DIVERSDIVERS INSTINSTITUTEITUTE OOFF TTECHNOLOGYECHNOLOGY EstaEstablishedblished 1968 1968 - -Vetera Veterann Own Owneded & & Op Operatederated www.diversinstitute.eduwww.diversinstitute.edu Live YourLive Your AdventureAdventure Become a SkilledBecome a Skilled Commercial DiverCommercial Diver Live YourYour Adventure Become a Skilled Commercial Diver TABLE OF CONTENT PROGRAMS 2 OUR MISSION 3 CAREER LIKE NO OTHER 5 CERTIFICATIONS LIST 7 VETERAN? WE GET YOU 9 SEATTLE 11 WHY CHOOSE DIT 13 ADMISSIONS 16 1 PROGRAM DIT prepares you to meet and exceed the expectations of the commercial diving industry by focusing on team success. You’ll develop skills in leadership and support roles, learn industry “best practices” for safety, and participate in cooperative decision-making. MONTH 1 7 month 900-Hour Program PHYSICS & MEDICINE These subjects form the basis of everything Each segment of the course builds on the divers will encounter from depth & pressure previous months’ topics to prepare you to to gas laws that affect divers. Charting, decompression tables, and chamber excel in the industry. operations are the tools you will use every day to ensure you and your team’s safety. Conduct your first chamber dive to 60 feet. MONTH 2 MONTH 3 MONTH 4 LIGHTWEIGHT OFFSHORE UNDERWATER WELDING & RIGGING & HAZMAT & BURNING Get familiar with your surface-supplied Your new skills are put to the test on mid- Practice laying beads topside then test your diving gear and procedures before making water projects at depths to 40 fsw. With welds during observed tank dives. Cut steel your first dives to 20 fsw. You’ll use hand an emphasis on real-life scenarios, dive topside before tackling open water burning tools (hacksaws, flange, straps, shackles, planning, teamwork and diver safety drills, projects using Broco® rods that burn at up come along, lift bags), then earn your API you’ll incorporate tools, pipeline, and HazMat to 10,000 degrees. You’ll also learn Rigging Qualification after learning the training into your daily class activities. inspection techniques of Non-Destructive basics of rigging, maritime vocabulary, and Testing (NDT). hands-on techniques. MONTH 5 MONTH 6 MONTH 7 HYDRAULICS SCUBA DEEP DIVES & SALVAGE & INLAND You’ll complete projects with underwater You’ll begin with pool, Open Water and full Dive from the 65’ M/V Response to 165 fsw chainsaws, jackhammers, impact wrenches face mask training for your commercial in Lake Washington on open water. Conduct and hull scrubbers. Then plan and complete & NAUI SCUBA certifications. Then you’ll low visibility dives while employing Surface the salvage of a 26’ steel barge as a team practice surface supplied inland operations Decompression with Oxygen procedures. project to apply Salvage Theory to Practical using NDT inspection methods on concrete Finish with Mixed Gas Theory, Job Placement, Salvage Diving. and wood piles and concluding with wet bell and Finals before beginning your diving operations and safety drills. career. 2 OUR MISSION Our mission is to provide advanced technical training that produces the most qualified, skilled professionals in the constantly evolving underwater marine industry. DIT’S MISSION IS GUIDED BY THESE TWO PRIMARY PRINCIPLES: ■ An unyielding commitment to safety. ■ Promoting gainful employment and advancement in the commercial diving industry. DIT OFFERS “WORLD CLASS DIVER EDUCATION” (Underwater Magazine, March/April 2015) Since 1968, DIT has qualified thousands of graduates from around the world and set them on a unique and rewarding career path in commercial diving. At DIT you’ll train to an international standard that is accepted by the major diving regulators and preferred by companies worldwide. 3 “DIT provided me with a great diving education. They helped to prepare me for the industry. I had no trouble getting a job after graduation.” - Janelle Wenner DIT Graduate, Class 110-12 4 A CAREER LIKE NO OTHER You’ll join DIT graduates working all over the globe in areas such as salvage, pipeline repairs, environmental safety, saturation, and ship’s husbandry. You’ll train with experienced faculty who are known and respected throughout the industry. Divers Institute of Technology has been training divers since 1968. You’ll learn the ways to excel in your career, whether your focus becomes offshore petroleum production, inland underwater construction, nuclear power plant diving, or any other area in which divers may be employed. 5 THE POINT OF GOING TO SCHOOL IS TO LAUNCH YOUR CAREER! You’ll have placement resources to help you each step of the way. DIT offers placement assistance including: ■ Full-time Placement Director & Placement Team ■ Campus visits by recruiters from offshore & inland companies ■ Resume writing assistance & interview practice ■ Development of the life skills necessary for long-term career growth such as personal budgeting and professional development ■ Continued placement assistance throughout your career “Some of today’s most skilled and talented tenders, divers, supervisors, superintendents, & project managers began their careers at Divers Institute of Technology.” - Scott Coker VP of Operations, Triton Diving 6 CERTIFICATIONSCERTIFICATIONS LIST Your certifications show your competence in the different skills required in the dive industry. Your certifications show your competence in the different skills required in the dive industry. DIT’s certifications will open doors to your broad range of employment opportunities. DIT’s certifications will open doors to your broad range of employment opportunities. Unrestricted Surface Supplied Air Diver with Association of Diving Contractors International UnrestrictedOccupational Surface SCUBA Supplied endorsement Air Diver issued with by Occupa- the Diver (ADCI)Association Entry Levelof Diving Tender/Diver Contractors – International International tionalCertifi SCUBAcation endorsement Board of Canada issued (DCBC) by the in compliance Diver Endorsement(ADCI) Entry Level Tender/Diver – International Certifiwithc theation Canadian Board of Standards Canada (DCBC) Association in compliance (CSA) Endorsement This IMCA-recognized certification allows you to obtain withZ275.5.13 the Canadian International Standards Standards Association (CSA) diveThis jobs IMCA-recognized in the U.S. market certification as well as allowsin countries you to obtain Z275.5.13 International Standards This IMCA-recognized certification allows you to work whichdive jobs recognize in the theU.S. ADCI market certification. as well as in countries Thisglobally. IMCA-recognized It opens up certiinternationalfication joballows opportunities you to work and which recognize the ADCI certification. globally.world travel.It opens up international job opportunities and world travel. Hazardous Waste Materials (HazMat) 40-hour OSHA 29Hazardous CFR 1910.120 Waste Materials (HazMat) 40-hour OSHA Qualified Rigger API (RP-2D) (Rev-7) As29 a CFR diver 1910.120 you may elect to take jobs where you’ll QualifiedThis shows Rigger you APIhave (RP-2D) a working (Rev-7) knowledge of handle toxic waste or hazardous materials on, around, As a diver you may elect to take jobs where you’ll rigging techniques and procedures that you’ll use daily or in the water. In order to accept these positions, this This shows you have a working knowledge of handle toxic waste or hazardous materials on, around, throughout your diving career. certification is required. rigging techniques and procedures that you’ll use daily or in the water. In order to accept these positions, this throughout your diving career. certification is required. WAC 80-hour HAZWOPER Diving First Aid for Professional Divers: First Aid, CPR, Oxygen Provider, A.E.D. and B.V.M. WACAdditional 80-hour Hazardous HAZWOPER Waste Operations and Emergen- Diving First Aid for Professional Divers: First Aid, cy Response (HAZWOPER) safety procedures are SafetyCPR, Oxygen first! All Provider, commercial A.E.D. divers and are B.V.M. required to Additionalprovided Hazardous under Washington’s Waste Operations state code and for personnelEmergen- maintain up-to-date versions of these certifications to cy whoResponse may work (HAZWOPER) in or around safety HazMat procedures sites and are materials. ensureSafety jobfirst! site All safety. commercial divers are required to provided under Washington’s state code for personnel maintain up-to-date versions of these certifications to who may work in or around HazMat sites and materials. ensure job site safety. Kirby Morgan Hat User/Operator Certificate Cylinder Training Services Fill Station Technician (FST) You will gain an operational knowledge of maintenance Kirby Morgan Hat User/Operator Certificate Cylinder Training Services Fill Station Technician requirements for your critical life support systems An FST demonstrates that you are trained to operate (FST) Youprovided will gain by an Kirby operational Morgan. knowledge of maintenance a fill station. requirements for your critical life support systems An FST demonstrates that you are trained to operate 7 provided by Kirby Morgan. a fill station. 7 Open Water SCUBA National Association of Underwater Instructors--NAUI You’ll learn how to analyze operational and site haz- SCUBA is a requisite skill toward attaining ards and to provide mitigating procedures to ensure international certification with DCBC. As a bonus you’ll all operations are conducted safely. have this life-long certification to enjoy exotic and interesting dive sites. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level II Magnetic Nitrox (EANX) Training --NAUI Completion