The golden goose of the Commercial Diver might just be a mollusk!?!
What type of Commercial Diver seeks out the Geoduck Commercial Divers who specialize in Geoduck work in some of the most remote, pristine waters along the coast of British Columbia. Harvests normally start in the winter months, where Commercial Divers get...
Birdhouses underwater? You bet….
Birdhouses and boxes underwater? Absolutely, terrific skills development project. Engages all your underwater problem solving skills, did we mention wood floats 🙂 Working with wood and hand tools is a very different experience underwater. Not to mention, the engineer’s blue...
Commercial diving – an excellent career choice
The Who, Why, What, and How of becoming a commercial diver. Who commercial diving might appeal too;Does the thought of sitting at a desk all day make you cringe? Not interested in years of schooling at university and then years of...
Spring SCUBA Program…….be ready for the summer spike in work opportunities.
Divesafe International’s spring occupational SCUBA program starts on March 14th, 2022. Enjoy the awesome underwater visibility of winter but with the top side temperatures of spring when you sign up for Divesafe’s upcoming occupational Scuba Diving course. It is a four week program which finishes...
Taking care of your Investment – The importance of diligent equipment maintenance!
As occupational Divers, we can all, on occasion, be guilty of letting the equipment care and regular maintenance slip. Truth is though, take care of your gear and it will take care of you. Even with the daily grind most...
10 Reasons Becoming A PADI DiveMaster Is The Best New Years Resolution You Haven’t Made……YET
Do you spend day after day at work, dreaming of life on a Tropical Island? Do you long to do what you LOVE doing every day and actually making a career out of it? I know I used to, and...
Training to Dive in ‘The Best Temperate Diving In The World’
While many people still don’t realize that British Columbia is considered to be one of the best all-round destinations in the world for diving, those that have taken a jump into the emerald green waters of the Discovery Passage have...
Geoduck DIVERS – A breed of their own
Geoduck divers are highly skilled divers who work from dive vessels in the remote pristine waters along the coast of British Columbia. They usually harvest in the “winter” months and get paid by the weight of their harvests. A...
THIS IS WHERE WE TRAIN!
We like to talk lots about the amazing diving we have here, ranked as some of the best cold water diving in the world. What we sometimes neglect to mention is what is also topside. Located on the edge of...
Diving the HMCS Columbia
Divesafe International students dive the wreck of HMCS Columbia during both the Occupational SCUBA program and the Surface Supply program. A project by the artificial reef society of British Columbia, the HMCS Columbia lies upright in approximately 120 feet of...