Dive Stations
Our dive stations are fully equipped to meet day-to-day commercial diving needs and the standards for excellence set by OSHA, WISHA, the USCG, WAC and ADCI. Our stations consist of a diving compressor, rack box, dive box, anvil case, dive radio, umbilical hoses, deck whip hoses, standby emergency compressed air cylinders, first aid kits, DAN O2 kits (emergency breathing air), and the necessary signage (e.g., Alpha dive flags and “diver in water” signs) to ensure our divers are safe while at work in the water. Should the job call for visual aid, helmet mounted camera's and lighting are available for observation or recording purposes.
We also maintain a fleet of portable decompression chambers to accommodate remote locations, deepwater, or mixed gas diving. Safety is of utmost importance in all company operations. Dive stations are outfitted with multiple contingent systems including alternative compressed air cylinders, diver bailout bottles, standby divers.
We own and maintain an inventory of certified DDC's that are available for projects requiring a decompression chamber on-site. We offer trailer mounted, skid mounted, and chambers mounted inside containers to fit a variety of dive station requirements.
Global designs and builds its own Dive Control Vans. They are built in 20 foot ICU units, allowing for easy lifting and transport. They have windows and doors, are separated into two section. The dive control room in which the dive operations are carried out houses the gas rack that includes all of the valves and gauges needed to monitor and control the divers breathing gases, the back up air system, the video monitoring / recording equipment and the communications equipment needed to talk with the diver and other parties involved. The other portion of the DSV is a workshop, complete with bench, large assortment of tools and spare parts. DSVs can and are used on their own or as a part of Dive Support Vessel (DSV).
Typically a DSV is constructed out of segmentable barge units sized to meet the requirements of the job, support all of the equipment, such as tool air compressor, hydraulic power units, generators, and cranes that may be required to complete the job. Dive operations are carried out from a boat, ship, flat deck or derrick barge if that is more appropriate for the project.
The dive stage and LARS (launch & recovery system) is a controlled method to lower and raise a diver/equipment from the dive platform to the water. Reasons for using this system include an air gap that is too great for a diver to climb a ladder or when the divers are performing a significant amount of in-water decompression.
Global has several dive trailers, similar to the DCV, they house the dive control station, and have a small work space. They can be towed to dive sites that are on shore, offering greater protection from the weather and increased capabilities.
For call out jobs that require quick response and are located shore or dock side. Trucks have a diver's air compressor, two diver umbilicals, modular video monitoring / recording equipment, rack box and communications that can be moved to the point from which the dive will take place. These trucks allow for quick and cost effective responses to those projects that are assessable from shore.