Diver Intervention - Agenda

 Brief history of Diving

 Air Diving
 Saturation Diving
 Safety Issues
 Diving Support Vessels
 Diver Tasks
 Questions and Discussion
Brief History of Diving

5000 years 1616 1823 1900 1942 1960’s Today

ago

• Breath-hold • Early diving • ‘Standard’ • Decompressi • ‘Aqualung’ • Commercial • Divers

diving bell - ‘Jacob diving helmet on tables - Cousteau Air Diving require high
the diver’ Haldane • Commercial levels of
(caisson Saturation health,
workers). Diving knowledge,
skill and
experience
Air Diving
Surface supply or SCUBA (Not used in commercial
oilfield applications)
Equipment:
 Kirby Morgan (or equivalent) Hat
 Bail Out Bottle
 Safety Harness
 Communications
 Hot Water Suit (Optional – cold climate use)
Depth limitations (50msw):
 Narcosis
 Oxygen toxicity
 Decompression
Commercial & safety considerations – Air, Nitrox or
Saturation
Air Diving Surface Support
Dive Control Container
 Control Panels
 Gas Analysers
 Diver Comms / Radios / Video
 Diver Umbilicals

Dive Decompression Chamber (DDC)

 Twin Lock DDC c/w decompression
equipment
 Chamber Control Panel, Comms / Radio
 Divers Equipment
 Safety Equipment
Air Diving Surface Support Cont.
Equipment / Machinery Container:
 LP and HP Compressors
 Filter Packs
 Power Packs, Tools and Spares

Diver LARS
 Diver Stages
 Man Riding Winches
 Emergency Air Supply
Air Diving Table Comparison
Air v’s Nitrox – 80 Foot Table

Nitrox Equivalent Depth Table

U.S. Navy Standard Air Decompression
DEPTH OXYGEN PERCENT
Bottom Time to Decompression Stops Total Repet FSW 32 34 36 38 40 42
Tim 1st stop 60 50 40 30 20 10 “D” Group *** EQUIVALENT AIR DEPTH ***
30 0 1:20 * 20 12 11 9 8 7 5
50 1:10 10 11:20 K 22 14 12 11 10 8 7
60 1:10 17 18:20 L 72 57 54 52 49 46 44
74 59 56 53 50 48 45
70 1:10 23 24:20 M
76 60 58 55 52 49 47
80 1:00 2 31 34:20 N
78 62 59 56 54 51 **
90 1:00 7 39 47:20 N 80 64 61 58 55 52 **
100 1:00 11 46 58:20 O 82 65 63 60 57 54 **
110 1:00 13 53 67:20 O 84 67 64 61 58 ** **
120 1:00 17 56 74:20 Z 86 69 66 63 60 ** **
130 1:00 19 63 83:20 Z 88 71 68 65 61 ** **
90 72 69 66 ** ** **
Air Diving Table Comparison
Saturation Diving
Surface supply of mixed gas (Heliox)
Equipment:
 Kirby Morgan (or equivalent) Hat
 Bail Out Bottle
 Safety Harness
 Communications
 Hot Water Suit
Depth limitations (250 to 300msw):
 Compression and Decompression
Commercial & safety considerations
Passive Heave
Hyperbaric
Compensation
lifeboat chamber
System

Emergency Bell winches x 3

Trunking

Emergency
Diving Bell escape Trunking

Moon Pool Bell umbilical

Living Chamber Decompression

(up to 6 divers) Chamber

Transfer under
Ewtay Lock pressure
(Showers/Toilet) chamber
Bell Mating Flange
Hyperbaric Rescue Chamber
Skandi Singapore – Saturation Diving System
Saturation Diving – Other Issues
Communication (Helium effects)
Temperature:
 Thermal Conductivity
Health
 In Saturation
 After Decompression
Effects of Prolonged Exposure
Excursion Limits
Safety Issues
 Evacuation of divers under pressure
 Recovering an unconscious diver into
the bell
 Diver trapped
 First aid/medical emergencies
 Loss of bell (umbilical parted)
 Vessel movements
 Narcosis
 Oxygen toxicity
 Decompression illness
Diving Support Vessels (DSVs)
DSV can be either:
 Dynamically Positioned (DP 2 minimum)
 4 Point Moored

If DP then fully redundant systems (e.g. Engine

rooms, thrusters, control systems)
Saturation system is either:
 In Built
 Portable

If moonpool launch then specialised handling &

aeration systems are required.
140T Main Crane

2 x Work Class ROV

900 m2 deck 18 Man Saturation

Air Dive System Diving System
Moon pool
launched 3 man bell

Skandi Singapore – Key Features

Diver Tasks
Construction support
 Platform & FPSO installations, pipelay, spool metrology & installation, wellhead &
manifold installation, subsea drilling operations (coring & rock bolting).
Inspection
 Visual/video & photographic inspection, marine growth surveys/cleaning, debris
inspection & removal, cathodic protection surveys & anode inspection, NDT, MPI &
ultrasonics.
Repair
 Hyperbaric welding (structures or pipelines), clamp installations (structural,
conductor guides) & wellhead equipment replacement.
Maintenance
 Anode replacement, freespan correction, platform scour, bolt tightness checking,
installation of scour prevention mats & dredging operations.
Diver Tasks

Anything, anywhere, anytime.

Questions and Discussion

Thank you!

Malampaya CALM Buoy Inspection – 2004