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The Norsk
Dykkehistorisk Forening (HDS Norway) has recently completed work
on a reproduction diving bell, according to the drawings in the
Swede Mårten Triewald’s
book ‘Konsten at Lefwa Under Waten’ (The Art of Living under Water),
published in 1734. To commemorate this achievement and to further
our knowledge of early bell diving we would like to invite you to
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Place and time: Norwegian Underwater Intervention
A.S, Bergen, Norway
4th - 6th November 2005.
Accomodation: Navy hotel “Briggen” at Haakonsvern
Outline program
Friday evening 4th of November from 19.00;
HDS Norway ‘get-together’ in ‘Briggen’
Saturday 5th:
0830-0900 Registration - Morning Coffee at Norwegian Underwater
Intervention AS at Gravdalsveien 245
0900-0905 Opening of the seminar by Vidar Fondevik chairman HDSN
0905-0930 Spalding the English C18th bell diver, who did a lot of
work on developing the diving bell. John Bevan HDS followed by 5
minutes for questions
0935-1000 Tools and implements used by bell divers. Nigel Phillips
HDS, followed by 5 minutes for questions
1005-1100 Development of the diving bell in the C17th century. Peter
Dick HDS, followed by 5 minutes for questions
1030-1200 Various Presentations on Ancient Bell Diving, including
discussions.
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1630 Practical Diving. Among other things (see below) attendees
can try diving in the reproduction Triewald bell in the Norwegian
Underwater Intervention A.S. pool
Informal discussions among delegates / Afternoon Tea
1900 Informal dinner
Sunday:
0930-1230 Diving with the reproduction bell in NUI pool / informal
discussion among delegates
1200 Lunch and close of Seminar
Call for further presentations:
If you are interested in presenting your ideas on how they dived
or topics related to bell diving before approximately 1880 and afterwards
have an interesting discussion, then call us. Some possible topics
for presentations;
• history of ancient bell diving in different countries,
• did the divers leave the bell to work?
• CO2 tolerance – a natural selector for ancient bell divers?
Practical diving:
• Haley´s concept (adopted by Triewald) for replenishing air
to the bell will be tried.
• Half the seminar delegates will have the change of diving the
bell on Saturday afternoon, while the other half have informal discussions,
and vice versa on Sunday morning.
• Waders available – or bring your own personal diving-suit. Only
your feet will get wet unless you leave the bell
• We assume medical fitness for diving
• Depth in pool 3,5 meters
Diving safety in line with Norwegian safety requirements.
• The bell atmosphere will be monitored during diving
• Stand-by diver will be ready at surface
• TV-monitoring and communication in place
Prices:
We are trying to arrange a low budget seminar.
Hotel paid by participants individually.
Price for Bed and Breakfast Norwegian Kroner (NOK) 250,-pr. night.
Get together Friday, coffes and teas, lunch Saturday and Sunday
and
informal dinner on Saturday evening NOK 600,-.
Preliminary registration (to be confrmed by 30th September
2005) to:
Historical Diving Society Norway
Attn.: Bjoern W. Kahrs, honorary secretary
c/o NUI AS
P.O Box 23 Ytre Laksevaag
N-5848 Bergen, Norway
Or by e-mail to Bjoern W. Kahrs
HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY NORWAY
c/o NUI A.S, Gravdalsveien 245
Postbox 23 Ytre Laksevaag, 5848 Bergen, Norway
HDS Contact: Mike
Fardell
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