BELLMAN ROLE & DUTIES

Code No: 924

Video Running Time: 22 minutes

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The video looks at the role of the Bellman in bell diving operations. It stresses that the basis for safety is good training, keeping alert and keeping strictly to the established procedures.

It covers an exercise of the recovery of an unconscious diver by the Bellman. Underwater cinematography shows the correct procedures and emphasizes the importance of restoring the gas supply and the need for speed. The casualty is seen being received and resuscitated inside the diving bell. In any real emergency the Bellman will need to think and act rapidly, making decisions based on his knowledge of diving medicine techniques. This film deals at length with a real diving incident involving the recovery of an unconscious diver. R.O.V. (Remotely Operated Vehicle) pictures of the actual rescue are shown and the two individuals involved, casualty and bellman, discuss their experiences and what they learned from them.