(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Commercial Divers
Job Description
Work below surface of water, using scuba gear to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Check and maintain diving equipment such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses and gauges. |
99
|
Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths, and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin. |
98
|
Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones. |
96
|
Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports. |
96
|
Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects. |
96
|
Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, and related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life. |
95
|
Repair ships, bridge foundations, and other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools. |
89
|
Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits. |
89
|
Set or guide placement of pilings and sandbags to provide support for structures such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, and platforms. |
87
|
Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions. |
86
|
Inspect and test docks, ships, bouyage systems, plant intakes and outflows, and underwater pipelines, cables, and sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment. |
85
|
Take test samples and photographs to assess the condition of vessels and structures. |
84
|
Install, inspect, clean, and repair piping and valves. |
83
|
Install pilings or footings for piers and bridges. |
76
|
Perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, and cleanup operations. |
73
|
Remove obstructions from strainers and marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic and power hand tools. |
68
|
Salvage wrecked ships and/or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools, and explosive charges when necessary. |
66
|
Supervise and train other divers, including hobby divers. |
66
|
Carry out non-destructive testing such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea. |
51
|
Remove rubbish and pollution from the sea. |
43
|
Drill holes in rock, and rig explosives for underwater demolitions. |
33
|
Perform offshore oil and gas exploration and extraction duties such as conducting underwater surveys and repairing and maintaining drilling rigs and platforms. |
20
|
Set up dive sites for recreational instruction. |
19
|
Cultivate and harvest marine species, and perform routine work on fish farms. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
92
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
91
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
82
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
79
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
77
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
77
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
76
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
75
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
73
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
72
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
71
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
71
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
69
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
68
|
Thinking Creatively
|
67
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
66
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
65
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
64
|
Getting Information
|
63
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
61
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
61
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
61
|
Processing Information
|
60
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
60
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
58
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
58
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
57
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
56
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
54
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
51
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
50
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
49
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
47
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
46
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
45
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
44
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
42
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
41
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
36
|
Interacting With Computers
|