Was a Sat diver in the North Sea 1971 - 1980. Great life . We were on a dollar a foot per day and a basic of £1000 per month - Month on/month off. In 1975 I was earning £5000 per month, but it was easy come, easy go!!. It was very experimental then and we were doing 12 hour lockouts working solo. In those days health and safety was no existent. Once we were told we were going to experiment with Neon gas as Helium was too expensive, so we just did what we were told. Not a great experience!
the minimum wage for a sat diver currently is about £1200 a day, there's only a handful of people who are qualified for this kind of diving, If I remember correctly it costs about £12,000 - £14,000 do train for this
everytime I see a commercial diving vid I get a woody I have to say im so inspired to do this work I know its hard but ive been in the army 6 years and really want to move on to something i think will be more fun and rewarding. im open water certified and I know thats not much but I feel that this is where its at. thank you for your inspiration even though I know that might not be the intension here.
I decided to stay behind and work as a hyperbaric tech and an EMT in southern California. I also went back to school and getting ready to enter into a R.N. Nursing program. I realized that work is too slow there after 10-15 years I will burn out and I need to come home to career. I wouldn't be able to find one because every employer I go too will say "hey your a nice guy, but you have been out in the middle of the ocean drilling for oil, what can you do for us?" I have to pay my dues now
the artist is chicane its called saltwater.I am a current uk part 2 sat diver average working depth 200m on a 98/2 he02 mix. Top end divers can clear between £800 to £1k per day
@satdivertony ..yep ya sure can...earn heaps..but then you die..and your missus..or G/F..get the lot.....what a fucking dull life.....all for..da money.....tell it how it is bro..it sucks,....thats why I got out of it after 15 fucking years...it aint nothing to rave about...living like a sardine 24/7..you will get sick of it..no matter how much money...
Cool video, it must be a fascinate profession as a Commercial Diver. What´s the name and artist of the music ?
I read those divers can get over 300 meters below, over 1000 feet and it takes many days into chamber to decompress. Just curiours, how much a deep sat diver makes per year ? Cheers amigos...
I'm looking for a french documentary i saw a few years ago: "La vie en saturation", about saturation at the north sea. i cannot find it anywhere. If someone could help me (better if translated or subtitled to english or spanish, but even in french or any other language) i'd be really really grateful. Thanks a lot
Some of the best under water professional work is in the area of research, and robotics. Go back to school and look into the sciences, it's a whole other arena and not necessarily offshore though it would take you there. The opportunities worldwide would afford you to come accross innovative companies and special research teams who are Pioneers in their sector.
no makes no difference along as you dont get fat and unfit,my advice is to go into the navy after school and become a diver there,then go offshore when you finish after 4 or 5 years
i would really recomend you NOT to do that that is not a hobbie or a job its a pain in the ass and BORING mine clearing duties while there is NO OFFSHORE WAR what the fuck and you are a good size just not the good age for the job im14 and im a NAUI advanced cert. so id like to chat and give u some tips (if youd like so) reply back and you are free to ask anything (wiyhin my cert.) and anything else ill ask my friend fellow diver and instruktor hes 1 of the best in the indusry reply bk
@ollietheocta I would do something else, the global economy sucks, and is having a bad effect on the off shore oil industry, and now with this oil spill in the gulf, it is really going to make things bad for several years to come.
@ollietheocta Right now no, but you know things don't last forever, so I suspect that things will improve in a few years. Other diving jobs would be a police diver, inland diving work such as on dams, water towers and aquariums and teaching scuba. If you really want to be an off-shore diver, than you just have to do it. With a bit of luch you can get on with a decient company, and with a bit of determination, you can put up with being a tender for 5 years before being an actual diver.
ok, i just graduated dive school and im getting ready to go to the gulf. I wan to apply with Cal Dive Whats a good company to work for and what can I expect. I am a DMT and I can't make up my mind. Should I stay here and work as a hyperbaric tech and EMT, or go to the GOM ? tell me what you think
Diving in pitch with zero visibility is a great challenge.
In school we were asked to remove all our hardware and put it all back on with a feed of air coming from an extention blind folded. Some panic but after some confidence you muster the calm to do just that.
the course is called 'mixed gas closed bell' which means saturation,mixed gas diving is just surface diving with mixed gas,not even sure they have courses for that commercially
If you desire a good agency name on the western coast message me, if you desire on on the eastern coast I havea few, but to have expossure to the North Sea is excellent, and do some work with the Arab platforms. we have some some dynamic research out there it isn't always related to oil either. There is so much, and the experience you gain has to be diverse making you more marketable.
@ourboyjack , you tell'em Troy, put it in all by your self, didnt ya.... :-) we didnt even need to leavethe bell.... (wern't so flash at flushing the shitter though.... lol)
God help the real guys I have been part of this and noboby knows the truth about the harm that can happen to your body and mind.. take the money and run!
@Sakul1321 Sat diving over years can lead to neurological problems. Also, there really isn't much silence because dive control is constantly talking to you about everything. If they aren't talking about the job at hand, then they tend to be talking about something else. Sometimes I just want to tell them to shut the hell up, but I think they talk to keep you from actually having the time to comprehend your actual situation and how dangerious it could really be.
I just removed a bunch of tripe. Don't people have anything better to do.
I think diving is paying off. I worked air for 5 years and have been diving sat for 2. Finally making some cash. I think you have to give up alot for this life style but it is worth it.
we are from England but my dad's home is in the philippians when he is ever home! think he works 2 months on and one month off! thanks for your reply anyway joanne x
The money has only come good since 07 when the Aussies and Brits refused to go to work. This is the only time I have seen a collective action in this industry. This work shown here is done by only a few who have been around a long time. Most divers have never seen a spool pice, AX ring and hydrotights. They just sit on deck and suck ass and bullshit to each other and bad mouth people they don't even know about getting more work than them. Keep away from this if you want a good family life.
You are pretty well on the money with this comment. This industry is not one to engage in if you want a happy simplistic life. As a an air diver it is happy go lucky but as soon as sat comes into the play the pack turn to dogs and you cannot trust anyone.
Heeey Guys, makes me feel like in my good days, 126m, yeeeaa, well I am still working but now in scuba/sport diving as instructor. It is a very great video. You keep on deep and keep safe. Hope to place some videos of my jobs. Best wishes to all of you who love your job.
aah beautiful video you guys, I'm going on a commercial diving course this summer,I'm hoping to become a saturation diver aswell!! you guys stay safe!!! I hope I'll be doing the same work as you soon!
Don't bother mate, the chances of you doing sat let alone offshore air diving are less than 5%. On my course in 1991 I am the only on working offshore. Do something useful with your money instead of chasing a dream you probably will never experience. The industry is full of back stabbing and behind the scene deals with OCM's. They schools are turning out 30 sat divers a month in Europe and Australia alone double that for air divers. There is just not enough work for these new divers.
ive been told that over the next 5 years 500 new sat divers will be needed for the projected work, and internationally there will only be 250 created. now's the time to get into it. make sure you are trained by a reputable institute or you can get burned like deepsea said
Was a Sat diver in the North Sea 1971 - 1980. Great life . We were on a dollar a foot per day and a basic of £1000 per month - Month on/month off. In 1975 I was earning £5000 per month, but it was easy come, easy go!!. It was very experimental then and we were doing 12 hour lockouts working solo. In those days health and safety was no existent. Once we were told we were going to experiment with Neon gas as Helium was too expensive, so we just did what we were told. Not a great experience!
nrw34260 4 days ago
the minimum wage for a sat diver currently is about £1200 a day, there's only a handful of people who are qualified for this kind of diving, If I remember correctly it costs about £12,000 - £14,000 do train for this
b1scuits1 3 weeks ago
I am currently performing research on Saturation Divers in the north sea. From what I have studied so far, these guys are like astronauts to me..
OceansElwell 5 months ago
Helium breath Pre-madonnas .....and you guys know you are !!!
trebeansear 5 months ago
my buddy, Luke is in this vid.
karaokecrush 6 months ago
The closest thing you can ever become to being an astronaut
Samurailord 8 months ago
I want to be a sat diver as my career. What school do I need to become a sat diver.
atra205 10 months ago
I got accepted to commercial diving school, cant wait to start!
DynamoDylan 1 year ago
I'd like to know what the soundtrack of the video is :)
Samurailord 1 year ago
@Samurailord chicane - saltwater
bubenos 1 year ago
I have been in this work for 20+Years. It's the best job you can have. The only thing you need is ball's of steel.
PeterBensen 1 year ago
everytime I see a commercial diving vid I get a woody I have to say im so inspired to do this work I know its hard but ive been in the army 6 years and really want to move on to something i think will be more fun and rewarding. im open water certified and I know thats not much but I feel that this is where its at. thank you for your inspiration even though I know that might not be the intension here.
benandtinagilbert 1 year ago
this is awesome man,,,keep up the positive attitude,,fuck all these primadona punk ass mouthy divers...
tubeyou44542 1 year ago
I'm wondering how you guys install the gasket, what type it is, and how you ensure the faces are clean from debris flowing in.
How do you bring the flanges together without banging into the gasket face? Seems like the pipe could easily drift if its rigged from the surface.
Is there a pressure test on completion of the job?
How long did the operation to fit and close the flange take?
Thanks.
10000jd 1 year ago
I decided to stay behind and work as a hyperbaric tech and an EMT in southern California. I also went back to school and getting ready to enter into a R.N. Nursing program. I realized that work is too slow there after 10-15 years I will burn out and I need to come home to career. I wouldn't be able to find one because every employer I go too will say "hey your a nice guy, but you have been out in the middle of the ocean drilling for oil, what can you do for us?" I have to pay my dues now
sploc310 1 year ago
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sharkblue51 1 year ago
Favorite video on YouTube... Awesome...
CanadianWorkDivers 1 year ago
the artist is chicane its called saltwater.I am a current uk part 2 sat diver average working depth 200m on a 98/2 he02 mix. Top end divers can clear between £800 to £1k per day
satdivertony 1 year ago
@satdivertony ..yep ya sure can...earn heaps..but then you die..and your missus..or G/F..get the lot.....what a fucking dull life.....all for..da money.....tell it how it is bro..it sucks,....thats why I got out of it after 15 fucking years...it aint nothing to rave about...living like a sardine 24/7..you will get sick of it..no matter how much money...
ozziairlegger 1 year ago
Cool video, it must be a fascinate profession as a Commercial Diver. What´s the name and artist of the music ?
I read those divers can get over 300 meters below, over 1000 feet and it takes many days into chamber to decompress. Just curiours, how much a deep sat diver makes per year ? Cheers amigos...
mlls100 2 years ago
best diving video hands down.
footballfan533 2 years ago
I'm looking for a french documentary i saw a few years ago: "La vie en saturation", about saturation at the north sea. i cannot find it anywhere. If someone could help me (better if translated or subtitled to english or spanish, but even in french or any other language) i'd be really really grateful. Thanks a lot
DogDamour 2 years ago
Some of the best under water professional work is in the area of research, and robotics. Go back to school and look into the sciences, it's a whole other arena and not necessarily offshore though it would take you there. The opportunities worldwide would afford you to come accross innovative companies and special research teams who are Pioneers in their sector.
TriumVirateABAP 2 years ago
What kind of research are you talking about?
rodrigoruizesquide 2 years ago
like comex
Sakul1321 2 years ago
thanks
Roxannda 2 years ago
im 16 and im looking into being a diver when i get out of school. does anyone have any advice for me? thanks
ollietheocta 2 years ago
Yes , Do offshore only
raydome 2 years ago
ok thanks
ollietheocta 2 years ago
i have another question, someone told me was to big to be an offshore diver(i'm six four and around 240 ) is this true?
ollietheocta 2 years ago
no makes no difference along as you dont get fat and unfit,my advice is to go into the navy after school and become a diver there,then go offshore when you finish after 4 or 5 years
160786seanegan 2 years ago
Thanks for the advice.
How would I apply to get into the navy diving program?
ollietheocta 2 years ago
i would really recomend you NOT to do that that is not a hobbie or a job its a pain in the ass and BORING mine clearing duties while there is NO OFFSHORE WAR what the fuck and you are a good size just not the good age for the job im14 and im a NAUI advanced cert. so id like to chat and give u some tips (if youd like so) reply back and you are free to ask anything (wiyhin my cert.) and anything else ill ask my friend fellow diver and instruktor hes 1 of the best in the indusry reply bk
bigbullbronco 2 years ago
youre 14? age wise?
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NAUIdragster001 2 years ago
true u sound like you know a lot question : what is the min age for master skuba diver (NAUI) and what cert do u hav
bigbullbronco 2 years ago
@ollietheocta I would do something else, the global economy sucks, and is having a bad effect on the off shore oil industry, and now with this oil spill in the gulf, it is really going to make things bad for several years to come.
TomsFriendKake 1 year ago
@TomsFriendKake ok thank you for the help, would you know any other professions that i could do that also deal with diving?
ollietheocta 1 year ago
@ollietheocta Right now no, but you know things don't last forever, so I suspect that things will improve in a few years. Other diving jobs would be a police diver, inland diving work such as on dams, water towers and aquariums and teaching scuba. If you really want to be an off-shore diver, than you just have to do it. With a bit of luch you can get on with a decient company, and with a bit of determination, you can put up with being a tender for 5 years before being an actual diver.
TomsFriendKake 1 year ago
What is the song?
Roxannda 2 years ago
Chicane - Saltwater
Dykkefan 2 years ago
ok, i just graduated dive school and im getting ready to go to the gulf. I wan to apply with Cal Dive Whats a good company to work for and what can I expect. I am a DMT and I can't make up my mind. Should I stay here and work as a hyperbaric tech and EMT, or go to the GOM ? tell me what you think
sploc310 2 years ago
Which school did u graduated from?
marcvanbastard 2 years ago
@sploc310 So what id you do? I work for Cal Dive and live in Lafayette. Things are going OK, although the winter was really slow.
TomsFriendKake 1 year ago
Diving in pitch with zero visibility is a great challenge.
In school we were asked to remove all our hardware and put it all back on with a feed of air coming from an extention blind folded. Some panic but after some confidence you muster the calm to do just that.
TriumVirateABAP 3 years ago
want to get into sat eventually,any sat divers out there with any advice
160786seanegan 3 years ago
they are saturaion diver , stay decompression chamber 28 days and work bottom of the sea everday diffucult dangeraus job .
Romeolc 3 years ago
just want to ask a stupid question... is the mixed gas course the same as the as the saturation course
160786seanegan 3 years ago
the course is called 'mixed gas closed bell' which means saturation,mixed gas diving is just surface diving with mixed gas,not even sure they have courses for that commercially
gavkm27 3 years ago
If your in the states the Gulf of Mexico.
If you desire a good agency name on the western coast message me, if you desire on on the eastern coast I havea few, but to have expossure to the North Sea is excellent, and do some work with the Arab platforms. we have some some dynamic research out there it isn't always related to oil either. There is so much, and the experience you gain has to be diverse making you more marketable.
TriumVirateABAP 2 years ago
dont do it not much job at the moment
cost about 15 000 pound and ur money gone u cant get job at the moment .
Romeolc 2 years ago
whatsda name of dis song
160786seanegan 3 years ago
Name of song Salt water -from Chicane .
Romeolc 3 years ago
Really excellent video, what exactly were you doing at the well head?
commachio123 3 years ago
That is a pipeline end manifold and they are connecting the main pipeline to it via a piece called a spool
gavkm27 3 years ago
@commachio123
Its not a well head. Its a y vavle skid. I put it in.
ourboyjack 1 year ago
@ourboyjack , you tell'em Troy, put it in all by your self, didnt ya.... :-) we didnt even need to leavethe bell....
ChrisLangmaid 1 year ago
@ourboyjack , you tell'em Troy, put it in all by your self, didnt ya.... :-) we didnt even need to leavethe bell.... (wern't so flash at flushing the shitter though.... lol)
ChrisLangmaid 1 year ago
With the life-style you guys are leading, you should make some real cash.
JustWonderingHowToDo 3 years ago
God help the real guys I have been part of this and noboby knows the truth about the harm that can happen to your body and mind.. take the money and run!
billiebigalo 3 years ago
why so harmful to the mind? Weeks of silence and darkness seem to be very peaceful or not?
Sakul1321 3 years ago
@Sakul1321 Sat diving over years can lead to neurological problems. Also, there really isn't much silence because dive control is constantly talking to you about everything. If they aren't talking about the job at hand, then they tend to be talking about something else. Sometimes I just want to tell them to shut the hell up, but I think they talk to keep you from actually having the time to comprehend your actual situation and how dangerious it could really be.
TomsFriendKake 1 year ago
AIOC project (BP) Azerbaijan,McDermott Divers, Stolt Sat system, onboard PLBG.
I was in sat on this project.
ChrisLangmaid 3 years ago
Alrite cool! it looked like a really interesting project to be part of
marcvanbastard 3 years ago
This is a great video,very inspirational can't wait to get into the field of commercial diving myself hope u guys are still around.
marcvanbastard 3 years ago
I just removed a bunch of tripe. Don't people have anything better to do.
I think diving is paying off. I worked air for 5 years and have been diving sat for 2. Finally making some cash. I think you have to give up alot for this life style but it is worth it.
cam2724 3 years ago 8
@cam2724 i want to become a sat diver one day. any advice?
bstraws88 1 year ago
@cam2724 I envy and respect what you do. What an amazing job.
UKshizzle 1 year ago 4
@cam2724 What kind of watch do you dive with?
dproffessa 5 months ago
ha ha oh my god ur a complete idiot, but that's fair funny!! I'll give you that!
joskievans 3 years ago
ur the loser, y r u lookin up sat diving if u think that! Go and toss some burgers or something!
joskievans 3 years ago
What are you trying to say here?
deepseasat 3 years ago
Hi, if the industry is so small, my dad does sat diving "David Evans" does anyone know him?? Joanne
joskievans 3 years ago
I work in Australia. I don't think I know him. Where are you from?
deepseasat 3 years ago
we are from England but my dad's home is in the philippians when he is ever home! think he works 2 months on and one month off! thanks for your reply anyway joanne x
joskievans 3 years ago
The money has only come good since 07 when the Aussies and Brits refused to go to work. This is the only time I have seen a collective action in this industry. This work shown here is done by only a few who have been around a long time. Most divers have never seen a spool pice, AX ring and hydrotights. They just sit on deck and suck ass and bullshit to each other and bad mouth people they don't even know about getting more work than them. Keep away from this if you want a good family life.
deepseasat 3 years ago
You are pretty well on the money with this comment. This industry is not one to engage in if you want a happy simplistic life. As a an air diver it is happy go lucky but as soon as sat comes into the play the pack turn to dogs and you cannot trust anyone.
deepseasat 3 years ago
You failed to make a valid point. I'm pretty sure your the retard.
tom1o12 3 years ago
earning $2000 a day....
LB1973 3 years ago
Great viz, good ROV operator, and the vid is well put together. I used a few seconds of your vid in one of mine. Hope you don't mind. Dive Safe
deepcmonkey 4 years ago
Thats 126m and thats 1 of the shallow spots in the field,deepest i was at there is 186m,7 day decompression,very boring! company is McDermott or ISS
gavkm27 4 years ago
Heeey Guys, makes me feel like in my good days, 126m, yeeeaa, well I am still working but now in scuba/sport diving as instructor. It is a very great video. You keep on deep and keep safe. Hope to place some videos of my jobs. Best wishes to all of you who love your job.
Ronny
RonnyDiver 4 years ago
aah beautiful video you guys, I'm going on a commercial diving course this summer,I'm hoping to become a saturation diver aswell!! you guys stay safe!!! I hope I'll be doing the same work as you soon!
Rickyhonda118 4 years ago
Don't bother mate, the chances of you doing sat let alone offshore air diving are less than 5%. On my course in 1991 I am the only on working offshore. Do something useful with your money instead of chasing a dream you probably will never experience. The industry is full of back stabbing and behind the scene deals with OCM's. They schools are turning out 30 sat divers a month in Europe and Australia alone double that for air divers. There is just not enough work for these new divers.
deepseasat 3 years ago
ive been told that over the next 5 years 500 new sat divers will be needed for the projected work, and internationally there will only be 250 created. now's the time to get into it. make sure you are trained by a reputable institute or you can get burned like deepsea said
ghujkk 3 years ago
This sat diving has been made by cns?
karateshito2000 4 years ago
How deep was that? Cool vid! Stay safe.
tougekingblogspot 4 years ago
I dove commercially for a few years but never did the saturation thing. I would have liked to. Stay safe. Nice video.
robscot971 4 years ago
Good work Cam. Luckily I got the ROV organised back then
to get involved and take some excellent footage. The Caspian Seal was the only wild life any of us saw. Well done for editing & uploading. Cheers.
peterichardson53 4 years ago
great, brought back some old memories
qld4115 4 years ago
How deep was that?
DogDamour 4 years ago
A vid of the boys at sat control would be nice
preidstar 5 years ago
WHY ?????
MICKUR1413 3 years ago
I want to see some more pleaseee....
xgpi 5 years ago
pronto sere uno de ellos,impresionante la saturacion...
xgpi 5 years ago
brilliant... would like to see some more
ollie378 5 years ago
luis te vas a morir haciendo esto.. kaon
jcdc1987 5 years ago
great vid, got anymore?
waterdude2003 5 years ago