Association of Diving Contractors UK

The Association represents diving contractors who are involved with inland or inshore diving operations in the UK and Ireland

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Membership of ADC shall be limited to companies or organisations, and not private individuals. There are four grades of membership: (1) Full Members; (2) Non Contracting Members; (3) Associate Members; (4) Corresponding Members;

Full Membership shall apply to all diving contractors of any size who are based and work in the UK or Ireland, who are involved in commercial diving operations. Non Contracting Membership shall apply to national, institutional or other organisations who provide diving services for their own particular activity, waterway or specialist facility, but who do not necessarily meet all other criteria. Associate Membership shall be limited to business and organisations who may need to control diving operations as part of their activity, supply support services to the industry including manufacturers of equipment or training establishments, but who do not directly act as diving contract contractors. Corresponding Members shall apply to clients other groups or associations including ADC Certificated Supervisors who may wish to be kept aware and up to date on the activities of the Association and its members.

Full Members shall be:

1. Diving contractors of any size who are based and work in the UK or Ireland, who are involved in commercial diving operations.
   
   
2. Companies and organisations operating Inland / Inshore in the UK and Ireland under the Diving at Work Regulations 1997 and the HSE Approved Code of Practice or its equivalent in Ireland.
   
   
3. Contractors who work in docks, harbours, rivers, culverts, canals, reservoirs, lakes, ponds, in support of civil engineering projects, including those conducting salvage and associated operations or involving ship surveys and maintenance;
   
   
4. Contractors operating inshore in respect of fish farming activities so long as the diving contractor conducts its diving operations in accordance with safety standards and similar procedures to those used by Members in civil engineering projects.
   
   
5. Firms of engineering consultants who are registered as diving contractors.

Non Contracting Members shall be:

Who shall have all the same rights and entitlements as Full Members,

1. National, institutional or other organisations who are based and work in the UK or Ireland, who may provide diving services for their own particular activity, waterway or facility, but who do not necessarily meet the all criteria of Inland / Inshore diving contractors.

Associate Members shall be:

1. Associate Membership shall be limited to business and organisations who may need to control diving operations as part of their activity, supply support services to the industry including manufacturers of equipment; training establishments, but who do not directly act as diving contract contractors.

Corresponding Members shall be:

1. Organisations (who are not themselves eligible to become a Full or Associate Member), other groups or associations who may wish to be kept aware and up to date on the activities of the Association and its members.
   
   
2. ADC Certificated Supervisors working Inland / Inshore in the UK who shall gain access to a selection of reference documents.

1. Applications by prospective Members and Associate Members shall be supported by a recommendation from two existing Members in writing. (The secretary may assist in obtaining the necessary recommendations)
   
   
2. Prospective Members shall have been in business as a diving contractor, in the context of this Constitution, for at least 18 months. An application to become a Member of the ADC must confirm the above and be accompanied by:
   
   
   1. a copy of the company's receipt of notification of particulars to HSE as a diving contractor;
      
      
   2. a copy of the company's current employer's liability insurance certificate (ELCI) showing that it applies to all diving personnel employed by or whose services are used by the prospective Member;
      
      
   3. copies of three recent references from clients confirming that the prospective Member has worked for them satisfactorily as a diving contractor.
      
      
   4. Provide copies of the their Management System and dive planning documents to the secretary to enable a Desk Study Safety Audit to be conducted.
      
      
3. If a prospective Member cannot comply with the requirements in 2 above because it has not been in business as a diving contractor, in the context of the Constitution, for at least 18 months, then it may apply to register as a small company, without the ability to vote for the first 18 months, however any application must be accompanied by all the other required information in a) and b) above.
   
   On completion of the 18 month period, the new Member will be upgraded to a Full Member, provided that it has also complied with the requirements outlined above.
   
   
4. Acceptance or rejection of any application for membership (including provision of references) shall be at the sole discretion of the management committee ( within the terms of this Constitution) who may, if they think fit, defer any such proposal for consideration and ultimate decision to an AGM or EGM.
   
   
5. Two officers (normally either two directors or a director and a company secretary), of all new members of all grades, shall sign an undertaking that it will abide by the Constitution of the Association and act in a responsible member of it. Membership will commence once the Secretary has received this undertaking and monies due in respect of the first subscription.
   
   
6. New members will be expected to provide adequate documentation to enable a Desk Study Safety Audit to be conducted prior to completion of their application for membership of the Association. (Details of The requirements for the ADC Desk Study Safety Audit are included in Appendix 2.) The costs associated with conducting this audit shall form part of the new member application process. (Details of the ADC membership Fees are included in Appendix 1 of the Constitution.)
   
   
7. Where the outcome of the Desk Study Safety Audit results in the identification of standards below that considered appropriate to membership of ADC, the new member will be provided with an action list improvement programme and the application process deferred for a maximum period of three months pending implementation of the improvement programme.
   
   
8. A reference copy of the Desk Study Safety Audit and all documentation supplied by the prospective member will be kept on file by the ADC secretary for reference in the future, but will not be disclosed to any other member of the association.
   
   
9. When considered appropriate by the Management Committee an on site audit may be arranged and only on satisfactory completion shall the membership application process completed.
   
   

Details of the various membership charges applying for the current year are included in the Membership Information Pack available for download from this website.

Members joining part way through the year will be invoiced the appropriate membership fee on a full year or half year basis depending on which half of the year their application is completed.

Members who seek to join after the 30th of September will be expected to pay the full amount of the following years subscription in addition to current year amount.

Please download the ADC membership information pack Here, which contains: An Introduction to ADC, A Precis of the Constitution and Application Forms.