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ant to give a big thanks to all the Track Chairs, Mr. Bob Christ (Technical Program Chairman), the Underwater Intervention Advisory Committee, and Leadership Committee for putting together a very successful show.

Please be advised of the release of the ADCI International Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations (6.3). The new ADCI Guidelines for Underwater Ship Husbandry can be found in Section 5.40 of ed. 6.3.

Founded in 1968, the Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc. was originally a small group of diving companies with a goal to create a non-profit organization dedicated to the art and science of commercial diving.

The technical tracks at Underwater Intervention are designed to address the most critical and innovative sections of the subsea industry and are divided into classifications.

It was in early 2014, that ADCI and IMCA held their Chapter and Section meetings in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Nigel Lusby, with the Shell Center for Diving Excellence, presented at the hugely attended IMCA Asia Section Meeting on a rash of fatalities with the use of scuba while performing underwater ship husbandry (UWSH) on tanker vessels.

Have you tuned in to ADCI TV? Videos include face-to-face interviews with industry experts about pertinent commercial diving topics and ADCI milestones.

I hope you enjoy this edition of Underwater Magazine. There are several articles featured, including the piece on the ADCI’s new ship husbandry guidelines.

Welcome to the November/December issue of Underwater Magazine! Fall is officially here, and for many of us, the summer diving season is winding down as the cooler weather approaches.

ADCI and IMCA, the two major trade associations in the commercial diving industry, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on matters of operational safety, training standards, and the mutual recognition of diver qualifications.

Between May and July of 2019, we saw an uptick in fatalities and near-misses in the U.S. and Mexico. Additionally, there were several fatalities in Brazil in 2018 and 2019.