Commercial Divers

• Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
• Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
• Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
• Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
• Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers.
• Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures.
• Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
• Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.
• Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
• Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
• Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
• Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
• Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves.
• Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
• Install pilings or footings for piers or bridges.
• Salvage wrecked ships or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary.
• Remove obstructions from strainers or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or power hand tools.
• Set or guide placement of pilings or sandbags to provide support for structures such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.
• Perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, or cleanup operations.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Commercial Divers.

• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Commercial Divers.