Serious question, what's your take on the new OSHA regs for saturation diving bell comms?

I was reading a report from a North Sea job last month where they had to add a third, totally separate comms line to the bell. The dive supervisor said it was because of a new rule about having two backups instead of one. That seems like a huge change for deep jobs. How are you guys handling that on your current projects?

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gracethomas26d ago

That extra line isn't just about redundancy, it's about mental load. A diver dealing with two failed systems is already in a crisis, and the third line changes the psychology of the emergency. Honestly, the real cost is in the sim training to make using it second nature.

nancy_wood26d ago

So the real cost is more paperwork.

daniel_cooper3426d ago

Wait, they're training for this in a simulator? That changes everything. I figured you'd just get a quick demo in a pool somewhere. Running full crisis drills over and over until it's muscle memory has to be crazy expensive. No wonder the gear price is just the start.