Speciality Welds receives confirmation of recognition by IMarEST
Speciality Welds receives confirmation of recognition by IMarEST. The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology has formally recognised the underwater welding programme ‘Weldcraft-Pro’, developed and managed by Speciality Welds. Senior IMarEST spokesman Mr. Ben Saunders said, “I can confirm that the members of IMarEST Continuing Professional Development Working Group were most impressed with this training course and have recognised it as contributing to an individual member’s professional development requirements”.
Speciality Welds offers the Weldcraft-pro to commercial diver training schools and other specialist training organisations as a ‘self-teach’ programme. In this way, providers who are involved with commercial diver training now have the opportunity to deliver approved/recognised welder training, together with international certification. Training follows the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and European Welding Federation (EWF) guidelines for fillet welding and culminates in approval to ISO 15618-1, or AWS D3.6 welder qualifications.
The programme is 80 hours in duration and certification is issued by EAL (EMTA) Awards, under the approved Test Centre status of Speciality Welds. Mr. David Keats, MD of Speciality Welds said, “This programme is the only one available, anywhere in the world, that provides an opportunity for commercial diver training organisations serious about equipping divers with appropriate welding skills, to meet assessed competency standards that meet industry requirements”.
