1990's
ESDP's standards history
Starting statements: EU funded projects involving scientific diving tasks & workpackages stopped by national rules on certification of occupational scientific divers and/or medical control
Several workshops held in Brussels (DG XII - Marco Weydert)
MAST-III: a European Union R&D programme in the field of marine science and technology
26-27 April 1993
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Workshop on advanced training and standards in Scientific diving: Marco Weydert- Nicolas Flemming (Brussels)
A group of experts in Scientific Diving is created whose task was to develop a set of procedures (Standards) to ensure the mobility of certified scientific divers inside EU countries
Countries represented were FR, PT, BE, UK, GR, DE, IT and IE. World Underwater Federation (CMAS) was invited to the first meeting
1-11 May 1997
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EU ‘Isola d’Elba’ Course/Seminar for the Instructors of European Scientific Divers
Training, working and safety standards for scientific divers (co-ordinator: Marco Abbiati).
funded by DG XII, MAST 1994-1998, Sub-area D. Supporting initiatives, 2. Standards for training and work - 35 participants (AUS, BE, FR, GR, IE, IT, SP, UK, USA) - grant MAS3-CT96-6351 from the European Commission
Programme
14 October 2000
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Banyuls-sur-Mer (France) ESDC meeting
SDC workshop - standards written for occupational scientific divers belonging to research institution or Universities or governmental institution.
supported by the French CNRS - BE, DE, ES, FI, FR, GR, IE, IS, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT, SE, UK
19-20 June 2007
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
Ostend (Belgium), 9th annual ERVO meeting
Presentation of the standards at the European Research Vessel Organisation
25-26 June 2007
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Berlin (Germany) KFT [Kommission Forschungstauchen Deutschland] initiative
Relaunch of the ESDC action
15-16 October 2007
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Bremerhaven (Germany), Symposium Scientific Diving - National and European Perspectives
to enhance the already existing harmonised standard and making the base for the European Scientific Diving Panel.
Initiation of an application to become a panel of the European Marine Board (European Science Foundation) by BE, FI, FR, DE, SE, UK, states where Scientific Diving was recognised by law.
11-15 March 2008
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
San Diego, USA, AAUS 27th Symposium. Diving for Science Symposium 2008
Presentation : Scientific Diving in Europe: Integration, Representation and Promotion.
Overseas diffusion of the principle of promoting the European Scientific Diver and the Advanced European Scientific Diver competencies as the primary European occupational scientific diving standards.
21 October 2008
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Toulon (France), ESDC becomes the European Scientific Diving Panel [ESDP] of the European Marine Board (ESF)
22 September 2009
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
Publication of the Banyuls-sur-Mer' standard as a consultation document n°1 of the ESDP: Common Practices for recognition of European Competency Levels for Scientific Diving at Work European Scientific Diver (ESD) and Advanced European Scientific Diver (AESD)
27-28 September 2010
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
ESDP / COST Workshop Strengthening synergy and excellence in diving supported science across Europe, Brussels (Belgique)
Workshop Session 2 – Scientific Diving, an operational tool in support of science
Discussion on SD Standards (in complement of the ESDP Consultation Document on ESD./AESD Standards)
November 2010
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
Publication of "the scientific diving challenge in Europe"
April 2017
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
Publication of the first revision of the ESDP's standards for occupational scientific diving
4 May 2018
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Stockholm (Sweden), 21st ESDP meeting
9 December 2020
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
13 April 2021
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Initiation of an ISO standardisation approach
Goal: translation into 3 ISO standards of the standards of the AAUS (USA) for level 1 and ESDP's ESD & AESD for level 2 and 3
21 April 2021
ESDP's standards history / dissemination of information on European occupational SD standards
Virtual 6th European Conference on Scientific Diving (organiser: Freiberg Universität)
Presentation: The establishment in Europe of the Common Practices for recognition of European competency levels for scientific diving at work (ESD & AESD)
