The Diver’s Academy International Commercial Diving Program includes classroom theory and practical training across all commercial diving disciplines.  All of our faculty members are former commercial and/or military divers.  While class size varies, the average class size is 20 and the maximum is 30. Students are enrolled on a full time basis for 20 weeks.

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