Commercial Diving Job Opportunities

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The scheduled dates for each job are set by the contract between PDC and the contractor, and schedules are controlled by the contractors operational requirements. PDC has no control over the scheduled work dates.

PDC makes every effort to provide all crews with as much advanced notice as possible. As soon as a job is offered to us, we immediately provide job information to crews. However, sometimes jobs are offered to us with little advanced notice, and PDC does not have any control over this.

It is important to understand that advanced notice is not always possible. This can be due to operational requirements, mission needs, and even for security reasons.  We ask for your understanding, and to please try to be as flexible as possible when it comes to scheduling work.

PDC gets paid by the contractor once a job is completed, not before. This means that all divers and crews will get paid after a job is completed, and after the contractor has paid PDC for the work.

After a job is completed, you will be required to email PDC an invoice for the amount owed and agreed upon.

Your invoice may be in both English and Japanese, but if only one language is used, it must be English. If you do not know English, that is ok. Draft your invoice in your native language, then copy and paste it into Google Translate, and copy the translation onto a separate page on the same document.

Your invoice must have the following minimum items:

• Date of invoice
• Invoice number
• Your name
  • If you are a company, you will still provide your name as the company's representative
• Your complete mailing address
  • If you are a company, your company's name and full address will be used instead
• Your contact phone number
• The invoice must be addressed to:
  • JDE Godogaisha
  • 1402-36 Nihonodori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 231-0021
• An itemized list of all charges
• A total amount due
• Your complete banking account information

* If you need help drafting your invoice correctly, please contact us, and we will provide you with a template.

You must email your invoice to us at: pinnacledivingco@gmail.com within 5 days after the last day of the job. Your email must have the following items:

• Subject: "Invoice for [YOUR NAME or COMPANY NAME] for job number [PDC JOB NUMBER FROM ANNOUNCEMENT]
• Message:
  • Your name
  • Your company name (if any)
  • Message (if you have a message to tell us, please include it in your email)
• Attach your invoice as a PDF file ONLY.
  • No other file formats will be accepted.

Once accepted, payment will be made by direct deposit (bank transfer) only after we receive an invoice from you, after the contractor has paid PDC, and after accounting has reviewed your invoice and approved payment.

NOTES:

If you submit an invoice as a company, you will be paid the full amount without any deductions, and you will be responsible for all legal requirements, including taxes.

If you submit an invoice as an individual, you will be paid the full amount minus taxes and insurance deductions. After you are paid, you are required to email PDC with a signed official receipt showing proof of payment.

Individuals will only be paid for the days they actually work. You are NOT "entitled" to pay just because you agreed to work. If a job is canceled by the contractor before the scheduled dates, no one gets paid (that includes PDC staff too).

PDC does not have control over a contractor who cancels a job. We work for the contractor, not the other way around. If a contractor cancels a job that was previously scheduled, do not blame PDC. It is not our fault.

PDC will not cancel jobs unless the following conditions exist:

• There are not enough crew to meet minimum crew requirements.
• A safety hazard is present that prevents the job from continuing.
• The environmental conditions are too hazardous.

The safety and wellbeing of divers and crews always comes first.

PDC will make every effort to reschedule jobs that are postponed or delayed due to lack of manpower, safety hazards, and environmental hazards.

It is mandatory for all divers to have the following:

• A photo identification card
• Diver Certification that meets the minimum requirements for the assigned position
• Current medical certificate
• Current healthcare insurance
• Current liability insurance

It is mandatory for all divers to have the following:

• Current CPR certification (within 24 months)
• Current First Aid certification (within 24 months)
• Current O2 Provider certification (within 24 months)

These certifications may be provided by any recognized agency. If a diver does not have these certifications, or they are expired (older than 24 months), PDC can provide training for all of these to the level that meets the Coast Guard standards. We can provide each course individually, or as a combined course. The diver will be responsible for payment of these courses. More information can be found here: DAN First Aid Courses

Due to the security requirements of some of our contractors, all individuals are required to sign the company's Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before they are allowed to work. This document is only necessary the first time, and will be retained on file with PDC.

PDC will create a record for every person who works for us. At a minimum, this file will contain:

• A copy of your identification card
  • This can be your Driver's License, Health Insurance, or other government-issued identification that shows your full legal name and date of birth.
• A copy of all relevant diver certifications
  • Must not be expired
• A copy of your medical certificate
  • Must be within the past 12 months
• A copy of your health insurance
  • Must not be expired
• A copy of your liability insurance or professional liability insurance
  • Must not be expired
• A copy of your signed NDA
• A copy of any required NCA's
• Your personal data sheet
  • This will include:
  • Your full name
  • Physical address
  • Contact phone number
  • Email address
  • The company your are affiliated with (if not PDC)
  • Payment information
    • Includes your complete banking information for payment.
  • Languages you speak (English / Japanese)

All divers will provide their own equipment each day. At a minimum, this will include the following:

• Appropriate exposure protection for the conditions
  • Such as a wetsuit or drysuit
  • For cleaning operations, you MUST wear a hood at a minimum
  • A helmet is strongly encouraged
• Mask, Fins, Boots, and Gloves
• BC and/or harness
• Weights (and belt if needed)
• Tank (full at 170BAR or higher) and Regulators
• Underwater lights
• Computer or Timing Device and Depth Gauge

PDC will provide surface-supplied gas, surface-supplied regulators, and all equipment necessary for the job tasks.

All divers are required to maintain strict discipline of their umbilical at all times while on surface-supplied air, and exercise safe dive practices at all times while in the water.

Umbilical Discipline includes (but is not limited to):

• Divers will not enter the water while umbilical is still wrapped onto its reel. Before entering the water, the umbilical will be extended from the reel until the length reaches more than twice the distance needed to reach the water.
• Divers will not enter the water unassisted. Divers will wait until a tender is present to help them and manage their umbilical while they enter.
• Divers will not enter the water until approved and directed by the Dive Supervisor.
• While in the water, divers must be mentally aware of where their umbilical is at all times.
• Divers will make sure their umbilical does not get stuck between any objects.
• Divers will make sure their umbilical does not rub across any sharp objects. This includes biofouling (such as sharp barnacles), sharp metal parts, sharp rocks, and / or any other sharp objects.
• Divers will not swim around or through objects or restrictive spaces in a manner that will wrap their umbilical around objects or result in the umbilical becoming tangled around an object.
• Divers will take the shortest, most direct path from the surface to their intended work location at all times. If a diver intends to move to another work location, and that location will extend their umbilical a longer distance from the surface than necessary, divers will choose an alternate path if able to do so.
• Divers will not cross their umbilical over another divers umbilical, or swim in a pattern that results in wrapping or tangling their umbilical around the umbilical of another diver.

Divers will exercise good decision making skills at all times with respect to taking care of, protecting, and ensuring the safety of, their umbilical, themselves, and other divers.

All crew are required to participate in all briefings for the job. A "Plan of the Day" will be briefed every morning. The Dive Supervisor will provide the briefing for each day.

At the end of each morning's briefing, every diver must acknowledge fitness and readiness to dive before entering the water for the first dive of each day.

NOTICE:

DIVERS WILL NOT ENTER THE WATER UNTIL APPROVED AND DIRECTED TO DO SO BY THE DIVE SUPERVISOR.

For safety, all crew are required to maintain full awareness of their surroundings at all times, both in and out of the water.

All crew are required to obey the policies outlined in Chapter 6 of the PDC OPM, and as instructed by the Dive Supervisor. A short list of immediate applicable regulations are referenced below this section.

All crew will obey all safety regulations at all times.

The Dive Supervisor has the final authority on all jobs. All crew will follow all instructions given by the Dive Supervisor. Any safety violations may result in immediate dismissal from the job site without pay depending on the severity.

At the end of each day, all divers and tenders will sign the Company Commercial Dive Log to verify their participation in diving operations.

Company practices and procedures for occupational diving operations will follow standards as set forth in this chapter, and safety standards IAW Chapter 10 of the PDC OPM.

Specific practices and procedures for occupational diving operations shall be referenced in accordance with applicable standards in the International Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations (by ADCI), 29 CFR 1910 SubPart “T” standards, 46 CFR 197 Subpart “B” standards, the US Navy Diving Manual (SS521-AG-PRO-010), and the NOAA Diving Standards and Safety Manual.

Standards may be modified as required to facilitate specific operations if:

• The job requirements necessitate modification of a specific standard.
• Modification does not impact safety.
• The modification’s risk assessment is acceptable.
• Controls are put in place as required to make up for any change to standards.
• The Dive Officer approves of the modification.
• The Dive Supervisor brief’s the entire crew on the modification prior to operations.
• The crew acknowledge and accept the modification.

The minimum crew requirements for a free-swimming SCUBA dive team is three, and may consist of the following:

• Operational Divers
  • Two Operational SCUBA Divers must dive as a buddy pair underwater, and maintain visual contact with each other at all times.
  • Communications may be maintained through the use of standard hand signals or by two-way intercoms.
• Dive Supervisor
  • The Dive Supervisor may fill the role of the Standby Diver / Safety Diver / Rescue Diver provided they are dressed to dive, with equipment ready to enter the water in a moments notice and without delay.

The minimum crew requirements for a dive team with tethered divers, either tethered on SCUBA or surface-supplied, is three, and may consist of the following:

• Operational Diver
  • One Operational Diver may work alone underwater provided they are tethered and tended by surface personnel, and a form of communications is maintained at all times.
  • Communications may be maintained either by a tug system or by two-way intercoms.
• Dive Tender
  • A Dive Tender must tend the divers line/hose at all times, must be ready to assist the diver with needs as necessary or requested, and can not be assigned any other task until the diver is out of the water or properly relieved.
• Dive Supervisor
  • The Dive Supervisor may fill the role of the Standby Diver / Safety Diver / Rescue Diver provided they are not tending, and they are dressed to dive, with equipment ready to enter the water in a moments notice and without delay.

Divers and crews must maintain Crew Rest Cycle minimums.

• Divers will receive a minimum of 8 hours of rest between days whereby the diver descended no deeper than 18m (60ft), and the total combined dive time was 4 hours or less.
• Divers will receive a minimum of 10 hours of rest between days whereby the diver descended deeper than 18m, and the total combined dive time was 2 hours or less.
• Divers will receive a minimum of 12 hours of rest between days whereby the diver descended deeper than 18m, and the total combined dive time was between 2 and 4 hours.
• Divers will not consume alcohol prior to 12 hours minimum before the first dive of a day.
• For consecutive days of diving, whereby divers are consistently diving 3 or more hours each day, divers will not dive more than 5 days consecutively, and will be required to rest for 48 hours prior to their next scheduled dive.
• Divers will not take any Over-The-Counter (OTC) or prescription drugs, nor any supplements of any kind, unless evaluated by a doctor familiar with dive medicine and approved for use while diving first.
• The Company maintains a zero tolerance policy for any illegal substances, period.

All dives will be logged in the Company’s Daily Operational Dive Log by Close of Business (CoB) the day of, which can be maintained either physically or digitally, and will be controlled by the Training Department.

It is the Dive Supervisor’s responsibility to ensure completion of all entries for the daily dive log each day.

• The Dive Supervisor may personally complete all entries into the log, or they may delegate that each diver independently enter their dive information into the day’s log.
• Each dive must be logged from time entering the water to time surfacing.
• Days in which multiple dives are made continuously may be logged together on the same day’s log provided that all times for each diver are accounted for.

All divers are required to maintain communications at all times either between other divers or with topside crew.

• Communications can be visual with hand signals, by tether and tugs, or via electronic communications either wired or wireless.
• Standardized “Tugs” to communicate between a diver and tender are as follows:
  • One Tug: Are you ok? / Yes, I am ok.
  • Two Tugs: Stop or Turn Around / I need slack.
  • Three Tugs: Surface immediately / On station or Target found.
  • Four or more Tugs: Stay down, Don’t Surface / Send Help, Immediate Assistance Needed.
• It is not always a good idea for a tender and diver to “tug” on a line or hose. This can be when the line or hose may be restricted in movement or could possibly rub against objects or surfaces that may damage or cut them, or when the diver requires sufficient slack for the type of task being performed. In these cases, tenders must be trained to observe signs of diver well-being, and to maintain dedicated line or hose control to aid the diver without impeding them, while divers must maintain strict line or hose discipline, awareness, and control at all times as well for their own safety.
• Wired or wireless communications equipment is authorized to use by divers, and preferred when available.
  • Electronic communications require the use of full face masks.
  • Wired communications are preferred because wireless buddy phones experience interference around steel ship hulls.

Communications shall be "two-way positive" at all times.

• When one individual communicates to another, the other individual will repeat the message as a way of acknowledging receipt and demonstrating understanding.

The maximum amount of cumulative dive time a diver may be underwater while engaged in work in a single duty day is 4 hours total.

• Exceptions may be granted by the Dive Supervisor only if:
  • The diver requests an extension.
  • The environmental conditions do not present a hazard to the safety and/or wellbeing of the diver.
  • The diver will not exceed NDL at depth by extending.
  • Extending the divers underwater time is essential to the accomplishment of the mission.

Any and all extensions must be reported to the Dive Operations Officer.

Each diver must be qualified for the position assigned, and to perform jobs and/or tasks assigned.

Unqualified divers must be supervised and obtain qualification by instruction and performance, and be signed off as qualified, prior to being assigned to a designated position, and performing jobs and / or tasks unsupervised.

Before commencing with any underwater operation, the dive team members shall be briefed on the job, job requirements, individual and work expectations, hazards and safety, and:

• The tasks to be undertaken for the day.
• The personnel involved and what each persons assigned responsibilities are.
• The required sequence of events and individual performance steps.
• Safety procedures relevant for the environment and the dive operation.
• Any unusual hazards or environmental conditions likely to affect safety and any modifications to operating procedures necessary for safety.
• The relevant emergency procedures for the operation.

Every diver must acknowledge the brief and acceptance of all conditions.

Before each dive, divers shall be instructed to report and record any physical conditions, problems or adverse physiological effects that may render the diver unfit to dive.

• Every diver must acknowledge fitness and readiness to dive before entering the water.

The working interval of a dive shall be terminated when:

• Directed by the Dive Supervisor and/or the person in charge.
• End of duty day / Out of Water Time.
• Completion of job, and/or all assigned tasks.
• The diver requests termination.
  • Any diver can terminate a dive at any time, for any reason.
• The diver fails to respond correctly to communications or signals from a dive team member.
• Communications are lost and cannot be quickly re-established with the diver, the tender, and/or the Dive Supervisor or Dive Lead.
• In live boating operations, the person controlling the vessel requests termination.
• The diver begins to use their bailout breathing gas or the dive-location’s reserve breathing gas.

All SCUBA dives require a minimum of two second stage regulators to provide an alternate air source, and if free-swimming, a buddy within distance so as to provide immediate assistance if needed.

All supplied dives require a minimum of a bailout cylinder with enough gas for the diver to safely reach the surface from their maximum working depth, with at least one second stage regulator, in case a problem occurs at any time, anywhere within their surface-supplied gas, that requires them to change to an alternate gas supply.

• The requirement for a bailout cylinder may be waived by the Dive Supervisor if divers are tended and working at a depth no greater than 10m (33ft), and environmental conditions are as such that the diver is able to maintain visual with the surface, and/or that a direct path to the surface exists, and/or that the pathway to the surface from under an overhead obstruction is not obstructed in any way, and does not exceed 10m laterally, and that the diver is not wearing a full diving helmet.

All divers will wear exposure garments for both thermal and abrasion protection.

All divers are required to use the most appropriate exposure protection for the environmental conditions encountered or expected to be encountered during the job.

All top-side personnel are also required to use the most appropriate exposure protection for the environmental conditions encountered or expected to be encountered during the job.

Divers’s exposure protection will cover the entire body up to the neck.

Divers will cover their head with a minimum of a hood for any job or task that could result in debris or biofouling or marine life entering a diver’s ears.

Divers will wear head protection, such as a bump helmet, for work that takes place under overhead environments or when the risk of falling objects or debris is present.

Divers have a choice over the type of mask and regulator or helmet they use, however, in any environment where a biohazard or chemical hazard exists, a minimum of a full face mask is strongly encouraged.

No diver will dive in conditions with contamination beyond category 3 (category 2), as outlined IAW Chapter 10 of the PDC OPM, without approval of the Dive Operations Officer.

• No PDC diver is authorized to dive in category 1 conditions.

Team equipment shall be the priority at the beginning and end of each work day.

• The Dive Supervisor will hold a morning meeting with the entire crew, and conduct a briefing outlining the Plan of the Day (PoD) prior to the start of work each day.
• Crews will layout and thoroughly inspect all equipment at the start of each day.
• All equipment will be tested prior to use, and any discrepancies found shall be immediately reported.
• Personal equipment will be laid out, inspected, assembled, and tested only after team equipment assembly has been fully completed.
• Team equipment will be disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and stowed, whenever it is no longer needed, and nearing the end of the duty day.
• At the end of each day, team equipment will be the priority for disassembly, cleaning, inspection, and stowage, prior to personal equipment.
• Personal equipment will be disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and stowed only after team equipment stowage has been completed.
• If stored overnight at the job site, team equipment will be stored either indoors or under weather-proof cover, elevated off the ground, and protected from direct sunlight and the elements.
• Personal equipment may be stored with team equipment or taken home each day.

Above all else, remain calm.

If on SCUBA:

• Re-establish breathing gas supply by:
  • Switching to alternate 2nd stage regulator, or
  • Share gas with nearby dive buddy, or
  • If within depth limitations for ESA, perform ESA.
• Terminate dive.

If on Surface Supplied gas:

• Re-establish breathing gas supply by:
  • Diver going on diver-worn or carried EGS (bailout).
  • Trace hose to check for damage or possible kinks.
    • If a kink in the hose is found, undo any kinks to restore gas flow.
  • If no EGS is worn, and buddy is present with EGS, share gas with nearby dive buddy, or
  • If no EGS is worn, and no dive buddy is present, trace hose and perform ESA.
• Terminate dive if surface supplied gas can not be restored.

If topside, and compressor fails:

• Re-establish breathing gas to affected divers by:
  • Activate topside secondary breathing gas supply by switching hose input to alternate sub-tank.
• Alert standby diver.
  • If required, send standby diver to assist divers in the water.
• Alert all divers to terminate dive until compressor can be restored.

Attempt to reestablish communications.

If communications cannot be reestablished, attempt to communicate through line-pull signals.

If necessary, alert and deploy standby diver to reestablish communications.

Bring divers to first stop once communications are established.

If communications can not be reestablished, terminate dive.

Above all else, remain calm.

Avoid panic and ensure diver does not ditch equipment.

If diver has electronic communications, diver will talk to topside and inform crews of the situation.

If diver does not have electronic communications, other divers inform topside of the situation.

Alert standby diver.

Diver determines extent of entrapment.

Diver should stay calm and think of solutions to attempt to free himself or herself.

If required, send standby diver, or direct nearest diver to provide assistance.

When diver is free, if unable or unwilling to continue the dive, or if standby diver was required to go to diver’s assistance, terminate dive.

If diver has electronic communications, diver will inform topside of the injury, and dive will be aborted.

If diver does not have electronic communications, diver will alert nearest dive buddy and dive will be aborted.

Alert standby diver.

Diver determines nature and extent of injury.

If required, send standby diver down to assist diver, administer first aid and evaluate injury.

Standby diver should remain with injured diver.

Monitor diver’s breathing. If diver stops breathing, overpressurize his or her regulator, if possible.

If applicable, standby diver assists injured diver to surface, following proper decompression procedures, except when severity of injury indicates a greater risk than omitting decompression.

Institute planned diver recovery procedure.

Request required medical assistance and emergency evacuation, if required.

Above all else, remain calm.

Diver activates EGS bailout and returns to surface.

If applicable, diver activates and uses staged emergency gas.

Alert standby diver.

Deploy standby diver if the diver has not immediately surfaced.

If applicable, deploy marker buoy at diver’s last known location.

If applicable and available, standby diver provides new hose/bailout bottle.

Terminate dive and follow proper decompression procedure.

Above all else, remain calm.

Evaluate effect on diver.

Inform diver of problem and action planned.

Alert standby diver.

Alert deck crew.

Diver informs topside of his or her readiness.

Activate plan and terminate dive.

Above all else, remain calm.

Employ standard fire emergency procedures.

If required, suspend diving activities and evacuate diving station.

Secure electrical power to non-essential systems.

Extinguish fire if able.

Activate Fire Department if necessary.

Activate EMS if any injuries result from fire.

The following adverse environmental conditions may result in stopping diving operations, including but not limited to:

Bad Weather

Dangerous Sea state

Strong Currents

Lightning within 5NM

Strong Winds

Methane/swamp gas present

Dangerous marine life in the area

Above all else, remain calm.

Notify divers and all surrounding personnel of emergency and terminate dive.

Decompress divers according to proper decompression procedures. If not possible, follow omitted decompression procedures.

Evacuate all unnecessary personnel to a safe area, shelter, or platform.

Inform management of conditions as soon as possible, and wait for further guidance.

If emergency necessitates further evacuation measures for the safety of crew, do not wait for someone to tell you to move. Coordinate and proceed to safety, and notify management after it is safe to do so.

All staff, non-staff, and contracted personnel will be subject to the requirements of the Company Safety Program, and all directions and guidance as directed by the Dive Safety Officer, and Chapter 10 of the PDC OPM.

All personnel will comply with safety regulations and directions by the DSO with regards to safety.

The safety program will comply with industry standards and government regulations applicable to dive operations and safety, and reporting.

It is the responsibility of all divers and crew to maintain safety awareness at all times. All personnel will not intentionally take actions that could be unsafe. Personnel will obey all safety regulations, policies, and orders from their direct supervisor, the Dive Supervisor, Dive Safety Officer, and / or Dive Operations Officer at all times.

Accident Reporting

• All accidents, no matter how minor, shall be reported immediately to a supervisor as soon as safety permits.
  • All personnel are required to report accidents if incurred or when observed, regardless of their position.

Activation of the EAP

• The most senior personnel present at the time shall be responsible for activation of the EAP when necessary.
  • When more senior personnel, either by experience or position, are present, the responsibility for initiating or continuing the EAP defers to their responsibility.
• Any time the EAP is activated, the following steps should be taken:
  • Operations for the affected personnel must cease.
    • Unaffected personnel may continue operations only so long as minimum operations requirements are met.
  • The Dive Supervisor must be notified if not the individual who activated the EAP, and assume control of the process.
  • Emergency medical equipment must be retrieved if necessary.
  • EMS and/or Fire must be activated if necessary.
  • Any injured persons must be removed from danger, emergency treatment provided, and transported to an MTF if necessary.
  • Equipment must be secured.
    • Equipment involved must be secured as evidence.
  • All events must be documented, witnesses must record statements, and any evidence photographed and recorded.
  • Emergency contacts or Next of Kin will be notified.
  • A verbal and written report must be made to the DSO and the DOO.
    • The DSO will conduct an investigation and report conclusions of findings.
    • The DOO will file a report with applicable agencies if necessary and as required.

On-site emergency care will be limited to the training limitations of personnel

and the treatment supplies available.

Personnel will not attempt to provide treatment to injured persons beyond their

level of training.

Once emergency treatment has begun, a provider shall not discontinue treatment or leave the individual until either:

• The provider is properly relieved by another provider with similar or a higher level of training, or
• The emergency is over and the individual is able to continue self- treatment.

Suspected cases of DCI should be carefully evaluated first prior to pursuing hyperbaric treatment.

If DCI is suspected, divers shall not immediately attempt to go to a chamber facility.

• The correct procedure is to report to an emergency medical care facility first and be referred to a hyperbaric treatment facility for treatment by a physician.
• Contacting DAN USA may be done at any time to seek aid in this process.

If DCI is suspected, divers shall pursue all means available to be admitted to and receive hyperbaric treatment as fast as possible.

• This includes accessing chambers on military installations if authorized base access, and utilizing DAN USA to advocate for treatment at civilian facilities.

Only properly trained and certified, and qualified individuals authorized to operate chambers, may operate or participate in the operations of a recompression chamber.

It is the responsibility of all crew to report any suspected hazard to diver or crew safety to a supervisor or the Dive Safety Officer for recording, planning, mitigation, or reporting purposes. These include suspected environmental hazards, boating traffic and fishing vessels who approach too closely or refuse to obey laws and regulations to stay clear of divers or who intentionally harass the work site, potential contaminates that could cause hazards to health, unsafe equipment, and more.