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Identification of differential pressures subsea during diving operations

Publisher
IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
Type
Safety Flash
Reference
IMCA SF 14/11
Date
Themes
DivingIsolationPressure Systems

Summary

A Member has reported an incident in which, during diver intervention work on a subsea pipeline, considerable suction was encountered when the diver attempted to separate a pair of flanges. near miss incident in which a diver very nearly lost his gas supply.

IMCA SF 14/11. Themes: diving, isolation, pressure systems.

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