Training

 
IDI's training facility is located in the
midst of commercial and military docks

Diver rights large flange to begin training project

 IDI student wearing Superlite  helmet and
bailout bottle practices his welding

Course Outline and Objectives:

In order to receive an ADCI certification card one must have adequate training and possess a valid certificate. The following curriculum meets the ACDE/ANSI Standards and the student will receive an ADCI certification card upon graduation. The benefit of obtaining an ADCI certification card is that it is recognized and accepted internationally.

ORIENTATION… 10.0 Hours

• Mission and goals of International Diving Institute (IDI).

• Overview and Objectives of the Course Schedule.

• IDI’s Terms and Conditions.

• Pass ADC Physical Examination

• View School and Dive Site/Dormitory

• Issue Professional Diving Equipment

• History of Diving

• Introduction to ADC Consensus Standards

• Introduction to Physical Fitness

• Complete a Hyperbaric Chamber dive to  60 fsw¹

• Complete a Hyperbaric Chamber dive to 165 fsw

SAFETY OPERATIONS FOR SURFACE SUPPLIED DIVING… 18.0 Hours

• Federal State and ACDE/ANSI Job Safety

• OSHA Diving Regulations

• US Navy Standards

• US Coast Guard Standards

• American Red Cross/First Aid CPR

• Dive Log Book for Commercial Divers

• Documentation

• Drug Policy (Healthy Work and Training Environment, Drug and Alcohol-Free)

DIVING PHYSICS… 25.0 Hours

• Objectives

• Terms Related to Physics

• Measuring the Divers World

• The Gasses Divers Use

• The Gas Laws

• Buoyancy Principal

• Physics Calculations and Formulas

• Physics Exercises and Homework/Quizzes

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 18.0 Hours

• Terms Related to Anatomy & Physiology

• Systems of the Body

• Diving Injuries and Psychological Aspects

• Effects of Pressure

DIVE MEDICINE… 16.0 Hours

• Terms Related to Dive Medicine

• Divers Ailments

• Diving Injuries and Psychological Aspects

• Diving Emergencies and Procedures

• Dangers of Marine Life

DECOMPRESSION AND TREATMENT TABLES… 60.0 Hours

• Terms Related to Decompression Diving

• Decompression Tables for Air Diving/Surface Decompression

• Dive Charts Tables and Exercises

• Recompression Rules

• Recompression Treatment Procedures

• Practice Treatment Exercises

• Examination of Injured Diver

HYPERBARIC CHAMBER OPERATIONS… 62.0 Hours

• Decompression Chamber History

• Hyperbaric Chamber System and Design

• Drawings & Schematics

• Gas Supply for Chambers

• Precautions in Chamber Use

• Chamber Operations Procedures

• Surface Decompression using Oxygen and/or Air-Nitrox

• Lock in/Lock out Procedures

• Practical applications

 IDI's double lock Hyperbaric Chambers
 Each has a medlock and one has a second entry for bell attachment

UNDERWATER USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT PART 1… 64.0 Hours

• Diving Equipment

• Diving Gear and Type for Commercial use

• Diving Hats/Masks and Bailout Bottles

• Diving Boxes/Manifolds and Umbilicals

• Divers Protective Clothing and Tools

• Safety Precautions

• Maintenance and Repair

• Log & Record Keeping

• Orientation dives

DIVING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT… 32.0 Hours

• Maintenance of Divers Umbilicals

• Marine Diesel Engines and Compressors

• Gas & Air Systems and Testing/Repair

• Hydraulics Systems

• Support Equipment Assembly and Maintenance

• Drawings & Schematics

Diving Bell being lowered into sea over job

RIGGING FUNDAMENTALS / PRACTICAL APPLICATION… 85.0 Hours

• Construction use and care of Fiber, Synthetic, and Wire Rope

• Seamanship Rigging/Splicing/ Knots and Hitches

• Calculation of Problems for Safe Working Load

• Performance of Underwater Rigging Project

• Crane Signals and Directions

• Air-Winches and Booms

UNDERWATER USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT PART 2… 65.0 Hours

• Emergency Procedures for Loss of Gas

• Multiple Bolts and Flange Projects

• Bottom Search Project

• Penetration Dive

• Hogging Line Project and Angle Descending Line

• Excavating, Dredging and Air Lifts

• Air Lifts and Hand Jetting

• Mid Water Project

• Lifting Devices

• Introduction to Free-Flow Helmets

• Introduction to Underwater Inspection

• Live boating…

a)     Operational Considerations

b)     Safety Considerations

*TOPSIDE WELDING/CUTTING… 60.0 Hours

• Application of Topside Welding/Cutting

• Limitations of Topside Welding and Cutting

• Welding/Cutting Techniques and Components

• Equipment for Topside Welding/Cutting

• Safety Precautions

IDI students may take their topside welding classes at Trident Technical College's campus depending on the class size.

UNDERWATER WET WELDING AND CUTTING… 24.0 Hours

• UW Welding/Cutting Equipment

• UW Welding and Cutting Technique

• UW Cutting and Welding Procedures 

• UW Welding in the Flat, Vertical and Over-Head Positions

• UW Safety Precautions

DIVE OPERATIONS PLANNING… 12.0 Hours

• Collection and analysis of data

• Job estimation

• Equipment selection

• Assemble dive crew

• Review & perform safety precautions

• Special Safety Standard

UNDERWATER USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT PART 3…. 24.0 Hours

• Riser Clamp and Riser Setting

• Pipeline and Bottom Working Applications

• Pneumatic UW. Tools and Power Units

• Hydraulic Tools and Power Units

• Lifting Devices

• Inspection and Maintenance of UW Tools

• Ships Husbandry/Dry Docks

• Sea/Ship and Salvage

• Safety Inspection, equipment & procedures

• Inland & Coastal Diving

OFFSHORE OILFIELD DIVING AND OPERATIONS… 28.0 Hours

• Operations of the Offshore Diving Industry

• History of Offshore Diving

• Oilfield Productions and Contracts

• Offshore Terms and Structures Related to Oil Productions

• Offshore Diving Personnel in Operations

• Offshore Working and Diving Conditions

• Offshore Diving Spreads and Dynamic Positioning (DP)

• Type of hazards (Noxious Gases, Biological and Chemical Hazards).

• Exposure to Climate

• UW Explosions

• Special Safety Precautions

• Survival Offshore

MIXED GAS-SURFACE SUPPLY AND SATURATIONS DIVING… 32.0 Hours

• History & Medical Aspects of Mixed Gas Diving

• Mixed Gas Diving Techniques and Procedures

• Mixed Gas Decompression and Emergency Procedures

• Mixed Gas Practical Applications to more than 190fsw

• Saturation Diving Theory and History

• Saturation Diving System and Design

• Hot Water Systems and Design

• Introduction to Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)

• ROV’s Offshore and Inland Applications

• Safety Procedures and Regulations

 EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE…5.0 Hours

•  Resume Preparation

• Final Job Search

¹ FSW – Feet of seawater.