My father used to be a saturation driver in, as he described it, the wild west era of the 80's. Never have I had more respect for him than after watching your videos, thank you for showing me a glimpse something I never thought I would see.
My father was a saturation diver in the north sea for 19 years. 1983-2002. Then he worked as a supervisor for 15 years. I wouldn't want to be one, but I'd like to try it!
I appreciated to much your comments and I'm so happy to see that some people, like you, are interested to watch my videos. I'll try to do more when will be possible ;-) Cheers!
@@charlesmoura226 Thank you so much......it is so interesting, I would rather watch you divers that the astronaughts in space, I feel your job is much more difficult. Best Wishes from FLORIDA, USA, Paul
@@charlesmoura226 I agree. I just found this page like 2 days ago and just learned that it's not robots, that real men go down this far to do what most people wouldn't. Very cool
It was great to see the bell check and just how packed it is. And the underwater view was incredible!! Really cool to see the camera just under the bell, looking up and in. Thank you for sharing this.
@@charlesmoura226 Late to the party but wanted to say great video. I was most impressed with your bell check and the audio and tactile check of each valve. I come from this line of work as well (including many 2 man bell runs) and must say that your bell check was one of the most thorough and professional ones I have seen.
What a great look into an amazing industry. You guys deserve every dollar you make (and I hope it’s good). Viz is brilliant for the depth but that must be the exception.
hello @balazs vihari ! There is the open water straight to work at the same pressure we have inside the chamber. We use the bell to move from the chamber to the work site without any decompression, and then we can open the hatch and go out to work :)
@@charlesmoura226 yess, meanwhile I googled it, and it's very simple idea (however the realisation is much harder :) ) I salute you and your work, but mainly all the efforts where we can get to know more about this kind of job.
2 questions I never got my head around are 1) how do they pee, I mean, is there a P-valve available just like drysuit diver use? 2) How do they keep themselves hydrated being working underwater for hours?
Bacause if the bell was on the sera floor, If the boat gets pushed, that would drag the bell and make it bend. And when its angle reach a certain degree, it would get filled with water.
I know this isn’t the way but I’ve worked as an inshore commercial diver for 2 years now and I am still seriously focused on doing saturation diving. If you got a trip you don’t wanna hop onto juste give me a shout😆
Because you want to challenge yourself and not be scared of irrational fear, you want to leave your instinctive animal mind and overcome it. It's a different job and therefor interesting. It's also very well paid and the absolute pinnacle of commercial diving. This is not as dangerous as it looks, some say saturation diving is actually the safest form of commercial diving due to all the extreme supervision and safety precautions.@@nadzirahfarhah3423
Somente garoupa e peixe-lua.... Maior que esses não vi ainda. Até porque é raro pra mim trabalhar em lugares onde se tenha uma boa visibilidade. Melhor assim. O que os olhos não vêem... :-D
Man this is so fascinating. I'm surprised you guys can get back to the ship with balls that big and heavy lol. More of a man than I am. I do really enjoy watching this. I actually just learned about saturation diving the other day. How long do you guys have to stay in your tank thing?
Do you mean how long do we have to stay in the hyperbaric chamber? Usually 28 to 30 days.... Including the decompression. Should be the maximum running days allowed for this job for each saturation
@@charlesmoura226 hey mate do you need any experience apart from diving? Like are you a qualified welder or mechanic/fitter? Or can you just gain the diving knowledge and learn the rest on the job?
Because the pressure inside the bell is equalised with the pressure outside. If we change the pressure inside the bell or move the bell up or down with the hatch opened the water will going in or out as the pressure is changing.
Salve signore, sono in India. Puoi per favore dire in quale luogo sta insegnando il corso di immersione commerciale e IMCA. Signore, mi piace questo lavoro. Signore, può aiutarmi per una guida per ottenere questo lavoro?
Is there any experience requirements u need for saturation diving? Like I know you need schooling and training to even try and get the job but can you land a job straight out of schooling? Cause this seems really interesting to me it’s just I can’t find much about this only underwater welding stuff pops up
To be a saturation diver you must to have already some experience as Air Diver. Usually you have to work long as diver to get a opportunity to go in saturation. If the company that you work as diver have air and sat jobs this pass from air to saturation diver may be easier.
Ad ogni campanata. Così siamo sicuri che la squadra di prima, dopo il lavoro, non ha toccato niente per sbaglio o che non sia stato perso o danneggiato qualcosa. E poi è anche un buon esercizio per ricordare dove sta tutto 😅
No it's too late for that type of diving unless you want to dive in harbours and dams most of the time not more than 60 M. Leisure scuba diving instructor will be a better choice
There’s a pretty hilarious video where Rocko the badass has to defend himself with his knife and a 2 foot sharpened rebar against a fish that makes the big mistake of attacking him
This is kinda similar. Have a buddy who did pipeline welding under the sea in the Gulf of Mexico. I guess barracuda are attracted to the bright light of the weld...he said he's look to the side and a 6 foot Cuda would be staring at the light...in a trance...with their giant ass teeth. Lol nope. Nope nope nope.
That clarity wouldn’t be so bad but the nothing outside the mask view is what gets to me. I stuck my head underwater opposite of the mouth of the Guantanamo river in Guantanamo bay in Cuba, and that was enough for me. NOPE, I like clear water. (Just sport diving.)
"A saturation diver's salary typically starts at around $55,000 for entry-level positions, while experienced divers can earn upwards of $150,000 per year. Several factors influence their earnings, including the level of experience, certifications, the complexity of projects, and their employer."
So crazy theyd explode if the was a pressure failure somehow. Wonder if it feels weird or anything other than just voices. So weird, and sad, fatal decompression could happen so easily by simply not properly closing any particular door/latch and without anyone knowing it happened. Def horrific. They're inside living normally and then poof they're basically exploded instantly.
Most of the blended gas is taken up laughing , this environment is so damn challenging a sense of humour is essential , the rewards are there 25k a week ,but the demands on the body are frightening , compression , skeletal , and quite often lonely , great career if you have the correct mindset , any young diver who thinks this is the path for them , Royal Navy training best in the world , just give up a few years of your life for the navy , train ordinance deep diving ,progress to saturation .which I could turn the clock back,
My father used to be a saturation driver in, as he described it, the wild west era of the 80's. Never have I had more respect for him than after watching your videos, thank you for showing me a glimpse something I never thought I would see.
Is your dad still alive???
My father was a saturation diver in the north sea for 19 years. 1983-2002. Then he worked as a supervisor for 15 years. I wouldn't want to be one, but I'd like to try it!
Is it common practice to send a man down alone?
@@smalltownrifleman no, and they sent a whole dive team down.
Their high pitched voices almost make me forget they have balls of *STEEL* , you have my respect!
an amazing view into a world very few will ever see. thank you so much for letting us see what you do....fantastic, cheers from USA, Paul
I appreciated to much your comments and I'm so happy to see that some people, like you, are interested to watch my videos. I'll try to do more when will be possible ;-) Cheers!
@@charlesmoura226 Thank you so much......it is so interesting, I would rather watch you divers that the astronaughts in space, I feel your job is much more difficult. Best Wishes from FLORIDA, USA, Paul
@@charlesmoura226 I agree. I just found this page like 2 days ago and just learned that it's not robots, that real men go down this far to do what most people wouldn't. Very cool
Read the description, and I can say that I am glad you included the checklist. It really is interesting.
It was great to see the bell check and just how packed it is. And the underwater view was incredible!! Really cool to see the camera just under the bell, looking up and in. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm happy that you appreciated it! Thanks! ;-)
@@charlesmoura226 Late to the party but wanted to say great video. I was most impressed with your bell check and the audio and tactile check of each valve. I come from this line of work as well (including many 2 man bell runs) and must say that your bell check was one of the most thorough and professional ones I have seen.
Very rare to have such great viz. I only ever has clouds of silt and mud. haha, all the best , dive safe.
The true Cowboys of the Sea.
Commercial Divers Aquanauts
Rock on!
What a great look into an amazing industry. You guys deserve every dollar you make (and I hope it’s good). Viz is brilliant for the depth but that must be the exception.
Excellent video. Well done.
Very happy to see you ❤
I am also a SAT DIVER dive up to 233 mtrs of depth🎉🎉
That is one extreme work site you got there.. Kudos
Beaucoup de bons souvenirs passés en saturation ( nos tourelles étaient bien plus petites) , la passion est toujours aussi forte.
Bloody awesome. Great vis down there. No idea what all that equipment is on the seabed but looks complicated.
Bravissimi !! Italiani poi vedo..o meglio sento ! 👍🏻👍🏻 Spettacolare..sembra di esser astronauti mi sa laggiù..
Weird to hear the checks done in Italian. Great video 👍👍
Looks like super fascinating work. Thanks for showing every this very important job.
wow that visibility is crazy!!
Great video…
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Salve Charles, @10:30 when you open the bottom hatch, this is the open water straight where you are going to work, or some airlock chamber?
hello @balazs vihari ! There is the open water straight to work at the same pressure we have inside the chamber. We use the bell to move from the chamber to the work site without any decompression, and then we can open the hatch and go out to work :)
@@charlesmoura226 yess, meanwhile I googled it, and it's very simple idea (however the realisation is much harder :) ) I salute you and your work, but mainly all the efforts where we can get to know more about this kind of job.
2 questions I never got my head around are 1) how do they pee, I mean, is there a P-valve available just like drysuit diver use? 2) How do they keep themselves hydrated being working underwater for hours?
You have all the pieces. you just need to put them together. Pee is recycled into the mouth via tubing.
@@dr.zoidberg4313 ha ha 🙄
@@dr.zoidberg4313 ha ha
They use wet suits with hot water circulation...no problem to pee..
Bellissimo video!!! Che posto è? Su cosa stavano lavorando??
Why is the bell do small???
Visibility is crazy. I always associate commercial diving with low / zero viz, but this looks like good fun.
Nice cressi placement
Astronautas de las profundidades. Bravo.
the bell reminds me of soyuz capsule! you guys are like an underwater astronaut! massive respect
Aquanauts 😊
In such a demanding and serious situation, the chipmunk voice would drive me crazy
So what exactly are you doing down there? Fastening things together? What’s down at 108 meters that needs work on?
Usually oil pipelines
Fastening oil and gas pipelines ;-)
Building a Starbucks
massive respect to these guys
why is the bell not on the sea floor ? In rough water does a automatic winch keep the bell at certain depth ? or bell man get sea sick
Bacause if the bell was on the sera floor, If the boat gets pushed, that would drag the bell and make it bend. And when its angle reach a certain degree, it would get filled with water.
What kind of shrinkage do they get?
I know this isn’t the way but I’ve worked as an inshore commercial diver for 2 years now and I am still seriously focused on doing saturation diving. If you got a trip you don’t wanna hop onto juste give me a shout😆
Why would people do this? Keep yourself safe pls dont go to the extreme you dont need to
Because you want to challenge yourself and not be scared of irrational fear, you want to leave your instinctive animal mind and overcome it. It's a different job and therefor interesting. It's also very well paid and the absolute pinnacle of commercial diving. This is not as dangerous as it looks, some say saturation diving is actually the safest form of commercial diving due to all the extreme supervision and safety precautions.@@nadzirahfarhah3423
Si respira una miscela di ossigeno ed Elio, il nitrox? Per quello ha la voce stridula?
Italiani sempre il top 🇮🇹❤️
Já teve algum contato com animais grandes durante o mergulho ou eles não se aproximam do local? Tem algum procedimento específico pra isso?
Somente garoupa e peixe-lua.... Maior que esses não vi ainda. Até porque é raro pra mim trabalhar em lugares onde se tenha uma boa visibilidade. Melhor assim. O que os olhos não vêem... :-D
Are those checks randomized? Do they ask you those questions in different orders every time, so you don’t develop a habit?
If this is the capsule going down, it would be doing this no more frequently than once every few months..hard to develop a habit..
Interesting !!!
Man this is so fascinating. I'm surprised you guys can get back to the ship with balls that big and heavy lol. More of a man than I am. I do really enjoy watching this. I actually just learned about saturation diving the other day. How long do you guys have to stay in your tank thing?
Do you mean how long do we have to stay in the hyperbaric chamber? Usually 28 to 30 days.... Including the decompression. Should be the maximum running days allowed for this job for each saturation
any fatal incidents in your course of work ?
@charlesmoura226 please answer
Thx for your amazing videos !
Thanks for appreciate it! :-)
@@charlesmoura226 hey mate do you need any experience apart from diving? Like are you a qualified welder or mechanic/fitter? Or can you just gain the diving knowledge and learn the rest on the job?
How does the water not fill up in the bell when the hatch opens?
Because the pressure inside the bell is equalised with the pressure outside. If we change the pressure inside the bell or move the bell up or down with the hatch opened the water will going in or out as the pressure is changing.
Salve signore, sono in India. Puoi per favore dire in quale luogo sta insegnando il corso di immersione commerciale e IMCA. Signore, mi piace questo lavoro. Signore, può aiutarmi per una guida per ottenere questo lavoro?
Hey bro
I am from india what i do for saturation diving course
How do saturation divers get waken up? Do u guys set ur own alarms?
Just like you and me
Seus vídeos são irados! Parabéns pelo trabalho! Sabia da existência da função, mas nunca tinha visto como era realmente. Muito legal.👏👏
Fico feliz que você tenha gostado! ;-)
Is there any experience requirements u need for saturation diving? Like I know you need schooling and training to even try and get the job but can you land a job straight out of schooling? Cause this seems really interesting to me it’s just I can’t find much about this only underwater welding stuff pops up
To be a saturation diver you must to have already some experience as Air Diver. Usually you have to work long as diver to get a opportunity to go in saturation. If the company that you work as diver have air and sat jobs this pass from air to saturation diver may be easier.
@@charlesmoura226 oh ok that sounds good then, thank you for the help.
Do the three guys rotate the job as bellman, or is that his job permanently?
Yes, we rotate and change the job each bell run :-)
9:30 Why is it you stand here when the bottom door hatch is opening? I like to think theres a reason for everything you do
Kirby Morgan was there
Ma questa check list la fate ad ogni campanata oppure solo alla prima?
Ad ogni campanata. Così siamo sicuri che la squadra di prima, dopo il lavoro, non ha toccato niente per sbaglio o che non sia stato perso o danneggiato qualcosa. E poi è anche un buon esercizio per ricordare dove sta tutto 😅
@@charlesmoura226 grazie mille. In effetti la check-list è bella lunga. Sei in CNS?
I m 34 years old.. is still beneficial for me to jump in commercial diving field for better career
No it's too late for that type of diving unless you want to dive in harbours and dams most of the time not more than 60 M. Leisure scuba diving instructor will be a better choice
REALLY AMAZING INSTANT SUBBED EXCELLENT EXPIERIANCE
I wonder how those in the control room took this job seriously while their partner in the sat chamber spoke like Daffy Duck 😆
😂
Because it's an incredibly dangerous environment, people would die if they didn't take it seriously.
from which institude did you study air and saturated diving.I would also like to come to this field
Io lo farò presto, puoi rivolgerti al CEDIFOP a Palermo ;) io farò domanda li😊
The TH-cam University of comment section
That is crazy.
what about... em... fish? the one that can eat you? any protection?
There’s a pretty hilarious video where Rocko the badass has to defend himself with his knife and a 2 foot sharpened rebar against a fish that makes the big mistake of attacking him
This is kinda similar. Have a buddy who did pipeline welding under the sea in the Gulf of Mexico. I guess barracuda are attracted to the bright light of the weld...he said he's look to the side and a 6 foot Cuda would be staring at the light...in a trance...with their giant ass teeth. Lol nope. Nope nope nope.
How long is the decompression time from that depth?
6 days
That clarity wouldn’t be so bad but the nothing outside the mask view is what gets to me. I stuck my head underwater opposite of the mouth of the Guantanamo river in Guantanamo bay in Cuba, and that was enough for me. NOPE, I like clear water. (Just sport diving.)
Stupid question. Would you think a mans height would shrink over time from the constant pressure of inner space?
No. Gravity still happens though.
I didn’t think you went alone. I should have waited.
What is the average salary for this job?
I don't like to speak about it on public conversation. If you want private info about this job just let me know on Instagram (@charleshmoura)
Fucking not enough
"A saturation diver's salary typically starts at around $55,000 for entry-level positions, while experienced divers can earn upwards of $150,000 per year. Several factors influence their earnings, including the level of experience, certifications, the complexity of projects, and their employer."
I don't think I could handle it the helium voice the claustrophobia all day all night
After a few minutes they don't even notice the voice anymore
Thats is very risky work
Great to see the chipmunks are ok
I wish the transcript has an English conversion. Cuz I can't make out what he's saying. Sounds like the same thing over and over..
Trabalho com macaquinho
From where are you 👍👍👍
I'm Brazilian but I live in Italy ;-)
Why do they sound weird? Like they are breathing helium.
They are breathing helium
Yee you can count me out!
Starts at 12.27
Stay safe brother
extraordinaire wowwwwww
So crazy theyd explode if the was a pressure failure somehow. Wonder if it feels weird or anything other than just voices.
So weird, and sad, fatal decompression could happen so easily by simply not properly closing any particular door/latch and without anyone knowing it happened. Def horrific. They're inside living normally and then poof they're basically exploded instantly.
in my opinion, the amount they get paid to do this job is not quite enough…
The way how to tell if they are saturation divers, is if they have a high chipmunk voice. HELIUM!!!!! They use safe gas to adapt to the pressure.
👍
Lots of hair at that time eh? that was long time a go... x)
I haven't touched anything
Look out for delta P dude!!!
Its a Chipmunk Christmas!
Could you include subtitles i would love to hear what your saying and TH-cam ones suck lol stay safe!!
Okay, I'll try to do that! 😉
👌
Translate that right
wow:)
Just when you think that spacewalks are dangerous...
Not for a million dollars............!
why dose it sound like Donald Duck?
@zk11127 Because we breath Helio/oxygen :-)
@@charlesmoura226 i see thnaks!
Great clip guys, from an old retired sat diver when bells were only two men, still miss the work
Try again at 298m deep. Then we talk again 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Most of the blended gas is taken up laughing , this environment is so damn challenging a sense of humour is essential , the rewards are there 25k a week ,but the demands on the body are frightening , compression , skeletal , and quite often lonely , great career if you have the correct mindset , any young diver who thinks this is the path for them , Royal Navy training best in the world , just give up a few years of your life for the navy , train ordinance deep diving ,progress to saturation .which I could turn the clock back,