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Underwater Wet Welding 'AWelder's Mate' is the brain-child of international weld-ing technologist and seniorwelding inspector David JKeats. It is a definitivetraining manual and refer-ence book for welder divers.

The book gives step-by-step procedures for carryingout successful underwaterwet-stick welding operations.It will help the beginner tograsp the essentials of the skillwhile providing the experi-enced welder with a betterunderstanding of the parame-ters and shows how to achievethe very best results.

Related subjectscovered authorita-tively and compre-hensively in thebook include theprinciples of thew e l d i n g

process, the equip-ment, consumables, terminol-ogy, process characteristics,procedures and qualifications,metallurgy, iron and steel,weldability, defects, healthand safety, quality assuranceand quality control and train-ing issues.

Practical exercises on thethree basic techniques aregiven at the end of the booktogether with a useful self-assessment questionnaire. Thebook is highly illustrated withoriginal drawings and B/Wphotographs.

The book is a second edi-tion which has completelyrevised and built on the

ground-breaking first edition.The writing style is straight-forward and very reader-friendly. The complex sub-ject is broken down intosimple and easy-to-followsections.

Unique

The author is well-knownfor having been the first per-son to offer wet-weldingtraining and an industry-recognised qualification in theUK. Indeed, the author's train-ing experience has clearlybeen of great value in produc-ing the student-friendly lay-out and structure of the book.More than 30 years of work-ing in the welding industryhas provided him with a

unique insight into his subjectand his latest book offers thewet welder the invaluablebenefits that have beenacquired through hard-wonexperience.

This book is tremendousvalue for money and essentialto every self-respecting under-water wet-welder.

Underwater Wet Welding 'A Welder's Mate', David J Keats,Matador/Troubadour Publishing,2004, ISBN 1 899293 99X, soft back, 300 pages, B/Willustrations; available fromMatador: Tel: +44 (0)116 2559312; Fax: +44 (0)116 255 9323;E-mail: books@troubador.co.uk;Web: www.troubador.co.uk/matador; GB£19.99 plus p&p.

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The definitivemanual for thewelder diver

Risk Assessment, includinghazard identification, assess-ment of risk and control meas-ures. The practical controlmeasures are further detailedand included elimination, sub-stitution, engineering controls,administrative controls andpersonal protective equipment(PPE).

The Appendixes providerisk assessment flow chartsand a detailed list of bulletpoints to be considered.

All-in-all, this guidancenote is a complete, authorita-tive package for preparing todive in contaminated waters.It's simply the best advice

available. It supersedes theoriginal guidance note pub-lished in November 1999,IMCA D 021.

While the guidance notehas been produced with theoffshore diver in mind, it isequally applicable to theinland/inshore diver.

Diving in Contaminated Waters,IMCA D 021 Rev. 1, November2004, 21 pages, A4; order fromIMCA: tel: +44 (0)20 7824 5520,fax: +44 (0)20 7824 5521, e-mail: imca@imca-int.com,web: www.imca-int.com; GB£5 to members, GB£10 tonon-members.

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