I want a job as a diver need help

richy316

So just did my open water in honduras and want a job as a diver. I'm 22 and working in a finance job at home and want out. What job could I get as a diver ,how does one get into commercial diving, I hear its good money but tough. How about the army or sea rescue.

Any info would be greatly appreciated


cheers

seadeuce

Google commercial diver courses UK. Then South Africa.

Then G. commercial diver forums on WWW.

Loadsa info out there.

It's not a glam job by any means. Locally, get into civil engineering diving and you will not see your hand before your face.

Honduran diving is nice, viz etc., but faaaaarrrr removed from the reality of underwater work.

BTW Fort William prob has better credo than S.Africa when it comes to getting the job.
Have dived with some SA "qualified" commercials and I wouldn't trust them beyond 10m.


Seadeuce

tedshredsonfire

afaik you would also need a mechanical skill like welding etc. Great money to be made but often at the expense of your health in your golden years. saturation diving etc over such a sustained period of time has to cause some problems imho. also consider what will you do as a hobby now that you dive full time. Divers only do recovery not rescue and join the navy for navy diving again I am sure there are good points but most may be feeling your way around a boats hull in zero vis in a mucky harbour searching for cavity for drugs etc. Try and contact the navy divers if you cant get any info I can get a number for a guy.

scubakid

Have a long long talk with someone who works or has worked as a saturation diver..
Very good job and good money but not easy by any means

feb09

what about dive instructor jobs ?

rick_fantastic

if you want a dive instructor job you just need to pay PADI around €3000 and hey presto your an instructor....

doesnt pay very well but its a nice lifestyle....

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so after the 3k is it easy to find a job ?

spudlington

http://www.scubadivewest.com/index.php/Surface-Supplied-Air-Diving-Specialty/PADI-Surface-Supplied-Air-Diving-Specialty.html

For info on commercial diver training and a chance to dive in commercial "hard-hat" diving gear.

gavkm27

Hey i am commercial diver offshore and you can ask me any questions you have,it can be the easy street,i have spent months offshore and have'nt even gotten my hair wet and spent 40 days in saturation diving everyday in mudd up to my waist not being able to see more than half a foot in front of my face,it is far removed from scuba in honduras,message me if you have any questions.Although the money is great,sometimes you really earn every penny of it

scuby

just saw this on www.waterworld.ie : 2010 FREE INTERSHIP INSTRUCTOR PROGRAMME We are currently recruiting people for our 2010 internship programme, running from April to October. Please reply to dive@iol.ie with CV and current photograph.


not sure if it's what you are looking for....