Company manuals are part of the company’s management system
and are mandatory.
Writing and updating company manuals requires a lot of time and
huge financial resources:
- It is necessary to engage people who are used to performing
such exercises to be sure that the documents published are
fully compliant to standards.
- Creating manuals has a cost that cannot be fully controlled
because, in addition to knowledge, their conception is based
on reference documents that are not easy to find, organize,
and explain. For these reasons, extra time is often necessary to
write these documents that must be easy to read and
compliant with the rules. This extra time is very difficult to
evaluate.
- A system of updating must be in place because the competent
bodies review their guidelines regularly.
As a result, there is the risk that due to limited time and resources,
the documents produced are not compliant and are rejected by the
clients.
Some multinational groups can invest in the conception of technical
documents without affecting their resources because such expenses
represent a very small amount of their functioning budget.
This is not the case of smaller structures where the creation of such
documents can represent a significant cost compared to their
income.
Also, note that the competent people who are employed on such
projects cannot be employed to manage more productive projects
during this time.
CCO Ltd has published a series of diving manuals that are compliant
to all diving regulations. These documents are available free of
charge on the website “Diving and ROV Specialists” and by clicking
the pictures of the descriptions provided below:
CCO Ltd
52/2 moo 2 tambon Tarpo 65000 Phitsanulock - THAILAND
Email: info@ccoltd.co.th Phone: +66 857 277 123
However, even though the free documents above can be used as
references, they remain “generic manuals” that are protected by
copyrights and are based on Diving & ROV systems that are perhaps
not those in use in the companies of the people reading them.
For this reason, CCO Ltd suggests writing specific manuals that are
adapted to the real needs of companies.
That can be done at reasonable prices.
- Saturation diving handbook
This Manual, which comprises four documents and an appendix, is a compilation of
elements from three publications, which have been considered suitable for their purpose
by recognized diving specialists in addition to diving contractors and their clients.
- The saturation diving manual CCO Ltd, which was 1st published in 2014.
- The diving study #5 CCO Ltd “Implement Normam-15/PDC saturation diving
procedures.
- The document Diving & ROV specialists “Description of a saturation system”.
It has been written to provide elements that can be introduced in company manuals and
give information regarding the organization of saturation diving to people who are not
lucky enough to work on such systems or people who have been involved in such
operations during a period of their life but need to refresh their memory. For this reason, it
is designed to be accessible to people with limited diving knowledge.
This manual has been updated to the latest standards in August 2021.
To download the documents, click on the photos of their covers.
Book #1 - Definition and elements for preparation.
This book describes the scope of saturation procedures, the
reason for NORMAM 15 PLC saturation procedures, and
some elements to consider when organizing a saturation
diving project, such as:
- Team size and responsibilities
- Maintenance of the diving system
- Weather and currents
- Means of communications
- The surface supports that can be used
- Diving procedures with Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)
- Documentation and certifications
Book #2 - Gas supplies and chamber management
This document describes safe practices and emergency
procedures to manage the chambers and their supplies for
safe and successful operations. It is composed of the
following chapters:
- Categories of saturation systems and elements controlled by
the Life Support Technicians
- Gas management
- Chamber management
- Chamber emergency procedures
Book #3 - Bell procedures
This book describes the main rules for the organization of safe
bell diving operations. It is composed of the following
chapters:
- Description of the bell and of the elements to control it
- Diving operations
- Emergency procedures
Book #4 - Diving accidents
This document indicates and explains the accidents linked to
saturation diving procedures and how to solve and avoid
these accidents. It is composed of the following parts:
- Summary of the diving accidents
- Elements of anatomy and physiology
- Accidents linked to saturation diving
- Therapeutic tables COMEX
- Medical checklists and records
Appendix
This book provides heliox surface orientated tables that can
be used to recover the divers faster than with the saturation
procedure if the first compression must be interrupted for
technical or another reason.
The reason for providing them in the appendix is that they
take too much space to be included in Book #2.
- Surface supplied diving using DCIEM tables
This handbook is, for the moment, composed of 3 books:
1.
Description and prevention of diving accidents.
2.
Elements for preparation.
3.
Air & nitrox diving using in-water and surface decompression.
The reasons for selecting DCIEM tables for this edition are explained in book #2, and other
books are planned to complement the techniques discussed.
Book #1 - Description and prevention of diving accidents
This document describes the accidents linked to surface-supplied
diving and the procedures to solve and avoid them.
Book #2 - Definition and elements for preparation
The document describes the scope of surface supplied diving
procedures, the DCIEM decompression tables, and some
elements to consider when organizing a surface supplied diving
project such as the necessary personnel, organization of the
maintenance of the diving system, weather conditions, surface
supports, systems of communications, work procedures with
ROV, documents that must be available, etc.
Book #3 - Air and nitrox procedures using in-water & surface
decompression
This document describes procedures for safe air and nitrox dives
using in-water air decompression, in-water nitrox
decompression, in-water oxygen decompression at 6 m, and
surface oxygen decompression.
- Surface supplied diving using MT92/2019 tables
This handbook is, for the moment, composed of 3 books:
1.
Description and prevention of diving accidents.
2.
Elements for preparation.
3.
Air & nitrox diving using in-water and surface decompression.
The advantages MT92/2019 tables provide compared to other decompression models are
explained in book #2.
Note that other books are planned to complement the techniques discussed.
Book #1 - Description and prevention of diving accidents
This document describes the accidents linked to surface-supplied
diving and the procedures to solve and avoid them.
Book #2 - Definition and elements for preparation
The document describes the scope of surface supplied diving
procedures, the MT92/2019 decompression tables, and some
elements to consider when organizing a surface supplied diving
project such as the necessary personnel, organization of the
maintenance of the diving system, weather conditions, surface
supports, systems of communications, work procedures with
ROV, documents that must be available, etc.
Book #3 - Air and nitrox procedures using in-water & surface
decompression
This document describes procedures for safe air and nitrox dives
using in-water air decompression, in-water nitrox
decompression, in-water oxygen decompression at 6 m, and
surface oxygen decompression.
- Document Diving & ROV Specialists “Basic rigging and lifting
procedures handbook”
This document aims to promote the essential principles
for organizing the lifting of various loads to diving &
ROV teams for the operations they may undertake
during the construction projects they are involved in. It is
based on national and international standards and
guidelines such as ISO, EN, ASME, ASTM, OSHA, and
HSE standards. Other norms are also used occasionally.
It is based on two parts:
1 - The description of the lifting systems.
2 - The management procedures, elements to consider,
and particular procedures such as personnel transfer.
As suggested by its title, this document does not include
details for the calculation processes of exceptional loads,
which require complex engineering calculations by
competent and experienced engineers and are not the
responsibility of the diving and ROV teams.
The Purpose of this project is to provide accurate references to
people who are committed to diving operations such as, but not
limited to:
- Company managers
- Project managers
- Offshore construction managers
- Diving & ROV superintendents
- Diving & ROV supervisors
- Divers & ROV pilots
- Client representatives
- Every person interested in diving and ROV procedures
These documents have been written with the consideration that
technical documents must be pleasant to read:
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The texts are written to be accessible to all public.
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New terms are explained in the text, and not in a glossary at the
beginning of the document.
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Acronyms are reduced to a minimum and are explained in the
text.
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The guidelines from competent bodies are explained but never
modified. Also, much official guidelines are inserted in the
manuals, to avoid the need to look for them in another
document.
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Drawings, charts, and photos are provided to reinforce the
texts.
These manuals can be used for:
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Reinforcing the documents of an existing diving department
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Creating a diving department or a diving company
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Informing people who are new to diving operations
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