At the International Diving Institute we offer a 16 week, 640 hour comprehensive course which includes everything you need to become a commercial diver. At IDI we focus on the quality and safety of the training we give our students. We recognize different people have different learning styles, so we keep our class sizes small to allow for more direct interaction between students and instructors.
There is no prior diving or welding experience required. We teach you basic concepts all the way through advanced techniques. The core curriculum includes:
Diving Physics, Physiology, and Dive Medicine
Decompression and Treatment Tables
Hyperbaric Chamber Operations
Underwater Tools and Equipment
Engines and Compressors
Topside Welding and Cutting
Underwater Welding and Cutting
Dive Operations Plannning
Offshore Oilfield Diving
Inland Diving
Mixed Gas Diving
Ship and Sea Salvage Operations
Ship Husbandry
Hydraulics and Pneumatics
Dive Helmet Maintenance
Rigging and Seamanship
Survival
IDI is a member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and trains to the standards published by the Association of Commercial Diving Educators (ADCE), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Whether you plan to dive on shipwrecks, weld underwater on a nuclear reactor, or go to the depths of the gulf, IDI will prepare you with the skills to be successful in a variety of diving jobs. This is accomplished through IDI’s training philosophy of small class sizes as well as equal amounts of classroom time and hands on real world experience.
Industrial Divers may be called to work in:
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Archaeological investigation
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Bridge structure inspection
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Demolition and Salvage
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Fish Farming
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Nuclear Power Plant maintenance
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Professional Recreational Services
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Rescue Services
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Scientific data collection & Observation
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Search recovery and survey
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Television and Film making
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Underwater Civil Engineer
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Offshore wind farms
