Company manuals are part of the company's management system
and are mandatory. However, writing and updating such documents
requires significant time, financial resources, and expertise:
- It is essential to involve individuals who are accustomed to
conducting such work to ensure that the published documents
are fully compliant with national and international standards and
based on relevant scientific and technical publications.
- The cost of creating manuals is not fully controllable because
their design is based on knowledge and reference documents
that are sometimes not easy to find, organize, and explain. For
these reasons, extra time is often required to write these
documents, which must be easy to read and comply with both
national and international regulations. This research and
compilation time is usually very difficult to evaluate.
- A system of updating must be in place, as the competent bodies
regularly review their policies.
Multinational corporations can implement the creation of dedicated
safety and technical documentation without a significant impact on
their resources, as their turnover is high enough to make this expense
a relatively small part of their operating budget.
In contrast, small organizations may find that creating such
documents incurs a significant cost relative to their income.
Additionally, employees assigned to this work are typically not
specialized in it and cannot be utilized for projects where they have
more skills. Consequently, there is a risk that, due to a lack of expertise,
time, and resources, the documents produced may not address all the
risks to which these companies’ personnel are exposed and may not
fully comply with the regulations of the countries in which the
company operates. This can lead to loopholes being exploited by
unscrupulous individuals in the event of an accident, or the
documents being rejected by the competent bodies responsible for
evaluating them and subsequently by the customers themselves.
To help small companies solve this problem at a reduced cost, CCO
Ltd. has compiled a series of diving manuals based on recognized
appropriate national and international standards and guidelines, as
well as relevant scientific and technical documents. As a result, these
manuals comply with most national and international regulations and
can be utilized in part or in whole to:
- Create company manuals from scratch.
- Reinforce existing documents.
In addition to the reasons outlined above, the purpose of providing
these documents is to offer accurate references to people engaged in
diving operations, who may include, but are 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
Of course, the responsibility for their use by companies lies entirely
with those who choose to adopt them. These documents are
available free of charge from the Diving and ROV Specialists website
and by clicking on the images of the descriptions below:
CCO Ltd
52/2 moo 2 tambon Tarpo 65000 Phitsanulock - THAILAND
Email: info@ccoltd.co.th Phone: +66 857 277 123
However, while the free documents mentioned above can serve as
references, they remain generic copyrighted manuals based on diving
and ROV systems that are similar but not identical to those utilized by
the companies that adopt them. For this reason, we recommend
developing specific manuals tailored to the actual needs of
companies. Although this may result in higher costs, we have the
expertise to deliver this at competitive prices. Tailored manuals offer
the following advantages:
- They are written in accordance with the diving systems utilized by
the company, allowing personnel to use them effectively and
preventing the mistakes that often arise when individuals face
equipment that is poorly documented and unfamiliar to them.
- The working practices outlined in the manuals are specific to the
company and are evaluated by the manual authors for
compliance with relevant standards, appropriate industry
guidelines, and referenced scientific and engineering
publications.
- We can assist in obtaining approval for these manuals from
national bodies if necessary.
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 #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.
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.
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 the 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, many 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.
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