Safety Flash
Near-miss incident involving a diver’s umbilical
Near-miss incident involving a diver’s umbilical
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 15/08
- DivingIsolationMarine OperationsPermit to Work
- Diving operations
- Diver umbilical
- Energy and process isolationPermit to work
- Marine industry
- Subsea
Summary
A diver undertaking salvage work in UK territorial waters struggled with pulling on his umbilical despite additional slack. The supervisor believed tidal flow was responsible and proposed postponing the dive; communications were then lost. The flash describes permit and isolation checks and points readers to vessel-selection guidance.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Diver umbilical; diving umbilical.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A diver became entangled and lost communications after tidal forces pulled on the umbilical during a salvage operation.
IMCA SF 15/08. Themes: diving, isolation, marine operations, permit to work.