"Pretty hard times right now. A lot people out of work. Most divers are doing something else just to get by. Pray for a Hurricane.
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Silly Posers on Ebay
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About every other day I look on Ebay to see if there are any bargains. I punch up Commercial Diving and see these lightly used hats. What I find so humorous, is that the sellers always have "diver"…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Billy Cox Feb 5.
The gals in the office.
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Always be nice and polite to the gals in the office. They can make your life easy, or difficult. They like flowers or a unique gift from a far away place. A little goes a long way. The company…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Fred C. Johnson Oct 10, 2011.
Hey Flynn!
So what's the dirt on SeaMar and that 7% gas!? Like most of us I know some hands that are desperate enough to work for those clowns. I'm still in Bombay, shoot me a message. Continue
Started May 23, 2011
Americans and Log Books
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Guys. I've been touting this to my divers and tenders for years. Log your dives! Now I need you to get your logs "stamped"! These IMCA fellows want a stamp on your log book pages. If you work for…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nigel Parr Apr 1, 2011.
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PAISTE replied to Danny Jackson's discussion DMT paramedic"I kept my EMTb/DMT for 8 years. It just wasn't worth the $ or effort to keep it going. Sure, it openend up doors for me, but in the long run, just another piece of paper. The IMCA course is two weeks...I'm drifting that…"
PAISTE replied to Adam Broetje's discussion How will Titan save the Costa Concordia?"Titan doesn't employ "Divers", they employ "Salvage Technicians". Most of the "Salvage Technicians" are Commercial Divers, Welders, Riggers, Crane and Heavy equipment operators, and experts in Mechanics as it…"
PAISTE replied to sambu r's discussion HOW CAN I FIND A JOB"You might want to try Hydrex. They have a shop in Mumbai. "
PAISTE replied to Brian Nogues's discussion Germany"You can get your IMCA by going to CDA in Jacksonville, FL. After you satisfy them, then they send a letter to Canada and they will cert. you HSE. The Canadian cert. is IMCA recognized. To work in Dutch waters you need their cert.…"
PAISTE replied to Brian Nogues's discussion Germany"Your biggest problem is getting the right to work. You could get your HSE/IMCA approved diver card, but this is only a small step. Remember that people are lazy, and they are not going to work hard to get you a job. Since you just…"
PAISTE replied to Zac Perry's discussion Got a question for Cal Dive employees...."I'm curious. How did you come up with such a preposterous notion?"
PAISTE replied to Zbanks's discussion Where to start looking for jobs"These are sad times for the commercial diving industry. You are trying to compete with dudes that have all the gear and 10 + years experience.
I'm sorry to say this, but your dive school lied to you. You won't make it.…"
PAISTE replied to Fernando Palomo Cuevas's discussion Buying a new drysuit"Any Neoprene Dry suit is a joke. Maybe you could call them "semi-dry". You need Latex cuffs to stay DRY! I can do 5 hours in my Viking, in the coldest of water, at any depth. (after 5 I find to need to piss and get a…"
PAISTE replied to Fernando Palomo Cuevas's discussion Buying a new drysuit"The Northern Diver Thor is the best one out there. Viking a close second. You can usually find a lightly used suit on Ebay. The kids that go to commercial school up in New Jersey are always selling off their suits.
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PAISTE replied to Tim Cattermole's discussion Am i to old?"Not too old. I know guys in their 60s still diving. I'm fixing to to turn 46 and still hating up. Go for it.
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PAISTE replied to sean ferguson's discussion Looking for on call diver/tenders in florida"Don't forget about scam artists fishing for personal information.
Puppies! Be very careful about what you give to who!
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Billy Cox replied to PAISTE's discussion Silly Posers on Ebay"I especially like the ones that say,
"This hat has made me a lot of money" and none of the stickers are even worn off."
PAISTE replied to Jacob L. Hicks's discussion HELP!!!!!!!"Going to school in Louisiana is putting you right in the bowels of offshore commercial diving. You will most likely get a job tending straight off because you have a local address. This is important to diving companies because they want…"
PAISTE replied to Jacob L. Hicks's discussion HELP!!!!!!!"Young Memorial in Morgan City Louisiana is the cheapest way to go. You can find work around there, sometimes with a local dive company doing shop work. "
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 5:09am on February 22, 2011,
Roderick A. Vargas said… Hi Paiste,
Ric here a salvage diver and a new member came accross few discussions,read about that salvage master you just said was it a salvage company there in US? I am looking for new company to work with and presently I am based here in Singapore, ADCI air diving supervisor and had been to salvage for almost 15 yrs.any idea where I can contact that salvage master for I migth fit in to his team incase? thanks.
- At 10:36pm on February 14, 2011,
Ace Parnell said… - Excellent and truthful comment on jobs. I try not to sound negative and sarcastic on posts but its pretty sad for the new wanta bees. Your post is true and accurate. Good job. Ace
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