COMMERCIAL DIVER
A FUTURE THAT EXCEEDS YOUR EXPECTATIONS
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Our Commercial Diver training program is a course that gives you practical hands-on training, and the skills to be successful in the commercial diving and marine construction industry. While attending our program you will gain all of the knowledge and required skills to confidently enter a highly rewarding diving career as an entry level commercial diver.
No previous diving experience is necessary, although any additional skill, trade, or previous diving experience will be helpful to you.
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COMMERCIAL
DIVER PROGRAM
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ADCI Entry Level Diver/Tender card in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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Underwater Welding Course Completion Certificate (AWS D3.6M-Class C Standard)
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First Aid & CPR Certifications
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Oxygen Provider Certification
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AED User Certification
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National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) Level 1 SCUBA Certification
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OSHA 30
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Topside Welding
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Underwater Welding and Cutting
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Seamanship and Rigging
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Surface Supplied Air and Mixed Gas Diving
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Hyperbaric Chamber Operations
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Underwater Tools
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Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)
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Enclosed and Open Water Diving
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Blueprint Reading
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Operational Planning
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Marine Engines and Compressors
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
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You need to be in good health and have a high school diploma or G.E.D. to consider a career in commercial diving. All students must complete a diving physical before any diving or hyperbaric chamber exposure. Some conditions may not be safe for diving, such as diabetes, pulmonary disease, or other heart conditions. Click here for more information.
The underwater environment is most often cold and dark with limited visibility. Water currents can add to the challenging environment. The physical demands placed on your body will undoubtedly be extreme at times.
CDI PROVIDES ALL THE TECHNICAL GEAR YOU'LL NEED TO TRAIN, BUT COMMERCIAL DIVERS ALSO NEED A COMPLEMENT OF PERSONAL GEAR AS WELL. STUDENTS WILL NEED TO PROVIDE OR PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE DURATION OF THE 4.5 MONTH COURSE:
Welding
Equipment
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Welding Helmet
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Grinding Shield
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Slag Hammers
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Steel Wire Brushes
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Welding Gloves
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Welding Leather
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Grinder
Scuba/Diving
Equipment
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Wetsuit
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Diver Boots
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Diver Gloves
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Diving Hood
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Mask
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Fins
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Snorkel
Personal Protective
Equipment
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Hard Hat (1st one supplied by school )
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Safety Gloves
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Hearing Protection
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Safety Glasses
Take a look at the topics listed below under Commercial Diver Curriculum to get an idea of the topics you will need to master. But don’t worry, your Commercial Divers International instructors are always ready to help. Commercial diving operations require everyone to be sharp and on top of their game. Your mental acuity is, without a doubt, the single most important tool you have in your toolbox. You will put it to use in areas that will test and challenge you.
Our program at Commercial Divers International will teach you everything you need to know to confidently and safely enter the world of commercial diving. Commercial Divers International goes the extra mile and exceeds the minimum standards of the American National Standard Institute (ANSI). ANSI has established the ANSI/A.C.D.E Minimum Standard for Commercial Diving Training. Meeting and exceeding this standard means Commercial Divers International gives you the nationally recognized commercial diving certification and then some. Students who complete a program accredited by the Association of Commercial Diver Educators (A.C.D.E) are eligible for an A.C.D.E/ANSI-2015 Commercial Diver Certification and A.D.C.I certification, which is required for employment as a commercial diver with U.S. commercial diving companies.
AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING OUR COMMERCIAL DIVER TRAINING PROGRAM YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS:
OUR TRAINING PROGRAM EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY ANSI INCLUDING CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR:
COMMERCIAL DIVER COURSE CURRICULUM
Commercial Divers International’s commercial diver training program covers a wide range of subject matter. The curriculum is challenging but fascinating for students new to diving and the underwater work environment. Topics are diverse, and each one will often use and highlight the importance of the others. Commercial Divers International students will learn practical and classroom concepts for anatomy and physiology, diving physics, diving diseases, decompression tables, decompression procedures, treatment of diving-related injury or diseases including first aid and C.P.R. We will also cover seamanship and rigging, lightweight dive gear procedures, equipment maintenance, mixed gas diving, underwater welding and cutting, operations planning, keeping dive logs and records, offshore and industrial safety and procedures, blueprint reading, report writing, underwater tools, marine engines and compressors and professional standards for commercial diving.
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WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
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Commercial Divers International’s facilities are unmatched. At our brand new 2.8 acre facility, we have three 21,000 gallons tanks, each providing a controlled environment in which to train and practice projects. Additionally, we have a penetration tank to simulate penetration and confined space diving. The tanks have side-viewing windows so students can be observed at all times by instructors both in and outside the tank. We also have a 37 acre 60′ deep lake, Lake CDI which allows students to take their training and projects to a realistic working environment. Our hyperbaric chamber will provide the chance for students to experience and learn first hand, crucial, potentially lifesaving, chamber operations.
We offer a surface-supplied helmet diving experience to anyone considering our program, or to anyone who meets the physical requirements who want to experience the thrill of an underwater, full helmet, surface-supplied dive. Our equipment is state-of-the-art and meticulously maintained. Our students dive with the best helmets in the industry (Kirby-Morgan, Desco, Gorski). You’ll become an expert on helmet operation and maintenance well before your program concludes. You will be trained on and develop proficiency with the same equipment you will encounter on the job.
There is, of course, a whole lot more to the job than getting wet. You’re going to be using any number of specialized hand and power tools. CDI will teach you the skills you need to safely operate drills, jackhammers, saws, impact wrenches, torches, and welding equipment in the underwater, industrial work environment. In fact, almost any tool you can think of used topside has an underwater analog!
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A top quality, commercial dive training school like Commercial Divers International is essential to gaining access to the commercial diving industry. Your earning potential as a commercial diver improves with every certification you obtain as well as with your expertise. The hands-on, practical experience you gain at Commercial Divers International will be guided by an extremely experienced and knowledgeable team of instructors. Our owners and instructors are commercial divers and veterans of the industry. Two of our founders owned a dive company for over 17 years, their goal in developing the school is to educate students in the exact ways employers want and need. CDI strives to ensure you are successful ,as well as safe in your career in the commercial diving industry.
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THE SKILLS YOU'LL LEARN AT CDI WON'T LIMIT YOU TO ONE CAREER TRACK. YOUR TRAINING CAN TAKE YOU TO THE CONSTRUCTION, MARINE CONSTRUCTION, COMMERCIAL FISHING, OFFSHORE DRILLING, TOPSIDE/UNDERWATER WELDING, HYPERBARIC MEDICINE INDUSTRIES, FILM AND MOVIE SET CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, SCIENTIFIC DIVING AND MORE.