Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
Work Activities
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Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
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Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
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Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
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Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
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Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
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Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers.
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Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures.
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Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
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Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.
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Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
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Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
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Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
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Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
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Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves.
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Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
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Install pilings or footings for piers or bridges.
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Salvage wrecked ships or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary.
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Perform offshore oil or gas exploration or extraction duties, such as conducting underwater surveys or repairing and maintaining drilling rigs or platforms.
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Remove obstructions from strainers or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or power hand tools.
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Set or guide placement of pilings or sandbags to provide support for structures, such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.
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Perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, or cleanup operations.
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Drill holes in rock and rig explosives for underwater demolitions.
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Remove rubbish or pollution from the sea.
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Set up dive sites for recreational instruction.
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Cultivate or harvest marine species or perform routine work on fish farms.
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Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
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Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
- Education Postsecondary certificate
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training 1 to 12 months on-the-job training
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Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
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Dependability
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Attention to Detail
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Stress Tolerance
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Persistence
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Adaptability/Flexibility
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Integrity
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Underwater cameras
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Power drills
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Masks or fins or snorkels
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Hoists
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Diving instruments or accessories
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Internet browser software
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Data base user interface and query software
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Analytical or scientific software
