Cyclone:
I was a commercial oilfield diver for 10 years & loved every minute; I'd still be there now but for the want of a life beyond the deepsea, you see, "the life" demands your all...if your not willing to give it don't even consider it.
With a good attitude & your bags always packed & by the door you will get:
* a reasonable living. There is some big money out there but it goes to the top 20% in the field; the average diver will make 70k-100k in a good year.
* travel...you gotta go where the work is or you don't.
* Great adventures...commercial divers remain some of the most interesting characters around & the camraderie is second to none.
*the ultimate in "Tech. diving"...forget multiple bottles & redundant regs., you are now a hard-hat diver, that means surface-supplied gases, saturation complexes & remotely operated vehicles to name but a few. And there is depth, very ,very big depth for those who pursue it.
What you won't get:
* a stable marriage
* any semblance of a "normal" social life
* land legs
* statuatory holidays off
* a pension
* bored
You could be an inshore diver, but that ain't "the life".Its more like a regular construction job except you do it underwater. Not to say these guys aren't good, au contraire'...they can take their construction skills & apply them anywhere in any type of diving job. Never forget, you are paid for what you can do, not because you know how to get there.
Go to
This Link & read & ask your question.
The best of luck to you, mate!
D.S.D.
