards of poor practice on ROV deployment systems.

• The need for and use of pre and post dive checks.
• What is meant by positive and negative buoyancy, and be able to carry out buoyancy calculations.

• Faultfinding and the use of test equipment.
• Operation of a typical offshore ROV or simulator.

The following syllabus is the Divetech Ltd ROV training course which will run for a duration of 4 weeks and be classed as