National Hyperbaric Centre...

The National Hyperbaric Centre is the world’s foremost hyperbaric welding trials & training complex

Utilised by major Subsea Contractors including, Acergy, Technip, Subsea 7,ISS, Neptune.
If you want to pre-qualify divers prior to hyperbaric welding on major assets, there is only one place in the World recognised by the key companies in the industry, the National Hyperbaric Centre

• Consulting & Project Planning
• Procedure & Techniques
• Equipment Design, Selection & Supply
• Diver & Support Training
• Diver Codification
• Weld Testing & NDE Services

Oil & Major Companies such as Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, CNR, Conoco Philips, Nippon Steel, Burrellus, British Gas, have all witnessed trials & approved of the procedures & professional set up at the NHC.

Safety is the highest concern!

As an indication of the high standards achieved at the NHC some of the world’s largest subsea companies have actually closed their own hyperbaric facilities in preference for the up-to-date ones at the NHC.

Safety concerns over the use of old diving chambers as ‘welding habitats’ were voiced in the industry a few years ago. It was deemed simply unacceptable to have poor work environment with high temperatures, poor ventilation for weld fumes & potential other toxic gases.

Manual handling issues also became a priority in this more safety-aware age, & trying to manhandle work pieces of up to 250Kg through small trunkings with no mechanical assistance quickly deemed these old converted diving chambers unacceptable.

For further information contact David Smith at the National Hyperbaric Centre

Tel: +44 (0) 1224 698 895