Underwater Welding
Underwater welding is a skill which all diving companies offer, but the separation begins to widen where diving companies are required to write Welding Procedures and qualify diving welders to them.
We provide one of our proven and tested Underwater Welding Procedures for all projects. We select a procedure which fits the application at the moment.
Where new procedures must be written, we write a procedure and test it in one of our three underwater test tanks in Jacksonville. If the procedure works well, and is qualified, the task to qualify welders to the procedure is undertaken. The Diver-Welders assigned to the job, and whom have qualified to the procedure can then practice in the welding test tank.
We designed and developed Dry Habitat Welding procedures using a dry hyperbaric welding habitat. The habitat can be used to seal around the object to be welded, the water is removed, and diver-welders conduct the repairs in the “dry”.
Wet welding procedures are available to meet American Welding Society AWS D3.6-93 standards for Class welds.
We meet certain welding codes for the American Bureau of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, etc.
The diving school here trains divers in underwater welding and certifies them to AWS D3.6M-1999 standards.
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Commercial Diving School
Commercial Diver Apprenticeship Training
Employees and certain other employees from cooperating employer / diving companies may participate in a OJT – Apprenticeship Commercial Diver training Program we run to train new commercial divers. The program is 30 months in duration and provides ADCI Commercial Diver certification. Successful graduates also receive a diploma from the State of Florida as “Commercial Divers”.
This is a 4000 hour program with classroom, practical and OJT training. It covers all of the required subjects in the ANSI/ACDE standards and meets the approval of the ADCI. The ADCI has audited our training curriculum and Commercial Diving School, Inc is a member of the Association of Diving Contractors International.
Pipeline OQ Assessments, Performance Verifications , Evaluations, & Training
We provide certifications to Pipeline OQ standards meeting the requirements of over 240 pipeline operators. Our Master Trainer and Pipeline Core Instructors can provide training on pipeline covered tasks by using the Contren Learning Series. We conduct Assessments and Performance Verifications to NCCER standards.
Evaluations are conducted by a Veriforce approved Evaluator. Covered tasks are evaluated for Veriforce pipeline operators. All evaluations are fee-based and conducted at your location or in a field setting.
▫ DOT Drug & Alcohol Training Programs
We have Federal DOT approved training programs compliant with 49 CFR Parts 199 and 40. We have awareness programs for the general employees and our subcontractors and Supervisors Programs for management employees, first line supervisors, and foremen. We include customer employees and subcontractors in the training whenever convenient.
▫ DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program
The company uses Pipeline Testing Consortium as our third party collection agent, program manager, Medical Review Officer, and NIDA 5 panel laboratory. Our relationship with PTC has been ongoing since the 1989 DOT rule. Our statistic are available at PTC under our pipeline division “Stroud Diving & Hydrography” at www.pipelinetesting.com
▫ Pipeline Training and Testing Programs
NCCER – National Center for Construction Education and Research is our primary training, assessment, evaluation, and performance provider. We have been working with NCCER since their involvement in the Pipeline Craft Skills originated with them. We have an Administrator and Master Trainer, Subject Matter Experts and many enriched employees who have participated in their programs. They are located on the web at www.nccer.org
Veriforce is an assessment and performance evaluation service provider for us. We have an administrator and SME approved by them as well. Certain clients only accept PV’s or Assessments from one national governing body or another. Veriforce can be located on the web at www.veriforce.com
▫ Program National Databases
Our collection database for all OQ information ( other than Veriforce) is stored and maintained on the WWW.IsNetworld.com site and it is accessible to pipeline operators nationwide. We have insurance data, Safety, Safe Practices statistics, OSHA 300 Logs and information, personnel statistics, personal qualifications on all personnel, company information and other very valuable data on this vast database.
▫ SCQ-V Safety Compliance Quality – Verified
The HSE safety programs for the company are submitted and audited by National Compliance Management Service NCMS, which verifies our compliance to OSHA and other agencies. This compliance verification is extensive and the only acceptable score is 100% compliance. NCMS is directed by our customers to conduct the safety audits. Our compliance scores are also available on the www.IsNetworld.com website.
▫ No Access to IsNetworld?
In the event a customer does not have access to the information compiled and maintained on the IsNetworld database, please contact us. We will provide you with statistical information direct from our database. contact: admin@mesco-offshore.com and indicate the information required. The information is only available to customers and is strictly confidential.
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Subsea & Inland Pipeline Service Operator Qualification
▫ Covered Tasks Lists
The company maintains personnel qualifications on DOT OQ Covered Tasks based on the industry standard Tasks Lists and customer Task Lists.
For OQ Statistics “click” MESCO OQ Statistics Reports
For a Powerpoint on our OQ Program “click” Operator Qualification Program
DOT Drug and Alcohol Programs: DOT Drug Plan DOT Alcohol Plan
DOT Drug & Alcohol Training Programs
We have Federal DOT approved training programs compliant with 49 CFR Parts 199 and 40. We have awareness programs for the general employees and our subcontractors and Supervisors Programs for management employees, first line supervisors, and foremen. We include customer employees and subcontractors in the training whenever convenient.
DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program
The company uses Pipeline Testing Consortium as our third party collection agent, program manager, Medical Review Officer, and NIDA 5 panel laboratory. Our relationship with PTC has been ongoing since the 1989 DOT rule. Our statistic are available at PTC under our pipeline division “Stroud Diving & Hydrography” at www.pipelinetesting.com
Pipeline Training and Testing Programs
NCCER – National Center for Construction Education and Research is our primary training, assessment, evaluation, and performance provider. We have been working with NCCER since their involvement in the Pipeline Craft Skills originated with them. We have an Administrator and Master Trainer, Subject Matter Experts and many enriched employees who have participated in their programs. They are located on the web at www.nccer.org
Veriforce is an assessment and performance evaluation service provider for us. We have an administrator and SME approved by them as well. Certain clients only accept PV’s or Assessments from one national governing body or another. Veriforce can be located on the web at www.veriforce.com
Program National Databases
Our collection database for all OQ information ( other than Veriforce) is stored and maintained on the WWW.IsNetworld.com site and it is accessible to pipeline operators nationwide. We have insurance data, Safety, Safe Practices statistics, OSHA 300 Logs and information, personnel statistics, personal qualifications on all personnel, company information and other very valuable data on this vast database.
SCQ-V Safety Compliance Quality – Verified
The HSE safety programs for the company are submitted and audited by National Compliance Management Service NCMS, which verifies our compliance to OSHA and other agencies. This compliance verification is extensive and the only acceptable score is 100% compliance. NCMS is directed by our customers to conduct the safety audits. Our compliance scores are also available on the www.IsNetworld.com website.
No Access to IsNetworld?
In the event a customer does not have access to the information compiled and maintained on the IsNetworld database, please contact us. We will provide you with statistical information direct from our database. contact: admin@mesco-offshore.com and indicate the information required. The information is only available to customers and is strictly confidential.
Additional Links to Pipeline Information
Underwater Pipeline Electric Location
Underwater Pipeline Maintenance
Underwater Pipeline Repair Clamp
Call us at 800-446-5235 for additional Pipeline IR&M information
Read moreDry Underwater Habitat Pipeline Repair report
Stroud Diving & Hydrography, a division of Marine Engineering Systems company, Inc. is proud to offer a free report on Dry Underwater Habitat Pipeline Repairs. Where pipelines may be determined to have anomalies discovered by internal integrity inspections with “smart pigs”, our Dry Hyperbaric Repair Facilities can be used to conduct repairs to the outside of the affected pipelines.
We locate the anomaly using Differential GPS and surveying techniques, the pipe is uncovered and suspended sufficiently to allow the HRF to be positioned over it in a trench and to support the pipe at each end. Seals are inserted in the ends of the HRF and water is evacuated fro the inside and displaced by compressed air. Internal lighting and a video camera is used to monitor the inside and diver-welder technicians enter to begin working on the damaged segment.
The coating is removed and testing and evaluations begin. There are several repair options available to us, repair clamps, full encirclement sleeves, and removing and replacing pipe pup pieces if necessary.
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Qualifying employees to meet the DOT standards Operators require.
We have a National Evaluator on Staff who can travel to any location worldwide and provide OQ solutions.
Veriforce Performance 3rd Party Evaluator
NCCER Performance Evaluator
NCCER Master Trainer
Contact: Willhux@pipelineOQ.com
About Stroud Diving & Hydrography (MESCO)
Subsea & Inland Pipeline Service
The MESCO Story Company History
▫ Stroud Diving & Hydrography
In April 1953, Stroud Diving & Hydrography was incorporated in Jacksonville, Florida to offer commercial diving and pipeline service to the marine industry. A.E. and Betty Stroud were owners and quality of service and integrity were their tag lines. Stroud provided drafting and technical written reports to document conditions found underwater. Their drawings and reports would later become the standard of the industry. They were well diversified, offering diving services to the shipping industry, dock and wharf owners, paper mills, power plants, and utilities.
▫ The company operated very successfully for 30 years and was subsequently purchased by MESCO Marine Engineering Systems Company in 1983. MESCO was founded in 1978 in North Carolina where it operated inland and coastal projects on the eastern seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.
▫ Stroud Diving / MESCO has a rich culture with loyal customers and wonderfully productive employees. Our longevity is evident by the 54 years of faithful service.
▫ We enjoy a good reputation which has been earned over a half-century of service. The company is loyal to its customers and provides the best quality of services possible. By effective communications with clients, we try to provide them exactly what is specified.
We have always been unconventional and have been early adapters to change. In 1989 the Federal DOT announced mandatory Drug and Alcohol programs, we took advantage of the new requirements and set out to comply immediately. When the deadline came we found we were the only company performing pipeline work while the competition tried to catch up.
In 2002 the Federal DOT also announced the Pipeline Operator Qualification compliance program. While our competitors were busy trying to identify new underwater covered tasks, we took full advantage of the time and gained compliance through nationally recognized organizations and were once again working in 2003 while others were spending valuable time catching up.
In 2012 we continue to lead the underwater pipeline integrity Inspection Repairs & Maintenance services in our part of the industry and have commanded more than our fair share of the market. Our client list continues to grow and our capabilities expand to serve our customers.
The Stroud Diving & Hydrography and MESCO team continues to lead where possible and remains on the front edge of their portion of the industry’s market share.
Agrifina H Hux
President
