HSE Part IV

[Polyphemus]

DV diving in northern Ireland do the same for £1350, but then you have the expense of travel. DV Diving - Northern Irelands premiere dive school

plus you can get your chamber operations at the same time. i had this recommended by some BBC guys.

[AM1]

Originally Posted by Polyphemus

DV diving in northern Ireland do the same for £1350, but then you have the expense of travel. DV Diving - Northern Irelands premiere dive school

plus you can get your chamber operations at the same time. i had this recommended by some BBC guys.

Hi, cheers! I didn't notice that in the list of schools. Maybe had too many sherries that day.

Is that ALST included in the same price of #1350?

[Polyphemus]

no worries mate.
whats ALST? if you click on the HSE bit on the menu its got all the info i had.
i have emailed them to find out how long it takes for the minimum course.
ill post back if they reply.

[AM1]

Hiya yes if you could keep me posted on the reply, much appreciated!

The ALST is just life support tech - ie. chamber course...a bit of a handy extra for the offshore stuff but not essential.

It's a fucking minefield with all these courses and prices. Being a tight northerner I am doing careful research. There's some interesting price differences between UK and SA and Thailand. Even though they're all IMCA recognised (I think) but SA apparently isn't recognised very well for UK civils.

Regards

AnneMarie

[Polyphemus]

i did all my training up to DM in thailand, to save on the money. but if you want to do commercial diving in the uk you need the HSE, which means nothing in the rest of the world. Im a camera man, and i have heard these words, "i would employ you if you had the HSE" so im working towards it.
i think DV diving is the cheapest you can get with the option of chamber opps (not included in price)they also take you down to 50 in the chamber for a laugh. the dive medic (dive paramedic) is more i think, takes longer than a week. assuming the one in Plymouth doesn't have chamber option?
other than that the cheapest i found was the dive academy, not sure of the website. i had a chat with the guys at dive show, and they quoted £2000 for Glasgow.

[The complete goggler]

Originally Posted by Polyphemus

if you want to do commercial diving in the uk you need the HSE, which means nothing in the rest of the world...

Uh-uh, HSE certs are the most recognised worldwide, if you want to work as a commie in the MEast, India, SE Asia, Russia, China, Australia... HSE tickets will get you in. Ask our American cousins who don't have HSE certs about trying to work outside the US.

David.

[Polyphemus]

ok cool, thank you. i stand corrected and also happier. i got the wrong end of the stick from advice, i only really know about what i need for media diving.
cheers

[Polyphemus]

Hey guys, could anyone who has done the HSE scuba course let me know which knots you have to do in the blindfold test bit please.
thanks
Lee

[mikehoward]

Hi Lee, I did my Prof scuba with Plymouth uni and for my knots assessment had to do; Thumb knot, Figure of eight, Rolling hitch, Bowline, Clove hitch Constrictor, Reef knot, Timber hitch, Round turn and two half hitches, Fisherman's bend, Draw hitch, Single sheet bend, Double sheet bend, Eye splice and back splice. Hope this helps, Mike

[bottlefish]

I did HSE Scuba with Tony in Plymouth last August, I'd definitely recommend him. He's incredibly knowledgeable, been around in the commercial world for a long long time,.

The course he offers is a fast track, it's basically accounts for the fact that the people who enrol are already reasonably experienced, a certain level of ability is required and expected.. .if you don't have that, then you wont get through.

The courses up in Scotland are the full deal, and will take somebody brand new to diving all the way through the required steps. It provides a much more indepth training, but perhaps too indepth for some people.

If you think you may have the required skill level for to fast track Tony's course, then give him a call and chat to him. He'll let you know what's involved and give you a good idea of wether it's right for you or not.