TUP-The future of comm. diving?

Well, I've been attending the part 1 course at NYD for a month now and as you may or may not know they have implemented TUP training into their part 1 course. What I've heard from many of their instructors, who in some cases are seasoned north sea veterans, is that they consider TUP to be the future of commercial diving. Far less expensive than saturation but then again providing a longer bottom time, which is what it's all about. In other words commercial diving operations to 50m would become more productive and shallow saturation obsolete. I'd like to hear your opinion on this.   

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Permalink Reply by stuart anderson on April 9, 2010 at 12:09am
...the way to go to replace shallow bottom air work, or deeper, short jobs. You can't get a longer bottom time than in Saturation!
TUP is not new, Noordhoek have been doing it for years, and the old mini-bell system was basically TUP, really.
It has it's place to make Air work safer, but I don't see it replacing the shallow Sat work, eg Southern sector
Permalink Reply by A.. Parnell on April 9, 2010 at 4:43pm
Hey Mike I dont know about Mad hatters but surely observant and possiably semi-tollerant of things going on around us and in the work place from time to time. Mad not really, outspoken yes. Hey its aloha Friday here I got to get back to that-Aloha Mike.
Permalink Reply by A.. Parnell on April 9, 2010 at 7:28pm
Mike thanks for letting us know exally what the term "Mad Hatter" really means because I sure didnt know as we dont use that wording here. We use hey bruddah mo beer, pound down beer, howzit ! how u, and so on. Then in Australia well thats really a kick to listen to them speak Australian your well me anyway are wondering "what" "not sure what he said and that really means" but I have to say they are really entertaining. Do you think "Mad Hatter " could apply there ?
Permalink Reply by Bill Gardner on April 9, 2010 at 7:45pm
Mercury poisoning was prevalent among long term lighthouse keepers -as the light generating mechanics floated in a bowl of mercury for almost frictionless drive to rotate the light, but the 'keepers' occassionally ran amok slaughtering all and sundry in fits of rage and insanity. If I wasn't a diver I think lighthouse keeper would have been a great job.
Permalink Reply by Bill Gardner on April 10, 2010 at 11:11pm
Mike, your inventiveness and humour keep this site alive....goodonya cobbra-cheers-bill
Permalink Reply by Erik Golub on April 11, 2010 at 10:32am
Well guys, judging by how long you stayed focused on my question, attention problems really seem to be an issue with long term nitrogen exposure. Just joking of course.
Permalink Reply by Erik Golub on April 12, 2010 at 2:54am
never mind. I also forgot what I was talking about.
Permalink Reply by stuart anderson on April 12, 2010 at 5:46am
What are all of you doing in my living room?
Permalink Reply by Martin Morris on April 12, 2010 at 11:18am
Mike, check your poem. You said you want to marry a lighthouse keeper and polish "HIS" lamps?
Permalink Reply by stuart anderson on April 13, 2010 at 8:19am
Nothing wrong with polishing his 'lamps'.






It's when you suck his cock that the problems start.
Permalink Reply by Erik Golub on April 13, 2010 at 2:58pm
Jesus, this really got out of hand quickly.
Permalink Reply by stuart anderson on April 14, 2010 at 12:44am
You should see me at weddings.

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