COMMERCIAL DIVING CAREER | TOP 10 TIPS | Foundations for a successful diving career

hey guys in this video I'm going to be talking about my own personal top 10 tips for helping you have a successful commercial diving career if you want to know more stick around welcome back to the channel if you're a subscriber and if you're not already you know what to do if you like the content in this video feel free to give it a like as well better be much appreciative so usually I try and film commercial diving industry videos around water at least or around the commercial diving industry but because of the current lockdown situation you've got my living room so anyway let's get stuck into it my first tip for being successful in the commercial diving industry is you cannot be afraid of isolation and cold dark wet spaces that is a key ingredient to what you'll be doing in this industry and if you can't handle that this might not be for you the people who are successful in this industry are the ones who overcome their psychological boundaries to put themselves in uncomfortable positions together with that you need to assist your level of claustrophobia and this should be done before you actually decide to go down this track of becoming a commercial diver now you do eventually overcome these concerns these feelings this uncomfortable psychology but it takes practice it takes movement it takes doing it over and over again putting yourself in uncomfortable positions to actually start enjoying it and now once you start enjoying it you start to realize that hey I'm the only person that has ever been in this place I'm the only person who's ever touched this rock I am seeing some amazing wildlife but you have to be prepared to overcome your psychological boundaries so the second tip I've got for you piggy backs off the first and it's situational awareness mainly situational awareness in the water you need to be able to build a mental picture of your surroundings because you can't often see them so you need to understand where you've come from what you're facing where the crane is coming from where the tool basket is because at the end of the day it's going to affect your ability to successfully complete tasks in the water and it's also going to contribute to your safety making sure that you don't get pinched between anything or you don't get snagged up on stuff now the next one's an obvious one but I had to throw it in there and it's common sense now the funny thing about common sense is it's not that common it usually comes through experience on the job but a lot of people have naturally got it and some people don't now it's important to know that whenever you're doing a task it needs to be thought out properly and you need to have contingency plans for what exactly is going on and what happens if this happens and what happens if that happens always find your escape route and understand the job completely before you undertake it in other words think about what you're doing next tip is a key element to success in this industry and that is being proactive always be the first person to get your hands dirty and stuck into a job and approach everything with a can-do attitude have your tools ready to go and make sure you're dressed in your dive gear ready to jump before even being asked it's just professional tip number five is being attentive to every aspect of the job knowledge is power make sure you're involved in the setup make sure you're involved in the discussions make sure you're involved and everything that happens with anything that's going to go subsea you really do need to have your mind on the job and focus on everything that is going on now when you're on board you build a reputation and it's up to you what that reputation becomes if you're someone that is attentive proactive someone who's always ready to get in the water you're going to be asked on the next job it really is that simple and that is one of the secrets to success in this industry we're getting through them now we were on the back end so my next one that I'm going to give you is safety safety safety safety think safety in every corner and in every aspect of this job there's still a lot of people that are cutting corners out there and the industry is slowly moving towards a safety culture but it's up to you to look after number one make sure that you go home with all your fingers and toes and you look after your crew and your mates around you as well question everything now the next tip is a big one and that is respect people's personal space offshore you're working on des beers and barges and sharing rooms or set chambers with you know two three four other guys at a time you need to be on top of personal hygiene personal hygiene is paramount when you're sharing a small space with other people that means cleaning up your hairs and the sink after you're finished shaving or tidying your bag away so that no one trips over it in your room cleaning up in the galley after you've finished eating you also need to respect other people's sleeping patterns those who are on opposite shifts or those who just need to get the heat down early even if you're a night owl tiptoe around them don't make too much noise don't turn the lights on it's about putting other people's comfort in front of your own for the sake of the team so the next tip is be friendly it creates a strong team bond and that team bond is something there is extremely valuable offshore now you don't have to be friends with everybody but you do need to build an element of camaraderie these are the people that are going to be rescuing you or your support crew if hits the fan so it's important that you are all on the same level the better you get along the more efficient your team will be and the best thing is you'll make some good friends along the way the second-to-last tip I've got for you is communication and communication at home and more specifically now when you get on the job and it's a high-risk activity you need to maintain 100% focus and this line of work we travel for a living and we can be away from months at a time if you've got issues going on in the background that takes your mind off of what you're supposed to be doing it can affect the safety of yourself and the safety of the others around you so you need to maintain that focus communication can be difficult when you're working offshore or when you're working in isolated places but you need to make every effort possible to touch base with your loved ones to let them know you're okay now the last ones an important one but before I tell you I'd love for you to hit that like button if you found this information helpful and if you want to see more from commercial dive faq then had that subscribe the last one is the most important in my eyes and that is stay fit and healthy have you ever tried to complete the task that you don't have the right tool for the job it's almost impossible now your body is probably your most important tool other than your brain to getting the job done safely now consider this example you're swimming mid water and you have to carry some heavy tools to a job it might be thirty meters away and you are thinning and thinning and thinning against the tired pulling your umbilical now your fitness might be the key ingredient to whether you make it to that job and complete it successfully or whether you get yourself into some serious trouble being out of breath in a dive helmet is the equivalent to suffer slowly and nobody wants that also what condition do you want your body to be in your 50s and 60s I know I personally I want to be swimming circles around these young boys thanks for watching

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Length: 8min 7sec (487 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 19 2020