Commercial Diving Services - Projects and Clients

Our valued clients and a brief description of professional diving services undertaken.

Client Name

Project description

• Pile cutting for the Brunswick Bridge Upgrade, NSW.

• Inspection of existing geo textile fabric underneath Pier at Broadwater Park, Southport.

Anglo Coal/Cap Coast Projects

Commercial divers recovered/salvage a generator plant in a flooded pit at Moura.

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)

In conjunction with Resource Hunter, tender was awarded to salvage and dispose of an illegal fishing vessel known as the “Wang Feng” in Cairns.

ARRB Research

Heritage Bridge underwater inspections and reporting, Western Region NSW.

AUSCON in conjunction with DERM

Salvage of dive vessel & wreckage from Flinders Reef off the tip of Moreton Island-Moreton Bay.

Barry Bros

Inflatable plug installation and removal for GPT cleaning, Tweed & Gold Coasts.

Blackline Shipping

Installation, maintenance & removal of the Pilot pipe at the Gold Coast Desalination Plant.

Bernhard Shulte Ship management (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Ship inspection and in water survey - Plugged/sealed the sewage overboard opening on the ship Pacific Gas at Moreton bay.

Building Rectification Services

Clean and wrap piles at Sanctuary Cove QLD

Brewarrina Shire Council

Internal reservoir inspection, photography and reporting.

Broad Constructions

Internal inspection of a fire water tank to repair the damage to the level indicator at Tweed City Shopping Centre.

Bundaberg City Council

Bridge inspections and reporting in the Bundaberg Region.

Byron Shire Council/
ITT Flyght

• Aerator installation in Waste Water Treatment Plant, Byron Shire;

• Inspection & reporting of the Mullumbimby Storage Dam.

• Reservoir inspection & reporting

Caboolture Shire Council

Remedial works & maintenance in Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Cap Coast Projects

Recover/salvage substation from Dawson Mine in Moura QLD

Cardno Alexander Browne

Comprehensive internal & external inspections on several water reservoirs throughout Southeast QLD, including photographic and evidence reporting.

CH2M Hill- Darling Downs Power Station Project

Inspection & repair on Vortex Preventer in the Service Tank at Darling Downs Power Station.

Clarence Valley Council

Commercial divers recovered a submersible pump in the Yamba Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP).

Clarence River Ferries

Salvage of a 40 year old timber ferry, named the “Harwood” at Iluka.

Club Marine Insurance

Vessel Salvage – salvage of private vessels on the Tweed Coast & Gold Coast.

Coffs Harbour City Council

Inspection and internal repairs at Sawtell Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Coffs Harbour Slipway

Renew sliprails and maintenance.

Copperco.

Locate equalizing pipe in No.1 Stormwater Pond wall and fit inflatable test plug at Lady Annie Copper Mine, Mt Isa.  

Country Energy

Assistance with burial of cable in the Tweed River.

Downer Energy Systems

Inspection with video of well in Broadwater, NSW

Dredeco

• Recovery of dredging equipment at the Tweed Bar;

• Repair of damage from the grounding of a trailer suction hopper dredge at the Tweed Bar;

• Continual maintenance of flanged joints, 1 metre in diameter during offshore dredging operations at Coolangatta.

Fantaseas Houseboats

Houseboat salvages on the Gold Coast.

Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd

Inspection & repair at Water Treatment Plant

GHD Pty Ltd

• Inspection and reporting of jetty in Bundaberg.

• Dual project for QR National, core samples on steel & concrete piles, gather & compile information for engineers to create comprehensive condition reports.

Gold Coast City Council
 Gold Coast Water

• Remedial maintenance & repairs to aerators/ processing parts and solutions in contaminated water, using specialised environmental dive equipment at Elanora, Coombabah & Oxenford Waste Water Treatment Plant;

• Underwater repair & maintenance of public swimming pools & aquatic centres on the Gold Coast;

• Clearing & maintenance of tidal gates at Regatta Lakes, Paradise Point;

• Inspection and removal of debris at Jacob Wells Floodgates;

• Inspection, measurements and repairs of the Monterey Key Lock;

• Clear debris from weir gate at Boobegan Creek QLD

• Clean & repair flood gates at Sandy Creek QLD

Gold Coast Helitours

Cut up pontoon for reuse

GCDA/ Veolia Water

Comprehensive video reporting of marine life adjacent to the desalination intake and discharge structures, Gold Coast Desalination Plant.

Golding Contractors

Bridge inspection – pre-demolition inspection & survey on the Forgan Bridge, Mackay, QLD.

Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University

Commercial divers removed and installed ADCP’s in the Gold Coast Seaway, Palm Beach Reef, QLD.

Harwood Slipway in conjunction with Oceanlinx

Lift bags were installed and attached to the MK3 Wave Energy Converter to deploy into the water enabling the converter to be delivered to Port Kembla.

Hempel Australia

Ship inspection & reporting for a cargo ship 193m in length, Morton Bay, QLD.

IBS

Reservoir inspection – leak detection and maintenance, Longreach, QLD.

Integrated Chemical & Environmental Systems (ICES)

Inspection & repair of jammed cable in the raw water dam at Millmerran Power Station.

International Coastal Management (ICM)

Relocation & removal of commercial moorings at Paradise Point in conjunction with Queensland Transport.

John Holland

Overall inspection, remedial works & survey lagoon to obtain samples using polycarbonate tubing at Merrimac Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP).

Leighton Contractors/ LBBJV

Underwater cutting of bridge pile casings at East Bowen Hills in Brisbane.

Linkwater/ Northern Network Alliance

Reservoir inspection and measurements of the inlet and outlet valves at Narangba Reservoir, QLD.

Logan City Council

General commercial diving services of Inspection, maintenance and repair on the Underwood public swimming pool.

Macmahon Contractors/ WISA

Pile cutting & removal of 21 steel sheet pilings located near Beaudesert.

Marina Oceanus

Cutting of submerged walkways & pontoons at Marina Mirage, Gold Coast.

F.E Marsh & Co Pty Ltd

Lennox Head STP upgrade assistance

Maryborough Shire Council

Remedial works in WWTP Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Mary River Slipways

Excavated cable from a trench in the seabed off Fraser Island below 30m, the cable was cut and recovered for repairs to be carried out on the surface.

McConnell Dowell

On-going maintenance for the Tweed Sand Bypass Project which includes cleaning & inspections of the pumps, pipes & suction heads offshore.

Merit Lining Systems

Reservoir inspection and reporting on Energex fire fighting tanks.

MIRVAC

Install and remove inflatable plugs at Ephraim Island for GPT (Gross Pollutant Traps) cleaning.

Moltoni Adams

Pile cutting and removal of steel piles at the Old Pinkenba Wharf, Port of Brisbane.

Morton Urban Solutions/ Stockland

Internal dive inspection of reservoir to determine leakage and repaired at the Observatory Reservoir, Reedy Creek.

Multispan Australia

Silt curtain installation & management, pouring of underwater concrete slab for the Jack Evan Boat Harbour Redevelopment NSW

Nautilus Marine Insurance

Salvage & marine operations throughout N.S.W & Queensland for private vessels.

Neptune Marine

Commercial diving support for repairs on an Australian Navy supply vessel in Sydney.

Neumann Contractors

Video inspection & dye test of recently commissioned water reservoir at Coomera.

Nifsan

Inspection and reporting on the commercial moorings and vessels at Emerald Lakes Development.

NRMA Insurance

Various vessel salvage projects.

NSW Fisheries

Service & maintenance of Sanctuary Zone Markers off Cook Island, Tweed Coast.

NSW Government of Services, Technology & Administration/ Manly Hydraulics Laboratory

Maintenance & repairs of offshore instrument deployment and demolition of tidal structures along the North Coast of N.S.W.

NSW Government - Land & Property Management Authority

Removal of parts & reporting of the hazardous “Tyalgum” wreck at Duranbah Beach.

NSW Government – Office of Environment & Heritage

General commercial diving services which included inspection, maintenance and installation of Marker Buoys at Cook Island Aquatic Reserve.

NSW Maritime Authority

Vessel/Debris salvages, river sign installations and removals in the Tweed Shire.

NSW Sugar

Inspection of cooling water inlet pumps, removal of silt & debris and the removal of overhanging bolt stubs from the entrance grate at Broadwater Sugar Mill.

Pacific Pontoons

Removal of redundant piles for new pontoons in Queensland.

Parsons Brinkerhoff

Removal of existing inflatable plug from balance pipe between SWP1 & SWP2 ponds. Install custom made cap to fit on the wet end of balance pipe at Lady Annie Copper Mine, Mt Isa.

Port of Brisbane

 Changed the entrance beacon & a rigid buoy in Moreton Bay which was connected by a swivel arrangement to an 18 tonne concrete  block.

Powerlink Queensland

Our commercial divers assisted with installing cables.

Private Clients

Salvage of pleasure craft, commercial vessels, wrecks and vehicles, along with General Commercial Diving works.

Queensland Rail
QR Limited
QR National

3 x 4 year contracts of Underwater Bridge Inspection, photography & reporting, steel & concrete core sampling, NDT testing, high pressure cleaning & water blasting & band installation from the Gold Coast to Cairns & West QLD to Longreach.

QLD Maritime Museum

Ship inspection and adjustment of blocks to refloat vessel after severe flooding.

Regional Procurement Initiative
Hunter Valley Councils

Reservoir inspection, cleaning, repairs & maintenance for Brewarrina Shire Council, Bega Shire Council, Gilgandra Shire Council, Warren Shire Council, Walgett Shire Council, Narromine Shire Council.

Richmond Valley Council

• Inspections, cleaning and maintenance on the intake filters for the Waste Water Treatment Plant on Richmond River, Casino;

• Installation of test plug in Evans Head Reservoir.

Roads & Traffic Authority

• Underwater video surveillance and pile repairs at Missingham Bridge, Ballina;

• Underwater inspections of non border bridges within the South West Region;

• Underwater inspections and video surveillance of bridges within the Western Region.

• Underwater bridge inspection in Northern Region.

Rous Water

• Maintenance & repairs on aerator system in Rocky & Emigrant Creek Dams;

• Inspection & reporting of condition on internal access ladder and work platform inside reservoir, sediment levels checked on reservoir floor and on inlet box at Nightcap Water Treatment Plant.

ROV Downunder

Temporary removal of grate on intake riser and outfall blind flange to allow ROV access at the Gold Coast Desalination Plant.

Shell Australia

Underwater inspections of piles & diving operations to remove debris, removal of concrete jackets on piles & cut off approx. 120 timber piles at the unloading wharf, Pinkenba.

Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd (SKM)

Underwater bridge Inspection, reporting and maintenance for the Burnett River Bridge, QLD.

Smithbridge Australia

• Pile cutting of 600mm piles and survey of the General Purpose Wharf, Brisbane Port;

• Raker pile inspection & measurements of the Barge Wharf, Brisbane Port;

• Underwater inspection & removal of  Beacon No. 1 & concrete slabs, Brisbane Port which was knocked over by shipping traffic.

Solo Waste Australia Pty Ltd

Vessel salvage in Tweed River.

Sunshine Coast Council

Pile cutting and removal of timber piles at Tooway Bridge, Caloundra.

Superior Jetties

Pile cutting and removal of hexagonal piles at Sanctuary Cove.

Telstra

Burial of phone cables in Murwillumbah, Oxenford and Cudgen Creek.

Total Water Solutions

Underwater pipe inspection and reporting on the Pump Intake, Bremer River Ipswich.

The Electrical Workshop

Underwater inspection, maintenance and installation on the cables, concrete blocks and Destratifiers, Gold Coast.

Tweed Coast Marine

Marine salvage operations & recovery of vessels on the Gold Coast.

Tweed Heads Slipway

Renew sliprails and maintenance.

Tweed Shire Council

• Periodical inspections to sewer rising mains Tweed River;

• Removal of Asbestos fencing in effluent ponds;

• Periodical Maintenance & inspection for Banora Waste Water Treatment Plant;

• Pipeline burial across Cudgera Creek;

• Flood debris clearing from local waterways;

• Repairs & maintenance to the Anchorage Floodgates;

• Periodical inspection of grates and structures at the Clarrie Hall Dam;

• Measurements of existing structures at Tyalgum Raw Water Intake;

• Bridge inspection and video surveillance at Condong Bridge.

TWF Barges Pty Ltd

Vessel/debris salvage in the Brisbane River.

UGL Infrastructure Pty Ltd

Commercial diving inspection and repairs on WWTP / IDAL’s in Tamworth.

Viking Marine

Marine salvage operations & recovery of vessels on the Gold Coast.

Westham Dredging

• Installation of a 900mm diameter dredge pipe and equipment offshore from Kirra Beach, extensive repairs were required after Cyclone Nancy;

• Fitting of a blanking plate over the culvert/ floodway at Brisbane Airport;

• Maintenance of submerged pipeline connections, 750mm in diameter at Gladstone.

WISA

Cutting and removal of temporary steel bridge supports & piers at Cedar Grove, Jimboomba.