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IOGP: making the case for Oil and Gas
Gordon Ballard, Executive Director of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, alongside Jérôme Pécresse, President & CEO of GE Renewable Energy, hosted a discussion at a recent...
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ROV Pilot Technician Skills Development in Fort William
The Underwater Centre recently welcomed two of subsea company eMarine ROV Pilot Technician operational staff to our Fort William training centre for a 5-week training course following the recongnised...
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Tailored Training and Support Provided for JFD and Navy Testing
The Underwater Centre has successfully delivered two tailored training courses, as well as providing 19 days of operational support, to JFD and one of the world’s largest navies. JFD, part of James...
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Kawasaki Test New AUV Technology in Fort William: How Did We Support The Trial?
The Underwater Centre has successfully supported the delivery of a complex Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) testing project. This significant 15-day operational trial was planned for almost two...
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Commercial Diving and HSE: A Diving Operations Safety Partnership
We welcomed a visit from Health & Safety Executive representative Bill Elrick, to provide our staff and instructors with a safety overview and industry update from the regulator’s perspective. The...
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Increase in ROV Training Need Outside Oil & Gas Sector
The development of bespoke training, tailoring courses towards companies’ specific needs, has long been a key part of what we do at The Underwater Centre. However we have recently noticed a real...
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Language No Barrier to Learning at The Underwater Centre
Twelve experienced commercial divers from South Korea recently completed their HSE Experience and Competence Assessment (ECA) course at our Centre in Fort William – ‘nothing unusual about that’ you...
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Trends and New Technology in the ROV Industry
In light of recent updates to IMCA guidelines for the Safe and Efficient Operation of Remotely Operated Vehicles (IMCA R 004 Rev4) our ROV Team share their expertise on the topic and on the next...
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Career Enhancement with High Voltage & Electrical Safety Training
We recently welcomed Barry “Baz” Worgan back to The Underwater Centre, Fort William, to further enhance his ROV skills by attending our 2 day High Voltage and Electrical Safety course. Baz previously...
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ROV Training – a Student Case Study
Argentinian Lisandro Peralta completed his 7-week Premium ROV training course at The Underwater Centre in June 2017 and tells us how he intends to use this to break into a new ROV pilot career. “Always...
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Trends and New Technology in the ROV Industry
In light of recent updates to IMCA guidelines for the Safe and Efficient Operation of Remotely Operated Vehicles (IMCA R 004 Rev4) our ROV Team share their expertise on the topic and on the next...
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Career Enhancement with High Voltage & Electrical Safety Training
We recently welcomed Barry “Baz” Worgan back to The Underwater Centre, Fort William, to further enhance his ROV skills by attending our 2 day High Voltage and Electrical Safety course. Baz previously...
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ROV Training – a Student Case Study
Argentinian Lisandro Peralta completed his 7-week Premium ROV training course at The Underwater Centre in June 2017 and tells us how he intends to use this to break into a new ROV pilot career. “Always...
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Commercial Diving – a Student Case Study
Bulgarian Alexander Paunov completed his 9-week Standard Career Package training at The Underwater Centre last year and tells us how his training kick-started his new career as a commercial diver. “The...
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5 Signs You Are Meant to be a Commercial Diver
Original article by our stateside colleagues at the Commercial Diving Academy 1. You cannot stand being behind a desk all day. Commercial Diving is all about implementing the fundamentals of your...
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The Saturation Diver Interview: Fredoon Kapadia
SAT diving might be a lucrative profession, but it does come with a downside — long stretches away from home and dangerous work conditions. Fredoon Kapadia has been a commercial diver for the last nine...
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VIDEO: Demonstration of Underwater Mobile Mapping
DOF Subsea, Sonardyne, 2G Robotics, and Seatronics successfully demonstrated a new underwater surveying technique that could significantly shorten the time needed to map underwater structures and...
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The Underwater Centre Awarded for Increasing Diver Safety
The Underwater Centre, Fort William, has picked up a top award at the prestigious 2017 Subsea UK Awards ceremony in Aberdeen. The Centre triumphed in the Innovation for Safety Award for its role in...
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Loch Linnhe: Seabed mapping using AUVs
Upper Loch Linnhe, where The Underwater Centre is situated, is a shallow-silled loch in northern Scotland. One of the larger lochs on the country’s west coast, the loch is approximately 15 kilometres...
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Former Student Advice: Commercial Diving Skills
In last week’s blog post, commercial diver Mikey McManus shared his thoughts on how best to get started in a diving career. In this post he talks about the skills he gained from his military...
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