• Eligibility - minimum 3 years as a bell diver with a minimum
  400 logged bell lock-out hours

Closed Bell (Sat) Diving Supervisors

Having attend and passed the IMCA Trainee Bell Supervisor course qualified, you must additionally fulfill the following minimum requirements before being appointed in writing by a Diving Contractor as a Bell Diving Supervisor:

• Have acted as a Trainee Air Diving Supervisor on at least 10 offshore commercial air dives.
  
• Have logged at least 350 panel hours (under direct supervision) offshore on a minimum of 50 bell runs over a minimum period of 90 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 Air & Closed Bell Diving Supervisor examinations.
  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:

+ 14 Jan 2008 - 17 Jan 2008 + 18 Feb 2008 - 21 Feb 2008 + 24 Mar 2008 - 27 Mar 2008 + 28 Apr 2008 - 01 May 2008 + 02 Jun 2008 - 05 Jun 2008 + 07 Jul 2008 - 10 Jul 2008 + 11 Aug 2008 - 14 Aug 2008 + 15 Sep 2008 - 18 Sep 2008 + 20 Oct 2008 - 23 Oct 2008 + 24 Nov 2008 - 27 Nov 2008