New divers begin in a shallow-depth orientation lagoon to build confidence and comfort with surface-supplied equipment. Training progresses from approximately 5 metres to deep dives of 50 metres in the sea.
Deep-diving training is conducted from the DSV Pipeline Surveyor using multiple dive stations, a wet bell with launch-and-recovery system, a deck decompression chamber, hot-water equipment and advanced video displays.
Program coverage
- Diving physics, physiology, decompression and emergency management
- Equipment, systems, procedures and communication
- Rigging, inspection, searches and underwater construction
- Hand and power tools, water jetting, airlifts and lift bags
- Cutting and welding equipment and hyperbaric chamber operations
- First aid, CPR, AED, oxygen provider and offshore survival training
Estimated additional costs
- Registration fee: $100 USD
- Personal diving equipment: approximately $3,000 USD
- Personal protective equipment: approximately $300 USD
- Open-water certification: $750 USD when required
- NASE-approved diver physical: $699 USD
- Housing, food and local transport vary by student