HC Deb 13 November 1992 vol 213 cc1004-5W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the location of diving decompression chambers in the United Kingdom controlled by his Department.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Diving recompression chambers are situated as follows:

Port Diving Groups: Pembroke Dock: Devonport: Portsmouth: Rosyth: Greenock.

  • Marine Services Diving School, Rosyth.
  • HMS Cochrane, Rosyth.
  • HMS Neptune, Clyde Submarine Base
  • HMS Nelson, Portsmouth
  • HMS Osprey, Portland.
  • HMS Drake, Plymouth.
  • HMS Dolphin, (Submarine Escape Training Tank) Gosport.
  • Defence Research Agency, Alverstoke.

Chamber Diving Civilian Diving Service CM Poisoning Civilian Total
Pembroke Dock 17 1 1 19
Devonport 0 0 0 0
Portsmouth 0 0 0 0
Rosyth 11 1 5 17
Greenock 0 0 0 0
HMS Cochrane 25 6 1 32
HMS Nelson 104 10 14 128
HMS Osprey 1 2 0 3
HMS Drake 1 1 0 2
HMS Dolphin (Submarine Escape Tank Training Accidents only) 21
DRA Alverstoke 80 12 26 118