Certificate in Marine Technology (Commercial Diving)

Lead Faculty: Mr. Robert L. Cave

Certificate in Marine Technology (Commercial Diving)
To earn the Commercial Diving Certificate, sixty-two (62) quarter credits are required. Credits must come from the following sources:

Completion of Marine Technology I (38 quarter credits)
Completion of Marine Technology II (Concentration) (24 quarter credits)
  Choice of concentration includes:
      MedTech (Advanced diving medicine)
      SpecTech (Underwater inspection technology)
      WeldTech (Underwater welding technology)

Goal
To prepare students with basic skills for surface supplied air diving as a prerequisite for each concentration. The curriculum includes a balance of lecture and practical hands-on courses to develop the skills and experience needed in commercial diving. The student learns safe diving procedures, professional work habits, and technical diving skills.

Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

General

• Work effectively as a team in a commercial diving environment
• Effectively communicate through written and verbal media
• Demonstrate the ability to safely work in an offshore, industrial, diving environment
• Describe the major regulations governing commercial diving in the U.S.
• Describe the working environment and lifestyle of the commercial diving worksite

Commercial Air Diving (CAD)

• Identify various hazards associated with diving operations, including fire safety, drug and alcohol abuse, emergency evacuation of platforms, helicopters, and boats, and personnel transf3er procedures.
• Demonstrate proper use of basic first aid, CPR, and all personal protective equipment commonly used in the commercial diving industry
• Describe the characteristics of gases used for and around commercial diving, including their properties and compositions.
• Describe and demonstrate the use of gas laws associated with diving procedures including the mechanisms and treatment of DCS and POIS and related gas anomalies.
• Safely demonstrate and identify rigging procedures and equipment associated with marine construction.
• Safely demonstrate the proper operation of commonly used, surface-supplied air diving equipment and procedures.
• Identify and describe the use of the different components in surface-supplied air systems.
• Describe the correct maintenance for surface-supplied air diving equipment.
• Define the terms used in diving and correctly select the USN decompression schedules.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of diving-related illnesses and correctly choose and document appropriate treatment of identified diving illnesses.
• Demonstrate mastery in operation, nomenclature and use of the recompression chamber.
• Identify and describe the use of components in a hyperbaric chamber.
• Perform operational start-up and shut-down of diving systems.
• Safely demonstrate the use of different procedures to complete various underwater projects, including spool pieces, rigging, and use of lift bags.
• Describe the basic safety principles in operating hydraulic tools.
• Demonstrate the ability to safely tend a diver, set-up and break-down dive station, and perform emergency procedures associated with diving.
   

Requirements

Prerequisites:
College Admission Requirements

Equipment:
Starting with course DV128, the student will need the following equipment: wetsuit, fins, weight belt and weights, booties, gloves, knife, and crescent wrench. Some courses also required an approved dive physical clearance.

Topside Welding
Students pursuing their commercial diving cards are required to complete a welding program consisting of DV 120 and a practical phase consisting of 12 hours of oxyacetylene cutting and 18 hours of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW). Students holding a D1.1:2G Performance Qualification are exempt from practical hours of welding experience.  NOTE: DV120 Introduction to Welding does not meet the topside welding requirements to be issued a diver/tender commercial diving card.

Students may take the required training at any accredited training facility. Special arrangements have been made with nearby adult schools to provide topside welding training and the opportunity to test for the D1.1:2G Performance Qualification (for a list of local training facilities, please see an Admissions Advisor). The College does not provide this training on its California campuses. All practical cutting and welding training must be documented and records provided to the College by the training facility.

Hawaii students may conduct practical cutting and welding hours at a College-sponsored location under direct supervision of an instructor. Practical training will be held at no cost to students, and the opportunity to test for the D1.1:2G Performance Qualification will be provided.

Students who enroll in the WeldTech concentration must successfully complete DV120 and pass the D1.1:2G Performance Qualification PRIOR to beginning the WeldTech courses.

NOTE: The certification program is a progressive learning with final assessment and therefore the College will not issue nor recommend for issuance any entry-level diver/tender card until the student has successfully completed Marine Technology I and II.

The Certificate in Marine Technology program requires the successful completion of one of the following concentrations:

MedTech (Advance Dive Medicine): Prepares students in the medical aspects of diving and advanced training in emergency diving/hyperbaric medicine.

SpecTech (Nondestructive Testing): Prepares inspection divers and topside inspection personnel in skills that include nondestructive testing and visual weld inspection of various structures. Offers courses in surveying, inspecting, cleaning of structures, underwater video, and still photography.

WeldTech (Underwater Wet Welding): Prepares the student for employment as an underwater welding and cutting diver. Includes specialized training in topside and "wet" welding and underwater oxy-arc cutting.

These specialties offer concentrated and advanced training for the major employment areas of commercial diving.

Program Information

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Program Locations

• San Diego
• Wilmington