Commercial Diving and Underwater Welding
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World Class Certification for a World Class Industry
There is a Difference - The CDA Advantage
The Deep - Training Done Right
On Campus Housing
Team Work / Problem Solving / Working Together
Diving Done Right - Intstructors, Technology and our Instrutors
Additional Training in Dive Medicine & Hyperbaric Chambers
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The Career
What do commercial divers do?
Commercial diving is industrial construction that takes place underwater. Commercial divers work all over the world, and are experts in underwater welding, underwater salvage and recovery, underwater inspection, and installation.
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Underwater Welding
After all the reseach I've done and instructors I've talked to, CDA is bar-none the premier dive school in all of America.
Cameron Duncan
Graduate, CDA
I want to be an Underwater Welder
CDA's internationally-recognized training includes an introduction to topside welding and underwater welding for commercial divers. Our Highly trained instructors provide guidance to our students and provide them the opportunity to be certified as an Underwater Wet Welding Specialist per the AWS standards and guidelines. A successful commercial diver needs to be highly trained and proficient in all facets of commercial diving. This is where CDA graduates excel and the CDA Advantage comes through!
Military & Veterans
Do you miss the teamwork and adventure of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces? Would you like a career underwater instead of behind a desk? Most veterans tend to do very well in the commercial diving industry because of the structure that they had in the military.
Much like military personnel, a commercial diver needs to travel to where the work is. Additionally, they are required to work safely and possess the endurance to work long hours under difficult conditions. A diver often needs to act quickly and follow a strict set of standard operational procedures similar to those that were experienced during time in the service.
Requirements
Our program simulates the demands of a real commercial diver with daily physical training, 10-hour days, and safety meetings.
- 18 years of age
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to swim
- Good physical health
Cost
Above and Beyond the Standard Training
CDA Technical Institute (CDA), formerly Commercial Diving Academy, is the ONLY fully-accredited diver training program with IMCA-recognized training, on-campus housing and a full meal plan. CDA’s training is complete, comprehensive and intensive to ensure our graduates are recruited by the industry’s leading dive companies.
