It does this by sharing the deep knowledge, expertise, and real-life offshore diving experiences of IMCA’s membership base with a number of global organisations, such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as well as local regulators including the HSE, US Coastguard, and Havtil.

It supports the independent Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) which ensures medical diving specialists can advise on the safety aspects of commercial diving and, alongside the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), forms the International Diving Industry Forum (IDIF).

Working closely with the Secretariat, it oversees IMCA’s Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes for the Diving industry, including our popular Diving CPD App. It also oversees IMCA's approved training provider programme for trainee diving roles.


Simon Binsted
Simon Binsted

Subsea7

Committee Chair

Andy Butler
Andy Butler

TechnipFMC

Committee Vice-Chair

Marni Zabarsky
Marni Zabarsky

Aqueos

Committee Member

Adriaen Winckers
Adriaen Winckers

Bluestream

Committee Member

Steven Ginn
Steven Ginn

DOF Group

Committee Member

Steven Sheppard
Steven Sheppard

Helix Energy Solutions

Committee Member

Ian Hughes
Ian Hughes

Hughes Subsea Services

Committee Member

Darren Brunton
Darren Brunton

KB Associates

Committee Member

Sean Brunton
Sean Brunton

McDermott

Committee Member

Leo Duran
Leo Duran

Oceânica

Committee Member

Mike Jessop
Mike Jessop

OSC Marine Group

Committee Member

Maurizio Chines
Maurizio Chines

Saipem

Committee Member

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