Commercial Diving.

[Kate]

I would like to find out more about Commercial diving. What is involved? How you become one? The costs. Anything!

Thanks!

[Lou]

Kate

If you do a quick Google search there is lots of info out there...

Here is BSAC's summary for starters -

http://www.bsac.org/techserv/tecpubg1.htm

[Andy the Coastie]

Originally Posted by Kate

I would like to find out more about Commercial diving. What is involved? How you become one? The costs. Anything!

Thanks!

Kate,

Get Fort William to send you a info joining pack, will have the current prices and courses in there.

The prime question is :-

1). Why do i want to be a commerical diver & what you have in a background trade/skills/quail's to offer an employer?

If good wages come into it, then think again - the money is not in the trade now, and to get top dollar your name has gotta be known.


Andy.

[Andy the Coastie]

Deleted this as it doubled posted

[Kate]

Originally Posted by Andy the Commie

Kate,

Get Fort William to send you a info joining pack, will have the current prices and courses in there.

The prime question is :-

1). Why do i want to be a commerical diver & what you have in a background trade/skills/quail's to offer an employer?

If good wages come into it, then think again - the money is not in the trade now, and to get top dollar your name has gotta be known.


Andy.

I’m just wanting to look into it at the moment, mainly because I hate being where I am at the moment!!!

Money isn’t why I want to look in to it, although I would need to bring home more than what I’m bringing in at the moment!

How would you get your name known? What kind of skills do you need?

[JAG]

I was at Wraysbury last week (not diving) and had an interesting chat with one of the guys I provided surface support for. He has very recently finished a course (can't remember the title of it) but it lasted 3 weeks and cost in the region on 3K. I think it was at Fort William.

[Andy the Coastie]

Originally Posted by Kate

I’m just wanting to look into it at the moment, mainly because I hate being where I am at the moment!!!

The most common answer, where 9/10 times the person doesn't survive more than a year, as it's not all cracked up to be what they thought.

what does stand good for you, And i'm not being nasty or offencesive . You single and childless , which means that you can drop ya hat and travel either to find work or go where the work is at a moments notice.

Originally Posted by Kate

Money isn’t why I want to look in to it, although I would need to bring home more than what I’m bringing in at the moment!

I don't know what your earning or what you need to bring home.

BUT, you can be looking at only clearing £ 80 a day for the first couple of years, Your be VERY lucky if you got a 5 day week every week of the year.

Originally Posted by Kate

How would you get your name known?

Do all the shite work as well as the good.
Be on the phone to go anyway within a day.
Always say " YES ".

Originally Posted by Kate

What kind of skills do you need?

Boat handling
General deck hand
Engineering
Welding and burning
EoD
NDT

The main thing is to work as a team player and not be a not-it-all sulky wa**er ( Tosser's ) are ok

Pm me if you want to know how i made my name and made it big....... I don't like telling to many , BUT if you really feel that commie diving is for you, then i'll let on.

[warmwaterdiver]

definately not being sexist, but are there many female commie divers?

[Andy the Coastie]

Originally Posted by warmwaterdiver

definately not being sexist, but are there many female commie divers?

Yep, one is always working here at Dover, when she is in the UK.

Think she was the 3rd ever to quailify. and defo the girl to have beside you when stuck in a net

And i can recall watching her on a jack hammer for 2 hours solid, when the blokes were giving up after 20 minutes.... weather it was the bubbles and punch or just the long term tingling and vibes she loved , i don't know.

[Kate]

Originally Posted by Andy the Commie

Yep, one is always working here at Dover, when she is in the UK.

Think she was the 3rd ever to quailify. and defo the girl to have beside you when stuck in a net

And i can recall watching her on a jack hammer for 2 hours solid, when the blokes were giving up after 20 minutes.... weather it was the bubbles and punch or just the long term tingling and vibes she loved , i don't know.

Can you call me at work Andy, you should have the number, if not text me and I'll pass it to you