MOD JS DIVING SAFETY CONFERENCE 2016

Agenda Superintendent of Diving (SofD) - brief Diving Standards Officer Adventure Training (DSO AT) – brief Questions? Coffee Break JSSADPAC Q&A

SofD Update Superintendent of Diving Cdr Mark Atkinson RN MOD Diving Contractor – largest in UK RN, Army, SF, Commercial and AT Diving > 3000 divers > diving operations pa I’m your Diving Regulator 15 personnel split into 4 teams DST(AT) - Team of 2 (1 gapped)

BRd 2806 Volume 5 BRd2806 Volume 5 Joint Services Sub Aqua Diving Regulations (BRd2806(5) JSSADR’s) Replaced JSP Season – first run out – worked well Changes and amends for 2016 season Evolution not Revolution All changes put forward by the community considered, all but 2 (from JSSADC) accepted

BRd 2806 Volume 5 Majority of changes to provide greater clarity and remove potential ambiguity. Chapter 1 & 3 – No Change Chapter 2 Authorised number of divers to be supervised Minor relaxations to assist JS training centres First Aid Qualification Minor amend to recognise higher qualifications than the CFAT

BRd 2806 Volume 5 Chapter 2 (continued) Requirement for High Risk and Remote Presentations Clarity. Required if you wish to dive outside of the regulations laid down in BRd 2806(5) My limits Diving beyond 60M Cave Diving Diving >30M without a chamber within 6 hours

BRd 2806 Volume 5 Chapter 2 (continued) Number of permissible dives – issued mid season Enriched PPO² (1.6bar) during decompression Access to a Chamber 6 hours Using the diving teams organic transport or Recognised emergency service assets Excludes aircraft

BRd 2806 Volume 5 Chapter 2 (continued) Overseas Compression Chamber Dispensation Manage risk as per military diving Builds on former ASI dispensation Outside UK TTW 21 m no stop diving - chamber at 24 hours > M still requires HR&R Why the additional safety requirements compared to Military Divers?

BRd 2806 Volume 5 Chapter 2 (continued) Gas testing No change Greater clarity Note requirement for annual lab test even in UK Working with Gas Regulator to try and reduce to 3 monthly + FACTAIR test.

BRd 2806 Volume 5 New Annex 2K – FACTAIR F2235 New edition tested on JSAT training in Malta No issues Signed off At the printers

MAC update Unable to access Egypt and Kenya – Security Issues Oman developed to replace Kenya Working on replacement for Egypt ComMACs in Cyprus reduced from 3 to 2 Capacity used to develop Belize ComMAC After a wobble Belize will remain available for 2016 season Kiel will close at the end of this season – new site required. Bids to your reps One UK site deselected – replaced by 2 new sites No change elsewhere

Branch Audits Loss of AT inspector impacted heavily on Branch audits Only 3 rather than planned 13 completed in FY 15/16 Mitigation – extension of periodicity from 3 to 4 years. Requires additional L2 audit to extend from 3 to 4 years Branches outside of 4 years not certified to dive Branches require Intermediate Verification (ODH L2) at 18 month point (+/- 4 months) New branches require Certification prior to commencing diving Branch responsibility to organise Certification With the appointment of a new Inspector priority will be to re-commence Branch audits as a priority however, expect it could take c.3 years to recover

DSO AT Brief

ComMAC Compressed Natural Breathing Air (CNBA) update EN250:2014 update Branch audits DSI AT Post

DSO AT ComMAC 10 ComMAC 1 Bahrain - Scubamaster 2 Malta – Dive Deep Blue & Diveshack 2 Cyprus – Dive In (ELC) & Kembali 1 Egypt – Blue O2 (Security clearance) 1 Belize CA – BDS 1 Oman – Euro Divers 2 UK – Vobster Quay & Stoney Cove

DSO AT ComMAC Autumn JSSADPAC meeting confirms community requirements for numbers & geographical location DST AT carry out DSA Level 3 audit (annual) ComMAC provides 3m CNBA, 12m CNBA (UKAS) Lab result Liability insurance proof for £5 million

DSO AT ComMAC No ESADS required Deliver training only, designed for entry level PADI or BSAC No Military involvement in course delivery Serious or Fatal incident DSA DST will send in Accident Investigation Team (SofD & DSO’s trained at Cranfield University) Centre can be removed if Non – Compliant!

DSO AT CNBA No ESADS required Deliver training only, designed for entry level PADI or BSAC No Military involvement in course delivery Serious or Fatal incident DSA DST will send in Accident Investigation Team (SofD & DSO’s trained at Cranfield University) Centre can be removed if Non – Compliant!

DSO AT EN 250:2014 EN250:2014 update

DSO AT Branch Audits RNRMSA = 4 ASADA = 6 RAFSAA = 7 Branches Total = 17 (33% per annum 13) Total Branches = 39

DSO AT DSI AT Post Closed at Stage 2 – CS Internal Missing Stage 3 Awaiting financial authority to proceed to Stage 4 – External Post attracts £28k salary ESADS BSAC AI PADI DM HSE Medical in-date

Questions