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Developments in Diving Technology - Proceedings of an international conference, (Divetech '84) organized by the Society for Underwater Technology, and held in London, UK, 14-15 November 1984 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
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Developments in Diving Technology - Proceedings of an international conference, (Divetech '84) organized by the Society for Underwater Technology, and held in London, UK, 14-15 November 1984 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
Series: Advances in Underwater Technology, Ocean Science and Offshore Engineering, 1
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Up to about 30 years' ago diving activity was centred primarily on
the naval services, who provided a lead in the development of
equipment, techniques and procedures. Apart from one or two
spectacular salvage undertakings, the main commercial activity up
until that time was fairly low-key work in docks and harbours. The
concept of saturation diving emerged from subsea habitats of which
Captain Cousteau was one of the pioneers. This led the way to
commercial development in support of exploration and the production
of offshore oil and gas, and I believe that my friend Henri Delauze
was one of the first to mount the subsea habitat on deck and
provide a sealed bell to convey divers from the habitat to the
seabed without change of pressure. A remarkable feature of offshore
oil and gas technology in the North Sea has been the willingness of
all concerned to exchange information regarding R&D. This has
had a major effect on the advance in technology over the last few
years. As far as diving is concerned, it is to some extent
'Hobson's Choice'. Legal patents are difficult to achieve in this
field, and the casual nature of diver employment to date has meant
that ideas and techniques circulate almost as freely as the divers
themselves. In addition, the advertis ing of the new technologies
which one has to offer almost auto matically means disclosure of
what otherwise might be secret."
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