Category Archives for "Training"

If you’re considering underwater welding, training’s not an option. You need training in a professional environment, and underwater welding school can bring this to you in an affordable way. They offer multiple certifications, training on equipment, heavy-duty facilities and premium diving resources. Divers have different opinions on what constitutes the “best” underwater welding school. Most make the mistake […]

I’m one of the best advocates for New Zealand School of Commercial Diver Training (NZSCDT). After all, I studied there and have contributed to its growth and development over the years. I grew up in New Zealand, although it is hard to pin me down to one town. My father was a police officer which […]

If you’re serious about underwater welding, then you’ll need to pass the dive training and earn your commercial diving certification. Before you can enter underwater welding school for training, however, you’ll need to show that you’ve passed a recent dive physical. A dive physical is different from a regular physical checkup, as commercial divers work […]

I had no previous diving experience at all when I signed up for my diving course. Some instructors actually prefer that. Toward the end 2007, I was hit with pressure to step into a position of which I had no interest in doing. I was happy with my role as a foreman on heavy construction and pipeline sites, and […]

Holland College Commercial Diving: Instructors’ Backgrounds & Perspectives

Diving Program The Commercial Diving program at Holland College provides graduates with all the skills and certificates required for immediate employment in virtually any jurisdiction in the world. Commercially trained surface supplied hard hat divers are referred to by many as underwater welders. The Holland College Marine Training Center’s program specializes in underwater welding. The […]

I grew up on central London. When I say “central,” I mean between Tower Bridge and London Bridge. I can see the London Eye and The Shard from my bedroom window, it’s ace and it’s still home today! In September 2012, I traveled to study at Keele University which is somewhere between Manchester and Birmingham. I’m […]

Diver Exploits: Justin’s Motivation for Underwater Welding at DAI

Years of welding experience. No diving experience. Here I go… I’ve applied and began my studies at Divers Academy International for this next phase of my life. In high school, I attended a technical school for three years to learn welding. I also attended welding classes at night at my local community college. My last […]

Biz Wave: Speciality Welds

Speciality Welds manufactures many of its own products. What are some of the your most popular items? We manufacture a wide range of underwater welding products and welding consumables, including Barracuda Gold and Hammerhead electrodes, Piranha safety isolation switches, welding stingers, Swordfish arc cutting and Scorpion blue exothermic cutting lances, flip-up housings and auto-darkening filters. They […]

Keep progressing in what you love, and find excitement in the challenges. Growing up in San Diego, California, I was pretty much born loving the ocean. I spent my early years wasting my summers at the beaches. A buddy and I would even ditch school in the winter and take ice-cold swims. I love the […]