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DIVING & MARINE SUPPORT
OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
The establishment of Bhagwan’s subsea Diver Shane Edwards at Dive Control. Image by Andrew Hobbs.
division, based out of the company’s offices
and laydown facility in the Perth suburb of KM37 & KMB18 Diver’s Helmets. Image courtesy by Andrew Hobbs..
Belmont, was a major decision for Bhagwan CELEBRATING 34 YEARS OF PUBLISHING IN AUSTRALIA ENERGY PUBLICATIONS 35
Marine managing director Loui Kannikoski
earlier this year.
“This has been a huge decision for us, but
one that we believe will set us apart from our
competitors and provide huge benefits to our
clients in the form of efficiencies and savings,”
he said at the time.
For Mr Watson and Mr Masters, it was
important that this new company meet the
newest of standards, which meant having the
dive systems built by professional fabricators as
they are in the North Sea.
It was a standard that Mr Kannikoski
endorsed, Mr Masters said.
“He said if we are going to do it, we are going
to do it properly. If you had your pick, if you
could pick the best gear that you wanted, what
would you go and get?”
Mr Masters said the systems had been built
to American Bureau of Shipping standards
– with every last component certifiable and
traceable.
They were also compliant with the
International Marine Contractors’ Association,
the world’s leading authority on issuing
guidance for diving contractors.
Mr Watson said the company had developed
a long range plan for the systems, which he said
the group could be using 20 years from now.
“If we had built our own diving systems like
we used to, we would not get on one bid list,
because the operators now don’t want to see
that,” he said.
“If you’re a new player in this market
you have really got to come in with top end
equipment, and unfortunately you can’t kick
off a company with that sort of investment
unless you have got somebody to look after
you.”
The support from Bhagwan management
allowed the group to request customisations to
the systems built for the company.
“We have spent a lot of time customising it
to the way we think is the best way to operate
within our market… with the divers and
what they want to use in the field, how best
to mobilise it quickly and get stuff done for
them,” he said.
The resulting system was well suited to the
task at hand while being easy to use, diver
Shane Edwards told Oil & Gas Australia.
“Even the video capture system – doing an
as built or a survey on something, it is set up so
it is easy to put stuff on it,” he said.
“What the client gets is a report, video and
photos – we also have cameras and lights
mounted in the helmets, so the supervisor can
see exactly what is going on.” l
OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
The establishment of Bhagwan’s subsea Diver Shane Edwards at Dive Control. Image by Andrew Hobbs.
division, based out of the company’s offices
and laydown facility in the Perth suburb of KM37 & KMB18 Diver’s Helmets. Image courtesy by Andrew Hobbs..
Belmont, was a major decision for Bhagwan CELEBRATING 34 YEARS OF PUBLISHING IN AUSTRALIA ENERGY PUBLICATIONS 35
Marine managing director Loui Kannikoski
earlier this year.
“This has been a huge decision for us, but
one that we believe will set us apart from our
competitors and provide huge benefits to our
clients in the form of efficiencies and savings,”
he said at the time.
For Mr Watson and Mr Masters, it was
important that this new company meet the
newest of standards, which meant having the
dive systems built by professional fabricators as
they are in the North Sea.
It was a standard that Mr Kannikoski
endorsed, Mr Masters said.
“He said if we are going to do it, we are going
to do it properly. If you had your pick, if you
could pick the best gear that you wanted, what
would you go and get?”
Mr Masters said the systems had been built
to American Bureau of Shipping standards
– with every last component certifiable and
traceable.
They were also compliant with the
International Marine Contractors’ Association,
the world’s leading authority on issuing
guidance for diving contractors.
Mr Watson said the company had developed
a long range plan for the systems, which he said
the group could be using 20 years from now.
“If we had built our own diving systems like
we used to, we would not get on one bid list,
because the operators now don’t want to see
that,” he said.
“If you’re a new player in this market
you have really got to come in with top end
equipment, and unfortunately you can’t kick
off a company with that sort of investment
unless you have got somebody to look after
you.”
The support from Bhagwan management
allowed the group to request customisations to
the systems built for the company.
“We have spent a lot of time customising it
to the way we think is the best way to operate
within our market… with the divers and
what they want to use in the field, how best
to mobilise it quickly and get stuff done for
them,” he said.
The resulting system was well suited to the
task at hand while being easy to use, diver
Shane Edwards told Oil & Gas Australia.
“Even the video capture system – doing an
as built or a survey on something, it is set up so
it is easy to put stuff on it,” he said.
“What the client gets is a report, video and
photos – we also have cameras and lights
mounted in the helmets, so the supervisor can
see exactly what is going on.” l
