Technical diving as an occupation.

[deep_6]

Hi, I really don't know if this is the "right" forum. Anyway, I'd just like to ask if technical diving can be an occupation. Right now I'm in a career that bores me to death. I'm a database specialist...sql and stuff. I'm looking to take up scuba training level by level until I get to be a "technical" diver. You don't have to tell me how much it pays, I'm more interested in the possible careers of technical divers aside from being dive instructors and the like. Thank you.

 

[rmediver2002]

You could look into getting involved with commercial diving if your not interested in instruction but going the "technical" diver route will be an unneccessary expense towards that end.

There is also equipment maintenance or design, sales, writing, guiding...

Really depends on the market you intend to live and work in and your personal interests.

Jeff Lane

 

[deep_6]

You could look into getting involved with commercial diving if your not interested in instruction but going the "technical" diver route will be an unneccessary expense towards that end.

There is also equipment maintenance or design, sales, writing, guiding...

Really depends on the market you intend to live and work in and your personal interests.

Jeff Lane

I'm not really sure if there's a market for commercial diving here in the Philippines. I'm looking to stay in these islands and probably get paid to dive while assisting a National Geographic team explore the caves in Palawan or go under and fix a boat's hull or something.

But thanks for the insight that you gave like equipment design, sales and the like.

Our family own a beach in Cebu and I'd probably use that as my starting point...teaching people to dive...there's nothing wrong in being a teacher, I just find it too scary as the lives of newbies are in your hands.

 

[rmediver2002]

When I was getting ready to get out of the military I was looking into working for MWR doing equipment maintenance and instruction overseas. Definately worth looking into in your location...

Nothing wrong with scrubbing hulls either, set up some monthly contracts if you can and you only have to hit the heavy growth that first time...

What about supporting the Navy out there for commercial work?

Good Luck again,

Jeff

 

[deep_6]

When I was getting ready to get out of the military I was looking into working for MWR doing equipment maintenance and instruction overseas. Definately worth looking into in your location...

Nothing wrong with scrubbing hulls either, set up some monthly contracts if you can and you only have to hit the heavy growth that first time...

What about supporting the Navy out there for commercial work?

Good Luck again,

Jeff

I never reliazed that "fixing a boat" would mean scrubbing hulls. But hey I still welcome that idea than what I do everyday. About the Navy...you mean join? No way. I mean no offense towards the Philippine servicemen but if you were a Filipino you'd get my drift.

I'm leaning towards taking cert for OW then progress to the levels where tech divers or commercial divers can actually get hired to do stuff underwater.

A long way to go but I'm on the road...so to speak.

 

[Mako Mark]

scuba diving instruction can be a very "non-booring" ocupation, check out some of the dive schools in the philipines, there are some very respected ones, some of them even offer technical diving instructor courses, if that is your area of interest.

It is quite a long road though.

 

[Bob3]

... About the Navy...you mean join? ...

Nope, the Navy will contract out to a civilian company to do their hull cleaning.
The Navy won't let their divers stay in the water all day.

 

[GoBlue!]

Check out this thread started by a delusional SeaJay.... What seems like some good advice in there.

Jim