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Commercial Diving FAQ
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8d •
100s of hours of footage just like this 😂
Low visability or balckwater makes up about 40% of my dives.
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🥷 yes sir!
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@Dom Leonard lol that is what training should look like, you will be better for it!
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Introduction
Hello! My name is Jake, I have been a commercial diver for 15 years. I am based out of the United States of America. Went to Santa Barbara City College- Marine Diving Technology program for dive school. In the past I worked at Cal Dive International and started a small commercial diving company. I am an ADCI Surface Supplied Air diver and Surface Supplied Air Supervisor. I am happy to be a part of the group and look forward to meeting you. https://instagram.com/depthbound
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@Jeff Brissette 🦾🦾
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@Jeff Brissette Happy to be apart of the company. Upwards only.
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[FAQ] How are you actually landing offshore contracts right now?
Hey guys, I wanted to share a quick DM exchange I had with a member recently. It hits on the exact roadblock everyone runs into when trying to land their first offshore start, and I think it’s worth opening up to the room. Here’s the gist of the message I got: "Certs are in date, ready to travel at a moment's notice, and I’m hitting up recruiters and companies constantly. But 99% of the time, it’s total radio silence or getting left on read on WhatsApp. Is this just the reality now? I know the old heads used to just sit in ports and ask for work, but everything feels different online." My response: Even with 15 years offshore, I still deal with the same thing. On my last swing home, I hit up three companies who advertised open slots and got back exactly one automated reply saying the slot was filled. The days of door-knocking or cold-calling are basically dead. It’s a pure numbers game now. When you're hunting, you have to treat finding work like a full-time job—sending out targeted emails to dozens of companies every single week and following up ruthlessly until you get a hard no, chasing that one YES. The real shortcut is the network. A personal recommendation bypasses the HR filters and crewing agents entirely and goes straight to the desk of the guy actually running the job. I want to throw this out to the guys in here who are currently working offshore: How are you actually locking down contracts in 2026? If you’ve got a foot in the door recently, what worked for you? Is it cold emails, LinkedIn, or just knowing the right guy on the job? Drop your advice below—let’s get some real, practical advice together for the guys trying to crack this nut.
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TLDR: Show up in person. 🦾🔥 I believe it is 30% timing, 20% luck, and 50% showing up. ~16 years ago (the US commercial dive industry has changed quite a bit so that this with a grain of salt). I was told after dive school, pack your shit and move to Louisiana, that is the only was to get a job. So a week after dive school I said goodbye to my friends and family, packed what I could and moved to Louisiana with a buddy from dive school. Both broke, no jobs, no place to live yet. I made a list of my A tier companies, B tier companies, and all of the ones I heard bad things about. We then went out and door knocked like it was a full time job with a paper resumes in hand because we were going to starve if we didn't (I was 18 years old and only had dive school under my belt). Tier A- Oceaneering, Cal Dive Int., and Global. Tier B Pheonix, Aqueous, and some others I don't recall. I walked into Cal Dives main office, handed my resume to the office lady. The HR hiring manager comes out hair on fire because he needed hands offshore in two days and was short on personnel. Asked me if I would be willing to drop everything, do some training the following day, then go out on my first hitch. I said hell yes! Scrambled to get some clothes and gear together and then spend 2 months offshore on my first hitch removing platforms. Anyway, to sum it all up, the guy standing in the shop ready to work is going to get selected 100% of the time before the guy 500 miles or more away sitting behind a phone or computer. Everyone starts at the same level and an entry level commercial diving cert. is the same no matter what school you went to or how good you are at diving. (If you are not good at diving they'll find out when they put you in the water and you will either not dive much or get ran off!) Once you meet people and make connections, that is when the phone calls and emails become fruitful.
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@jake-bast-5943
Lead boldly, love deeply, & live with purpose. I am exploring life's depths with a focus on the becoming the best version of myself. Air & Suppervisor
Active 3h ago
Joined Jun 16, 2026
Los Angeles, CA USA