hello out there ,
im hoping that maybe someone out with commercial experience and the goodwill and time to give some pointers will be able to give me some advice. i ve been working the last three years in recreational diving as a padi msdt and have no interest in climbing any further up the padi pyramid.They have enough of my money.My personal preference is now generally for freediving over tank diving anyway. As its quite difficult to make a living from apnea training i ve been thinking about commercial diving.I m 30 years old which i ve been told by a friend who works in the industry,is not too old to begin training.Any general pointers would be welcome such as good schools or areas to specialise in .
i have an irish passport, so im not sure if i can train in the states where i ve heard the training in cheaper than europe...there is masses of information on the web with so many areas and specialities its a bit overwhelming .im not really interested in onshore work and would like to get into salvage or rig work eventually ..but i guess its beggars and choosers there.
anyway i just thought i d put it out there ..any advice will be much appreciated
matthew
im hoping that maybe someone out with commercial experience and the goodwill and time to give some pointers will be able to give me some advice. i ve been working the last three years in recreational diving as a padi msdt and have no interest in climbing any further up the padi pyramid.They have enough of my money.My personal preference is now generally for freediving over tank diving anyway. As its quite difficult to make a living from apnea training i ve been thinking about commercial diving.I m 30 years old which i ve been told by a friend who works in the industry,is not too old to begin training.Any general pointers would be welcome such as good schools or areas to specialise in .
i have an irish passport, so im not sure if i can train in the states where i ve heard the training in cheaper than europe...there is masses of information on the web with so many areas and specialities its a bit overwhelming .im not really interested in onshore work and would like to get into salvage or rig work eventually ..but i guess its beggars and choosers there.
anyway i just thought i d put it out there ..any advice will be much appreciated
matthew