COMMERCIAL DIVER TRAINING
COURSE
Commercial divers are trained for
the occupational environment by going through five (5) months of theory and practical classes and logging hours of
surface-supplied diving using the proper equipment.
UWIL offers a wide range of commercial diver training
courses. Our enrolment details, diving prerequisites 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
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, light, 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.
PREREQUISITES
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. Please see the section on Scuba
Diving for details.
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 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 | $40,000.00 |
| UWIL
3. | Unrestricted Scuba
Diver Training | $10,000.00 |
| UWIL 4. | Hyperbaric Chamber Operator (HCO) Training | $12,000.00 |
| UWIL
5. | Open Water SCUBA
Training | $ 1,950.00 |
| UWIL 6. | Advanced Open Water SCUBA Training in Tobago | $ 3,200.00 |
| UWIL 7. | Kirby
Morgan Maintenance Certification Training | $ 1,400.00 |
| UWIL 8. | First
Aid /CPR & Oxygen Administration | $ 400.00 |
UWIL
9. | ROV
Training | |
| UWIL 10. | Soon
to come: Dive Medic | |
Persons paying upfront for the Restricted
and Unrestricted will pay $55,000.00.
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 five (5) months.
Date for the next Restricted Surface Supply Diver
Training course is-September 6th, 2010.
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UWIL 1 - UNRESTRICTED SURFACE-SUPPLIED DIVER TRAINING
·
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
· 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 - UNRESTRICTED
SCUBA DIVER TRAINING
·
This certification allows the occupational
diver to work safely and competently to a depth of 40m (132fsw) using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA).
· Trainee must have 5 hrs logged time between the depths of 21-40m
(69-132 fsw). Note that previous sport/recreational diving times shall not be considered as credit towards these in-water
requirements.
· Three (3) exams (1 make up). 80% pass mark on the
all exams covering the theory topics.
Theory Topics:
(1) Diving physics and Diving physiology
(2) Dive Medicine
(3) Diving Equipment
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UWIL 4 - 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.
