New Commercial Diving School

[Andy the Coastie]

Originally Posted by UNDERWATER CENTER'S WEBSITE

How much could I earn as a commercial diver?
After qualifying divers need to gain experience in a new field. Initial work will be inshore, with the majority of divers working for a civil engineering diving company. A civils inshore diver can earn in the region of £60-£120 per day, and would work perhaps 180-200 days in a year. Taking additional courses will increase your skills and boost your earning capabilities.

After gaining commercial diving experience you can progress off-shore. Additional qualifications, such as underwater tools, cutting and burning and Non-Destructive Testing enable you to undertake skilled construction work, and earn around £270 per day. You would anticipate working 120-150 days per year.

After gaining sufficient experience you can return to The Underwater Centre to train for the Closed Bell (saturation) diving. Saturation divers can earn up to £1000 per day in the North Sea, or up to $850 per day in the Far East.

Working in saturation support, you could earn approximately £270 per day offshore.

With a shortage of archaeological divers, there are good employment prospects in this area, pay varies, but you could earn in the region of £100 - £150 per day.

I wonder if they are using 1980's prices.

You have to be good and WELL known to be on this pay scale, and as a GREENIE, that wouldn't be for the next 5 years at least , and thats you working every day of the year nearly.

In 5 or 10 years time , there will be a 1/4 of the divers that are around today, like a car factory that employed 0000's of people until they discovered that robots can do the same work and work longer hours. Thats how commercial diving has gone.

Robots / Rov's

They don't get bent.
No limit of time.
No limit on depth ( will go to depths a diver can ).
No need to employ a 4 man dive team.
Work with no safety support.
Work in all weathers.
Work in more of a tide.


Would i do a commie course again in the future,,,,,,,,, Would i hell.