- Course length: 840 hours
One course, three certifications!
Our most popular course prepares you for a complete career in commercial diving. Get prepared for work welding underwater, performing engineering inspections, marine construction, and other offshore and inshore work.
Complete practical, hands-on training with world-renowned commercial divers who prepare you for an underwater career. Boost your skills and your confidence in the ocean, as you train for real-world scenarios under close supervision. Upon graduation, divers receive DCBC (Diver Certification Board of Canada) international certification to the CSA standards for Unrestricted Surface Supply Diver 50m along with Occupational SCUBA and Commercial Nitrox certifications.
Career opportunities include seafood harvesting, aquaculture, underwater welding, underwater engineering inspections, archeological investigation, police operations, underwater film production, emergency services rescue operations, offshore oilfield diver, burning, jetting, underwater construction, bridge inspection, heavy construction, dam maintenance and repairs, salvage work, hull inspections, pipeline maintenance and much more.
Be the best you can be...train in the ocean!
- Surface Supply theory and safety
- Occupational Scuba endorsement
- Oxygen Enriched Air (Nitrox) endorsement
- Breathing Air Compressor and filtration operation
- Low and high pressure air systems
- Emergency Procedures and accident management
- Dive charting and Decompression tables
- Pneumatic tools, air lifts and lift bags
- Hydraulic theory and tool use
- Jetting, dredging and material removal
- Rigging and rope work
- Topside and underwater welding and cutting
- Kirby Morgan Helmet User and maintenance certification
- Hot water suits, Offshore theory and Wet Bell
- Hyperbaric medicine theory and treatment tables
- Hands on recompression chamber operation
- Ghost fishing gear recovery certification
- Underwater Blasting Theory
- Underwater Inspections and biometric surveys
- Underwater Salvage and recovery
- Low visibility diving and search procedures
Train for real-world situations with a 100% in-ocean course.
Non-refundable Online Study Materials - $2950 + GST
Books - $460.00 + gst
Tuition - $26,750
Certification Fees - $170.00
Other costs: $8000 - this is an approximate cost for personal dive equipment
Certification: DCBC (Diver Certification Board of Canada) certification, DIVESAFE International certifications.
This program is approved by the :
DCBC(Diver Certification Board of Canada)
PTIB (Private Training Institutions Branch)
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training (AEST).
Note: Tuition fees are tax exempt. T2202A CRA tax forms will be sent to students in February after your graduating year.
Hear from our past students.
Reggie and Peter were incredible instructors who showed a large amount of knowledge.
Marc A.
The most valuable part of the course to me was the hands on knowledge and the availability to go dive in “real” scenarios.
Brandon R.
