ROV Diver Observation of commercial diver underwater welding

[r3dph0n3]

Welding is a HARD job to get hired on to .

I went to Welding school for tig, stick, and pipe. (yes i past all my classes)

everyone wanted 5 year work experience minimum

NO one! wanted to take a chance on some one fresh out of school.

good luck every one

[jordofthejungle2]

im from Aberdeen in Scotland, how would i go about getting a job as an underwater welder?

[TUCFortWilliam]

@jordofthejungle2 To work as a diver in the UK you need HSE commercial diving certs. These are also accepted globally. If you already have welding experience this will help when looking for work as a commercial diver however while the same principles apply to underwater welding, it’s slightly different disciplines. Our Construction Career Package gives you all the HSE certs you need to work inshore & offshore, and includes vital hands-on, real-life training on subsea tools and underwater welding

[jordofthejungle2]

@TUCFortWilliam thanks for the help

[gm556]

is this just arc welding under water? easy lol

[ELGreenification]

@gm556 HAHA! i was one of the cleanest welders topside. get underwater and that all goes out the window. it takes years and years of practical experience to be consistantly good at it.

[TUCFortWilliam]

You can email us on info@theunderwatercentre.co.uk­, one of our student advisors will pick up your email from there. Look forward to hearing from you.

[jhrisado]

@tucfortwilliams ok,how can I contact you?

[jhrisado]

@tucfortwilliam I'm doing the HSC,both restricted and unrestricted

[TUCFortWilliam]

@jhrisado It's difficult to say without knowing exactly which course you are attending, but if you're certification isn't HSE, ADAS, Canadian or South African then its likely you will only be able to dive in your region. If you gain experience as a commercial diver there then its possible to do an Experienced Candidate Assessment to get the internationally recognised HSE certfication at a later date. If you want to talk in more detail about it then please don't hesitate to contact us directly.

[jhrisado]

@tucfortwillims,hi I'm from Trinidad and Tobago and I'm getting in to the underwater welding business,im starting the courses next week and it's costing me A LOT of freaking money but seeing that I live in a third-world country,can you tell me what are the requirements I need to be recognize world wide,I what certificates I need,just to know so I wouldn't be spending my money badly stupid and I'm 18 btw

[TUCFortWilliam]

@jhrisado What course are you doing? HSE, ADAS, and the Canadian and South African certs are the only diving tickets that are recognised everywhere in the world, with HSE and ADAS standards usually being preferred.

[droedson18]

its exciting



[MrLukeharding]

if i was thinking a bout getting a job doing this around Western australia where would i be looking at.

[TUCFortWilliam]

@MrLukeharding Tuna farms are one of the major commercial diving employers in South Australia. Fugro, in Perth are the biggest employer of ROV and diving personnel which we believe are being mobilised for the “Gorgon Project” in the West

[Mick40621]

I'm curious, how much do these guys get paid and wat are some note-worthy benfits. Also wat are some of the health risks? Thank you

[TUCFortWilliam]

@Mick40621 You'll probably work inshore to start with where you can earn anything from £120 - £250 per day, depending on skills and the job itself. Offshore air diver can earn £250 - £500 pd, and once you train as a saturation diver you can earn up to £1000 pd. Most folk get into diving because of the potential benefit of earning money and travelling the world at the same time. I'm running out of characters so for health risks see comment to MLGUltraRebel from about 1 week ago!

[ulyiseus]

@Mick40621 Divers can get paid any where from 15,000-100,000 $.It just depends on the task that your doing how much money you will make,You get paid project by project basis.

[MLGUltraRebel]

@TUCFortWilliam thanks for the word of advice.

[TUCFortWilliam]

@MLGUltraRebel If you are fit and healthy, then the only real risk is from pressure exposure. Risk from exposure can be controlled by adoption of safe diving practices; there's been considerable reduction in the number of incidents and decompression sickness etc has over the last 20 yrs as a result of changes in diving practices. Recent investigations of possible long term health effects have demonstrated that overall there is little difference in health status between divers and non-divers.

[TUCFortWilliam]

@MLGUltraRebel If you are fit and healthy, then the only real risk is from pressure exposure. Risk from exposure can be controlled by adoption of safe diving practices; there's been considerable reduction in the number of incidents and decompression sickness etc has over the last 20 yrs as a result of changes in diving practices. Recent investigations of possible long term health effects have demonstrated that overall there is little difference in health status between divers and non-divers.

[MLGUltraRebel]

@HamMedBukserne my health is pretty good and im willing to take the risk in commercial diving yes..it takes time to do and earn the courses but there is a big reward for doing so. You have to have courage and stamina in diving and i would like this as a career ....once i get grades courses and etc.

[TUCFortWilliam]

If you are fit and healthy, then the only real risk is from pressure exposure. Risk from exposure can be controlled by adoption of safe diving practices; there's been considerable reduction in the number of incidents and decompression sickness etc has over the last 20 yrs as a result of changes in diving practices. Recent investigations of possible long term health effects have demonstrated that overall there is little difference in health status between divers and non-divers. (DMAC, 2006)

[TUCFortWilliam]

@MLGUltraRebel If you are fit and healthy, then the only real risk is from pressure exposure. Risk from exposure can be controlled by adoption of safe diving practices; there's been considerable reduction in the number of incidents and decompression sickness etc has over the last 20 yrs as a result of changes in diving practices. Recent investigations of possible long term health effects have demonstrated that overall there is little difference in health status between divers and non-divers.

[MLGUltraRebel]

@TUCFortWilliam ok no problem thank you so much for the advice..looking forword to it.

[MLGUltraRebel]

@TUCFortWilliam ok cool ...looking forword to it ..so i need experience with constrtion or something along that lines before i come or??

[TUCFortWilliam]

@MLGUltraRebel We provide underwater construction skills training so if you were a bit older you wouldn't necessarily have to have construction experience; you just need to be the type of person who is good with their hands and not afraid of a bit of hard work! However, as you're still a bit on the young side to do a course at the moment, the best thing you can do to prepare for a career as a commercial diver in the meantime is get some construction experience, even just as a labourer will help.

[MLGUltraRebel]

@TUCFortWilliam hi im 15 and i am going to do this as a career and i was wondering what courses and grades i need for this..thx

[TUCFortWilliam]

@MLGUltraRebel To work as a commercial diver in the UK you must have HSE commercial diving qualifications. HSE certs are recognised worldwide so you can use them to work anywhere. Our HSE commercial diving courses also include skills training in underwater welding and burning, inspection and subsea construction tools and techniques. At your age we'd recommend getting some leisure diving experience and also try and get some work in construction or similar before doing the course in a few years.

[HamMedBukserne]

@MLGUltraRebel commercial diving can really be hard on your health... :/ i wouldn't want to do it for a living.

[CanadianWorkDivers]

Fuck! I'd've killed for this Visibility! LOL. I learned in the mud

[metubeusercom]

@CanadianWorkDivers thats an advantage dude, im sure u can do u/w welding in swimming pool-like visibility with eyes closed.

[TUCFortWilliam]

Commercial diving training course prices do require the student to invest their own cash, but the flip side of this is that, once you have qualified, the earning potential can be very good. Most commercial divers work on a freelance basis so youll need to be prepared to work when it comes to finding work, especially in the early stages of your career. Try getting in touch with your Local Enterprise Council or for info on financial assistance to support your learning call 0800 100 900.

[TUCFortWilliam]

Diving is essentially how you get to work; its what you do when you are subsea that is your job. It takes 13 weeks to complete The Underwater Centres Premium Commercial Diving course, which, as well as giving you HSE diving certification (required by law to work as a commercial diver in UK waters, and recognised world-wide) youll receive tools training, welding and burning training and preparatory training for the NDT cert, CSWIP 3.1U, giving you the best possible start in your new career.

[Amnesia512]

I'm a high school student thinking of being an Underwater Welder. I just want to know, how long does it take to become one? Is it a very successful job? Is it fun? Please let me know asap! Thanks!

[lawless8888]

this is some amazing shit =P to bad it's so darn expensive...

[richfilmswales]

would it be possible to start the course without any diving experience? or do you have to be a diver before you are excepted?

[TUCFortWilliam]

The HSE diver training assumes students have no prior knowledge of diving, so you don't have to have any dive experience - however if you've never dived before it's a good idea to give it a try first before committing to a course.  The Underwater Centre in Fort William do a Familiarisation Day where you get to look around the Centre, meet the instructors and then dive in the 1.5M litre seawater tank in surface supplied equipment - good experience and fun!

[richfilmswales]

@TUCFortWilliam thanks for the reply. My job normally is a Nulcear Diver in the U.K Diving into dry atmosphere reactors to fix the boilers with Doosan Babcock. That work has now dried up. At the moment im a Stainless steel pipe Welder so id like to follow that line of work diving. I like the idea of the Familiarisation day. I will

[richfilmswales]

@richfilmswales look into it on your website.