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Saw a crew in Rotterdam bouncing a diver on a 12 foot swell, made me rethink our whole standby plan
Was down at the Europoort last Tuesday watching a barge crew work a pipeline job in about 25 knot winds. Their standby diver was already geared up and on the rail the entire time, not sitting in the shack waiting for a call. We've been running our standby man suited but relaxed on deck, and after seeing that I'm pushing to change our procedure.
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charles_coleman23d ago
You sure that guy wasn't just cold and wanting to move around? I get the appeal but a diver standing on a rail for hours in 25 knots gets beat up too, and by the time he's actually needed he might be gassed or seasick. There's a reason most crews keep the standby man out of the weather until the call comes.
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