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Oldest new commercial diver?
I have yet to leave for dive school...I'm wondering if being 43 years old is too old to start? Any takers?
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Permalink Reply by Jimmy Barnhart on
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No its not to late. On the way back from taking the tour of C.D.A. I flew with a guy who was 43. he said he just started.
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Permalink Reply by Travis Murphy on
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Im not sure why you would want this.
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Permalink Reply by rhett Grieve on
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Hi i'm 45 just trained and am working on a pipeline in New Zealand. I am fitter than half the younger guys on the course and expect to be working 4 another few years yet. Fittnes is more important than age .
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Permalink Reply by Laurence on
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I agree Rhett, I feel staying in shape is a way of life. Also allows one to live a more fulfilling life as one gets older. I have worked in many fields and have always been as fit or more fit than my coworkers, even though I have often been older than they.
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Permalink Reply by Te Wai Neho on
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Hahahaha... is that right young fella?
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Permalink Reply by Neil Chant on
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I was 47 when I passed my course and that was 3 years ago and I haven`t looked back, go for it!
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Permalink Reply by A Guard Swine on
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Mr Cocks in the UK is the oldest.
http://www.under-water.co.uk/index.html
He must be in his 70's and graduated at 55 ish
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I have just returned to diving at the age of 49, i had a 7 year career break in Marketing but had the urge to get back into diving. Doing great now, did 6 months Civils work to get my network back up, did a few Offshore jobs then renewed my 3.1U Inspection ticket, approached a major Inspection company and they offered me a place on a Trainee Inspection controller programme, two months later i have passed my 3.4U Inspection controllers exam and I am working offshore...so yes it is possible age is no barrier, if you are fit and prepared to study, the options are there for a great career...GO FOR IT
Drew
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Age does not not matter, what matter is the gray matter....they say. I was hired as an offshore and inshore diver in 1999 (Ex Navy diver) at the age of 45. I took my commercial diving ticket only in 2007, I am now 55 years old and still with the diving industry. Just go on trying and lets make our mind strong that there are takers around.
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I'm 46, I've been diving for 3 years offshore. So long as you're fit you should be ok. Age shouldn't count for anything, in fact it should be a bonus. Out of the 14 guys that passed out from my dive school i was the first one to get work.
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Permalink Reply by Michael G Slinn on
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Hey, at 43 I trained up as an ALST in Sg hoping to go offshore & my Instructor told me that on his last offshore job he had 3 diver's in Sat and the sum of their ages was 178 years. That puts em all near 60. At 45 yrs old I graduated as an USSD (Air Diver) and took the "Highest Overall Achievement" award. Since graduation I've been called for work by 4 companies in BC Canada and I've just completed 2 jobs/projects with a great crew. Each project was weeks in length. You decide if you're too old. I know that I'm not because I decided to succeed in this industry. I Love the job even when its in really tough conditions. Don't ever loose focus of your dreams for your life!
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