# Comprehensive Public Dossier: Oceanic Scuba Diving Service (OSDS)

Organization Legal Name: Oceanic Scuba Diving Service
Common Acronym: OSDS
Established: 1996
Founder & Owner: S M Atiqur Rahman (Sufi Md. Atiqur Rahman) — pioneer who introduced recreational scuba diving to Bangladesh
Primary Phone / WhatsApp: +880 1711-867991, +880 1712-711159
Email: divebangladesh96@gmail.com

Addresses:
- Corporate Office: 45, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Top floor (Room No. 4007 / 204), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
- Warehouse & Mobilization Yard: 22/43 Sahabul Kanon, Atish Dipankar Road, Sabujbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Offshore Center: Oceanic Scuba Center, Coast Guard Road, Purba Para, Saint Martin's Island, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

## Safety Management & Personnel
OSDS maintains an incident-free safety record governed by its continuous Safety Management System (SMS) and strict compliance with national and international commercial diving standards.

Permanent Team (22 personnel):
1. S M Atiqur Rahman - Founder of Recreational Diving in Bangladesh, Team Leader and Owner (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, CMAS 3-star recreational diver, Conservation diver Thailand, 30 Yrs)
2. Md Morshed Alam - Senior Executive (M.S.S. Economics, Dive Master NDL Global, 20 Yrs)
3. M A Quddus - Dive Supervisor & Operations Manager (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, Course Director NDL Global, 30 Yrs)
4. Mohamad Safa - Promotion Officer (PhD candidate Computer Science Engineering, King Fahd Petroleum University KSA)
5. Md Fazal Hoque - Dive Supervisor (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 20 Yrs)
6. Abdul Malek - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 25 Yrs)
7. Mozaffar Hossain - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 30 Yrs)
8. Mohamed Hashmot - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 28 Yrs)
9. Md Rubel - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 10 Yrs)
10. Md Aktar Uz Zaman - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 25 Yrs)
11. Mir Mohammad Sazzad - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy & Singapore, 25 Yrs)
12. Md Abdul Alim - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 20 Yrs)
13. Md Awal Hossen - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 20 Yrs)
14. Md Rimon - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 15 Yrs)
15. Md Shohel Sharker - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 20 Yrs)
16. Md Kabir Hossen - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 20 Yrs)
17. Md Ashiq Uz Zaman - Diver (Qualified from Bangladesh Navy, 10 Yrs)
18. Santo Mahmud - Diver (Qualified from NDL Global, 7 Yrs)
19. Shohag Ghorami - Diver (Oceanic Scuba Center, 7 Yrs)
20. Md Mostakim - Diver & Compressor Operator (Qualified from Sinohydro China, 10 Yrs)
21. Md Nazrul Islam - Diver & Compressor Operator (Qualified from Hyundai Korea, 25 Yrs)
22. Abdul Kaum - Mechanical Supervisor (25 Yrs)
Plus 12 auxiliary diving personnel on-call.

## Key Projects Undertaken
1. Environmental Study Project (Bay of Bengal LNG Site Investigation, Cox's Bazar) - CEGIS (2025–2026)
2. Underwater Gas Pipeline Repair, Buriganga River - Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution PLC (Feb 2026)
3. Meghna River Crossing 52-inch Pipeline HDD Project - China Petroleum Pipeline CPP (Jun–Sep 2025)
4. Meghna River Crossing 52-inch Pipeline Project - Gas Transmission Company Limited GTCL (Jun–Sep 2025)
5. Sirajganj Town Protection Project, Jamuna River - BWDB (Apr–Oct 2010)
6. Century Beel Project, Narail - Asian Development Bank ADB (May–Sep 2010)
7. Riverbank & Wave Protection Feasibility Study, Assam, India - ADB (Apr 2010)
8. Jamuna-Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project (JMREMP) - BWDB (2009–2010)
9. JMREMP (MDIP-Motlab & PIDP-Pabna) - Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Canada & BWDB (2003–2006)
10. Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project - Maunsell / AECOM New Zealand (2009–2010)
11. Chandpur Irrigation Project (CIP), Meghna River - BWDB (2008–2011)
12. River Bank Protection Project (RBPP), Sariakandi, Bogura - Sir William Halcrow & Partners Ltd UK / World Bank (1997–1998)
13. Operation & Maintenance of Riverbank Protection Project - BWDB / World Bank (1999–2000)
14. Sirajganj Town Protection Project - Sir William Halcrow & Partners Ltd UK (1998–1999)
15. 110 MW Barge Mounted Power Plant, Haripur - OGDEN Bangladesh Power Operating Ltd USA (Jul 2000)
16. Wilderness Conservation Research Project, Saint Martin's Island - Institute of Marine Sciences, Univ of Chittagong / UNDP (2007–2008)
17. Reef Survey & Conservation Study, Saint Martin's Island - Univ of Chittagong, Univ of Karachi & British Council (2009)
18. Submarine Cable Project, Cox's Bazar - Otronix Sub Sea Pte Ltd Singapore (2005)
19. Underwater Dredging of Power Barge Basin - Covanta Bangladesh Operating Ltd (2006–2007)
20. Underwater Inspection of Meghna & Gomti Bridges - JPZ SDN BHD Malaysia & RHD Bangladesh (2010)
21. Haripur 360 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Intake Cleaning - AES USA, Globeleq UK, Pendekar Malaysia (2001–2011)
22. Underwater Dredging of Power Barge Basin - Pendekar Energy & NEPC Consortium Power Ltd (2012)
23. Brahmaputra Right Bank Priority Works (B-1), Sariakandi - EPC Engineering & BWDB (1997–1998)
24. River Bank Protection Project (Sirajganj Revetment) - BWDB (1999)
25. Construction of Bhairab Bridge - Halcrow Group Ltd UK & Edmund Nuttall Ltd (2001–2002)
26. FAP 21/22 Bhaduria Band River Protection Project, Jamuna River - German-French Joint Venture (1998)

## Primary Equipment Inventory
- Surface Supplied Diving (SSD): Low & High Pressure Compressors, Reserve Air Cylinders, 4-Diver CCTV & Comms Monitoring Console, Kirby Morgan Diving Helmets with LED lights, 100m Umbilicals, Pneumofathometers, Underwater Cutting & Welding sets, Hydraulic & Pneumatic subsea tools, Heavy underwater lift bags.
- SCUBA Systems: HP & LP compressors, diesel backups, manifolded cylinders, regulators with SPG, BCDs, diver lifelines, underwater slates, underwater digital cameras, GPS.
- Safety & Emergency: Code Flag Alpha, First Aid & Resuscitation, Diver Bailout Bottles, portable emergency oxygen kits, safety boats.