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New Employment Opportunities In The GOM
By JCROAT Subject Matter Expert, in Front Page Articles, October 15, 2016
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Why No Result In Over 18 Years!
By Association, in Front Page Articles, October 11, 2016
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John Joly has been working with Fisk Marine Insurance International on a method for dive personnel to have their own Insurance. These include medical, life, disability, dental and vision insurances.
Follow the link to: "Individual Benefits. This classification refers to the application of these privileges on an individual level, across medical, life, disability, dental and vision insurances."

Diver Personnel Can Have Your Own Insurance!
By Association, in Front Page Articles, July 25, 2016
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Gary Young shared a plea on Facebook regarding the plight of Eric Pomponi, who has a MAJOR medical problem. There is a link to a fund raising site. PLEASE contribute on the GoFundMe site!
This and other divers' situations prompts me to again put forward the suggestion that ALL of us should be protecting our futures. Too often a person cannot have the financial assets to meet emergency needs. As a profession, we can amass a Fund which can at least help when one of our colleagues must deal with health issues.

HELPING OURSELVES
By joly, in Front Page Articles, July 23, 2016
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The 2016 Underwater Intervention has come and gone, but this was a year for a first. There was a panel discussions which took place involving Dive Personal: Project Managers, Dive Supervisors/Superintendents, Saturation Technician, Life Support Supervisor, Life Support Technician and Divers, with those that write and enforce regulation.
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Kyra Richter
Divers Association Board Member

Panel on USCG & BSEE Regulation & Enforcement
By Association, in Front Page Articles, March 20, 2016
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Brian Gilgeous, owner of a Diving Service in the UK, posted this on a FB page. His willingness to operate safely - which no doubt reduces his profit - is admirable. Here is his post (WITH his permission)

Comments by Brian Gilgeous
By joly, in Front Page Articles, March 8, 2016
2 comments 3,258 views


Canadian Underwater Conference & Exhibition
By JCROAT Subject Matter Expert, in Front Page Articles, February 29, 2016
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Why do all of these diving accidents keep happening?

 
There is one unfortunate constant in the diving industry: accidents. Scarcely a week goes by that we do not hear of a diver dying in an accident. This week it may be offshore, next week it may be in a harbor; it seems to happen in every country on this earth where divers are working. To someone new to the industry, it would appear that all of these accidents are different and unrelated. But to those of us who have been around for any length of time, the sickening reality is that they are all the same – we keep making the same mistakes over and over, and young divers are dying because we are making these mistakes.
 

Why do all of these diving accidents keep happening?
By Hal Lomax, in Front Page Articles, February 16, 2016
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Decade after decade we hear diving stories. We hear constant bitching about low wages, crappy conditions, heartless management and clients who only care about the bottom line. Some areas have managed to get divers covered under Union agreements. Then the complaints vary somewhat, but they go on.

A few improvements are made in equipment, some of the Operators realize that improving safety is less costly than paying court ordered settlements and there are always voices, usually in the background, calling for improved safety procedures. In most instances, it takes multiple incidents of a similar nature to get attention. IMCA has improved diving safety in many areas and the ADCI has also. There is a LOT yet to improve.

TALK IS CHEAP
By joly, in Front Page Articles, February 9, 2016
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Girija Shettar, senior editor | 28 January 2016

Germany to end pick-and-mix offshore diving regulation
By JCROAT Subject Matter Expert, in Front Page Articles, February 9, 2016
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