Course objectives
This course gives IMCA bell divers and air diving supervisors the opportunity to further their career and become a trainee bell diving supervisor.

The bell diving scheme commenced in 1987 to provide a training and certification standard for bell diving supervisors with a career structure detailed in document IMCA DO13 “IMCA offshore diving supervisor and life support technician schemes”.

Entry requirement

• Have demonstrated competence as an offshore bell diver (mixed gas) and have completed 400 lockout hours prior to attending the course
• AND have completed and passed an IMCA air diving supervisor course
• AND hold an IMCA recognised surface supplied diving qualification as set out in the IMCA international code of practice for offshore diving

Those with comparable training and experience may be referred to the IMCA scheme administrator for a decision by the assessment panel.

Certification
On completion of the course, after having successfully passed our in-house exams, each student is issued with a completion certificate for trainee bell diving supervisor.

Candidates are then required to go offshore and accumulate the necessary panel hours to sit the IMCA module two exam.

Course duration
5 days.

The course is approved by IMCA and follows their guidelines. Experienced personnel will give instruction on the following:

• Diving physiology
• Dive systems
• System monitoring
• Hygiene
• Chamber procedures
• Gas handling
• Bell handling systems
• Diver and emergency evacuation
• Supervision and leadership
• Legislation
• Life support duties