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:
Company manuals
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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: the team size and responsibilities, the maintenance of the diving system and other equipment, the various surface supports, the use of underwater vehicles, the means of communication to be in place, and the mandatory on-site documentation.
Book #2 - Gas supplies and chamber management This document outlines recommended practices and emergency procedures for managing chambers and their supplies, ensuring safe and successful operations. It highlights topics such as the various designs of saturation systems, the elements controlled by the Life Support Technicians, gas management, chamber management, and their emergency procedures.
Book #3 - Bell procedures This book outlines recommended practices for organizing safe bell diving operations. It provides a description of the bell and the elements that control and monitor divers at work, along with relevant emergency procedures.
Book #4 - Diving accidents This document classifies and explains the accidents associated with saturation diving procedures, as well as how to prevent and mitigate these accidents. Elements of physiology are provided to help the comprehension of the phenomena described, as well as references to relevant scientific papers. Additionally, two sets of medical tables (US Navy and Comex) are provided, along with medical checklists and records.
Appendix This book provides heliox surface-oriented tables that can be used to recover divers faster than with the saturation procedure if the first compression must be interrupted for technical or other reasons. The reason for providing them in the appendix is that they take up too much space to be included in Book #2.
Basic rigging and lifting procedures handbook
These documents have been written with the consideration that technical documents must be pleasant to read. Therefore, efforts have been made to write texts that are accessible to people not familiar with commercial underwater operations: - New terms are explained in the text, rather than in a glossary at the beginning of the document. - Acronyms are used sparingly and are explained in the context in which they appear. - The guidelines from competent bodies are explained but never modified. Additionally, many official guidelines are included in the manuals to avoid the need to search for them in another document. - Drawings, charts, and photos are provided to reinforce each topic discussed.
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Surface-supplied handbook series This handbook series comprises eight separate documents, each detailing a specific aspect of surface-supplied diving operations organization. It has been written with the same aim as the saturation diving manual and can therefore be used in full or in part, provided that those using elements from these documents in their own work cite them as sources. Note that two sets of decompression tables, renowned for their reliability, are included along with the relevant documents demonstrating that two these decompression procedures are suitable for underwater work.
Book #1 - Overview of surface-supplied diving operations and scope of this series This document explains the diving methods discussed in this handbook series and their limitations. Additionally, it provides an overview of the various topics covered in each book of the series.
Book #2 - Description and prevention of accidents associated to diving operations This document provides information on the medical aspects of diving operations, including elements of anatomy and physiology, the description and management of the various diving accidents, and the use of the US Navy and COMEX medical tables. References to scientific papers are provided to explain the phenomena discussed more clearly.
Book #3 - Legal aspects of project preparation This document provides information on the organizations that publish rules and guidelines that influence diving operations, the parts of the sea under the authority of States (IMO rules), the organization of surface support diving teams, the responsibilities of the personnel and their management, and the mandatory on-site documentation and certifications.
Book #4 - Description and maintenance of surface supplied diving systems This book provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the various components of surface-supplied diving systems, including their maintenance and certification process. Numerous schemes are provided to aid comprehension of the various systems, as well as references to standardization bodies and classification societies.
Book #5 - Managing weather, communications, surface supports & underwater vehicles This book provides information on the organization of communications, the selection and implementation of surface supports and underwater vehicles, as well as managing the weather window to efficiently and safely implement surface- supplied diving operations.
Book #6 - Prepare and manage the dives This book provides information on gas management, the elements to organize for the prelaunch phases of diving operations, and relevant procedures for managing the dives, including emergency procedures. Note that it does not include elements for controlling the decompression of divers, which are discussed in Books #7 and #8.
Book #7 - Implement the MT 92 tables This document explains the structure of the MT-92 diving tables, as well as the method for implementing the air standard and nitrox procedures provided by these tables. Numerous schemes and charts are provided to clarify the different phases and the enhancements proposed, as well as scientific papers that justify the use of this table set and the various procedures it offers.
Book #8 - Implement the DCIEM tables This document discusses the same topics, using the same methods as above for the DCIEM tables
This handbook aims to promote the essential principles for organizing the lifting of various loads for diving and ROV teams involved in multiple projects. It is based on national and international standards, and provides descriptions of various lifting systems, as well as the management procedures associated with these systems. Numerous schemes are provided that are compliant with those offered by the standardization bodies, as well as charts and methods for calculating the behaviour of most loads usually transferred. As suggested by its title, this document does not include procedures for complex and exceptional load transfers.