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What's up with Caldive - Singapore?

I understand that a job being run by Caldive, Singapore has had two supervisors, and an LSS walk off a job in China.

From what is being reported, their concern was the placement of the sat system. The HRC was/is placed too close to the crane that it would not be able to lift off the HRC in an emergency and no skid or slide launch was possible. If the HRC was to float off, it would be entangled with the crane.

Reports are also out that people have been committed to sat in this system on 25th May. I sincerely hope that the system was repositioned to allow a safe evacuation via the HRC should anything go drastically wrong.

Time to keep an eye on what is happening here!


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Hello All

I can only make comment from what I have read on facebook and if what was written is true then I agree the job should not proceed unless, some serious issues are addressed. At this time I have no information that the issues identified have been corrected. Additionaolly In saying that, I will make comment that I do not endorse the appointment of the Superintendent Trent Kenny. I have only ever known him to be a person who thinks that the way to the top is by kissing the bosses arse..and man he is the biggest arse kisser I have ever met. Given the fact that I am in the position as a Saturation Supervisor and have openly stated this, and he is now a Superintendent, I may never work for Cal Dive again. Well so be it, at least I will sleep well at night. I will also say that when I get into the Superintendents chair it will be because I deserve to be their, through my own merit, knowledge, management skills and professionalism, not because I kiss arse and are prepared to risk the lives and welfare of those under my direct control, simply to satisfy 'supposed' company requirements. Grow some balls Trent, stipulate what is required to be corrected and make it safe... shut it down until that happens. Finally, directly it is not Cal Dive at fault here, it is the people employed in the positions that can make a difference on the job. By doing nothing people, by looking after the company, you are then indirectly endorseing dangerous practices. I implore you to do the right thing, as you know you should, now and always for the ongoing benefit of our industry !

Cheers

Wayne

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I have also read Fred's statements on facebook regarding his leaving the job in question and fully support his actions for the reasons he states, I do wish more people had the balls to do the same.

I would hope that this association is able to make contact with Cal-Dive and voice their members comments.

We have to be very careful that we don't start a witch hunt by naming and shaming people we don't think should be in a particular job though.

Arse kissing isn't an offence, putting divers lives at risk is! If he employs and/or allows dangerous practices then this individual should not be in the position he is in.

Write to Cal-Dive and the operator, it isn't difficult to find email addresses, asking the receptionist or info address usually will find them. If several people have this same concern I would be very surprised if Cal-Dive or anyone else do nothing about it. It is not difficult to hold companies to their safety statements and ask them to explain their actions and appointments. Maybe now we have this association, representation can be made by them to the companies that people have concerns or complaints about. The biggest thing lacking in the diving industry is the ability of diving personnel to stick together and stop bad practice. Maybe this will be the turning point.

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Caldive are supplying the divers and tech's, the system was sold to the Chinese and they are using a Chinese DP2 vessel.

My worry is the vessel, yes it is DP2 and has preformed a lot of work in China, it was regularly used as a ROV vessel, but when diving is preformed there are extra back up DP requirements.....I maybe wrong but I don't think this vessel is up to spec for saturation diving....I was told there was some concern from the DPO's over this before the job started...... it would be nice to be 100% sure.

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I was just in a cert class with some CalDive guys, I cant believe they would let this happen or any Rep would let this happen... If it is true then the guys who walked off did the right thing.

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well i can only agree with wayne. all the info ive got is they have not solved the issue but went for it and commited guys into sat taking a chance. i find it absurd but then again not suprised when i first heard the story. This project is suppose to be a big long term contract using a Chinese Vessel as MJH says not reliable DP system. I was now contacted 3 times in the last 4 weeks to reconsider taking a slot on this particular job but I gladly rejected them as I value my life more then a bunch of cowboys literally speaking. Ive tried to spread the word but just found out that a few colleauges/friends of mine took the offer even tho after warning them. It is sad what people do for money really. just hope tht nothin will happen

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I am a currently working ( when I am called out) Saturation Supervisor. What I see in this photo appears to make the HRC unusable as a separable rescue device .. at least if it must be launched or moved by the crane that the HRC is currently sitting next to. Is there another crane on board that could handle the HRC in the event of an emergency? Has the HRC launch been demonstrated in the current system configuration? These are questions that are normally addressed during any portable bell system installation and pre-dive certification. I would also like to see a copy of the JSA for this HRC launch procedure in heavy seas. It should also be remembered that there are a lot of reasons besides a "Sinking Vessel Sceanario" that could require a Sat Diving Team to abandon a saturation complex ... Fire inside the complex .. Fire outside the complex that hazards the life support systems .. Extreme biological contamination .. etc. In other words ... a totally functional HRC is NOT an optional component of a Saturation Diving System .. it is an absolute requirement.

I am not aware of how this system got installed in the configuration that currently exists. However I can say that Cal Dive as a company is normally extremely safety aware. Their top down driven "culture of safety" mandates this. I have a difficult time believing that a Cal Dive Superintendent or Supervisor was responsible for this installation. Now that they are aware of the situation, I am positive that steps will be taken to immediately alleviate this condition and keep the divers safe.

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