• Eligibility – minimum 3 years as a bell diver with a minimum
  400 logged bell lock-out hours

Closed Bell (Sat) Diving Supervisors

Having attend and passed the IMCA Trainee Bell Supervisor course, you have qualified as a Trainee Bell Diving Supervisor. However, to be appointed as a Bell Diving Supervisor in writing by a Diving Contractor,  you must additionally fulfill the following minimum requirements:

• Acted as a Trainee Air Diving Supervisor on at least 10 offshore commercial air dives.
  
• 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.
  
• Logged at least 360 panel hours at any time working either as an LST or as an Assistant LST.
  
• Recommended by a company following satisfactory offshore reports confirming competence in accordance with the IMCA Competence Assurance and Assessment Scheme.
  
• Passed the IMCA Air & Closed Bell Diving Supervisor examinations.
  NOTE: Application to sit the IMCA examination must be made within 3 years of successful completion of the training course and at least half the required panel hours logged within the 2 years prior to the application.

Upgrading from a qualified Air Diving Supervisor to Bell Diving Supervisor

A qualified Air Diving Supervisor who has demonstrated competence in accordance with IMCA C 003 Rev.1 and supervised a minimum of 100 offshore air dives and who wishes to progress to Bell Diving Supervisor does not have to re-sit the Air Diving Supervisor examination module, but must fulfill the following minimum requirements before being appointed in writing by a Diving Contractor as a Bell Diving Supervisor:

• All aspects of Trainee Bell Supervisor- attended and passed the IMCA Trainee Bell Supervisor course.
  
• Have logged at least 150 panel hours (under direct supervision) working offshore on a minimum of 20 bell runs over a minimum period of 45 days working as a Trainee Bell Diving Supervisor.
  
• Have logged at least 360 panel hours at any time working either as an LST or as an Assistant LST.
  
• Have been recommended by a company following satisfactory offshore reports confirming competence in accordance with the IMCA Competence Assurance and Assessment Scheme.
  
• Have passed the IMCA Bell Diving Supervisor examination.
  NOTE: Application to sit the IMCA examination must be made within 3 years of successful completion of the training course and at least half the required panel hours logged within the 2 years prior to the application.

COURSE DATES:

2010 (Singapore) 2010 (USA) + 25-28 Jan  + 01-4 Mar  + 05-08 Apr  + 17-20 May  + 16-19 Aug  + 11-14 Oct  + 06-09 Dec  + 01-11 Feb  + 12-22 Apr  + 14-24 Jun  + 6-16 Sep  + 8-18 Nov