• Eligibility - 2 years as offshore air diver with minimum 100 logged commercial dive

Air Diving Supervisors

Having attended and passed the IMCA Trainee Air Supervisor course - qualified as a Trainee Air Diving Supervisor you must additionally fulfil the following minimum requirements before being appointed in writing by a Diving Contractor as an Air Diving Supervisor:

• Have logged at least 200 panel hours offshore on a minimum of 100 surface dives over a minimum period of 60 days working as a Trainee Air Diving Supervisor
  
  
• Have demonstrated competence as an offshore air diver in accordance with IMCA C 003 Rev.1 Competence Assurance and Assessment and have completed a total of 200 offshore commercial air dives.
  
  
• Have been recommended by a company following satisfactory offshore reports confirming competence in accordance with the IMCA Competence Assurance Assessment Scheme.
  
  
• Have passed the IMCA Air Diving Supervisor examination.
  NOTE: Application to sit the IMCA examination must be made within 3 years of successful completion of the training course and at least half the required panel hours logged within the 2 years prior to the application.

Upgrading from a qualified Air Diving Supervisor to Bell Diving Supervisor

A qualified Air Diving Supervisor who has demonstrated competence in accordance with IMCA C 003 Rev.1 and supervised a minimum of 100 offshore air dives and who wishes to progress to Bell Diving Supervisor does not have to re-sit the Air Diving Supervisor examination module, but must fulfill the following minimum requirements before being appointed in writing by a Diving Contractor as a Bell Diving Supervisor:

• All aspects of Trainee Bell Supervisor- attended and passed the IMCA Trainee Bell Supervisor course.
  
• Have logged at least 150 panel hours (under direct supervision) working offshore on a minimum of 20 bell runs over a minimum period of 45 days working as a Trainee Bell Diving Supervisor.
  
• Have logged at least 360 panel hours at any time working either as an LST or as an Assistant LST.
  
• Have been recommended by a company following satisfactory offshore reports confirming competence in accordance with the IMCA Competence Assurance and Assessment Scheme.
  
• Have passed the IMCA Bell Diving Supervisor examination.
  NOTE: Application to sit the IMCA examination must be made within 3 years of successful completion of the training course and at least half the required panel hours logged within the 2 years prior to the application.

Course Dates:

+ 07 Jan 2008 - 11 Jan 2008 + 11 Feb 2008 - 15 Feb 2008 + 17 Mar 2008 - 21 Mar 2008 + 21 Apr 2008 - 25 Apr 2008 + 26 May 2008 - 30 May 2008 + 30 Jun 2008 - 04 Jul 2008 + 04 Aug 2008 - 08 Aug 2008 + 08 Sep 2008 - 12 Sep 2008 + 13 Oct 2008 - 17 Oct 2008 + 17 Nov 2008 - 21 Nov 2008