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John Rabone reports that Lloyds no longer certify Underwater inspection Divers.

This means they still recognize some standards e.g. CSWIP but don’t issue certificates and no longer renew certificates for divers who previously held them. A new NDT standard under the British Institute of NDT is being set up by a group (about 16 participants) – including Fort William and others- to replace CSWIP levels 3.1 and 3.2. It has got to the stage of listing equipment and producing a training manual. The intention is that schools will pay BINDT for a training guide and also a small fee per candidate. Any school will be able to apply to BINDT to be audited and if successful will be able to both run the courses and the exam. The next problem is to obtain acceptance from the oil companies. If successful this will break the monopoly of CSWIP and make certification less costly.