Partnership
Dutch Scientific Diving
This website of the Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee is a platform for scientists involved in scientific diving in the Netherlands. We aim to advance underwater scientific excellence and promote safe scientific diving practices in the Netherlands. We want to unite Dutch scientific divers, promote high standards for scientific diving education and underwater research, and facilitate international cooperation.
About
Scientific diving
Within several leading Dutch research institutes and universities, scientific diving is an important aspect of the marine biological and biodiversity research. The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee was initiated in the summer of 2021 by representatives from the main Universities and Research Institutes involved in scientific diving in the Netherlands.
Intelligent monitoring system
“Scientific diving supports professional research and education as well as the protection, conservation and monitoring of the natural and cultural environment. It is a highly-productive, cost-effective research tool. Scientific diving is quite different from recreational or commercial diving. It provides the technical capability to be an "intelligent monitoring system", greatly extending the possibilities of ship supported/based monitoring techniques. Scientific diving exists in a health and safety framework that involves certified scientific divers, diving officers, scientific project leaders, heads of laboratories, administrators and legislators.” - European Marine Board
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee aims to
Implement safe scientific diving practices & protocols based on European recognized certification,
Offer scientific diving training and education following ESD standards,
Advance underwater scientific excellence,
Promote international cooperation.
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee is also the contact point for Dutch Scientific Diving in the Netherlands, where people can turn to for information and advice.
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee members have the ambition to bring Dutch Scientific Diving to European standards via the European recognized certification and diving protocol, or to comparable international standards. This will also guarantee safety for collaborating scientists from connected countries and students who want to do a diving research project. Since the summer of 2021 the Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee is represented in the European Scientific Diving Panel as a candidate member.
Organisation
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee consists of a Steering Group (DNSDC-SG) and an Expert Group (DNSDC-EG).
The DNSDC-SG is formed by directors representing the scientific institutes. The DNSDC-SG is in contact with Dutch ministries to discuss the need for official recognition and regulation of scientific diving in the Netherlands.
The DNSDC-EG consists of scientific diving and ARBO experts and is responsible for the design of the first national Dutch Scientific Diving protocol based on European scientific diving qualification standards.
Participants
Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee was initiated in the summer of 2021 by representatives from the main Universities and Research Institutes involved in scientific diving in the Netherlands.
Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee - Steering Group
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee Steering Group is formed by management representatives of the supporting scientific institutes. The DNSDC-SG is in contact with Dutch ministries to discuss the need for official recognition and regulation of scientific diving in the Netherlands.
Annemarie van Wezel
Chair
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
University of Amsterdam
Rosa van der Ven
Secretary
Department of Animal Sciences (WUR-ASG)
Wageningen University & Research
Tinka Murk
Department of Animal Sciences (WUR-ASG)
Wageningen University & Research
Maaike van de Kamp-Romijn
Scientific director of Research & Education
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Rampal Etienne
Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES)
University of Groningen
Han Doleman
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NWO-NIOZ)
Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee - Expert Group
The Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee Expert Group consists of scientific diving and ARBO experts and is responsible for the design of the first national Dutch scientific diving protocol based on European scientific diving qualification standards.
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Coordination and organization of the Dutch National Scientific Diving Committee
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Dutch representatives European Scientific Diving Panel (ESDP)
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Dive Safety Officers
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