... amid a buoyant offshore European market in a reasonably settled state, it is perhaps opportune, more so than at any previous time, to appraise the diver's services in the coming years and compare his role in relation to a possible machine alternative. Diving Operations The diver is still the most...

... where background information is relevant. INTRODUCTION In hyperbaric diving operations, life-support is the term given to equipment that supports the function of biological processes in an otherwise lethal environment, that is: respiration; maintenance of body temperature; control...

... underwater vehicles which could be employed either as a diver assistance vehicle or as a conventional ROV. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIVING OPERATIONS A typical example of the equipment required to maintain a diver working in deep water would begin with a specially constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV...

... aimed at IMR structural operations. This advanced tooling capability could be made to work in conjunction with a diving operation. To draw a comparison, the capabilities of the proposed DAVID ROV system, designed primarily as an aid to diving operations, bear a surprising resemblance to the proposed...