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Career
Choices: Underwater Welding
The skills and qualifications suggested for
entering the field of underwater welding are generally recognized
as an experienced welder-diver with commercial diving skills.
This means you should be familiar with the use of specialized
commercial diving equipment, have an understanding of diving
physiology, safety, rigging, the underwater environment and
communication. You should also be proficient in weld setup
and preparation skills such as those tasks typically assigned
to a fitter or rigger, such as materials alignment and materials
preparation including beveling, stripping of concrete, fitting
a steel patch or repair plate. In addition, you will have
to certify to a required underwater weld procedure.
The majority of work performed by an average
welder-diver does not involve the welding operation itself,
but rather executing the tasks that lead up to and follow
the actual welding activities. Most important is a welder-diver
must possess both certified welder skills and commercial
diving skills. It is suggested that if you have no prior
commercial diving experience you should attend a recognized
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Classes
Start:
Class
0406: Mon,
Apr 03, 2006
Class
0506: Mon.May
01, 2006
Class
0606: Mon.May
30, 2006
The New Dorms Are Open
The dorms are open and the Academy
is able to accommodate 66 students on campus
with a 7 day a week meal plan in the adjacent
cafeteria. We
have several recreation areas: foosball, air
hockey, a pool table and 2 ping pong tables;
we have a gaming room with a Texas Hold’em
card table; a TV room with a 52” large
screen TV w/satellite reception,; a basketball
court and weight room.
The Dive Medic Program
The Dive medic program offered at the Academy
has just received 2 additional recognitions:
NBDHMT in the U.S. and CSA in Canada.
Schedule Changes
The elective schedule has changed-The
Weldcraft Pro underwater welding program and
the Underwater Burning/Cutting program will be
offered bi-monthly as 2 week stand alone training
modules. This
will give certified divers the opportunity to
certify as a DMT, welder or burner in a short
time frame, with room and board provided. We
will also offer this training to Dive Companies
looking to provide this training to their employees
as continuing education.
Recent Recruiting Visits
- Epic divers
- Phoenix International
Upcoming Visits
- Logan diving
- Cal-Dive
- Orion
- Specialty Offshore
Special thanks to Specialty Offshore for
providing coach transportation, admission and
lunch for 50 students to attend Underwater
Intervention in Tampa, FL. The students
had a terrific time visiting the exhibitions
at UI.
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| FEATURED
ARTICLE |
| Welding
From
the Top Down
Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggest
that job prospects for welders are excellent going forward
from 2004 (see
http://bls.gov/oco/ocos226.htm). The BLS estimates 452,000
welding, soldering, and brazing workers held jobs in the
US in 2002 with the bulk of the welding jobs being topside
welding. Because underwater welding is done in dry and wet
conditions, commercial divers training in underwater welding
will learn topside welding techniques.
The commercial diver engaged in underwater welding will practice
two types of underwater welding - underwater dry chamber
(UWDC) and wet welding. The Office of the Director
of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV),
describes the topside and underwater roles of the diver-welder
as follows:
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