Boskalis Nordic Today 02 2019-2020

PARTNERS’ NEWS | OY BALTIC DIVERS LTD & DIVECON LTD

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A CONSTRUCTION DIVER IS A FEARLESS, MULTI-SKILLED EXPERT

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A construction diver is a multi-skilled expert trained as professional diver whose wide range of skills include the special tasks of the construc- tion industry. A vocational qualification in diving can be obtained in Luksia, i.e. the Western Uusimaa Municipal Training and Education Consortium. The vocational qualification in diving has two areas of ex- pertise: research diving and occupational diving. A construction diver obtains exper- TEXT: MARKKU SALONEN,PHOTOS 01 JA 05: OY BALTIC DIVERS LTD, PHOTOS 02, 03 JA 04: DIVECON LTD DIVERS.FI DIVECON.FI

tise in occupational diving. The training lasts for a year and covers the surface and diving activities of a professional diver. Those who pass the occupational diving qualification carry out diving work with helmet diving equipment at depths of 0 to 50 metres using underwater work equip- ment and tools.

among other things, shore and bottom construction work, concrete and steel con- struction, and pipe installation. The serv- ices of construction divers are needed, for example, in infrastructure projects, hydro- power plants and ports as well as in ship overhauls and inspections. Rescue serv- ices, the Defence Forces and the Border Guard also employ professional divers in their own activities. For Terramare’s marine construction projects, the serv- ices of construction divers are required in, among other things, quay and piling projects as well as in underwater casting, and drilling and blasting work. The tasks mainly include welding, reinforcement and concrete work as well as inspection dives. At sites, construction divers work both above and below the surface. VIEWS BENEATH THE SURFACE Terramare has a long history of coopera- tion with two construction diving compa- nies. The professional divers of Oy Baltic Divers Ltd and Divecon Ltd have been

COMPREHENSIVE EXPERTISE A construction diver’s tasks include,

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