Occupational SCUBA Diving Services
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Contract us to perform a wide range of occupational SCUBA services, and we'll customize our capabilities to meet your specific requirements.
PDC offers Occupational SCUBA diving services in performing:
- Underwater documentation, photography and videography work,
- New and conceptual equipment testing and review work,
- Underwater site inspections, surveys, and impact assessments,
- Scientific surveys and data gathering,
- General and light maintenance work,
- Search and recovery and light salvage operations,
- Training and certification courses and programs,
- Check dives, safety, and evaluation dives,
- Rescue diver and SAR dive services,
- Exploratory dives and site mapping,
- Consulting, analysis, and review work,
- and more...
If you or your organization has a need for any of the occupational services we provide, reach out to use to begin consultation.
Custom Services
All Occupational SCUBA diving services are custom designed to meet clients’ needs and requirements - within occupational diving limitations, industry standards, and safety standards.
Pinnacle Diving Company is an expeditionary diving service, and we are willing to travel to your location if requested. We are willing to provide our services across Japan, and outside of Japan, however, please understand that travel, transport, and accommodation costs will be added for all work outside out local service area.
Commercial Vessel Services
Inspections and Cleaning Services
Pinnacle Diving Company can provide detailed underwater hull inspection, cleaning, and propeller polishing services for certain commercial vessels either pier-side or afloat.
PDC is capable of offering commercial companies:
- Detailed underwater hull inspections, surveys, and condition reports,
- Underwater photography and videography documentary services,
- Condition reports of surfaces, through-hull equipment, sea chests, thrusters, propellers, shafts and hubs, cutters, rudders, and more,
- Biofouling removal and hull cleaning,
- Propeller cleaning and polishing,
- Anode replacement and light maintenance,
- And more.
All inspection services include detailed photographic imagery of the entire hull and all surfaces. We can provide inspections for the purposes of hull condition / dive reports, damage assessments, pre-cleaning and post-cleaning, and more. For both pre-inspections and final inspections, we will provide a certified written report, complete with summary of findings, condition report, and all images, for you company's documentation purposes.
Experience Matters
Our divers bring with them both commercial and military diving experience, and are capable of completing inspections, light work, and cleaning operations in a safe and efficient manner.
Pinnacle Diving Company is an expeditionary diving service, and we are willing to travel to your location if requested. We are willing to provide our services across Japan, and outside of Japan, however, please understand that travel, transport, and accommodation costs will be added for all work outside out local service area.
Rates and Fees
Daily Rates
We charge a "daily rate" for our personnel based on assigned position. This includes Tenders, Divers, Leads, Supervisors, etc.
Occupational Services Rates
For all Occupational Services other than hull cleaning, our Occupational Services Rates range from ¥10,000 to ¥25,000 per hour, depending on the nature, scale, and complexity of the work, with the exception of Training and Certification Courses and Programs. Refer to Dive Training for information on individual course costs.
Equipment Rates
We have set daily rates for use of specialty equipment, such as cavitation cleaning, underwater electric drills, pneumatic systems, cameras, etc.
Inspection Rates
Our Hull Inspection Rate is ¥1,000 per foot for all commercial vessels.
Our General Underwater Inspection Rate is ¥10,000 per hour.
Cleaning Rates
Our Basic Hull Cleaning Rate is ¥2,000 JPY per foot for all commercial vessels.
Our Basic Propeller Cleaning and Polishing Rate is ¥1,000 JPY per square foot for all commercial vessels.
Double the Basic Rate will be charged for heavy growth with FR ratings 60 and greater, and coverage at 60% and greater, or if the work is requested to be completed by hand (no powered equipment).
VAT
Unless exempt by law, we charge 10% VAT for all services rendered in Japan, and the required commercial tax rates for all services outside of Japan.
Other Fees
Additional fees might be added for services depending on location restrictions, and if special permissions or equipment are required.
Administrative
Administrative Fees are included at no extra cost if we perform the work. Administrative fees are only assessed if we must subcontract additional operators to meet the service request.
Outside Service Area
For work performed outside of our local service area (Kanagawa and Tokyo - Bay Area), travel, transport, and accommodation costs will be added.