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Commercial Divers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
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This source lists 24 tasks, including 20 marked Core and 4 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
24 tasks shown
Core · Task 13856 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
Core · Task 13855 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
Core · Task 13854 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
Core · Task 13857 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
Core · Task 13859 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
Core · Task 13858 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
Core · Task 20809 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures.
Core · Task 13866 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
Core · Task 13860 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.
Core · Task 13861 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
Core · Task 13872 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
Core · Task 13864 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
Core · Task 13871 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers.
Core · Task 13870 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, or cleanup operations.
Core · Task 13862 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
Core · Task 13865 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves.
Core · Task 13869 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Set or guide placement of pilings or sandbags to provide support for structures, such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.
Core · Task 13863 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Install pilings or footings for piers or bridges.
Core · Task 13868 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Salvage wrecked ships or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary.
Core · Task 13867 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Remove obstructions from strainers or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or power hand tools.
Supplemental · Task 13873 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Drill holes in rock and rig explosives for underwater demolitions.
Supplemental · Task 13874 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Remove rubbish or pollution from the sea.
Supplemental · Task 13875 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Perform offshore oil or gas exploration or extraction duties, such as conducting underwater surveys or repairing and maintaining drilling rigs or platforms.
Supplemental · Task 13876 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Cultivate or harvest marine species or perform routine work on fish farms.
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