NDAC Emergency Procedure
Information
Contact Details
The National Diving & Activity
Centre
Tidenham Quarry
Tidenham
Gloucestershire
NP16 7LH
England
Tel 01291 630046
Fax 0129 1630850
Website www.ndac.co.uk
Email NDAC Contact Form
Nearest Telephone and Communications Locations at site
Main Building
Servicing Centre and Shop.
Waterside our staff have a radio link
to the main building at all times.
The Emergency push button alarm system on the floating pontoons
is linked into main site intruder alarm system.
Push button radio link to all centre staff is situated in a yellow
box outside wooden shed on the floating pontoons.
During opening hours we have an attendant on the
pontoons should you need to raise the alarm.
CCTV is in constant use at NDAC 24/7 and is recording constantly.
Top of page> Emergency Services
Dial 999 or 911
HM Coastguard Channel 16 or 999
Maritime Coastguard Agency (Beachley)
01291 626814
If the incident is a diving related incident and on advice from
DDRC an aircraft is dispatched to NDAC at the same time and ambulance
is automatically sent to NDAC.
If there is a single casualty then the air ambulance will deal
with the incident. If there is a multi casualty situation
then the RAF will be scrambled to deal with the incident.
If the incident is during the evening past dusk then again the
RAF search and rescue Sea King will be dispatched. However Gloucestershire
Police Air Support Unit do have night lift capability
If weather conditions are not suitable then the casualty can be
taken all or part of the way to DDRC
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NDAC Site Description
 2 Miles East of Chepstow on the A48. NDAC Location Map and Directions>
Map Reference Sheet 162 Grid 552955. NDAC OS Map>
GPS 55238 / 95854
Quarry runs North – South / East – West
Car Park at southern end of site
Hazards Telegraph pole 30 meters south of landing zone
NDAC Site Plans and underwater maps>
Top of page> Nearest Recompression Chambers
The nearest
Chambers to the National Diving & Activity Centre are as
follows:
Plymouth (DDRC): The Hyperbaric Medical Centre
Tamar Science Park
Research Way, Derriford
Plymouth, Devon
PL6 8BU
Principal Medical Director: Dr. Phil Bryson
Daytime Telephone No: 01752 209999
Emergency Telephone No: 08702 385001
24 Hour Cover: Yes
Chamber Proximity to Supporting Hospital: Adjacent to Derriford
Hospital
Name and Address of Supporting Hospital:
Derriford Hospital
Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
0845 155 8155
Chamber Proximity to Helicopter Winch Point: On
Site
Time to Mobilise Chamber: 40 Minutes
Category of Chamber: Category 1 and 4
Responsible Health Authority or Trust: Plymouth NHS Trust
Wirral: North West Emergency Recompression Unit
Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive
Thingwall, Wirral
CH61 1AU
Principal Medical Director: Dr. John Harrison
Daytime Telephone No: 0151 648 8000
Emergency Telephone No: 0151 648 8000
Chamber Proximity to Supporting Hospital: On Site (not a BUPA chamber)
Name and Address of Supporting Hospital:
Murrayfield Hospital
Holmwood Drive
Thingwall
Wirral
CH61 1AU
0151 648 7000
Chamber Proximity to Helicopter Winch Point: On Site
Time to Mobilise Chamber: Less than 30 mins
Category of Chamber: Category 1
Responsible Health Authority or Trust: Not Applicable
Top of page> Specialist Hyperbaric Advice
DDRC, Plymouth
Tel 01752 209999
The Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC), is a charity which
aims to promote and take part in the medical treatment, training
and research associated with the use of hyperbaric oxygen in the
treatment of diving diseases and other medical problems.
Capital Hyperbarics,
London
Tel - 07623 937666
The
Diver Clinic
Tel 07770 423 637
Hyperbaric Chamber and Recompression Services in Poole and Reading.
The Diver Clinic provide a recompression service for divers with
decompression illness (the bends). If you wish to contact us concerning
symptoms, our hyperbaric chamber or the medical treatment of diving
injuries, please call our emergency number shown above.
London Diving
Chamber, London
Tel
07940 353 816
The London Diving Chamber, a Hyperbaric decompression chamber
offering NHS funded recompression to divers with Decompression
Sickness (DCS) together with other Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
treatments.
London Diving Chamber specialises in Diving Medicine and provides
a 24 hour clinic with everything a diver could need from a medical
facility.
Haslar
Naval Hospital,
Gosport
Tel
02392 584255
Royal Navy Doctor
Tel
07831 151523
Top of page> DAN: Divers Alert Network
DAN helps divers in need, 24/7, anywhere in the world, with medical
emergency assistance, and promotes diving safety through Research,
Education, Products and Services
Emergency 0870 871 9999
Support 0870 872 8888
Website - www.daneurope.org
Top of page> Nearest Accident and Emergency (A&E) Hospitals
Lydney & District Hospital (Minor Injuries)
22
Grove Road
Lydney
Gloucester
GL15 5JF
01594 598 244
Royal
Gwent Hospital (Major / Minor Injuries)
Cardiff Road, Town Centre
Newport ,Gwent
NP20 2UB
01633 234 234
Frenchay
Hospital (Major / Minor Injuries)
Frenchay Park Road
Bristol,Avon,
BS16 1LE
0117 9701212
Top of page> Oxygen Therapy Units
Inside Servicing Centre inside the main building.
Inside the Floating Pontoon Shed (Waterside).
Top of page> First Aid /Kits
Inside Servicing Centres (main building).
Inside the NDAC shop (main building).
Inside the Floating Pontoon
Shed (Waterside).
Inside all vehicles.
A Defibulator is located inside the Floating
Pontoon Shed (waterside) with a Spine Board Stretcher and blankets.
We
have a Safety Support Boat (waterside) for use at ALL times should
further assistance be required from any diver in the water.
Top of page> NDAC Environmental Impact Features
Water Type
Fresh water, non-tidal, spring fed
Temperature
Minimum TBC
Maximum TBC
Average TBC
Current temperature>
Visibility
Minimum < 1m
Maximum > 22m+
Current
visibility >
Visibility Effectors
Time of Year
Kicking up Silt
Heavy Rainfall
Depth Range
Minimum
1m
Maximum
82m
Average
10m - 30m
Dependant on the time of year, depth can vary by around 1.0- 1.5
meters
NDAC Underwater
Site Map>
Bottom Composition
Large Limestone Rocks (please refer to shop map of quarry before
it flooded)
Underwater Obstructions
Swim through (Plastic tube tunnels)
Aircraft wreckage (various)
Vehicle wreckage (various)
Steel Training platforms (various)
Diving bell
Large drop off from 30 shelf to 50m
Large drop off from 50 shelf to 80m
NDAC Dive Area Map>
Entry & Exit Points
Various - most giant stride with a number of spine ladder exits
(please refer to site map for locations)
A concrete slipway is under construction
NDAC Overall Site Map>
Environmental Impact Study
A
detailed Environmental Impact Study has been completed
Top of page> Useful Site Numbers
Site Office
Tel: 01291 630 046
Fax: 01291 630 850;
Mr
T Birtles
07950 203 418
Mr
C Gleadow
07507 896 854
Mr
D Bryce MBE
07811 430 137
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