Yo man I just looked into all this stuff for the first time and it blew my mind I give u serious props for doing this kinda work it’s amazing ! I can only imagine what it feels like to do this job god bless you guys !
Search for "Saturation Diving" on Wikipedia for details. Helium is dangerous/poisonous to be breathe on shallow depth. Depth greater than 50meters its vice versa.
I am a retired military guy and a driver but I learned so much about this awesome but hard as hell job man! Thank you and I am really inspired by your RU-vid editing. It made it AMAZING to watch! Stay Safe My Friend-
Hi Romeo, this is really a nice video showing the life inside the chamber and in the bell. It remembers me my first sat which dates from January 75. Keep diving safe.
Hats off to you Sir. Yeah I just uploading the video for my kids to in future. Time pass. Gotta upload all the memories to Social Media so that they can reminiscing the good old days.
Do you have to be careful about what you bring into the chamber? Not many phones or cameras i can think of that are designed for several atmospheres of pressure for a month at a time. Also, how long does it take to go from 1atm to working pressure, usually?
Then do it. I worked on the pipelines at 18-19, 20-24 I worked in the coal mines, 25-29 I've been truck driver. If trucking doesn't work out how I'm hoping I'm going to do this, you don't have to be intelligent to do this kinda work, just brave.
@@daMillenialTrucker I’d say try to do it sooner rather than later before your body has gets stiffer and you have more aches and pains. I’m 19 and plan on eventually doing this as well. About to start a business hull cleaning and that’ll give me a decent living hopefully while I work on the steps to get to SAT diving.
@@seadweller it’s funny, I thought our supervisors were the pioneers, they said we had it easy. Each new generation of divers are pioneers as we push the boundaries a bit further and develop the technology to make our profession safer and more productive. I did construction then moved into inspection as that came on-line and made mandatory by Lloyds for rig certification.
Hi! I have a question about saturation diving that I'm hoping you may be able to answer because I can't find what I'm looking for on google. I've never been deeper than about 10-15 feet for a few seconds because I'm not a diver and that's as deep as most pools go; even at that depth though my ears and sinuses begin to hurt because there's air in there and there's a pressure difference. My question is, with sat diving, do you get headaches/earaches/toothaches? At 15 ft for me it's almost unbearable, so I would imagine you don't get that with sat diving because if you did then everyone would be in too much pain to work. If not, then do you know why? Is it just because you wear helmets? Why doesn't the pressurized air in the hyperbaric living space hurt? I am not great with physics so sorry if there are easy answers to these questions that I'm overlooking.
Hi @Daze, it's because we did Valsalva Maneuver. It's a basic in diving in other to equalize your ears with the pressure within the depth you going to. You will get the mask/goggle squeeze as well if you didn't equalize it. Thanks for the question. Hope this can answer your question.
@@dazeslays As Meo pointed out there is a maneuver done which involves pinching the nose and gently blowing out through the nose or swallowing to relieve the ear pressure. Now in saturation you breathe a mix of helium and O2 which is lighter or less dense than air. As such it can seep into pockets in tooth fillings. I blew a filling on a sat dive during decompression from a sat dive as the gas could not release. What sucked I felt it coming on and we had to travel and I knew it was going either escape or blow out. It blew out, had to cap it with dental wax and clove oil for three days. Which really sucked.
Bro, I've done some welding. Looked into underwater/ sat diving.. but decided to get out of construction work.. my hair now is slightly shorter than what i see in this video.. was that shit not everywhere in the bell? What did you do with it? lol
Finish dive school in a month and a half, ultimate goal in the future is to be a sat diver, I know it’s a long time until that would possibly happen, but it’s a goal
Doing my air diving for 10 years until I decided to step up the game to be a sat Diver.. Never in my thought to be one before, should've doing this much more early.
Looks like a seriously good alternative to the military. How much downtime is there? Whats some effective ways you use to combat boredom during decompression?
@@seadweller keep it up! it would be pretty cool if aditionally to the diving chamber video you added some diving fragments, like in the water, all in one video, that'd be pretty epic. take care bud.
I have a question. How did you get into saturation diving? What kind of requirements were needed? And what did you do before saturation diving and how did you work your way up to what you’re doing now?
Hello there..first of all you are going to need to attend a commercial diving course up to 50 meters on air. Works for a few years as Air diver gains experiences then only goes for Saturation diving courses.
@@seadweller okay. Thank you so much. I’m planning on becoming a sat diver after getting a commercial diving license and all the other requirements done.
About to go to ocean corp down in Houston in a couple months, any advice on breaking into the industry or how long it took to get your first sat dive? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
All the best for you mate! You got to spend some good years in air diving to gain experience. As for myself, I started kinda late since I just got into saturation after 10 years in industry. Should've started 5 years ago. As long as you're confident enough , that should be good. For me, my circumstances are the money to enroll for my sat course. Cheers mate.
Hahaha.. Nothing can beat Gshock! Yup.. I would say 88% of the boys wearing Gshock at work. Some wearing Seiko 007, Citizen Promaster (all mentioned is on deck/underwater use) and yeah, we kept our submariner or sea dweller at safe.
@@seadweller haha intersting. I thought maybe one of them would have a Rolex or Omega out on the job. People do seem to like their Gshocks. Personally, I never got into em'. I was actually considering one and then found Luminox. I realize I'm sure they're not as rugged, but for my use I really like the analog Luminox. Badass looking watches. And really light.
Thanks mate.. I been doing air diving for 10 years before got into Saturation diving. TBH, its way too late. Should've been into sat 5 years ago where the real money maker be.
I think it depends on depth. Saturation is saturation though. I'm thinking deep divers that go to like 600 feet and beyond spend 3 weeks working and decompress for a week. Making it a one month tour for work.
@@seadweller I'm no long in sat diving I was for a couple years. You will now see me under bridges and other waterways doing nondestructive inspections.
@@seadweller awww man im so jealous! You guys deserve to feast well doing a tough job like that 😁 … care to share any scary stories? Like what’s the scariest thing you’ve seen down there 😳
Nothing really scary. Haven't encounter any shark yet. *touch wood for that. Except for large grouper appear right infront of my face during I turn around. A squeaky scream 😂. Her tooth just a inch away from my face. A good jump scare.
I'm looking into sat diving im 14 and I learned to dive when I was 11 and I knew i had to do something in the ocean is there any tips for getting into sat diving
Hi buddy.. First you gotta get yourself AIR DIVING certification. Depend with where you from, there's plenty of Commercial Diving school out there. Myself graduated from The Underwater Centre Fremantle, Perth Western Australia. After graduated as a Air Diver, get a decent hours working and experience then go for Saturation Diving.
@ابوفادى المستعرب حبيب الملايين every navy guy i have dived with commercialy has been a below average diver. dont become a navy seal. the world has had enough war
Are there any precautions with food types when living under pressure for however long work cycles are? Which common everyday items react differently or are prohibited to keep Darwin from dropping by?
perth training centre is closed mate. i live here to. no money in diving any more buddy. these guys are diving out of asia. shit money, shit conditions. not like the old days. dont waste your 20k. you wont get it back for many years. if you get a job. which you wont because your to young. plus i think you need to be 18 to get an ADAS ticket. the diving ticket doesnt get you a job. its your skill set that does. rigger, fitter or mechaic is the usual trades favoured by this industry. you are doing mainly construction. diving ticket doesnt teach you how to be a diver. just makes sure you wont kill yourself or someone else when they put you in the piss. save your money buddy. guys your age need to go and look at ROV pilot for a job. more money, more work. everything in WA is ROV installed and maintainable. this is what a young guy like you needs to set his sights on. flying robots underwater is the future brother. and coming from a guy whos been an offshore diver for 7 years, ROV is a way cooler job. go and study basic electronics, computer networking and some hydraulics and mechanics courses at tafe. this will be the best time and money you ever spent. then go to the ROV workshopps and volunteer to help for free. if your keen and ask lots of questions and look like you have potential they will let you fly. its just like a video game. if your good you will start going out on jobs. paid. trust me mate. this is the way forward. diving is dead.
@@freelectron2029 well that was an insightful comment. There is a training centre in Tasmania that I was looking at doing but I might have to look into the robotic side of things. I know that is a main thing in WA as I have a mate who flies out to Kalgoorlie to work there. I was thinking more out of country work in the Red Sea and shit like that. I always wanted to sat dive though. Is there many jobs out there for commercial divers or are they all robotic now? Edit: I just saw another comment of yours saying the Tasmania one is dead. I just looked on their website and it seems to be up and going...
@@trolliixz9595 Tasmania is the sister company to the scotland TUCF. It's likely they still have the website active to funnel traffic. Not sure. Last I heard it shut. Maybe it was mouth balled. Maybe is was just the sat training that was shut. I just heard from the boys. Sounded like common knowledge at the time. Didn't bother looking into it since I have my tickets.
@@trolliixz9595 no it hasn't all been replaced but the guys who have jobs aren't giving them up and work is becoming less and less. Plus training schools flooded the market with baby divers all through the boom for years right before they shut the doors. You do the maths mate. Take my advice or don't. Your decisions make your life yours. Good luck.
@freelectron thats a very good and wise advice from you mate. Gotta go with him on this. Market is flooded and job is less and less.. Its not a life long career...
Apparently not on my thought. Hazard and dangers always lingers around us even when you go for drive by stroll around. So yeah, just wish everything is good. If it's happen, it happen.
Just pure curiosity, but do other things also sound different in the part helium atmosphere? Since it obviously affects your voices. And do things act/work differently in that environment in general? (I know at high pressure for instance you can safely shake a soda can and open it, without it spilling over like crazy) Just if there's anything interesting you noticed during your time down there. Anyways, thanks for posting this, it was an interesting watch!
Other thing sound different as in musical instrument or a song on mp3? Nah.. It won't affect anything without a vocal chord. The reason why the voice change is due to the vocal chord has been pressure by the atmosphere inside the Bin (chamber) and of course because of the Heliox that we breathe in. Fun Fact: You won't be able to whistling in Saturation.
I been diving 20 years doing boat husbandry...Its hard to give up $200 an hour to go to commercial dive school to make way less. But, Dam, I love all you guys doing this shit! Im super jelous some days. Im 47 but Im so tempted to go to school to do more. Rock on Brothers and sisters. Im gonna sub dude. Hope to see many super cool stories from you in the future.
@@jackattack2391 Boat maintainence. Replacing zincs, cleaning belowaterline, removing rope from the propeler and shaft, checking for plugged seacocks, through hulls....that sort of thing. Mostly commercial fishing boats.
@@johnnorth5824 Chill dude....he is talking about how you have to go to school and get experience to do diving like this. Hes just comparing that for him to change careers it would take a lot of time. And you def dont start out "making fucking bank" right after getting certified..... Most saturation divers work for at least 5 to 10 years before getting a chance at the Bell and doing this
Yes... And technically we only be "down there" for 8 hours a day.. And rest of the day we were live in pressurised living chamber on surface, compressed to which ever depth that we working on.
@@seadweller Do you have to be a national to work in the north sea or australia? Im american and i want to become a sat diver. Would it be hard to get jobs around the world outside of america?
I've no such word to describe... 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 It just either way. When the hardest part hit you, it will be so hard that you will be thinking of quitting, but when its easy. It really easy. At the end of the day, the wages will cure the bitter experience.
Hey I want to start this thing after 2 years as Air Diver, would it be hard to find jobs after it? My Father is also in same profession currently he is a Sat. Diving Supervisor
@@seadweller hey I heard that US and OTHER developed countries dont appoint Indian or Asian divers they usually appoint local people only. Is it true? how can one work in US or Australia or somewhere in europe if one wants?
Hey buddy I just finished my commercial diving course(padi). And now am working as a commercial diver. So what is the next steps to be a sat diver and to get a job a sat diver and can u plz tell him much it will cost(average).😊
Next step you must take Air Diving course/Commercial Diver PART 3 SSBA 50 METERS or any equivalent cert. Took mine from Australia ADAS part 3. Can go for HSE PART 2 if I'm not mistaken from INPP, Marseille France. Gain experience for 3 years in air diving then go for Sat. ADAS PART 4/ HSE PART 3.
@@seadweller can i get my sat diving license although im never have a diving license before? Or should i get the Offshore diving technician license before? Thanks
You have to take Air Diving course to 50 meters 1st, logged 200 hours from various depth to full fill the requirement before taking SAT Course. You can't jump straight in. Take scuba open water course before go for Air Diving course.
I would say because wahles are doing free diving. Humans can go to 150 m and back in a few minutes. The problem with scuba or sat diving is that you breathe compressed gaz to allow you lungs to inflate against external pressure. This compressed gaz dissolves in you blood and turn it into a shaken soda can.
