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- Thread starter Hobbit
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Yes I'd love to perfect your accents. Lol. According to our darling bush, we went in for some terrorism threats and propaganda of nuclear weapons. Then we found that we could take their oil and triple the prices. That silly bush. Bless him. Lol I'm only 15. But I think I'm fairly accurate? I've held a good debate so far sipite my age.
But anyways, does anyone know what the average wages are for divers here? Both military and commie. And how much water time do they get to make that money?
But anyways, does anyone know what the average wages are for divers here? Both military and commie. And how much water time do they get to make that money?
andywg
Bored into leaving
While it is safer, most of that pay for commie diving is danger money. The North Sea diving is one of the few professions that have never published their death rates.
The really well paid diving work is for saturation diving, meaning you are fizzing the whole time. For decent sat diving while welding you can expect up to £900 a day (a little shy of $2,000 per day) but you have to remember you would only be able to work like that for one month in three at best. You also wouldn't be able to do it for very long (not many people continue commie diving after 40 due to the toll on the body).
The really well paid diving work is for saturation diving, meaning you are fizzing the whole time. For decent sat diving while welding you can expect up to £900 a day (a little shy of $2,000 per day) but you have to remember you would only be able to work like that for one month in three at best. You also wouldn't be able to do it for very long (not many people continue commie diving after 40 due to the toll on the body).
May I ask what 'fizzing' is? Is it slang for something? And i am aware of the danger. But i swear to god i will never do a desk job. I can not live without adrenaline. lol, i know it sounds a little reckless, but it is true. My dad realyl thinks im addicted. lol. Yeah, my dad has a friend that did it, and he said he hated it because it was always so cold in the water. And you said i could do it for maybe one month out of three? Why?
andywg
Bored into leaving
The fizzing refers to the fact you are always loading huge amounts of nitrogen into your body and then waiting for it to fizz out.
The one month out of three is a guesstimate for recovery from saturation diving (I would expect the most anyone would actually allow would be every other month). Even coming up so slowly that it takes a week to get back down to 1 bar (atmospheric pressure) you still won't have got rid of all the ntirogen in your body. If you go back down too often there are increased risks of you getting bent. As I am sure you are aware, getting bent (decompression illness) is not good and can be fatal.
Sat diving is where you will spend 8 hours or more diving and then live in a pressurised chamber. After 3 weeks of living at high pressure they gradually bring the body back up (or at least bring the pressure of the chamber back down)
Decompression is not perfectly understood, and the models you dive by are not perfect. A woman from the South Coast who used to teach people tech diving for down to 75 metres (and was so good other schools would fly her around the world to teach) got bent doing a 27m dive within all the table guidelines. She now can't dive further than 7 metres.
Now imagine the risks when you are regularly hitting 100-150 metres and could, in theory, hit 300-450 metres. That is why commie sat divers get lots of money: danger money.
If you still want to do it, go for it. However, be aware that now it is safer, more people are surviving so there appears to be a few more divers than there are jobs. If you already have a skill (like you can already weld very well) then it is worth going for. You should also be aware that Remotely Operated Vehicles (mini remote control subs) are being used more and more, reducing the abilities to find work even further.
The one month out of three is a guesstimate for recovery from saturation diving (I would expect the most anyone would actually allow would be every other month). Even coming up so slowly that it takes a week to get back down to 1 bar (atmospheric pressure) you still won't have got rid of all the ntirogen in your body. If you go back down too often there are increased risks of you getting bent. As I am sure you are aware, getting bent (decompression illness) is not good and can be fatal.
Sat diving is where you will spend 8 hours or more diving and then live in a pressurised chamber. After 3 weeks of living at high pressure they gradually bring the body back up (or at least bring the pressure of the chamber back down)
Decompression is not perfectly understood, and the models you dive by are not perfect. A woman from the South Coast who used to teach people tech diving for down to 75 metres (and was so good other schools would fly her around the world to teach) got bent doing a 27m dive within all the table guidelines. She now can't dive further than 7 metres.
Now imagine the risks when you are regularly hitting 100-150 metres and could, in theory, hit 300-450 metres. That is why commie sat divers get lots of money: danger money.
If you still want to do it, go for it. However, be aware that now it is safer, more people are surviving so there appears to be a few more divers than there are jobs. If you already have a skill (like you can already weld very well) then it is worth going for. You should also be aware that Remotely Operated Vehicles (mini remote control subs) are being used more and more, reducing the abilities to find work even further.
i want to be a underwater/ocean/wreak photographer 
ive only gone diving once.. but it didnt last long because i thought i was going to forget to breathe and my lung would expand and i would explode and DIE! ...
but i think i have learned to NOT forget breathing
ive only gone diving once.. but it didnt last long because i thought i was going to forget to breathe and my lung would expand and i would explode and DIE! ...
but i think i have learned to NOT forget breathing
backley420
Fish Crazy
ummmm scuba instructer...
roseK - sorry but wtf?sama:
roseK - sorry but wtf?
sama:wtf to what, what i want to be, or me forgetting to breathe?ummmm scuba instructer...
roseK - sorry but wtf?
if its me forgetting to breathe... than yea im a weirdo. the biggest weirdo of them all.
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yoooooooooooooog hobbit. a fleet diver is a sick assssss job
backley420
Fish Crazy
Yoooooooooo hobbit... i was looking at a poster for the speical forces and it had all this sht on it.
Listed all these jobs and one wasa fleet diver
here is some info-(no i didn't write this.....)
Navy Fleet Divers perform underwater salvage, repair and maintenance, submarine rescue and support Special Warfare and Explosive Ordnance Disposal while using a variety of diving equipment. They also maintain and repair diving systems.
Candidates may also volunteer for Fleet Diver during basic training at Recruit Training Center (Boot Camp), at "A" school, or at any time during their enlistment prior to their 31st birthday.
In-service recruiters (Dive Motivators) at RTC (Boot Camp) give presentations on the Navy's diver programs, conduct the physical training screening tests, and assist candidates with their applications.
People who enter the Navy in the nuclear, advanced electronics or other five or six-year enlistment programs are not eligible for diver programs.
This course is physically and mentally demanding, but the individual who accepts the challenge is rewarded with dive pay and extraordinary duty assignments.
Men and women interested in Fleet Diver should choose a rating from this list: DC, EM, EN, GM, HT, IC, MM, MR, OS, PH, QM, SM, TM.
Navy diver programs are not available to Naval Reserve programs, including TAR, SAM and two year-programs.
What They Do:
Perform underwater maintenance, including propeller changes and hull repair, on ships and submarines;
Use diving equipment including scuba, and state-of-the-art surface-supplied diving equipment and systems;
Maintain and repair diving equipment and systems;
Participate in research and development of new diving techniques/procedures;
Underwater search and salvage operations;
Act as Hyperbaric Chamber Operators, Inside Tenders and Supervisors
ASVAB Score:
AR+VE=103 -AND-MC=51
Technical Training Information: Enlistees are taught the fundamentals of diving through formal Navy schooling and on the job training. After "A" school candidates go on to Second Class Diver Training.
Second Class Diver Training, Panama City, Fla. -- 20 weeks
First Class Diver Training, Panama City, Fla -- 8 weeks
Saturation Diver Training, Panama City, Fla -- 8 weeks
Master Diver Qualification, Panama City, Fla -- 2 weeks
After completion of Second Class Diver training, graduates are assigned to salvage or repair ships, Mobile Diving and Salvage Units, aviation water survival training, or to EOD/SEAL support. After as little as two years, Second Class Divers are eligible for First Class Diver training which leads to assignment in a variety of jobs requiring advanced knowledge of diving systems. During a 20-year period, divers spend 50 percent of their time assigned to fleet units and 50 percent to shore stations. Advanced training opportunities complement a variety of interesting duty assignments to provide a stimulating and rewarding career.
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Working Environment:
The motto of the Navy Diver community is “We dive the world overâ€. Because divers may be assigned in any part of the world, their environment will vary as widely as water conditions: cold, muddy waters where underwater tasks can be completed by feel only, or warm, tropical waters clear enough to perform underwater photography.
Listed all these jobs and one wasa fleet diver
here is some info-(no i didn't write this.....)
Navy Fleet Divers perform underwater salvage, repair and maintenance, submarine rescue and support Special Warfare and Explosive Ordnance Disposal while using a variety of diving equipment. They also maintain and repair diving systems.
Candidates may also volunteer for Fleet Diver during basic training at Recruit Training Center (Boot Camp), at "A" school, or at any time during their enlistment prior to their 31st birthday.
In-service recruiters (Dive Motivators) at RTC (Boot Camp) give presentations on the Navy's diver programs, conduct the physical training screening tests, and assist candidates with their applications.
People who enter the Navy in the nuclear, advanced electronics or other five or six-year enlistment programs are not eligible for diver programs.
This course is physically and mentally demanding, but the individual who accepts the challenge is rewarded with dive pay and extraordinary duty assignments.
Men and women interested in Fleet Diver should choose a rating from this list: DC, EM, EN, GM, HT, IC, MM, MR, OS, PH, QM, SM, TM.
Navy diver programs are not available to Naval Reserve programs, including TAR, SAM and two year-programs.
What They Do:
Perform underwater maintenance, including propeller changes and hull repair, on ships and submarines;
Use diving equipment including scuba, and state-of-the-art surface-supplied diving equipment and systems;
Maintain and repair diving equipment and systems;
Participate in research and development of new diving techniques/procedures;
Underwater search and salvage operations;
Act as Hyperbaric Chamber Operators, Inside Tenders and Supervisors
ASVAB Score:
AR+VE=103 -AND-MC=51
Technical Training Information: Enlistees are taught the fundamentals of diving through formal Navy schooling and on the job training. After "A" school candidates go on to Second Class Diver Training.
Second Class Diver Training, Panama City, Fla. -- 20 weeks
First Class Diver Training, Panama City, Fla -- 8 weeks
Saturation Diver Training, Panama City, Fla -- 8 weeks
Master Diver Qualification, Panama City, Fla -- 2 weeks
After completion of Second Class Diver training, graduates are assigned to salvage or repair ships, Mobile Diving and Salvage Units, aviation water survival training, or to EOD/SEAL support. After as little as two years, Second Class Divers are eligible for First Class Diver training which leads to assignment in a variety of jobs requiring advanced knowledge of diving systems. During a 20-year period, divers spend 50 percent of their time assigned to fleet units and 50 percent to shore stations. Advanced training opportunities complement a variety of interesting duty assignments to provide a stimulating and rewarding career.
.
Working Environment:
The motto of the Navy Diver community is “We dive the world overâ€. Because divers may be assigned in any part of the world, their environment will vary as widely as water conditions: cold, muddy waters where underwater tasks can be completed by feel only, or warm, tropical waters clear enough to perform underwater photography.
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