PROGRAM ~ Course Overview

The Divers Academy Commercial Deep Sea Diving Program is designed to keep pace with the various and changing demands of the commercial diving industry. Divers Academy International´s full-immersion training provides commercial diving students with the equivalent of an employer´s most sought-after qualification: on-the-job experience.

The five-month curriculum includes the following course work:

• Diving Physics & Physiology
• Medical Aspects of Diving
• Decompression and Treatment Tables
• Communications
• Hyperbaric Chamber Operations
• Commercial Scuba
• Dive Tending
• Diving Equipment Maintenance
• Underwater Projects
• Pipe Penetration
• Underwater Tools
• Underwater Welding and Cutting
• Rigging
• Salvage
• Offshore Oil Operations
• Bridge Inspections
• Inspections and Report Writing
• Inland Diving Operations
• Safety Standards
• First Aid & CPR
• Hot Water Systems
• Underwater Photography
• Underwater Video, Monitoring & Recording Devices
• Mixed Gas Diving
• Saturation
• Remotely Operated Vehicles
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
• HAZWOPER  (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response)

Divers Academy International Deep Sea Diving Program Length:

Total Classroom Hours: 232
Total Practical Experience: 488
Total Program Hours: 720
Total Hours Per Week: 36
Total Number of Weeks: 20