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2008-10-07 Home Front Economy
Gulf of Mexico output still at only half capacity
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Posted by Steve White 2008-10-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 A limiting factor in restoring capacity is availability of deep sea divers and support boats. Lots of underwater damage inspections and repairs to be done to platforms and pipelines. In 400' of water (or more - lots more!) even a small task is difficult. So, you adventurous, physically fit (and kind of masochistic or suicidal) folks who are looking for a good-paying (if a bit erratic) job opportunity .....
Posted by Glenmore 2008-10-07 07:52||   2008-10-07 07:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I was diver and piledriver for 10 years, anything over 250' gets real expensive. Anything over 400' has to be done as a saturation dive. And thats the big money. Basically you and a crew live under pressure for a month at a time. It takes a while to get into the business though. About 3 years until you are doing any mixed gas dives. Starts with about 6 months of school (720 hours) to get your certificate. Then a year or two as a dive tender, then shallow dives, then deeper mixed gas dives, then the big money stuff. But its a great career for a young guy or gal. You should plan on traveling a lot, that's why I went back to school, but you can make a very nice living at it, as it will lead you into field supervision quite early.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-10-07 10:46||   2008-10-07 10:46|| Front Page Top

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