Before any new project or dive site is commenced and whenever there is a significant operational change, our team undertakes a full unconscious diver recovery drill. This critical exercise is embedded into our safety culture and forms an essential part of project mobilisation for all commercial diving projects in the UK and offshore environments.
By rehearsing real-life emergency scenarios, every member of the dive team gains a clear understanding of their responsibilities, ensuring a rapid, coordinated, and effective response in the unlikely event of an incident during inshore and offshore diving operations.
In full compliance with IMCA guidelines and industry regulations, DWI ensures that every dive site is equipped with a minimum of two independent means of diver recovery systems. This redundancy provides an additional layer of protection, safeguarding diver welfare in all marine and subsea working conditions.
DWI maintains two fully equipped DMAC (Diver Medical Advisory Committee) first aid kits, ensuring that industry-approved diving medical equipment is always available on site to manage diver-related incidents, decompression illness, and underwater emergencies.
All inshore dive teams include a minimum of two personnel trained in first aid. Wherever possible, we enhance this capability by ensuring at least one team member is a qualified Diving Medical Technician (DMT), providing specialist diver medical support.
For offshore diving operations, safety standards are further elevated with a minimum of two DMTs present on site. These highly trained diver medics are equipped to provide advanced medical care in remote and challenging environments. In addition to their operational responsibilities, DMTs actively support ongoing safety training, delivering drills and knowledge-sharing sessions during weather downtime or operational pauses.
During all projects, DWI provides continuous access to a qualified diving doctor, available 24 hours a day. This service aligns with IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association) regulations and ensures that our DMTs receive expert medical guidance at all times during critical offshore diving work and nearshore operations.
This level of support enables on-site medics to administer DMAC-approved prescription medications and, where necessary, carry out life-saving interventions in demanding offshore environments—with the full backing of specialist medical expertise and professional diving health support systems.
Through rigorous training, regulatory compliance, and investment in specialist medical capabilities, Diveworks International delivers a safety-first approach to commercial diving services, subsea operations, and marine construction support. Our proactive systems and experienced personnel ensure that every dive is conducted with the utmost care, professionalism, and preparedness.
If you would like to learn more about our diving safety procedures, offshore diving capabilities, or discuss an upcoming commercial diving project in the UK or internationally, please contact our team today