The ASSET Committee will appoint a Chief Engineer who will be
responsible for assembling and supervising a small team of experienced
Engineers or Technician Engineers who will be appointed as Inspectors. The
Inspectors will carry out the required Centre Approval visits and report
back to the Chief Engineer. The ASSET Committee on the recommendation of
the ASSET Chief Engineer will grant Centre Approval. The Centre may then
style itself “An ASSET Approved Centre for…”
There will be five types of Approved Centre:
- A Centre Approved for the Maintenance or repair of Open Circuit
Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
- A Centre Approved for the Periodic Inspection and Testing of
Transportable Gas Containers.
- A Centre Approved for the Preparation and Dispensing of Oxygen
Enriched Breathing Mixtures.
- A Centre Approved for the Maintenance or Repair or Conversion of
Open Circuit Underwater Breathing Apparatus for use with Oxygen
Enriched Breathing Gases.
- A Centre Approved for the Cleaning and conversion of Transportable
Gas Containers and their valves for use with Oxygen Enriched Breathing
Gases.
Centre Action
A Centre seeking one or more of the 5 approvals will initially contact
ASSET and will be sent an approval pack containing the relevant
information.
The centre may purchase individual copies of the Code's of Practice and
write their own procedures accordingly or alternatively purchase an
outline procedure to simplify the documentation process.
When Centre management are satisfied that the Centre should pass an
Approval Inspection(s), they will send an inspection request form together
with the appropriate fee(s)* to ASSET.
ASSET Actions
On receiving the application the ASSET Chief Engineer or a designated
Inspector will telephone the Centre to arrange an inspection visit and to
discuss the Approval process in an attempt to ensure the visit will not be
wasted due to simple errors and misunderstandings.
An ASSET Inspector will visit the Centre and carry out an inspection
according to a prepared checklist relating to the applicable Code(s) of
Practice.
The Inspector will fill out the checklist and add appropriate comments.
The Inspector will agree any outstanding items and actions to be taken
with the Centre Management
Outstanding Items and Re-inspection
The Inspector and Centres representative will sign the inspection form.
A list of any outstanding items will be left with the Centre Management.
Any disagreements will be referred to the ASSET Chief Engineer for further
discussion or referral to the ASSET Committee whose decision will be
final.
Where the number of items is few and of a non-serious nature, the Chief
Engineer may decide that a re-inspection will not be required. In such
circumstances the centre will be required to furnish supporting evidence
e.g. photographs documents or signed statements as proof of compliance.
After discussing the inspection report with the Inspector a satisfactory
report will result in approval being granted.
If the Chief Engineer decides that the items outstanding warrant, then a
re-inspection will be scheduled with the Centre at a mutually convenient
time and date.
Every effort within reason will be made to assist the Centre to achieve
approval
The Centre may request an inspection by a different inspector.
The cost of any re-inspections will be born by the Centre.
Where any item remains unresolved the Chief Engineer will bring the matter
before the next scheduled ASSET committee meeting whose decision shall be
final.
Approved Centre Status
When approval is granted the Centre will be sent a Wall Certificate and
Window Decal(s) stating which approvals the centre has.
It is a condition of approval that these and the Technicians
Qualifications are prominently displayed on the premises.
The Approved Status lasts for one year and must be renewed.
A re-inspection will be required biannually.
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