Experienced Candidate Assessment Course
Approximate Course Duration: 3 weeks
The Experienced Candidate Assessment Course (ECA) allows experienced commercial divers who do not have internationally recognised diving certificates to do a shortened version of the HSE Surface Supplied courses and gain the HSE Surface Supplied and HSE Surface Supplied Top-up certificates. This will give graduates certification that is recognised by the subsea industry world-wide, allowing them to take their career further. In addition, the course includes the HSE First Aid at Work certification.
Evidence of Dives
Candidates need to provide evidence of dives undertaken at work at a range of specified depths within the two years prior to starting the course. Dives undertaken as part of a training course or recreational dives are not accepted. Those wanting to complete our ECA Course are required to provide an in-date HSE Commercial Diving Medical carried out in the UK, Ireland, Norway or Holland. Details of the HSE Diving Medical and what it involves and approved doctors can be found on our links page.
Before attending the course candidates will need to have a thorough knowledge of USN standard air and surface decompression schedules (revision 6) and British Navy line signals as well as the general principles of diving, as these will be assessed with no prior lectures. There will be a lecture on UK legislation. Candidates will be expected to dive safely using a variety of different equipment and techniques to cover all the assessments in the normal HSE diving courses. Candidates need to be able to speak clearly in English as most of the course is carried out using voice communications.
For more information please contact our student advisors on +44 (0) 1397 703 786.
Please note: all courses are taught in English.
Mixed Gas ECA Course
The ECA Course may also be particularly attractive to commercial divers from overseas who have the experience but not the necessary qualifications to undertake our HSE Closed Bell Course. The UK based HSE Closed Bell qualification is valid for life and is globally accepted.
You will need to provide evidence of your previous saturation diving experience to complete our one week Mixed Gas ECA Course. Give our student advisors a call on +44 (0)1397 703 786 to discuss your experience.
US or Canadian Divers
More information regarding routes for US or Canadian divers to an HSE Closed Bell qualification can be downloaded here
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