Commercial Diving – Rivers Projects

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION 18th June 2015

SUPER YACHT MV SENSES DRAFT REDUCTION PROJECT BRIEF Assigned for the installation of x12 enclosed buoyancy units each with a capacity of providing 5 tonne of lift to MV Senses , a 60m super yacht within the confines of Trafalgar Wharf. It was calculated that the correct positioning of each lift bag would provide a total lifting capacity of 60 tonne providing 6″ of uplift without compromising the A.V.S of the vessel. Each bag was coupled to a compressor via a…

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING 20th May 2015

A.L.B INVERSION LINE TESTING PROJECT BRIEF The brief was to rig and capture the inversion process of both a 5 tonne and 10 tonne A.L.B (Air lift bag). Both units were secured to a 19 tonne DMA (Dead Mans Anchor) at depth. Once fully inflated the bags were released from the DMA via a 10t SWL release hook. The client was a global company specialising in underwater air lift bags and buoyancy systems for both inshore and offshore projects with…

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL 29th April 2015

SANDSTONE ROCK ARMOUR REMOVAL PROJECT BRIEF To locate and remove a number of 5 tonne sandstone boulders so that the site contractor could complete the installation of a sheet pile retaining wall. On completion of piling works, rock armour was to be reinstated to provide a suitable means of scour protection. RESPONSIBILITIES I was responsible for interpreting the drawings provided by the client and compiling the dive management system which included everything from the sequence of works to be adopted…

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS 24th April 2015

RIVER STOUR SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS PROJECT BRIEF The installation of scour protection surrounding the cutwater section of a main pier structure spanning the river stour. This project used a pumpable micro concrete mix that was operated from a topside unit and directed into position by the diver. Prior to carrying out the works, we had to prepare the area using hydraulic underwater cutting equipment to clear a number of subsurface obstructions. RESPONSIBILITIES As director of operations and project manager I…

RIVER AVON SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER AVON SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS

RIVER AVON SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS 23rd April 2015

RIVER AVON SCOUR PROTECTION SYSTEMS PROJECT BRIEF The installation of eco sensitive scour protection systems around the abutment structure of a main line railway bridge spanning the River Avon. With the site being of SSSI and the land privately owned by the Royalty Fisheries, strict protocol and operating procedures had to be adhered to at all times making this project both ambitious and complex. With rock armour already in situ we were initially assigned to create a mattress formulated…

RIVER AVON CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY

RIVER AVON CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY

RIVER AVON CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY

RIVER AVON CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY 22nd April 2015

RIVER AVON CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY PROJECT BRIEF To compile a strategy and series of safe working practices for the mobilisation and demobilisation of our prototype containment curtain measuring 60m in horizontal length and 4m in vertical draft in a fast flowing, narrow river with abutments, cutwaters and pier structures all within close proximity. RESPONSIBILITIES As director of operations and principle project manager I was ultimately responsible for ensuring that the sequence of carrying out all works was both methodical and…

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION 26th March 2015

COWES INSHORE LIFEBOAT SLIPWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BRIEF Principle diving contractor to undertake all subsea operations in the construction and installation of Cowes Inshore Lifeboat Station. This project ran over a series of weeks in conjunction with the topside contractor Raymond Brown Construction Ltd with our involvement from inception to completion. Operations included numerous aspects of subsea civil engineering including but not restricted to, dredging, drilling, welding, cutting, grinding, painting/coating, cementing and final fixings. RESPONSIBILITIES Project Manager responsible for all subsurface…

RIVER TRENT CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY

RIVER TRENT CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY

RIVER TRENT CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY

RIVER TRENT CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY 24th March 2015

RIVER TRENT CONTAINMENT CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT/RECOVERY PROJECT BRIEF Initial brief was to install a containment curtain for construction works to commence. Due to the fast flowing nature of this River the curtain had to be secured to the river bed via a number deadweights which comprised of x8 RSJ’s. Upon completion of works we were contracted in the removal of the curtain, assigned the task to remove the anchor weights and finally the ground chain that was used to keep the…

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING STEEL PILES

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING STEEL PILES

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING STEEL PILES 24th March 2015

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING STEEL PILES PROJECT BRIEF To provide images and data to determine the reduction in section thickness of the steel supporting piles. The cumulative losses from all relevant faces needed to be considered and therefore readings were taken using Non Destructive Testing equipment at selected points between the atmospheric zone and the immersed zone. On this project we used the Cygnus 1 Underwater thickness gauge complete with topside repeater. RESPONSIBILITIES I was responsible for compiling the dive management…

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION 24th March 2015

TORRY QUAY CONTAINMENT CURTAIN INSTALLATION PROJECT BRIEF To secure supplied brackets to the wharf exterior which would be used to attach a purpose built articulating containment curtain during excavation works. The brackets were provided by our client and our task was to deploy and install the curtain in situ terminating at each side of the entrance where we had installed the brackets. Once completed excavation works could commence by onsite contractors with the curtain providing sufficient containment of sediment and…

TRINITY LANDING PONTOON MAINTENANCE

TRINITY LANDING PONTOON MAINTENANCE 24th March 2015

TRINITY LANDING PONTOON MAINTENANCE PROJECT BRIEF To undertake routine maintenance works subsurface, consisting of surveys, investigations, tightening and replacement of all underwater fixings. All survey works consisted of accurate recording and photography detailing non-conformances which ultimately over a period of time provided a suitable trend analysis of problematic areas. Maintenance routines were developed from the non-conformances and trend analysis with periodic replacement of fixings undertaken bi-annually. Each fixing was correctly tightened using a hydraulic torque wrench both topside and underwater….

K1 BRITANNIA 24th March 2015

K1 BRITANNIA PROJECT BRIEF To work in accordance with strict safety guidelines to align and secure the lifting strops on this British legacy, the yacht Britannia, a replica of the King’s famed racing yacht which was due to be restored by the K1 Britannia team in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for compiling the Dive Management System to carry out the subsea works for this operation. CLIENT MMC Diving Services | Blade Runner Shipping CHALLENGES The 64…

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS 24th March 2015

COWES YACHT HAVEN UNDERWATER WELDING & LIFTING OPERATIONS PROJECT BRIEF Tasked to re-weld a number of brackets back onto supporting piles which created a framework for the outer seawall of Cowes Yacht Haven. We designed and fabricated a davit system to raise and support each of the 2.5 ton concrete sections in situ prior to securing back onto the welded brackets. RESPONSIBILITIES I was responsible for initially compiling the non conformance report to the client following the dive teams investigation….

UNDERWATER ANTI CORROSIVE COATING SYSTEMS

UNDERWATER ANTI CORROSIVE COATING SYSTEMS

UNDERWATER ANTI CORROSIVE COATING SYSTEMS

UNDERWATER ANTI CORROSIVE COATING SYSTEMS 11th February 2015

UNDERWATER ANTI CORROSIVE COATING SYSTEMS PROJECT BRIEF To source and project manage the application of an underwater coating system to protect the main supporting steel structure of the lifeboat slipway. My company was tasked to complete all underwater works assigned to this project. RESPONSIBILITIES Project Manager for all subsea works. Responsible for sourcing a corrosion coating system that was environmentally friendly which had good adhesion and corrosive protection properties for this harsh and unforgiving environment. I was also responsible for…

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE 11th February 2015

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE PROJECT BRIEF To remove and replace with new, all cracked and broken tiles. To remove existing poor grout for a 20m section of the pool and replace with new. With a large section of all tiles bowing from increased water pressure behind the tiles it was deemed too dangerous to drain the pool in the event that the integrity of the remaining tiles may be jeopardised and implode. Our alternative was to construct a cofferdam creating a “dry zone”…

TOTLAND PIER NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

TOTLAND PIER NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING 11th February 2015

TOTLAND PIER NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING PROJECT BRIEF To carry out an underwater survey on this disused pier and present our findings in a formal report complete with underwater images and readings taken from NDT equipment for a prospective buyer. RESPONSIBILITIES Project Manager managing the entire project and responsible for designing template documents to record the data and images for each section of the pier. To accumulate all data retrieved from the dive team into a formal report and submit to…

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE 11th February 2015

MV SEA RAIDER SALVAGE PROJECT BRIEF My company was responsible for the successful recovery of MV Sea Raider from the main channel in the Solent fairway. The vessel sank within minutes of striking a lateral mark finally resting on the seabed at 25m. Our brief was to secure and recover without disruption to the main shipping channel and to stabilise the vessel for towage to Cowes with consideration for routine traffic and the environment. RESPONSIBILITIES Project Manager for the mobilisation…

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE 11th February 2015

SY BOOMERANG SALVAGE PROJECT BRIEF To recover and stabilise this sunken vessel from the river bed that was still attached to her mooring. To appoint a towage contractor and and standby during towing operations until the vessel was safely alongside. RESPONSIBILITIES Project Manager responsible for all operations including the appointment of diving contractors, dive management systems, risk assessments, recovery strategies and the overall co-ordination between all those involved in the project. CLIENT Private client CHALLENGES No salvage operation comes without…

SY BLUE ANGEL SALVAGE

SY BLUE ANGEL SALVAGE

SY BLUE ANGEL SALVAGE 11th February 2015

SY BLUE ANGEL SALVAGE PROJECT BRIEF To recover sunken vessel from the seabed that had suffered major structural damage compromising its integrity. RESPONSIBILITIES Project Manager responsible for all diving operations including the mobilisation of all units to assist in the recover of this vessel. I was responsible for creating the dive management system which included everything from risk assessment strategies through to methodology. CLIENT Private client CHALLENGES Strong tides, poor visibility and a vessel that was structurally unstable. Routine shipping…

LOCK MAINTENANCE & CONFINED SPACE PROJECTS

LOCK MAINTENANCE & CONFINED SPACE PROJECTS

LOCK MAINTENANCE & CONFINED SPACE PROJECTS

LOCK MAINTENANCE & CONFINED SPACE PROJECTS

LOCK MAINTENANCE & CONFINED SPACE PROJECTS 11th February 2015

LOCK MAINTENANCE & CONFINED SPACE PROJECTS PROJECT BRIEF To carry out a series of vital maintenance procedures on an existing series of lock gates segregating a private marina from the main river fairway. In addition to these works we were tasked to investigate a series of faults creating reoccurring problems affecting the operational functionality of the lock and jeopardising its future sustainability. One of the suggested solutions was to standardise the existing wheel assemblies with 316 stainless steel shafts and A.B.S…

AC45 DIVE SUPPORT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT

AC45 DIVE SUPPORT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT 11th February 2015

AC45 DIVE SUPPORT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROJECT BRIEF Tasked to provide diving support to the B.A.R (Ben Ainslie Racing) team during their 2013 multi hull record attempt around the Island in the event of capsize. My dive team stayed alongside the AC45 during her record attempt and were in a state of readiness to act in the event of a major incident. RESPONSIBILITIES I was responsible for drawing up the detailed brief to both the divers and the sailing team of…

ROCK ROLL MATTRESS INSTALLATIONS

ROCK ROLL MATTRESS INSTALLATIONS

ROCK ROLL MATTRESS INSTALLATIONS

ROCK ROLL MATTRESS INSTALLATIONS 11th February 2015

ROCK ROLL MATTRESS INSTALLATIONS PROJECT BRIEF Used as a temporary scour protection measure, our brief was to install a series of rock rolls to form a rock roll mattress that was capable of resisting high velocities and shear stress loads of up to 1200 k/N which equates to around 120 ton-force within a high energy river. This system was temporary but it provided a suitable instant and flexible solution where other bioengineering techniques would be less effective. The rolls were…

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION AND DEMOBILISATION 11th February 2015

DEFLECTOR PLATE DESIGN INSTALLATION & DEMOBILISATION PROJECT BRIEF To co-design and fabricate a deflector plate to divert the main flow of water around the team of divers working within a high energy river. The unit was fabricated off site but assembled in situ on the river bank with the trench plates being welded into position both topside and subsurface by my team upon installation of the main steel framework. Pre site surveys depicted the exact location and installation procedures which…

Stacey Rivers Project Management