News Article: October/November 2000Local NewsCharges in French Pass dive accident-10-2000The Occupational Safety and Health Service (OSH) has laid charges in relation to the diving accident that occurred at French Pass on 10 March this year. The charges were laid under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 in relation to the safety of the six trainees who were undertaking dive training, three of whom died. Charges have been laid against Nelson Dive Centre Ltd, the company doing the training and also the course instructor, Andrew Stuart. More Christchurch Hospital recompression chamber-10-2000Construction of the new rectangular hyperbaric chamber due to replace the old chamber at Christchurch Hospital has been completed. More Sir Peter Blake changes tack-10-2000After lengthy discussions with Francine Cousteau, head of The Cousteau Society, Sir Peter has decided to proceed under his own flag with his environmental objectives. More Rex Gilbert honoured-10-2000The Small Boat Safety Council, in conjunction with New Zealand Coast Guard, honoured Rex Gilbert of Orakei Scuba at their awards dinner with a certificate of recognition for his significant contribution to boating safety education. More Entrepreneur rides a high tide-10-2000Marine contractor and sometime movie manager Bill Day received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Mr Day developed his business from a small commercial scuba diving enterprise into a multimillion dollar marine contractor. More Luxfer Scuba Cylinder Replacement Policy-10-2000Luxfer requires that every Luxfer 6351-alloy aluminium scuba cylinder be visually inspected at least every 2.5 years by a properly trained inspector using an eddy-current device such as Visual Plus, Visual Eddy or equivalent non-destructive testing equipment. More Victoria to offer New Zealand’s first major in marine biology-10-2000In a New Zealand first, Victoria University students will be able to major in marine biology as part of their Bachelor of Science (BSc). After a year of general studies, students will take courses ranging from field marine biology to marine ecology, marine invertebrates, fisheries and aquaculture, and algae. More New Zealand Boat wins international award-10-2000The new MAC600 polyethylene boat has been awarded the Best Rotationally Moulded Product – 2000 award at a recent international conference hosted by the Australasian Rotational Moulders Association. The MAC600 was chosen from a large number of international entries across a wide and varied range of products submitted before a panel of industry judges with the final award being announced at the conference venue in Tasmania, Australia, in August 2000. Further exposure also comes from an invitation from the American Rotational Moulders Association for Galloway SPI Asia Pacific Ltd to feature in an editorial expose in their coming publication. MoreNew PADI appointment for Terry Cummins-10-2000Terry Cummins has been appointed Vice President, International Marketing Initiatives for PADI worldwide. More Increasing carbon dioxide threatens coral reefs-10-2000Researchers at Columbia University’s Biosphere 2 Centre have determined that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere may cause more harm to marine coral reef communities than previous research had indicated. More Round the world yacht race to give marine science clues-10-2000Ocean scientists and school children around the world will be following an international yacht race as part of a global environmental project – Volvo Ocean Adventure. More Scientists reveal mysteries of diving marine mammals-10-2000Dr Lee Fuiman of the University of Texas is among researchers who have solved a mystery that has taunted observers of seals, whales and other marine mammals for centuries. More The Oxygen Centre-10-2000
The Oxygen Centre on the North Shore in Auckland has had a busy month treating many patients, who have had excellent results. During July we treated an interesting condition called Necrotising Faciitis which resulted in the patient having his fifth finger amputated. More |
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