Incident Report 2006
2006
Compiled by Brian Cumming
Diving Safety & Incidents Advisor
This section contains the 2006 Diving Incidents Report, produced by The British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) in the interest of promoting diving safety. It is important to note that it contains details of UK diving incidents occurring to divers of all affiliations, plus incidents occurring world-wide involving BSAC members.
Report Format
The majority of statistical information contained within this report is also shown in graphical form. Please note that all statistical information is generally produced from UK data only and does not include Overseas Incidents unless noted as ‘All Incidents’.
The contents of this report are split into an overview of the year, and then the details of nine incident categories plus some historical analyses. The various sections can be found as shown below;
| i) | Overview |
| ii) | Fatalities |
| iii) | Decompression Incidents |
| iv) | Injury / illness |
| v) | Boating & Surface Incidents |
| vi) | Ascent Problems |
| vii) | Technique Problems |
| viii) | Equipment Problems |
| ix) | Miscellaneous Incidents |
| x) | Overseas Incidents |
| xi) | Numerical & Statistical Analyses |
| xii) | List of Abbreviations |
Within each category the incidents are listed in the order of their occurrence, not necessarily that of Incident Reference. They are laid out in the following form:
Brief Narrative of Incident....................................
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The nature of many diving incidents is such that there is usually more than one cause or effect. Where this is the case the incident has been classified under the more appropriate cause or effect. For instance an incident involving a fast ascent, causing decompression illness will be classified under 'Decompression Incidents'.
Brian Cumming,
BSAC Diving Incidents Advisor,
November 2006,
Data for this report is collected from several different sources. I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the following for their assistance in its production and in ensuring its completeness:
Ken Bazeley, National Diving Liaison Officer, Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Peter Chennell, Sea Safety Manager,
Derek Scrivener, Service Information Data Quality Supervisor,
Roger Aldham, Data and Statistical Analyst,
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
and, in particular, all of those divers and other sources who have taken the trouble to complete Incident Reports and share their learning experience with others.
Finally, to Dr. Yvonne Couch for proof reading this report
Incident Reports
If you would like to add to, correct or place a different interpretation upon any of the incidents in this report please put your comments in writing and e-mail them to safety@bsac.com or post to the following address:
The Incidents Advisor,
The British Sub-Aqua Club,
Telford's Quay,
South Pier Road,
Ellesmere Port,
South Wirral,
Cheshire, CH65 4FL.
For new incidents please complete a BSAC incident report form and send it to BSAC HQ at the address shown above.
All personal details are treated as confidential.
A full copy of this report can be DOWNLOADED IN PDF FORMAT (834k).
Incident Report Forms
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