S6 Special Forces Combat Diving, Supervision

Core Skills

• combat diving supervision
• dive team leadership
• dive operations planning
• underwater mission coordination
• dive safety oversight
• diving risk assessment
• dive equipment readiness
• diver qualification verification
• emergency dive response
• dive procedure enforcement

Civilian Career Paths

• Project Management
• Training and Education

Training & Development

What the Work Involves

• Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
• Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
• Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
• Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
• Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.