Commercial diving

[^*^BATMAN^*^]

Im not sure were this post would go, so i am geusing here.

I live in central Ontario, and was thinking about getting into commercial diving, not really anything like saturation diving, but more like welding/cutting, ect. Does any one know how i would go about doing this, like a school or a prgram that is fairly local???

 

[teknitroxdiver]

Do a Google search for it. The schools I know of are in Texas, NY, CA and Pennsylvania. Do you want to do offshore (rig type work) or inland (dams and such)?

 

[^*^BATMAN^*^]

i am looking more at inland, i have some friends that do work in the great lakes, they do alot of construction type work.

 

[DORSETBOY]

I had a look at it myself, i chatted with a couple of commercial divers and realised it was not for me. Typically, the work is monotonous and at times 'back breaking'. I'm also concerned about the relatively higher risks of injury, although I realise the industry has put in a lot of work to reduce risks. I guess the main reason for me was that they said that once they were diving commercially, they had no interest any longer in sport diving as the fun had gone for them in any diving.

 

[rmediver2002]

I do not know of a school in your area, you may have to travel a bit for that.

If you would like some suggestions or links on a couple schools let me know.


I have never lost the desire to dive, the fun has never gone out for me. Everyone is going to be different in that respect and you will not know until you do it...

I have heard some divers say "postmen don't take long walks on the weekend" but do not agree, given some free time I and most of my crew would be out spearfishing or bugging on the weekend.

 

[Gary D.]

I had a look at it myself, i chatted with a couple of commercial divers and realised it was not for me. Typically, the work is monotonous and at times 'back breaking'. I'm also concerned about the relatively higher risks of injury, although I realise the industry has put in a lot of work to reduce risks. I guess the main reason for me was that they said that once they were diving commercially, they had no interest any longer in sport diving as the fun had gone for them in any diving.

Been there, done that and still love sport diving and that is after starting diving in the real early 60's.

Gary D.

 

[^*^BATMAN^*^]

I do not know of a school in your area, you may have to travel a bit for that.

If you would like some suggestions or links on a couple schools let me know.


I have never lost the desire to dive, the fun has never gone out for me. Everyone is going to be different in that respect and you will not know until you do it...

I have heard some divers say "postmen don't take long walks on the weekend" but do not agree, given some free time I and most of my crew would be out spearfishing or bugging on the weekend.

i would like any links or advice about how to go about this, i am looking like i said at the welding/cutting aspect of commercial diving. I like the idea of doing inland work, maby on bridges, or whatever.

 

[weekender]

there is one inland school that i know of. it is cheaper than the big commercial schools because its curriculum is inland specific. mndiving.com

also from what i have read this is the cheapest of all the schools. the reason for this as far as i know is that they are connected to a public school therefore are not running a business per se. young

my only advice to you is to do some extensive research before embarking on a commercial dive career. there is alot of bad info and inflatted numbers when it comes to availability of jobs and pay. thats just my 2cents

 

[pipedope]

Are you already a weldor?

The old saying is still true, "It is easier to teach a weldor to dive than to teach a diver to weld."

 

[dweeb]

Are you already a weldor?

The old saying is still true, "It is easier to teach a weldor to dive than to teach a diver to weld."

Precisely. You need the skills to do the actual work - diving is just how you get to the job site.