CSA Diving Standards Committee to meet Nov 4-6th Mississauga
The CSA Diving Standards Committees are to meet in Mississauga at the CSA Building at Mississauga 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6 The meeting schedules are as follows: Nov. 4 a.m....
View ArticleCanadian Navy Hosts Deep Divex in Victoria
The Canadian Navy – an associate member of CADC – hosted the multi-national deep diving excercise for Naval Special Forces (Mine Counter Measures) divers held this year in Victoria BC and hosted by the...
View ArticleCSA Hyperbaric Facilities Standard Z275.1 out for public review.
CSA has now put up for public review the draft of the new Z275.1 Hyperbaric Facilities. DEADLINE DEC 30 2014 This Standard applies to hyperbaric chambers that have as their primary function the...
View ArticleCADC Mag – Fall/Winter 2014 hits the street
The times they are a changin’,” sang Bob Dylan. Our Diving industry is in the midst of a sea of change. Crooner Bobby was so prophetic; I wonder if he ever got wet? I attended a meeting of the Ontario...
View Article2015 Military Diving ScreenSaver and printable Calendar available
Divers are divers – commercial or military or police or public service. We all share a waterline over our head! As I have done in the past, the new 2015 Screen Saver Calendar of the Mine Counter...
View ArticleDiving Supervisor Course Toronto Mar 16>18. Vancouver April 1>4
The Canadian Working Divers Institute is running a DCBC approved Unrestricted and Restrictive Surface-Supplied Diving Supervisors Course. Course runs from 07:00 to 15:00 for 4 days $750 tax free...
View ArticleUnrestricted Air Diver Supervisor Course – Ottawa – Mar 9-13 2015
Unrestricted Air Divers Supervisors course will be held in Ottawa, Ontario from March 9th – March 13th. There are a few spots left. Cost will be $750.00. Contact Dave Geddes at 905-841-5965 or...
View ArticleCADC Past President Glenn Costello passes away.
It is with sadness that we advise that our our immediate past CADC president Glenn Costello passed away last week from complications from a respiratory ailment. Glenn Costello was until recently the...
View ArticleSteve Duffy awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Duffy of Surrey BC was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Underwater Conference in Victoria BC in March in recognition for his work in dive safety for the Canadian diving...
View ArticleCSA Z275 Diving Committees to meet in Niagara Falls June 16-18.
The CSA Diving Standards committees will be meeting in Marriott Hotel in Niagara Falls June 16-18th in conjunction with the CSA Annual General Meetings. Committee meetings are scheduled as follows:...
View ArticleFormer CADC Executive Director Jim Wilson passes away.
On Monday August 31, 2015, Jim Wilson – former Executive Director of the CADC – died peacefully in his room at Sunnybrook Veterans’ Centre surrounded by his family. He was 88 years old. Jim was...
View ArticleDiving Supervisors Course October 19 – 23, 2015 – Ottawa
Diving Supervisors Course October 19 – 23, 2015 Location: Ottawa Police Services 245 Greenbank Rd. Nepean (Ottawa area), Ontario Topics Include: Elements of supervision Motivation & communication...
View ArticleMan fined more than $62,000 for diving regulations violations
IAN FAIRCLOUGH VALLEY-SOUTHWEST Published October 20, 2015 – 6:42pm A 41-year-old Digby County man has been slapped with more than $60,000 in fines and penalties for violations of occupational diving...
View ArticleNova Scotia diving regulations ‘at the bottom’ in Canada
(Reprint from CBC Website) Gord Hay remembers Luke Seabrook as a “very keen” and eager student of commercial diving at the Canadian Working Divers Institute in 2010. In Hay’s 23 years running the...
View ArticleDiving Supervisors Course to be held in Dec / Jan.
Several Dive Supervisors courses will be held in December and Jan. The diving supervisor course will be of 36 hours duration, be taught by a diving supervisor with five years’ experience as a...
View Article2016 Canadian Underwater Conference starts April 3-5th – Halifax NS.
Have you registered to attend the 2016 CUCE yet? Why attend? – Network with industry professionals – Meet experts and influencers face to face – Learn about new products and industry projects –...
View ArticleCADC, DCBC and underwater industry stakeholders call for harmonized diving...
Industry calls for single diving standard for Canada Most everything in this world has a “service life.” Not unlike, the diving industry in Canada is lead today by some incredible individuals, but we...
View ArticleCSA Diving Standards Committee Meetings to be held in Vancouver June 21-23
The CSA Diving Standards Committees are to meet in Vancouver for 3 days during the CSA AGM at the Weston BayShore Inn. The Diving Standards Meetings will be starting on TUESDAY afternoon (June 21st)...
View ArticleInterpreting the New Z275.2-15 Diving Operations Standard When it Comes to...
The new CSA Z275.2-15 standard released last fall contains changes that have caused some confusion in their interpretation or intent within the industry. To clarify these clauses, the Z275 Diving...
View ArticleEnough is enough : CADC and DCBC push for National Diving Safety Standard.
(Reprint from CADC Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 ) The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) and the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) are unanimous in pushing forward for nationwide...
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