Our facility is designed to ensure safe evacuation of saturation divers during emergencies on diving support vessels (DSVs). With a capacity to house up to 24 divers in saturation, the HRF is located on the quay side and is equipped with a state-of-the-art alignment table that accommodates the largest Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboats (SPHL), minimizing risks during the transfer of divers into our in-house chamber system. The facility also features a mobile rescue chamber and an additional Life Support Package (LSP) to provide redundancy and ensure operational continuity during large-scale emergencies. NUI’s HRF has integrated the latest Fathom Systems DMS, enhancing monitoring and communication capabilities. Our proven experience includes full-scale rescue drills with industry leaders like Statoil, Technip, and Subsea7, showcasing our readiness for hyperbaric evacuations. NUI’s HRF provides a complete hyperbaric rescue solution, ensuring safety through every phase, from vessel evacuation to SPHL reception—offering unparalleled support for the offshore industry.

Our HRF facilities

Our Hyperbaric Rescue Facility (HRF) covers the Norwegian, Danish and majority of UK sector and has capacity for 24 men in saturation.  Our robust alignment table is designed and produced to fit the largest Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboats (SPHL) in operation today and in the future. The table is established on the quayside with connection to the in-house chamber system. This reduces the handling of the SPHL and involved risks.

A mobile rescue chamber is used for transfer of divers from SPHL to the NUI in-house chamber system. In case of emergency, this rescue chamber will be used for evacuation of divers out from the in-house chamber complex. NUI also have an extra Life Support Package(LSP) to supply a second lifeboat while the other SPHL is on the alignment table.

NUI has upgraded our saturation system with the latest Fathom Systems DMS, Analyzers and communications.

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NUI HRF coverage map