What is the primary objective of ADCI standards?

• A. Promote safety and standardization in commercial diving
• B. Improve underwater photography techniques
• C. Increase offshore drilling speed
• D. Expand mandatory independent contracting

Answer: (A)

Promoting safety and standardization in commercial diving is the main purpose of ADCI standards. These standards lay out minimum requirements for training, equipment, procedures, and medical fitness, emphasizing safe operations, emergency response, and risk management. By creating a common baseline, they ensure divers and crews work with consistent, proven practices and that incidents are prevented or handled in a uniform way. This shared framework helps clients, regulators, and the industry trust that a dive program meets recognized safety expectations. The other options don’t fit because the standards aren’t about underwater photography techniques, drilling speed, or mandating independent contracting.