Diary of a Commercial Diver in Training
“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god…” We’re all pretty nervous when we arrive in the morning. Official examiners from the regional Andalusian government are going to be overseeing and grading the theoretical and practical part of the exam. IDs and phones on the corner of the table, pencils and calculators ready. We…Continue Reading “Day 23 – Final Exam”
“Diver One, Receiving Loud and Clear” Ronan, John and I, having worked the control panel didn’t go in the water yesterday. It’s our turn today. I can barely contain myself, I am so excited. This is so cool! Having learnt how to do it yesterday, it’s on my colleagues to get me dressed, connected and…Continue Reading “Day 22 – “Heavy Metal””
All the Cool Toys at Once Today is the day, finally we will all look like real commercial divers. When Gautier and the instructors ge the kit ready, we’re all teeming with excitement. The Gas Control Panel comes out and we ready the umbilical. Blue hose for air, yellow gives us the depth of the diver…Continue Reading “Day 21 – Band Masks, Surface-Supplied… Now we’re talking”
The F*$#ING Saw again… We will be taking turns today using the different kinds of equipment we’ve gotten to know so far, while completing the now familiar exercises under water. I’m paired up with Toto and it’s our turn to use the umbilical, through which air will be supplied to us from the surface. Tenders…Continue Reading “Day 20 – Some more surface-supplied diving”