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Defense Maritime Solutions Inc is seeking a highly skilled Diving Specialist to join our team on an on-call basis.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining proficiency in underwater tasks and adhering to all diving regulations and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accomplish all tasks assigned by the Diving Supervisor, reporting any concerns or qualifications issues immediately.
• Comply with all policies and regulations related to diving operations, ensuring the safe use and maintenance of diving equipment.
• Report any medical treatment or illness to the Diving Supervisor, and immediately report any symptoms or suspected symptoms.
• Assist in the training of new personnel and tenders, and maintain a diver's logbook detailing all dives, medical examinations, and equipment maintenance.
• Ensure medical certificates are up-to-date and recorded in the logbook, and present the logbook to the Diving Supervisor on every job.
• Comply with established quality management system (QMS) processes and procedures, and complete administrative office duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduate of a professional diving school
• A minimum of two years of actual underwater work experience
• Ability to pass the written Diver 3 test with a score of at least 80%
• Demonstrated diving ability and preferably 50 or more working dives
• Demonstrated ability to plan dive operations requiring decompression and repetitive dives
• Demonstrated knowledge of normal decompression and treatment tables
• Documented 100 days minimum field experience on diving jobs
• Ability to pass an annual diving physical, with significant physical effort required
• Willingness to accept exposure to physical risk
• U.S. Government security clearance desired
• Possession of a current U.S. Passport, ADCI Card, and TWIC Card
• Ability and willingness to travel worldwide, on short notice for indefinite periods
• Ability to pass a background check and drug/alcohol testing

Work Environment:

The work environment is moderate, with occasional exposure to weather conditions. The noise level is usually moderate.