DIVE SUPERVISOR

Minimum Requirements

• Must have reliable transportation to and from work.
• Must pass a pre-Employment Drug and Alcohol Screen and background check.
• Valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Valid Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) Supervisor Certification
• Valid CPR and First Aid Certifications.
• Must maintain an approved Diving Physical and be evaluated as Fit for Diving.
• Subject to random, post-accident/injury, for cause, discretionary drug and alcohol testing.
• Able to maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality and sensitive information.
• Able to build and lead effective teams, develop and maintain positive working relationships, and articulate objectives.
• Strong ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary group and be a team leader.

General Overview

The Diving Supervisor is in charge of the planning and execution of the diving operation, including the responsibility for the safety and health of the dive team. Additionally, the Diving Supervisor will maintain a current ADCI Supervisor Certification Card at all times and be knowledgeable and familiar with all techniques, procedures, emergency procedures and operational parameters for the diving mode under his or her direct supervision.

The diving supervisor will maintain currency in CPR/AED, First Aid, O2 Administration, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER). Additionally, the Diving Supervisor must be medically evaluated and deemed qualified “fit to dive” by a physician on an annual basis.

General Expectations

The Diving Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all diving personnel by adhering to all requirements of the Association of Diving Contractors International, United States Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Additionally, diving operations will be conducted in accordance with the T&T Marine Salvage Dive Safe Practices and Operations Manual.

The Diving Supervisor should perform job duties with good judgment and safe practices while exhibiting initiative, adaptability, versatility, and the ability to work independently. The top priority of the Diving Supervisor will be to ensure the safety and quality of work of all commercial divers. The Diving Supervisor should exhibit a work ethic that engenders positive energy, creativity, and teamwork among fellow employees.

Functions

The Diving Supervisor will report directly to the Diving Operations Manager. In accordance with Section 3.3 of the ADCI Consensus Standards, in carrying out these responsibilities the Diving Supervisor’s duties shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

• Be fully cognizant of all relevant governmental regulatory agency regulations that apply to the diving operation and the diving mode employed, and the T&T Marine Salvage Safe Practices and Operations Manual. Ensure that all rules and regulations are followed.

• Have adequate knowledge, training and familiarization with all life-support and ancillary equipment designated to the diving operations.

• While on duty, be in immediate control and available to implement emergency procedures. The designated Diving Supervisor is not permitted to dive unless another qualified Diving Supervisor is present who has also been appointed and designated to assume responsibility, or in an extremis emergency situation that requires lifesaving procedures.

• Ensure, prior to commencing a diving operation, in addition to parties directly involved in the diving operation, that masters of craft, pilots of submersibles, harbor masters, managers of offshore installations, pipelines, civil engineering sites, inland waterways, and all persons responsible for anything that affects the diving operation are advised that diving or underwater operations are to be undertaken.

• Ensure diving operations are carried out from a suitable and safe location on the surface.

• Develop or modify, produce and implement pre- and post-dive checklists for the operation.

• Develop and implement emergency/contingency procedures.

• Be aware of the procedures to follow to obtain medical support in the event of an accident, either diving or non-diving related. Ensure a two-way communication system is available at the dive location to obtain emergency assistance.

• Facilitate a Job Hazard Analysis for each task undertaken.

• Establish a dive plan ensuring that sufficient breathing mixtures, supplies and proper equipment are available for safe and timely completion of the job task.

• Assign the duties of all members of the dive team and personally direct them throughout the diving operation.

• Personally inquire if all personnel on the dive team are qualified and physically able to perform tasks assigned. Make an assessment of the physical condition of the divers prior to each dive to determine if any physical impairment is present that would be detrimental to the diver’s health and safety in the water or under hyperbaric conditions.

• Ensure that the diving equipment designated for use is:

- Suitable for the planned diving operation.

- Compliant with regulatory requirements for the diving mode used.

- Inspected prior to each dive and is in good working order.

• Ensure that all relevant operating instructions, manuals, decompression tables, treatment schedules and regulatory publications are available at the dive location and are maintained to reflect current changes and/or developments.

• Ensure the detailed briefing of the diving team and support personnel, including:

- Tasks to be undertaken.

- Unusual hazards or environmental conditions.

• Maintain a depth, bottom time and breathing mix profile at the dive location for each diver during the dive.

• Ensure that each diver is continuously tended while in the water. T&T Marine Salvage, Inc. interprets continuously tended as the designated tender will maintain physical contact with the diver’s umbilical.

• Ensure the dive is terminated when:

- The diver requests termination.

- The diver fails to respond to communication or communication is lost between the diver and dive team members at the dive location.

- Communication is lost between the vessel operator and the diving supervisor during live boating operations.

- The diver begins to use his or her diver-carried reserve breathing gas supply.

- Weather or site conditions are degrading to the extent that diver safety may be compromised.

• Ensure after every dive:

- The physical condition and wellbeing of the diver is checked by visual observation and verbal questioning.

- The diver is instructed to report any physical problems or symptoms of decompression sickness or arterial gas embolism.

- The diver is advised of the location of the nearest operating decompression chamber and is acquainted with the dangers of flying after diving or traveling to altitudes higher than the dive site.

• Ensure after any treatment or dive outside the no-decompression limits:

- The diver is instructed to remain awake and in the vicinity of a decompression chamber for at least one hour.

- A trained dive team member is available to operate the decompression chamber.

• Report all accidents or incidents involving personnel as required by T&T Marine Salvage Safe Practices and Operations Manual and relevant governmental regulations (46 CFR 197 and 29 CFR 1910).

• Maintain and submit reports required by the T&T Marine Salvage Safe Practices and Operations Manual and relevant governmental regulations concerning diving operations and equipment maintenance, testing or repair.

• View and ensure accuracy of diver’s personal log book and affix signature to properly record activities.

• Maintain a supervisor’s log book that details all dives and medical treatment supervised.

In addition to the requirements above, the Diving Supervisor shall be proficient in the responsibilities of the diving supervisor codified in 46 CFR 197.404 and 410. Specifically, the diving supervisor shall be (1) fully cognizant of the provisions of 46 CFR 197; (2) fully cognizant of the provisions of the T&T Marine Salvage Safe Practices and Operations Manual required by 197.420; (3) ensure that diving operations conducted from a vessel or facility subject to 46 CFR 197 meet the regulations in this subpart; (4) prior to the commencement of any commercial diving operation, provide the report required by 46 CFR 197.402 to the Person in Charge; (5) coordinate with the Person in Charge any changes that are made to the report required by 46 CFR 197.402; and (6) Promptly notify the Person in Charge of any diving related casualty, accident, or injury.

As codified in 46 CFR 197, the Diving Supervisor is in charge of the planning and execution of the diving operation including the responsibility for the safety and health of the dive team. As required by 46 CFR 197.410, the Diving Supervisor shall ensure that:

(1) Before commencing diving operations, dive team members are briefed on (i) The tasks to be undertaken; (ii) Any unusual hazards or environmental conditions likely to affect the safety of the diving operation; and (iii) Any modifications to the operations manual or procedures including safety procedures necessitated by the specific diving operation;

(2) The breathing gas supply systems, masks, helmets, thermal protection, when provided, and bell lifting equipment, when a bell is provided or required, are inspected prior to each diving operation;

(3) Each diver is instructed to report any physical problems or physiological effects including aches, pains, current illnesses, or symptoms of decompression sickness prior to each dive;

(4) A depth, bottom time profile, including any breathing mixture changes, is maintained at the dive location for each diver during the dive, except that SCUBA divers shall maintain their own profiles;

(5) A two-way voice communication system is used between (i) Each surface-supplied diver and a dive team member at the dive location or bell (when provided); and (ii) The bell (when provided) and the dive location;

(6) A two-way communication system is available at the dive location to obtain emergency assistance;

(7) After the completion of each dive (i) The physical condition of the diver is checked by (a) visual observation; and (b) questioning the diver about his physical well-being; (ii) The diver is instructed to report any physical problems or adverse physiological effects including aches, pains, current illnesses, or symptoms of decompression sickness or gas embolism; (iii) The diver is advised of the location of an operational decompression chamber; and (iv) The diver is alerted to the potential hazards of flying after diving;

(8) For any dive outside the no-decompression limits, deeper than 80 fsw, or using mixed-gas as a breathing mixture (i) A depth, time, decompression profile including breathing mixture changes is maintained for each diver at the dive location; (ii) The diver is instructed to remain awake and in the vicinity of the dive location decompression chamber for at least one hour after the completion of a dive, decompression, or treatment; and (iii) A dive team member, other than the diver, is trained and available to operate the decompression chamber; and

(9) When decompression sickness or gas embolism is suspected or symptoms are evident, a report is completed containing (i) The investigation for each incident including (a) The dive and decompression profiles; (b) The composition, depth, and time of breathing mixture changes; (c) A description of the symptoms including depth and time of onset; and (d) A description and results of the treatment; (ii) The evaluation for each incident based on (a) The investigation; (b) Consideration of the past performance of the decompression table used; and (c) Individual susceptibility; and (iii) The corrective action taken, if necessary, to reduce the probability of recurrence.

The Diving Supervisor shall ensure that the working interval of a dive is terminated when:

(1) A diver requests termination;

(2) A diver fails to respond correctly to communications or signals from a dive team member;

(3) Communications are lost and cannot be quickly reestablished between (i) The diver and a dive team member at the dive location; or (ii) The Person in Charge and the Diving Supervisor during live boating operations; or

(4) A diver begins to use his diver carried reserve breathing gas supply.

As a designated Diving Supervisor, you are responsible for maintaining all logs and records mandated by the T&T Marine Salvage Safe Practices and Operations Manual and all applicable regulations. You will ensure that that the Person-in-Charge logs include the following:

(1) Date, time, and location at the start and completion of dive operations.

(2) Approximate underwater and surface conditions (weather, visibility, temperatures, and currents).

(3) Name of the Diving Supervisor.

(4) General nature of work performed.

As the designated Diving Supervisor, you shall ensure that the following information is recorded in the logbook for each commercial diving operation:

(1) Date, time, and location at the start and completion of each dive operation.

(2) Approximate underwater and surface conditions (weather, visibility, temperatures, and currents).

(3) Names of dive team members including Diving Supervisor.

(4) General nature of work performed.

(5) Repetitive dive designation or elapsed time since last hyperbaric exposure if less than 24 hours for each diver.

(6) Diving modes used.

(7) Maximum depth and bottom time for each diver.

(8) Name of Person in Charge.

(9) For each dive outside the no-decompression limits, deeper than 80 fsw, or using mixed-gas, the breathing gasses and decompression table designations used.

(10) When decompression sickness or gas embolism is suspected or symptoms are evident, (i) The name of the diver; and (ii) A description and results of treatment.

(11) For each fatality or any diving related injury or illness that results in incapacitation of more than 72 hours or requires any dive team member to be hospitalized for more than 24 hours, (i) The date; (ii) Time; (iii) Circumstances; and (iv) Extent of any injury or illness.

The Diving Supervisor shall ensure that the following is recorded in the logbook for each diving operation deviating from the requirements 46 CFR 197:

(1) A description of the circumstances leading to the situation.

(2) The deviations made.

(3) The corrective action taken, if appropriate, to reduce the possibility of recurrence.

As the designated Diving Supervisor, you shall ensure that a record of the following is maintained:

(1) The date and results of each check of the medical kits.

(2) The date and results of each test of the air compressor.

(3) The date and results of each check of breathing mixtures.

(4) The date and results of each check of each breathing supply system.

(5) The date, equipment cleaned, general cleaning procedure, and names of persons cleaning the diving equipment for oxygen service.

(6) The date and results of each test of the breathing supply hoses and system.

(7) The date and results of each inspection of the breathing gas supply system.

(8) The date and results of each test of depth gages and timekeeping devices.

(9) The date and results of each test and inspection of each PVHO.

(10) The date and results of each inspection of the diving equipment.

(11) The date and results of each test and inspection of pressure piping.

(12) The date and results of each test and inspection of volume tanks and cylinders.

The Diving Supervisor shall also ensure that a notation concerning the location of the information required above is made in the logbook. Specifically, the Diving Supervisor will review the T&T Marine Salvage Equipment Maintenance Database prior to each mobilization of equipment to ensure all equipment placed into service has been properly maintained and meets all regulatory requirements.

In addition to adhering to the regulatory requirements of 46 CFR 197, the Diving Supervisor shall also be familiar and implement the Occupational Health and Safety Administration requirements of 29 CFR Subchapter T.

Work Environment

The Diving Supervisor generally works in a variety of environments (both land and water based) and weather conditions. The Diving Operations Manager should be able to work in heat and cold conditions; in hyperbaric conditions; in, upon, and around heavy machinery and equipment; and in an office environment.

Company Benefits

Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, 401(k), company-paid ADD&L