BACD Kicks Off with Industry Association for Commercial Divers

In accordance with its constitution, The Belgian Association of Commercial Divers (BACD) announces that Hans Cuylits is its new President and Chairman of the Board.

Hans Cuylits said: “My aim is to increase the impact and effectiveness of BACD to its members and other stakeholders through the implementation of our strategy developed over the last year.

I have a particular passion in developing collaborative ‘win-win’ relationships between commercial divers, dive companiers and suppliers in order to bring projects off the drawing board and into the dive field.”

The Belgian Association of Commercial Divers (BACD) is a leading diving association representing the vast majority of commercial divers in the inshore and offshore marine industry worldwide. They have a membership of over 60 companies including divers, suppliers and numerous non-governmental organisations (NGOs). BACD was formed in 2017.

The mission is to improve performance and safety in the commercial diving industry. BACD achieves this by leveraging the expertise of their members through conferences, seminars and meetings, and in publishing leading standards of technical and operating guidance in key areas of safety, quality, and offshore performance.

In addition, BACD represent their members in dialogue with other industry bodies, regulators. BACD is very active in international regulatory and policy matters in the upstream industry.

Mission – to improve performance and safety in the commercial diving industry.

Vision – to be the global authority in the commercial diving industry by championing better regulation and the delivery of authoritative technical practices. This will be achieved by being the focal point for developing opinion and influence in the industry.

Value proposition – to influence our industry in key technical, contractual, policy and regulatory matters that are in the collective best interest of the commercial diving inudstry.