Job Description

Company Profile

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.


Position Summary

The Bell 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.
Duties & Responsibilities

Functions
ESSENTIAL
Apply HSE accountabilities and responsibilities
Manage operations and maintenance activities to minimise HSE risks and impacts
Manage functions in ways which maintain the safety and security of the dive team
Promote and ensure implementation of company safety management system
Manage emergency procedures
Lead and promote safety briefings
Lead the planning and preparation of risk assessments for all safety critical areas
Manage all activities to ensure safe continuity of work
Manage the operation of the hazard observation system
Manage:
• HSE, project and vessel inductions including familiarisation training
• HSE meetings

Provision for training (HSE)
Manage safe bell diving operations
Manage the safe operation of the dive control panel
Manage the safe deployment and recovery of bell
Manage the deployment and recovery of bell diver to and from the bell
Manage safe diving operations from DP vessels
Manage lost/trapped bell emergencies
Manage HES launch and evacuation
Manage diving and decompression operations in accordance with dive tables
Manage the implementation of dive plans
Maintain accurate logs of operations and incidents
Prepare hyperbaric evacuation and rescue plan
Manage hyperbaric evacuation, launch, post launch procedures and decompression
Implement HES procedures
Manage hyperbaric evacuation life support systems following launch of SPHLB/HRC
Implement relevant IMCA and DMAC HES guidance
Manage the safe operation of life support and gas reclaim systems
Accurately diagnose types of dysbaric diving diseases
Follow relevant flowcharts to select initial treatment options/standard therapeutic treatment tables
Communicate with hyperbaric medical physician for essential specialist assistance
Supervise therapeutic treatments of decompression sickness and other types of dysbaric diving diseases in accordance with standard treatment tables
Supervise therapeutic treatments of decompression sickness and other types of dysbaric diving diseases in accordance with non-standard treatments as specified by hyperbaric medical physicians
Implement project emergency and contingency plans
Participate in all diving emergency drills and in-house familiarization
Manage a diving emergency
Supervise and operate emergency and back- up systems
Manage a diving emergency
Oversee operation of emergency and back-up systems
Respond appropriately to a diving emergency
Deliver dive system emergency familiarization training
Identify hazards to umbilical safety
Ensure safe management of bell and divers' umbilical's
Manage dive operations safely within vessel- specific maneuvering/positioning restrictions
Manage safe diving operations from vessels
Deliver project performance requirements in accordance with the diving project plan
Ensure that all tools and subsea project equipment are maintained, stored and used in accordance with company requirements
Manage the safe operation of all tools and subsea project equipment
Support individual and team functions in ways which promote team working, trust and co- operation with colleagues and supervisors
Manage information, resources and personnel safely and effectively
Promote and implement company safety and quality management systems
Complete appropriate company documentation
Assign clear objectives and tasks to personnel in ways which ensure understanding
Facilitate and control daily meetings, project and safety meetings
Deliver effective handovers
Implement company management of change procedures
Provide opportunities for learning and practice
Develop personnel, and encourage peer mentoring to promote good practice and safe working for individuals and the team
Provide ongoing competence assessment of personnel under supervision
Promote a culture supportive of HSE matters, demonstrating visible and active HSE leadership
Communicate effectively with dive team, marine personnel and deck crew
Encourage personnel to raise issues or concerns calmly and to deal with matters promptly and appropriately
Support individual and team functions in ways which promote team working, trust and co- operation with colleagues and supervisors


Additional Duties


Maintaining the Company quality assurance and control philosophy on all operation and diving activities in accordance with the relevant standards and specifications, as required by the Client's representative(s) and procedural documentation;


Ensuring all operational/diving activities undertaken comply with the relevant legislative directives and are in accordance with the Company diving/operational manuals and safety memoranda;


Ensuring that the implementation, maintenance and documentation of a routine preventative maintenance/certification program regarding the diving system and support equipment is performed in accordance with safe working practice and relevant legislation;


Ensuring that system audits are reviewed on a regular basis.


Safety
Ensure that the Safety policies and procedures are understood and adhered to so far as is reasonably practicable in order to ensure a safe working environment.

Other
Carry out work in accordance with the Company Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems.
Perform the assigned tasks with due diligence regarding the Integrated Management Systems on the Company.
Eliminate waste of whatever form, to suggest the use of more environmentally friendly substances and practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of the environment.


Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has direct supervisory responsibilities.


Reporting Responsibilities


Operations Manager, Project Manager, Offshore Construction Superintendent, Shift Superintendent


Qualifications

REQUIRED
Completed diver training to IMCA-recognised bell (saturation) diving qualification
Demonstrated competence as an offshore bell (saturation) diver (in accordance with IMCA C 003) and has completed 400 lockout hours as a bell diver
Completed and passed air diving supervisor training course
Completed and passed bell (saturation) diving supervisor training course
Logged at least 350 panel hours (under direct supervision) offshore on a minimum of 50 bell runs over a minimum period of 90 days working as a 'trainee' bell diving supervisor
Demonstrated competence as a bell (saturation) diving supervisor (in accordance with IMCA C 003) by the end of their period as a 'trainee' bell diving supervisor
Acted as 'trainee' air diving supervisor on 10 offshore commercial air dives
Logged a minimum of 360 hours as an assistant life support technician (ALST)
Passed IMCA bell (saturation) diving supervisor examination
Passed offshore medical suitable for geographical area of work
Passed offshore survival course suitable for geographical area of work
Has received training in aspects of leadership
Completed employer company familiarisation



Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics
Personal safe working practices and safety procedures on-board the vessel and/or installation
All relevant legislation and guidance
Company safety management systems including incident reporting and investigation procedures
Factors which affect the safety and security of the dive team
Dive system and operation
Relevant emergency procedures
Risk assessment principles and procedures
Safety planning related to the preparation of diving project plans and project emergency response plans
HSE inductions, meetings and training procedures
Permit to work procedures
Management of change procedures
Company hazard observation system
Overall dive system configuration
Company procedures
Project/operational procedures and plans
Operation of the dive control panel
Deployment and recovery of the bell
Transfer under pressure procedures and hazards
Dive plans
Dive tables
Gas analysis system including analyser calibration procedures
Gas resources and mixtures
Bell diver hot water system
Reclaim system
Planned maintenance system (PMS)
IMCA guidelines including DESIGN
Workplace and environment conditions
Diving operations from dynamic positioning (DP) vessels
Lost/trapped bell procedures
Relevant IMCA HES guidance including information contained in DESIGN documents
Relevant DMAC guidance
Hyperbaric evacuation system (HES) procedures including:
• preparation of the HES for evacuation and launch
• TUP and pre-launch procedures
• launch procedures
• post launch procedures, including recovery of SPHLB/HRC, LSP operation, transport arrangements, and HRF transfer procedures
• emergency decompression from saturation

Human anatomy and physiology


Types of dysbaric diving diseases


Causes, signs and symptoms of decompression sickness and other types of dysbaric diving diseases


Flowcharts used to select initial treatment options/standard therapeutic treatment tables for decompression sickness and other types of dysbaric diving diseases


Standard therapeutic treatment tables used to treat decompression sickness and other types of dysbaric diving diseases


Operation and hazards of life support and gas reclaim systems


Project emergency and contingency plans


Fire and emergency drills relating to vessel- installation/systems/chambers


Procedures for:


• loss of pressure in a saturation system/bell/DDC
• emergency chamber abort
• loss of communications/bell power/ hot water supply
• loss of bell wire/umbilical/guide wire
• lost/trapped bell
• fire hazards/incidents
• loss of air/gas
• system failures, e.g. winch/ compressor
• trapped/incapacitated diver procedures
• loss of dive platform position
• hyperbaric evacuation

Principles of safe umbilical management including active tending


Identification of hazards


Maximum diver umbilical lengths


Excursion umbilical safety and excursion limits


DP systems and diving from DP vessels, including:


• surface orientated diving from DP vessels (ref. IMCA D 010 - Diving operations from vessels operating in dynamically positioned mode)
• pre-dive briefing
• umbilical safety
• diving in anchor patterns as outlined in IMCA D 010
• DP operations with reference to shallow water diving

Conventional mooring systems and diving from conventionally moored vessels, including:


• isolation of thrusters and other dangerous parts of ships
• station keeping and moored systems

Marine safety principles


Permit to work


Minimum operating clearances


Position references


Mooring line adjustments and identification


Dive project plan and work procedures


Dive plans


Project equipment operating procedures


Safe operation of the following tools:


• lifting equipment (cranes, slings, shackles, tirfors and chain hoists)
• oxy-arc/thermal cutting equipment
• HP water jetting equipment
• grit blasting equipment
• bolt tensioning equipment
• hydraulic impact guns
• hydraulic grinders
• air lift bags
• air lift/dredging equipment
• mattress handling equipment
• metrology equipment

Lift planning/rigging/slinging


People management principles, approaches and techniques


Company HR policies and procedures affecting personnel being supervised


Operational and project management principles, approaches and tasks


Company competence management system


Company safety and quality management systems


Company management of change procedures


Impact of training, supervision, support and coaching on the safety performance of personnel


Principles and techniques of competence assessment


Safety leadership behaviors and impacts on individual and team performance


Effective communication for individual and team safety covering dive, bridge, ROV and life support teams


Principles relating to engagement in company safety culture


Principles underpinning team working and interdepartmental co-operation


Importance of personnel identifying and speaking out about safety concerns


Principles of an open reporting culture


Ensures that regular consistent communication takes place within area of responsibility


Working Conditions
This position is considered OFFSHORE WORK which is characterized as follows.


Requires working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions.


Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.


Includes exposure to contaminants.


Requires working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures.


Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions.


Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions.


Physical Activity/Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is considered HEAVY work.
OCCASIONAL

FREQUENT

CONSTANT



Lift 50-100 pounds
Walk in confined work spaces, kneel, jump, run, work while lying on stomach/back, crawl and use repetitive movements of the arms and hands
Differentiate between colors
Wear PPE for skin protection
Eye protection
Steel/safety toed shoes/boots

Lift 25-50 pounds
Wear PPE for head, hands
Climb stairs/ladders, stand, balance, stoop, squat, reach and lift/carry objects
Twist, sit with back supported, head forward/flexed, head tilted/rotated
Work with arms extended below the waist, unsupported, elbows flexed, wrist supported and unsupported

Lift 10-20 pounds
Standing and walking
Wear PPE for body, vision and hearing protection


Closing Statement

We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to advance in an international company.