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WORK ENVIRONMENT:-

As a diver you have to work in water, either at the deep or inland in lakes, canals, rivers and reservoirs. The responsibilities you perform will depend on the industry with which you have worked and the style of diving you expert in.

You will be inclined to concentrate in the following four types of diving, which vary as per the intensity of the dive and inhalation gear used. These are

  • Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) - make use of an air reservoir and flippers, essentially in leisure, media and police force diving
  • Confidential Surface Supplied - utilize an air line to the surface, frequently in inshore/internal diving
  • Surface Supplied - make use of a air line, open diving bells and hot water suit, in offshore diving
  • Closed Bell or Saturation Diving - applying mixed gas and diving bell for deep sea diving (frequently used in reviewing, scientific diving and marine archeology).

You can work as a diver in the following industries:

  • Civil engineering for salvage, underwater repairs and demolition
  • Shellfish diving and fish farming
  • Offshore gas and oil for building and maintaining pipelines and drilling rigs
  • Underwater archeology or scientific research
  • Media for underwater filming and stunts
  • Police searching for verification or missing person
  • Vacation as a sports education diver leading recreational SCUBA dives or educating SCUBA diving skills

Most of the underwater responsibilities can be accomplished by remote-operated vehicles (ROVs), but ROVs have not substituted the requirement for skilled divers.

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:-

Before starting the professional diver training, you require to pass a strict checkup carried out by doctor and permitted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). You need to pass the checkup every year all through your diving profession.

You may find experience of recreational SCUBA diving helpful before training as a commercial diver, but it is not necessary. Most of the diving schools present examination to help you to make a decision whether it will be suitable for you working underwater.

You don't require any academic qualification for learning diving skills. However, to work as a viable diver you require right experience and skills for your industry. For instance:

  • construction diver may need welding or non-destructive testing qualification
  • armed forces or police divers may already be helping in the force
  • many scientific divers have a degree in marine biology or oceanography
  • some offshore divers may require degree in engineering or surveying

For offshore work, you are required to pass offshore survival course which are known as basic offshore induction and emergency training (BOSIET) or emergency response training.

Employer may also anticipate you to have specialized first-aid training from a Health Service Executive (HSE)- official center. You may also merge this with your practical diving education.

TRAINING DETAILS:-

For becoming a commercial diver in Great Britain, you must obtain a qualification from a HSE- approved training center. The HSE presents various certification levels for a variety of diving, which includes:

  • Closed Bell
  • Surface Supplied
  • SCUBA
  • Surface Supplied Top-up (offshore top-up)

If you are holding more than on HSE qualifications, it will help you to enhance your probability of getting profitable diving work. For instance, International Marine Contractor Association (IMCA) advise having Surface Supplied Top-up and Surface Supplied as a lowest. Every course requires 5 weeks and you will typically have to finance your teaching yourself.

Check the HSE website for more information about the approved training providers and qualification in the United Kingdom.

You can also learn extra skills for assured jobs, for example non-destructive testing and underwater welding in marine environment.

If you are thinking to become a SCUBA diving instructor, you will require to take series of courses from a sports diving organization like British Sub Aqua Club i.e. BSAC or Professional Association of Diving Instructors i.e. PADI. For example, for PADI the first stage is becoming a Dive master who can help fully skilled coach, instruct snorkeling and lead direct dives.

For qualifying as a PADI Dive master you will require:

  • PADI Rescue Diver course is a plus.
  • Minimum 20 to 25 recorded dives while beginning training and 55 to 60 to get full qualifications.

Once you become a experienced Dive master with at least 60 dives you will be eligible to join the PADI's Instructor Development Course (IDC). Visit the website of PADI's for further information.

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE:-

  • ability to work individually and as a team member
  • good concentration towards information under demanding physical conditions
  • ability to follow severe security procedures
  • good swimming ability with excellent physical fitness and stamina
  • ability to remain calm even when under pressure

SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS:-

Many of the divers are paid on daily basis, on average around 150 to 200 per day every year. Earning can be between £ 120 to £ 1,000 per day as per the type of diving and work concerned.

WORKING CONDITIONS:-

The total time allowed to the divers to spend inside water is strictly controlled, but hours can be severe and lengthy. In some offshore job you might have to survive 26 days in marine force chamber.

Conditions inside the water are dark, cold and dirty specially in internal sites. Diving is a dangerous activity, so you have to wear inhalation equipment and defensive clothing to the intensity and kind of dive.

DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES:-

As a commercial diver you will normally be temporary. Many jobs are interim contract, so you need to be flexible about where and when you can work. You can obtain inshore experience before entering the offshore work.

Jobs may be promoted by the specialist employment agencies.

Chances might be obtainable abroad, even though some countries stipulate different diving skill so that you will get extra training before working in definite places.

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