professional diving academy
The Professional Diving Academy was set up in response to several years of
frustration within the diving industry at an apparent lack of skills with newly
qualified divers. It was noted by many companies that commercial diver training
wasn’t educating divers in many of the basic working skills that divers require,
such as underwater tools use, rigging and lifting or underwater burning and
welding. Our training model from the very outset was to ensure that PDA
graduates had a significant skills advantage over other new divers entering the
industry, therefore providing a solid foundation from which they could build a
successful future diving career. Our courses have been designed to include
advanced skills training in essential working techniques, which although not a
requirement as part of the HSE diver training syllabus, is most definitely
preferred by any future employer. It remains our primary goal to ensure that
during their time at the academy, students are acquainted with a variety of
tools in a realistic and safe working environment. Our highly experienced and
knowledgeable “real life” Diving Supervisors, allows PDA students to benefit
from a broad spectrum background of commercial diving experience. Ultimately
this knowledgeable experience help our newly qualified divers to adapt more
readily to the real thing when it finally arrives.