Commercial Diving In The Gulf of Mexico
To be a commercial diver you must go to a dive school. There
are several to choose from:
As of June 16, these are all of the dive schools I am aware
of. Any school is easy to get in to, 
with
all providing financial aid. I will state now that I do not work for any
of the dive schools, nor am I associated with them in any way. I am just
a diver that was ripped off like most everyone else. When
you are choosing a dive school, I will tell you now, the only thing you
need to worry about is the cost. The dive school I went to is closed
now, but at the time it was $5,500. I know you are thinking what a rip
off that was, but when you see that the schools now are charging anywhere
from $9,000 to $14,000, it seems like a bargain. Now, be honest, would
you rather pay many thousands of dollars for school, or would you be happy
shelling out a few hundred bucks? I am telling you to forget about all
the other dive schools, and go to Young Memorial dive school at Louisiana
Tech in morgan city. The link is up above. They can charge so little, because
they are a state run school. They are not a private specialty school that
is after all of your retirement savings so they can pad theirs. They are
out to educate the public and provide them with education so they can help
the sad economy of this state. Now you are probably worrying that you are
not going to be able to get in because you are not a resident. No need
to worry. For just a minimal amout of money, you can enroll as a non resident.
Your biggest fear is probably that they arent going to give you the training
you need to get a job. The only thing you need to have when you leave dive
school is a piece of paper that says you graduated. You don't need NDT,
welding, or DMT(dive medicine) training to get a job. And having these
skills will not get you a job over anyone else. The dive companies will
take the guy that is in the office when they need someone. They could care
less about anything else. As for being prepared for the job, if you can
make it through the school, you wil be all right. There is so much that
you need to know, it all comes with experience. There is no way you could
ever learn it in a classroom or school. Don't let the private pirates bullshit
you into their schools. They may tell you about their high placement, and
try to impress you. Ha! Every company is hiring now, so of course they
will have high placement. If you go to school in Morgan City, you will
be within 75 miles of all the dive companies in the gulf. You won't even
have to move again when you get out of school. Nothing like having to move
to school, pay for it, and then move to get a job huh? Trust me, Just go
to this school. they are the way to go. If you have any questions, e-mail
me.
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