Commercial Diving

Local 2520 is accepting applications from successful Alaskan Commercial Diving School Graduates, e-mail us for an application mailto:kevin@local2520.org

Commercial divers work underwater in commercial fishing, construction, inspection, search, salvage and repair. They are employed by diving contractors, fishing enterprises, shipping and marine construction companies and recreational diving services.

Commercial divers may find themselves working in a range of situations, depending on what work is available. They may use underwater video, sonar and other recording equipment for scientific or exploratory purposes. They may also participate in search and rescue, recovery and clean-up operations. With training and experience they may supervise and train other divers, especially hobby divers.

Construction divers perform construction duties, such as welding and installing pilings or footings for piers. They also maintain these and other structures. Some divers inspect ships, plant outflows, pipelines, sluice gates, and so on.

In salvage operations, divers use winches, derricks or cranes to raise sunken objects, or they may use explosives to remove obstructions and break up or re-float submerged objects

Underwater installation, repair and maintenance

Fabrication of special 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 one atmosphere suits

Operation of remotely controlled vehicles

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 of pipelines

Underwater jetting

Underwater painting

Underwater photography and video

Underwater surveys

Underwater welding and cutting

Water line installation, inspection, repair and maintenance

Wellhead repair and maintenance