Commercial Diving

Offshore diving is a well known branch of commercial diving, with divers working in support of the exploration and production sector of the oil and gas industry in places such as the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, the North Sea in the United Kingdom, and Norway and along the coast of Brazil. The work in this area of the industry includes maintenance of oil platforms and the building of underwater structures used in the production process.[citation needed]

Equipment used for offshore diving tends to be surface supplied equipment but this does vary depending on the nature of the work and location.[3] For instance Gulf of Mexico-based divers may use wetsuits whilst North Sea divers need drysuits or even hot water suits due to the temperature of the water.

Offshore diving
Inland and inshore diving
HAZMAT diving
Nuclear diving
