What commercial divers do

The public has a belief that all commercial divers do is Weld Underwater. The truth is that underwater welding is only around one percent of what commercial divers actually do. Here is an idea of the many types of environments commercial divers can work in.

  • Bridge inspection, construction and repair
  • Fabrication of equipment
  • Flotation devices maintenance
  • Gravity surveying
  • Grouting
  • Guideline replacement
  • Hyperbaric chamber operations
  • Injection equipment installation
  • Life-support systems construction, operation, repair and maintenance
  • Marine environmental control check
  • Medical and emergency care for diving illnesses and accidents
  • Operation of 1-atmosphere suits
  • Operation of remotely operated vehicles (ROV)
  • Operation of diving bells
  • Platform construction, inspection, maintenance and removal
  • Rock drilling and blasting
  • Salvage
  • Search and recovery
  • Seismic surveying
  • Sewage line installation and maintenance
  • Site surveys prior to installation
  • Submersible operations
  • Surface geological appraisal
  • Trenching or underwater jetting
  • Underwater inspection, installation, repair and maintenance
  • Underwater painting
  • Underwater photography and videography
  • Underwater surveys
  • Underwater welding and cutting
  • Water line installation, inspection, repair and maintenance
  • Wellhead repair and maintenance