Watch out for those freezers folks! The latest IMCA safety flash has been published, covering the following incidents: 1. Dropped object: falling shim plate while lowering A-frame 2. W2W gangway bumper damaged during demonstration 3. Towing wire parted 4. BSEE: Falling corroded crane component results in near miss 5. 5 Cook temporarily trapped in freezer

Hi everyone, I am opposed to the use of wrist‑mounted dive computers in commercial diving. However, I do wonder whether it might be worthwhile for commercial divers to wear a small electronic sensor of this type. The device cannot be read underwater, but it records and stores all dive information, which can later be downloaded to a computer. Several inshore divers here in Belgium have been using it for many years, and personally I find this kind of logging device very useful. In the event of a dispute, it can provide a great deal of valuable information about any problematic dives.

Hello everyone, and thank you for all the valuable information and insight provided. It is very valuable for people like me aspiring for a career in this industry and who is trying to gather as much info as possible. I do have a couple of questions regarding the market for entry-level divers, and also the future of saturation diving. So if anyone has some insight on these, I'll appreciate it. 1_ Do norwegian companies hire english speaking entry-level divers? I know some swedish myself but not to a conversational level, I've read that for newly certified divers, it is common to work in fish farming, and most of the companies I've found, they state as a requirement to know the local language. 2_ With all the development of robotics, what are your thoughts about the need for saturation divers in the next 10-20 years? Thanks again for all the info provided and wish you all a good week

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