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About Commercial Diving Training

Commercial diving training requires a firm commitment of both money and time.

Students need to be prepared to be in Jacksonville, Florida for a minimum of 16 weeks, working 10 hour days.

The basic financial requirement students need to have available, or the ability to borrow, is $13,800 US and can reach up to $15,000 US with additional training.

Practical Experience Hours*: 410
Classroom Hours: 230
TOTAL HOURS: 640
Number of Weeks: 16
Hours Per Day: 10

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Dive Training Course Outline

Orientation

  • Mission and Goals of The Commercial Diving Academy
  • The World of the Commercial Diver
  • Overview and Objectives of the Course
  • Course Requirements and Schedule
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Pressure Tolerance Test
  • Introduction to the Professional Training System
  • Chamber Dive...60 FSW
  • Chamber Dive...165 FSW
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Safety Operations Planning
  • Association of Diving Contractors
  • ADC Job Safety Analysis
  • OSHA Diving Regulations
  • US Coast Guard Standards
  • Army Corps of Engineers Diving Regulations
  • American Red Cross CPR
  • First Aid Certification
  • Commercial Divers Log Book
  • Documentation
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Diving Physics
  • The Diver's Environment
  • General Gas Law
  • Gas Supply Requirements
  • Archimedes' Principle
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Decompression and Dive Medicine
  • Decompression History
  • Standard Air Decompression
  • Surface Decompression
  • Effects of Pressure
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Diving Related Injuries and Diseases
  • Treatment Tables
  • Diving Emergencies / Procedures
  • Diving at Altitude
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Hyperbarics / Hyperbaric Medicine
  • Decompression Chamber History
  • Chamber Systems and Designs
  • Treatment Case Histories
  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • Chamber Operations
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Commercial Applications of Scuba
  • Theory and Practice
  • Open-Water Training
  • Scuba in the Commercial Field
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Commercial Equipment
  • Types of Diving Gear and Uses
  • Maintenance and Repair
  • Safety and Analysis
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Underwater Construction / Level I
  • Basic and Multiple Flange Projects
  • Pneumatic U/W Tools
  • Freeflow Diving Helmets
  • Communications Systems
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Rigging Fundamentals Surface/Underwater
  • Safety Factors - Applicable Sect. APIR2D
  • Seamanship Rigging / Splicing
  • Air Winches - Articulate Booms
  • Crane Signals and Directions
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Underwater Construction / Level II
  • Airlifting and Hand Jetting
  • Artificial Reef Building and Placement
  • Mid-Water Projects
  • Search and Recovery
  • Lifting Devices
  • Air Freeflow Helmets and Introduction to Demand Masks
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Surface Metal Arc Welding
  • Equipment Orientation
  • Safety Procedures
  • OXY / ACT Cutting
  • ARC Welding
  • MIG Welding
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Underwater Construction / Level III
  • Safety Factors
  • Underwater Wet Welding Equipment and Techniques
  • OXY / ARC Underwater Cutting Procedures
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Oilfield Diving
  • Functions and Operations of the Oilfield Diver
  • Terminology and History
  • The Tender / Diver Offshore
  • Oilfield Production
  • Offshore Diving Contracts
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Underwater Construction / Level IV
  • Riser Clamp and Riser Setting
  • Surface Decompression Diving / Chamber OPS
  • Pipelines and Jetting
  • Dive Company / Customer Relations, Leadership, Commitment
  • Hydraulics
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Inland Diving
  • Types of Jobs
            1. Cable and Pipe
            2. Piling Encapsulation
            3. Industrial Power Plant Jobs
            4. Inspection
            5. Demolition Work
            6. Tug Boat
            7. Railways and Dry Docks
            8. Ships and Submarines
            9. Salvage
  • Materials
            1. Concrete
            2. Epoxy
  • Job Safety Analysis
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Non-Destructive Testing Inspection Diving
  • Types of Inspection
            1. Structural Steel Inspection
            2. Steel / Concrete Visual Inspection
            3. Underwater CCTV Inspections
            4. Commentary Still Photography
            5. Bridge Inspection
  • Maintenance and Restoration Procedures
  • Ultrasonics
            1. MPI
            2. CP Measurements
  • Report Writing
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Equipment Maintenance - Gas Systems
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Mechanical Drafting
  • Diesel Mechanics
  • Types of Gas Systems
            1. Compressor and Piping
            2. Hydraulics
  • Helmet and Dress Repair
  • Support Equipment Assembly
            1. Repair
            2. Testing
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV'S)
  • Design and Limitations
  • Inland and Offshore Use
  • ROV Diver Communication
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Surface Mixed Gas / Saturation Diving
  • HeO2 vs. Air
  • Mixed Gas Diving Procedures and Formulas
  • HeO2 Surface Supplied Decompression
  • Hot Water System and Diving
  • Saturation Theory / History
  • Saturation Systems and Designs
  • HeO2 vs. Air Chamber Diving to 210'
  • Deep Dry Dive Exams
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Contamination Diving / Environmental Hazards
  • Safety Procedures - Regulations
  • Equipment Selection
  • Types of Hazards
            1. Nuclear
            2. Chemical
            3. Biological
            4. Noxious Gases
  • ADC Consensus Standards

    Employment Assistance
  • Resume Preparations
  • Interview Techniques
  • Conducting a Job Search
  • ADC Consensus Standards

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