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Commercial Divers

  • Architecture and Construction

Tasks

What tasks do Commercial Divers perform?

  • Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.

  • 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.


Knowledge

What do Commercial Divers need to know?

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Physics

    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.


Skills

What skills do Commercial Divers need?

  • Critical Thinking

    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • 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.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.



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