How can I develop a successful occupational diving career?
If you really want to be a professional diver, be realistic, do plenty of research (including studying the rest of this website and any other information you can chase up) and identify what your ultimate aim is in the diving job stakes. • For a start, decide on an objective. For instance, do you want to:- dive as a scientific researcher – maybe collecting samples on the Barrier Reef or under the sea-ice in Antractica, enjoy (?) a life travelling the world to war zones de-fusing mines and other explosive ordinance, search for evidence at underwater crimes scenes, catch and farm wild tuna, build and/or maintain underwater structures such as reservoirs, bridges, oil and gas platforms or pipelines – or perhaps even a combination of some or all of these over a lifetime of occupational diving. Decide if there is some particular type of diving that really appeals to you, and set your sights on that as your ultimate goal! However, be realistic and make sure that there is a reasonable chance of
