COMMERCIAL DIVER TRAINING
COURSE
(For Underwater
Welding Course go to side bar for more info)
Commercial
divers are trained for the occupational environment by going through five (5) months of part time theory and practical
classes and logging hours of surface-supplied diving using the proper equipment.
SURFACE SUPPLIED DIVING is where divers receive
their primary air from the surface; it is different from scuba where the divers actually carry their air supply on their back.
With surface supplied diving, the divers have three back-up air supplies and communication to the surface, where
the supervisor is able to monitor the air supply, depth and time of the diver. With scuba, the diver is responsible for monitoring
his own air suply, depth and time under water.
UWIL offers a wide range of commercial
diver training courses. Our enrolment details, diving pre-requisites and course descriptions, together with all applicable
costs are listed below.
ENROLMENT
Upon enrolment, all students are required to:
1. Fill out and sign the Commercial Diving Enrolment Agreement and liability forms.
2.
Complete a fit-to-dive medical from
a recognized hyperbaric physician.
3. Have all relevant personal equipment required for the practical classes:
wetsuit, coveralls, safety jacket, hard hat, small dive light, dive watch, wrench, steel tip boots, diving boots, gloves
(3mm), fins, mask and dive knife. These items are also available for purchase from UWIL. Please see the section on
Scuba Diving for pricing details. DO NOT BUY NON SCUBA DIVING EQUIPMENT ie Snorkeling equipment.
PRE-REQUISITES
Before
enrolment, all students MUST have completed the following:
1. SCUBA OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION
2.
SCUBA ADVANCED OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION
UWIL offers these certifications for students who do not
already possess them. Note: we do not accept any certification from any other training institute as proof that you can do the dives. If you already have
an open water certification you are required to do 5 dives with us to show your competency. If you are currently
advance, rescue or dive master certified from another institute you will be required to do 5 dives over
3 consecutive days i.e deep diving to 120ft, night diving, boat diving and 2 drift diving with us before acceptance
in the course. The cost of these dives will be additional. Please see the section on Scuba Diving for details
and cost.
The Trinidad
and Tobago Bureau of Standards is preparing to launch a National Commercial Diving Standard that conforms to the OSHA requirements
for the industry. One of the requirements of OSHA is that all commercial diving companies MUST have all their divers certified
by an approved certification body. This will mean that once the National Commercial Diving Standard is enforced, OSHA
inspectors will be able to shut down all operations that are conducted by divers who do not have the recognized international
commercial diver certification and who are not following the national standards in their operations.
We at UWIL are presently offering a number of commercial diver training courses. On successful completion
of the theory exams and logging of the required dive times and depth, we will apply for the certification cards. To be able
to certify at this high standard, foreign instructors and examiners from a recognized school will be conducting practical
assessments and supervising all theory exams. Students are expected to find at UWIL, the same intense training that can be
found in any school outside the Caribbean.
Courses Offered at UWIL
| Course | Cost (TT$) |
| UWIL 1. | Unrestricted Surface-Supplied Diver Training | $25,000.00 |
| UWIL 2. | Restricted Surface- Supplied Diver Training | $45,000.00 |
| UWIL 3. | Hyperbaric Chamber Operator (HCO) Training | $12,000.00 |
| UWIL 4 | PADI Open Water SCUBA Training | $ 2,250.00 |
| UWIL 5. | Advanced Open Water SCUBA Training in Tobago | $ 3,800.00 |
| UWIL 6. | Kirby Morgan Maintenance Certification Training | $ 1,400.00 |
| UWIL 7. | First Aid /CPR, AED | $ 350.00 |
UWIL
8 |
UNDERWATER
WELDING AND CUTTING | SEE
LINK FOR DETAILED INFO |
| OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION
| $150
|
Persons paying
upfront for the Restricted and Unrestricted will pay $60,000.00.
Persons making part payments will pay the cost as stated above.
The courses are offered on a part-time basis, two
(2) evenings per week for four (4) months PLUS on the job training for 2 weeks full time, plus diving offshore on most weekends
and at different dates during the week. plus chamber training when available.
Date for the next UNRESTRICTED and RESTRICTED Surface Supply Diver Training course
is - May 7th 2012
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UWIL 1 - UNRESTRICTED SURFACE-SUPPLIED DIVER TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS COURSE YOU MUST FIRST COMPLETE RESTRICTED
SURFACE
SUPPLIED DIVING
·
Maximum Working Depth of 50m
(165fsw) using surface supplied system.
·
Trainee must complete at least 50
surface supplied dives, totaling 50 hrs.
Depth/ m | Depth/fsw | In-water time/hrs |
0-15 | 0-49.5 | 36 |
15-20 | 49.5-66 | 7 |
20-40 | 66-132 | 3 |
40-50 | 132-165 | 3 |
50 | 165 | 1 |
· Five (5) exams (1 make up). 80% pass mark on the all exams covering the theory
topics.
Theory
Topics:
(1) Diving Equipment and Chamber Training
(2) Salvage
(3) Concrete,
Foaming and explosives
(4) Underwater Cutting and Welding
(5) Oil and Gas Fields
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UWIL 2 - RESTRICTED SURFACE -SUPPLIED
DIVER TRAINING TO ATTEND THIS COURSE YOU MUST FIRST BE CERTIFIED OPENWATER AND
ADVANCE OPENWATER OR ASSESSED BY US IF NOT CERTIFIED BY US.
·
Maximum Working Depth of 30m (99
fsw) using surface supplied system
·
Trainee must complete at least 30
surface supplied dives, totaling 20 hrs.
Depth/m | Depth/fsw | In-water time/hrs |
0-30 | 0-99 | 14 |
10-30 | 33-99 | 4 |
15-30 | 49.5-99 | 1 |
20-30 | 66-99 | 0.75 |
30 | 99 | 0.25 |
·
Five (5) exams (1 make up).
80% pass mark on the all exams covering the theory topics.
Theory Topics:
(1)Diving Physics and Diving physiology
(2) Rigging
(3)
Law, Ethics and Seamanship
(4) Dive
Medicine
(5) Inspection
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UWIL 3
- HYPERBARIC CHAMBER OPERATOR (HCO) TRAINING
· This is a course for non-divers, as well as divers, and it
enables a worker to function safely and competently as a hyperbaric chamber operator, including the recognition and control
of the hazards involved in hyperbaric treatments.
· Practical Classes – Two (2) days for eight (8) hours per day.
· Theory Classes - Twelve (12) days/evenings for five (5) hours per day.
·
Two (2) theory exams. 80% pass mark
on the all exams covering the theory topics.
