Safety Flash
Commissioning and verification of newly installed modified diving system equipment
Commissioning and verification of newly installed modified diving system equipment
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/00
- Competence and TrainingDivingManagement of Change
- Mechanical failure
- Diving operations
- Diving bellWinch
- Competence and trainingFunctional testingManagement of changeOperating and work procedures
Summary
A serious near-miss involved unintended diving bell recovery before its door was secured. Modified winch systems had malfunctioning primary and emergency components, with no documented acceptance-test protocol. Recommendations address change assessment, defined responsibilities, subsystem schematics, operating procedures and competent, supervised acceptance testing with retained records.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Diving bell; closed bell; wet bell.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Summary
Recommendations for commissioning, testing and verifying newly installed or modified diving system equipment.
IMCA SF 01/00. Themes: competence and training, diving, management of change.