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COMMERCIAL DIVING ACADEMY SPONSORS DIVER DOWN MOTORSPORTS WITH
2006 FMCRA CHAMPION AND "ROOKIE OF THE YEAR" DRIVER RAY BLACK JR.

COMMERCIAL DIVING ACADEMY GETS A VISIT FROM CHINA

Commercial Diving Academy was honored to host a delegation of Chinese represenitives of the Commercial Diving industry from the Republic of China.   This visit was set up to lay the ground work for future cooperation with China, allowing the delegation to see how our Academy is set up and operates and to strengthen our relationship and to discuss how our two sides can have more substantial cooperation in the future.  CDA hosted :

Mr. Zhenliang WANG, Deputy Director-General, Rescue and Salvage Bureau, Ministry of Communications; Deputy Director of China Management Committee of Diving & Salvage.

Mr. Shanxiang HONG,  Executive Director, China Institute of Navigation (A superior of China Salvage Association) ; Former Vice Minister of Communications.

Mr. Dong WEI, Director, Division of Legislation, Department of Structural Reform and Legislation, Ministry of Communications.

Mr. Rixi CHEN, Director, General Executive Office, Rescue and Salvage Bureau, Ministry of Communications.

Dr. (Jeff) Hui ZHANG, Managing Director, Shanye Marine Services Co Ltd (A joint venture between Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Communications and China National Offshore Oil Corporation)

A CAREER IN DIVE MEDICINE

Most people think of underwater welding or underwater construction when they think of commercial diving. But dive medicine, as taught here at Commercial Diving Academy, applies not only to commercial diving, but also to other forms of diving, such as recreational or scientific diving.

A good overview of the diving field is offered at about.com. If you go to their website, use their search facility to look up an article called "Scuba Diving for Beginners". In that article, diving is divided into four categories: Recreational diving, Commercial diving, Scientific diving, and Military diving. Apart from the Military category, which is self-contained, look at the other three categories. Each of the three categories has divers that will be concerned with decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds, and infections. These hazards of diving are the concerns of dive medicine.

In every part of our water-covered world, at every season of the year, vast numbers of people are engaged in the business and pleasure of diving. These divers need the services of trained professionals in the field of dive medicine. If you are interested in more information about dive medicine, or if you want information about training for a career in dive medicine, Commercial Diving Academy can be of service. Use our Ask An Expert link on our homepage to get more information about careers and training in dive medicine.

DMS 1101 - Dive Medic Specialist

Commercial Diving Academy offers a comprehensive Diver Medic Specialist (DMS) program, internationally recognized and taught by Paramedic Instructors. This program is recognized by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) as fulfillment of the EMT minimum requirement for Diver Medic Technician and commonly referred to as Module 16.

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