Diver; On-Call

Diver (On-Call)

Defense Maritime Solutions

Location:

Virginia Beach, VA

Salary: $64,400.00 – $90,000.00 (hourly)

A DMS Diver is a diving specialist who is required to maintain proficiency in underwater tasks as well as the skills required by all divers.

• Accomplishes all tasks assigned by the Diving Supervisor. If assigned a task for which they do not consider themselves qualified by training or experience, they shall immediately inform the Diving Supervisor.
• Reads, understands, and complies with all policies and applicable government regulations related to their qualifications or performance while engaging in diving operations.
• Complies with regulations or instructions concerning the use, maintenance, repair, and testing of all diving equipment provided for the operation.
• Reports to the Diving Supervisor about any recent medical treatment or illness so that a proper determination can be made regarding fitness to dive.
• Immediately reports all symptoms or suspected symptoms as early and accurately as possible.
• Reports to the Diving Supervisor any defect or malfunction of the diving equipment during the operation.
• Follows safe diving practices at all times, whether on deck or in the water, and brings any questionable items to the attention of the Supervisor while remaining alert for the safety of others.
• Assists in training new personnel or tenders.
• Remains awake and near the decompression chamber for at least one hour following treatment or a hyperbaric exposure outside the no‑decompression limits.
• Knows and observes the rules for flying after diving or traveling to altitudes higher than the dive site.
• Ensures that their diving equipment has been correctly maintained, prepared, and tested before each dive; this requirement should never be delegated to others.
• Maintains a diver’s logbook documenting all dives, medical examinations, courses taken, and personal equipment maintenance.
• Ensures medical certificates are up-to-date and recorded in the logbook, presenting the logbook to the Diving Supervisor on every job.
• Maintains current certification in first aid and CPR.
• Complies with established quality management system (QMS) processes and procedures.
• Completes administrative office duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Graduate of a professional diving school.
• At least two years of actual underwater work experience.
• Pass the written Diver 3 test with a score of at least 80%.
• Demonstrated diving ability, 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 minimum of 100 days of field experience on diving jobs.
• Ability to pass an annual diving physical; significant physical effort is 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.
• Pass background check and drug/alcohol testing.
• Highly preferred that qualified divers reside in or near Longbeach, CA, or Miami, FL.

Physical Demands
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities may be required by the job to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work environment: the employee may be exposed to weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.