Wednesday 2 September 2020

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) launches the third module for its App-based continuing professional development (CPD) scheme for Diving Supervisors on 1 September.

The App incorporates the latest in training techniques to support Diving Supervisors in keeping up to date with current information and guidelines from IMCA.

The new module

Module three is now available and covers the following areas:

Trapped Diver umbilical in incidents

Management of Change

Hat Hygiene

Diving Physics

Decompression Illness (DCI)

Bell Batteries

Module four is scheduled for launch in December this year.

The number of users has grown from the initial 250 at launch (early April) to more than 850 Diving Supervisors.

Bryan McGlinchy, IMCA’s Diving Manager said:

“We have certainly seen a lot of interest in recent months however we recognise there is work to be done in increasing acceptance of the system around the world especially in areas where the uptake has so far been slow, such as in India, the Middle East and Asia.

“We are hoping to have 1,000 users by the end of the year and I strongly encourage any supervisors who haven’t yet registered to take the opportunity to do so now before the system becomes mandatory in 2021.“