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Ok, I’ve been in the welding industry for 20 years. I’ve sat on plenty of advisory committees for schools systems and universities. I’ve spoke at a bunch of schools. The two jobs I hear the most when I go to welding schools is underwater welding and I want to go on the pipeline.
Underwater welding at levels lower than ~100+ft will 100% lower your lifespan. The nitrates in your blood build up. It’s said that an underwater welder who works for 5 years will have their lifespan shortened by 10 years. Might want to look into that stuff before jumping the gun.
Underwater welding has obvious similarities but it's a process you have to learn regardless and it's not necessarily as easy as it sounds. Its a different beast. All in all it's opinion based for offshore vs Inland and the way you want your life to be and both are really good jobs nonetheless.
It's usually not cost effective. You get a better job welding top side and then assembling the parts underwater with bolts. You'll go to school to become a comercial diver, not a welder. That means you'll learn rigging, runing a deco chamber, ROV work, inspections and all the rest, not just underwater cutting and welding.
Casually remind them that underwater welding has - without exaggeration or hyperbole - the highest mortality rate of any profession in the country at an astounding 15% and that the life expectancy of an underwater welder, by generous estimates, is about 42 years old.
Hi I(17) in grade 12 am considering underwater welding as my career of choice. Does anyone have advice, tips or experiences there can share berfore … Press J to jump to the feed.
A lot of underwater welding is very basic and for things like welding anodes , the welds dont need to be to any code. I would 100 percent recommend Scotland to do your certifications as the HSE cert is probably the highest rated and is recognised across the world. it is also a IMCA certification. Norway offers the same qualifications.
Saturation divers who stay underwater for long periods of time, a few weeks at a time make between 250-300k a year. All depends on what you do but, it's still just welding. Doesn't take a ton of training to weld underwater.
I was going to say a similar thing, this looks like a total cakewalk as far as underwater welding goes. Compared to sat divers working in pitch blackness with 3 feet of visibility at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, this person could probably do a CESA of something went wrong and not even get bent.
Water conducts is not a problem. Dysbaric Osteonecrosis is a real issue. Quite a few underwater welders In their 40s have very brittle bones. The problem comes from deep water welding and the decompression time required to surface. Weld for an hour at 400 feet and depending on your gas you may be looking at 10+ hr decos.