How do they match: Commercial Divers

  • Dive Supervisor
  • Diving Supervisor

  • Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment 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.

  • Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers.
  • 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.
  • Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
  • Remove obstructions from strainers or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or power hand tools.
  • Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.

  • Supervise employees.
  • Attach rigging to objects so they can be moved.
  • Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.