par Imbert, Jean Pierre;Barbaud, Axel;Stevens, Sian;Miller, Craig;Peace, Hilary;Rossin, Helene;Letourneur, Alain;Bryson, Phillip;Damsgaard, Bo;Balestra, Costantino
Référence International Maritime Health, 75, 2, page (89-102)
Publication Publié, 2024-07-01
Référence International Maritime Health, 75, 2, page (89-102)
Publication Publié, 2024-07-01
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | Saturation diving is a standard method of intervention for commercial diving during offshore operations. Current saturation procedures achieve a high level of safety with regards to decompression sickness but still put the divers under multiple stressors: 1) Environmental stress (long confinement, heat/cold, dense gases, high oxygen levels), 2) Work stress (muscular fatigue, psychological pressure, breathing equipment, etc.), 3) venous gas emboli associated with decompression, 4) Inflammation related to oxidative stress and microparticles. We present the results of a saturation divers monitoring campaign performed in the North Sea Danish sector, on the Tyra field, during 2022. The study was supported by TotalEnergies, the field operator, and performed by Boskalis Subsea Services, the diving contractor, onboard the diving support vessel Boka Atlantis. The objective was twofold: document the level of diving stress during saturation operations in the Danish sector, and compare the performances of two saturation procedures, the Boskalis and the NORSOK procedures. |