I hope i'm asking this in the right forum....
I am a journeyman welder living in land locked alberta canada. I'm a young guy (23) and i really want to get into under water welding. I am a really strong swimmer, I used to race and I am very at home in any water. i have done alot of snorkeling if that helps at all to.
I'm taking my first diving class this spring by vancouver (20 min from my moms house )
I don't want to get into diving just for work. i see it as something that could be alot of fun and i have always wanted to do it.
I know the best way to kill something fun is to make it your job but i have always wanted to do this as a job to!
so my questions are these..
1:How hard is it to learn how to weld under water?
2:Where is the best place to learn how to weld under water?
3:How hard is it to get a job in this field?(i herd its really hard to get a start)
4:Once you have job how much work is there to keep busy?(is the work steady)
5:What is the pay like? is it about the same as welding with out the under water part?(like how much an hour 30-40 bucks an hour and any overtime/danger pay)
6:Where would i have to go to find work under water welding? (i would really like to find something in australia its a dream to move/live there)
7: What certs do you need to get to work in this field and are you more able to get a job if you have more certs then needed for that job?
8: Is the job any better or worse then an every day type welding job?
If you have answer to any of these plz post up. Or post if you have something you think i should know
I would be willing to go anywhere on the plant for this job moving is not a big deal to me and I already work 66 hours a week so that really doesn't bug me either
I would most like to end up in brisbane Australia..... just throwing it out there :blinking:
thanks for the help
Darcy
I am a journeyman welder living in land locked alberta canada. I'm a young guy (23) and i really want to get into under water welding. I am a really strong swimmer, I used to race and I am very at home in any water. i have done alot of snorkeling if that helps at all to.
I'm taking my first diving class this spring by vancouver (20 min from my moms house )
I don't want to get into diving just for work. i see it as something that could be alot of fun and i have always wanted to do it.
I know the best way to kill something fun is to make it your job but i have always wanted to do this as a job to!
so my questions are these..
1:How hard is it to learn how to weld under water?
2:Where is the best place to learn how to weld under water?
3:How hard is it to get a job in this field?(i herd its really hard to get a start)
4:Once you have job how much work is there to keep busy?(is the work steady)
5:What is the pay like? is it about the same as welding with out the under water part?(like how much an hour 30-40 bucks an hour and any overtime/danger pay)
6:Where would i have to go to find work under water welding? (i would really like to find something in australia its a dream to move/live there)
7: What certs do you need to get to work in this field and are you more able to get a job if you have more certs then needed for that job?
8: Is the job any better or worse then an every day type welding job?
If you have answer to any of these plz post up. Or post if you have something you think i should know
I would be willing to go anywhere on the plant for this job moving is not a big deal to me and I already work 66 hours a week so that really doesn't bug me either
I would most like to end up in brisbane Australia..... just throwing it out there :blinking:
thanks for the help
Darcy