Trainee Bell Diving Supervisor (TBDS) Course
Welcome to the E-Learning TBDS course.
We aim to make your journey to a Dive Bell Supervisor as easy as possible.
Ultimately we wish to prepare you for your IMCA DBS exam once you have attended the requisite amount of panel hours.
legislation is an integral part of being a supervisor, we integrate all the legislation you require throughout the e-learning package, just click on the tab and a free pdf copy will be displayed (these are normally £25). Please pay particular attention to:
- IMCA D022-ver2 2016 DIVE SUPERVISORS MANUAL. CORE DOCUMENT
- HSE ACoP 1997
- IMCA D014 Rev-2.1
- Norsok U100 Rev 5
- US NAVY Diving Manual rev 7
IMCA have published a study guide. The is VERY useful in preparation for the eventual DBS Exam: (click link) IMCA-Bell Supervisor Exam Information Note-1578
The week of the course will consist of hour long video conferencing (generally held at 15:00 GMT) delivered by a highly experienced Offshore Supervisor. The e-learning package will be available from the point of booking. You can progress through it all on the week of the course or chew away through it before the actual course.
At 16:00 (GMT) on day 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the course, confirmation exams will become available on the course exam page, upon completion you will receive instant marking & question explanations.
On day 5 (Friday) the course final exam will become available from 09:00 (GMT).
We hope you enjoy the course.
Modules
Supervisor Role
Lessons
Anatomy And Physiology
Lessons
Physics
Lessons
Physics Recaps
Lessons
- PHYSICS: Archimedes Recap – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Available Gas – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Gas Consumption – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Calculating a Partial Pressure – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Calculating a Percentage – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Establishing a Partial Pressure – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Metabolic O₂ Consumption – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Gas Mixing – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Depth and Temperature – (TBDS)
- PHYSICS: Changes to Depth. ppO₂ or % (TBD)
Legislation
Lesson
Chamber Practices
Lessons
- Breathing Gasses used in Diving – (TBDS)
- Pressure Vessels & Cylinders. – (TBDS)
- Saturation Chamber Operations: (TBDS)
- Gas Handling – (TBDS)
- Compressors & Gas Transfer – (TBDS)
- Pipe Fittings. – (TBDS)
- Gas Stocks. – (TBDS)
- Gas Analysis. – (TBDS)
- Gauge Calibration. – (TBDS)
- Environmental Control Units.- (TBDS)
- DMAC 15. – (TBDS)
- DMAC 28. – (TBDS)
- Saturation Chamber Emergencies – (TBDS)
- Non Breathable Atmospheres (BIBS) – (TBDS)
- Accelerated Emergency Decompression (A.E.D.): (TBDS)
- Evacuation Under Pressure – (TBDS)
- Hyperbaric Evacuation. – (TBDS)
Diving Bell Operations
Lessons
- Breathing Gas Mixes – (TBDS)
- Byford Dolphin Incident: (TBDS)
- Operation And Control Of Diving Bells (TBDS)
- Diver Heating Systems (TBDS)
- Monitoring of Breathing Gasses – (TBDS)
- Dive Bell Launch and Recovery – (TBDS)
- Diving from Dynamic Positioning Vessels. – (TBDS)
- Umbilical Management – (TBDS)
- Dive Bell Emergencies. – (TBDS)