Offshore Commercial Diving - Riser Guide Clamp Installation

Video from one of my dives, installing a riser clamp.
Combination of footage from the hat camera and ROV!

[@ubernate860]

I love how some of the fish just chill and watch like "whatcha doin there bud?"

[@carter6531]

I read that in a Canadian accent, I really hope you're Canadian.

[@ubernate860]

@Carter I'm not but don't worry, I meant it to be read in Canadian lol

[@billwillson5361]

​@carter6531 I did too. Canadian unrestricted surface guy here soon!

[@BurgundyandBlue1111]

This was fascinating. When the bubbles were coming out of your head gear, from a distance it looked like your head was on fire!

[@carter6531]

lol, thanks!

[@brandonneely9982]

Amazing how clear the water is, totally unexpected.

[@MassHysteriaHD]

The music made it seem like I was watching you save the planet or something. It added this motivational side to the video. Good stuff 👍

[@AustinD1993]

Wow they dropped u far from where the clamp install location was. I love these videos. Thanks for posting them 😎🤝 & Good Job, You really had to Work Hard for that One and you made it look easy! 🤝😎

[@SnowTiger45]

The Hoist Operator needs a slap. "All Stop" means "STOP" ... "NOW". That was a bloody long, hard swim to the riser as well.

[@carter6531]

the supervisor was speaking down the wrong radio... so they never heard it. Yeah it was a tiring swim for me :/

[@jimr880]

Very interesting..welcome back!

[@carter6531]

cheers!

[@Fumingzeus]

Love the camaraderie and trust that is shown here.

[@FGuilt]

"Diver to topside." "go ahead over." "I just dropped your nuts. That's what she said. HAHAHAHAHA!!! But seriously..." "....You're fired. Send in the standby."

[@Zeknix]

Diver losing hardware? That never happens......

[@petejames440]

Great video Peter! You sure got some big cahoonas buddy! Down here in Oz I`d be worried about frickin` sharks! hahaha

[@carter6531]

There's lots of sharks in Dubai too, we got Black Tip sharks mainly... and a few Whale Sharks

[@meczner8575]

Great job Dude I am a CD for more then 10 Years in Switzerland, i see many young man who want become a Cd but 90% say after the first Projekt , man CD's are crazy and leaves. When there realized that kind of a job is too hard for them. 🤣

[@carter6531]

The inshore work is harder, the offshore work I found easier honestly, clear water, warm temprature, supervised properly... inshore is just dark, cold, do it quickly, equipment being old, supervisor that act like an ass, people with big egos.. offshore is, just do it right, but steady

[@danielpercent5434]

I really want to go into this field. I have no experience diving nor do I with welding. The odds are greatly stacked against me. I was thinking of going into the navy first for experience. Then after that check out some CD colleges. But I hope I'm not the case of getting spooked by the job. I want to do it.

[@brandonbyers1296]

@@danielpercent5434 May I recommend becoming PADI certified first. Then, see if you enjoy and are comfortable being in the waters for long periods. Though, it may not be CD, it will be cheaper and less time consuming than your route. I personally am PADI certified and enjoy the waters. To me, it is like "walking on the moon". I am attending CD college and looking forward to many underwater projects. Good luck and I wish you the best in your endeavors!

[@BushCampingTools]

U do some Cool adventures I'm subbing.

[@Comfortinscents]

Realised I was holding my breath at points watching this. Blimey!😵Amazing!😮

[@carter6531]

haha :)

[@CommercialDivingFAQ]

Great video, thanks for sharing. It's always a slow reaction time from saying "all stop" on the basket to it actually stopping due to the chain of communication so great to preempt and give the stop early. I'm building a channel that give up and coming divers practical information to what the industry is like and will definitely add your video to my Offshore Dive Jobs - What to Expect playlist.

[@carter6531]

No, usually when you say stop, it stops straight away.. but the diver supervisor was pressing the wrong radio control, and the deck didn't hear him.. That shouldn't happen normally

[@Berkcam]

There is no comms delay normally but the supervisor fucked up. I have to say that many Indian supervisors are very poor with communications, indirect and very loose 😣

[@h2o7306]

Profissão mais perigosa do mundo admiro muito esses profissionais 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@dschephigh1]

Wow, so awesome

[@arcticflower1760]

This is sooo cool

[@cziasai]

Awesome. Need more!

[@carter6531]

Cheers

[@bugisdiver7]

Good supervisor...the way he com wt diver

[@carter6531]

I am the diver... but yes

[@faidmisnan2138]

Good video 👍🏻

[@eh9410]

This is part of what I need to do for my dream job: That being SAT Diving.

[@OsmanGoni-mr6iv]

Amazing

[@Berkcam]

Hmm, could have stopped the basket at -14m and given the diver some leeway to fall on his way over to the job. But thats just me being a super supervisor.

[@carter6531]

We could all do with a super supervisor

[@freelectron2029]

thats just you actually knowing what your doing

[@jamiemorton113]

I love how how the fish just watch you

[@amw154]

Peter, awesome video! As usual, I have several quick technical questions lol. I couldn’t quite understand, but was the depth of the basket 22.5 meters? I'm guessing they keep the basket a certain distance from the rig for safety purposes (you mentioned that it was miles away if I understood it correctly and I could see that if your umbilical cord got caught up in the rig it could easily turn into a serious situation). It looks like it would be extremely difficult to swim while pulling the umbilical cord. When you got to the rig, do they neutralize the buoyancy somehow, or do you just have to hang on when you get there? (when they did the wide angle shot it looked like you were having to hang on). Looking at the time stamp, you were in the water for about an hour if I read it correctly. Was the riser pipe a structural element or was it to carry oil or gas? And the last one, did you have to make a decompression stop on the way to the surface on this dive? Sorry for all the questions, but that was cool to watch!

[@carter6531]

The basket is taken down to a certain depth, for where you're working, but also the excursion length of the umbilical so it doesn't hit the ships thrusters! So the guy controlling the basket on deck didn't hear the radio and kept going down... it also means I am deeper, so I have less bottom time to work! the ship was far off from the platform, so it was a 16 meter swim for me to reach the platform... you get about half way and want to die, lol. That's why I started going down at the end, too tired to swim stronger.. You just hang on when you get there, you can use magnets and rope to hold yourself, but I just use my legs like a clamp. - yes, good spot! the dive was basically a full hour... the riser clamp basically supports the new pipeline it's holding, down to the seabed.. just stops it from bending / moving. holds it steady. Then when it reaches the seabed it bends in a J Shape and carries on along the sea floor! Which is the video clip you saw before on my home video, impacting the bolts up on the flange.. yeah this one was in the chamber, so it's straight out of the water... no deco in water, but then you have 7 minutes to get inside the chamber breathing o2, and in there for half an hour!

[@jamiemorton113]

@@carter6531 what if you just dropped because current

[@theredrover3217]

Gotta love the fishy supervisor. 😁

[@jamesellison6154]

Just come out of commercial dive school. Love it. Hopefully here one day. Im guessing surface deco is extremely common? Thanks for the vid.

[@carter6531]

A lot of the time it was in-water deco, the basket stops at 20ft and you sit there for a while.. but if it's pushing hard on the work, or it's deeper work then yeah it's always Chamber on surface.

[@donkinzett3961]

Have done this a few hundred times

[@BushCampingTools]

Those washers were not very wide. I guess this was in the tropics from the fish species. Thanks for showing us your profession.

[@carter6531]

Dubai

[@BushCampingTools]

@@carter6531 Hi thanks!

[@dmlm0088]

Gread video with good visibility. Did u open the freeflow while swimming to job ? Seems so mile away 😂

[@carter6531]

YES I did... I was knackered when I got there.

[@dmlm0088]

Carter aye man i could imagine that. Aniway where is the diving location at ? Is it in vietnam ?

[@carter6531]

no that was in Dubai

[@abdoolalblooshi2455]

Its hard work

[@divr9709]

Great video. I post commercial diving too

[@carter6531]

cool man

[@Marotonella]

Why do they atacht the umbilical to the cage? It just worsen a main failure scenario... or I'm wrong?

[@DJC9eR]

How long have you been doing this for? Trying to get into this. It’s my dream

[@carter6531]

I trained 10 years ago, but offshore has been 4 years

[@kaneolivera9445]

I fucking love my job...best job Ive ever had! :)

[@carter6531]

cool

[@alexandresouza8174]

Nice video, awesome job I always ask myself, what's the life risk doing this kind of work, also what can cause death...

[@carter6531]

Very rare that anyone dies... if the ship looses position from satellite and moves away from the platform suddenly, it can rip your umbilical and sever your connection. If you're working under the crane lowering anything heavy and the crane for whatever reason bounces with the wire and the load drops, then you should be well away from the object in a safe space. A diver died a few years ago when a concrete mattress attached to the crane lifted up and came back down crushing him. Another diver I believe he was Egyptian died when walking through a burst oil pipeline and the pressure of the flow blew his helmet off his head and killed him.

[@nathandeleon3349]

lol delta p change in pressure I herd is the biggest killer

[@billwillson5361]

​@@nathandeleon3349pressure differentials yep

[@nicky18thep5]

ถ้าใจไม่ถึงจริงๆ ทำงานนี้ไม่ได้ ข้างล่าง ไม่รู้จะเจออะไรบ้าง นายสุดยอด !!!!!

[@BushCampingTools]

From 19 to 22m, "all stop on the basket" Were u controlling the descent or was the crew and they didn't stop it at 19m?

[@carter6531]

It's not me, the dive supervisor watches the gauge and tells people on deck by radio to stop the basket.. He pressed the wrong radio, so nobody heard him.

[@raynerignatius1725]

Bush Camping Tools Dive plan should be shared with the dive leader, at normal practise the basket wire will be marked every 5 meter or so. Unless this is the first dive, which is obvious it wasn’t as the clamp was half pre installed. Somehow good practise diving and keep safe mate!

[@GrinddalCPH]

I wish I knew about this job as a kid... Too late for me know. Hella intersting! Nice vid! Where is this dive, and at what depth?

[@maxiotto978]

It's never too late

[@GrinddalCPH]

Maxi Otto I am 32, seems late for a career change 😊

[@JASA_87]

@@GrinddalCPH damn.. I'm 32 aswell and a truck driver and was thinking in switching careers to this...

[@marciano5368]

@@GrinddalCPH im 30 and just did my qualification... nothing stopping you mate

[@MaxMax-wl3hh]

Im 37 and thinking to change my career to CD.

[@BmPBUDDY]

Why no safety stop?

[@shellybrun7564]

Diver doesn't need to do safety stops?

[@pedecia]

Generally I hear this accent only on my telephone at night or lunchtime. Good to see they do also something else... a little more exiting and less invasive to others... Good Dive!!

[@xy4489]

It adds some extra adrenaline to the job.

[@billybeck7334]

Is it like this as far as communication goes all the time? Topside tells you what you need to know/where to look.

[@carter6531]

Sometimes, yes, other times it's spoken to you in the control room before your dive, and you know exactly what needs to be done... so you just get on with it.

[@billybeck7334]

@@carter6531 i appreciate it man! Thank you

[@DrTWG]

I know next to nothing on these matters but wasn't it a bit concerning that the guy controlling the basket wasn't in the loop for a moment or two ? 20 meters of sea water is 2ATM pressure I think - you were down for an hour , what are the risks of DCS ? Fascinating area of work - the whole business . Oh , and is this a Diving Support Vessel with a DPS ? Sorry about all the questions - I know some of the lingo after watching a docu on sat diving !

[@Kaidjnsksbskdjsbw]

Im interested in doing this, I saw you mentioning the pay wasn’t great but here in America it pays a lot, any other tips or things to know before i start

[@anonimoporsiempre6033]

Yeah you could drown doing this alone and deep 🤦🏻‍♂️🙏🙏🙏

[@carter6531]

The work is hard to get and very competitive and it costs a lot of money for training

[@Kaidjnsksbskdjsbw]

Carter So it’s hard to find work? And is there ever a season for work? Because I heard some divers only work like 5 to 6 months out of the year

[@carter6531]

@@Kaidjnsksbskdjsbw the most I've worked is 6 months in one year, so yes - if you find a steady rotation with one company that's your best option, you'll typically work 2 months on, 1 month off. Otherwise you could be months without a job

[@jamiemorton113]

That was a bit of a swim why do they not give them little ROVs

[@5xurra]

Do u need earthing for this installation?

[@elijahpalmer2299]

To gather up the footage do you request prior to the dive for it to be recording

[@carter6531]

No, they are recorded anyway for safety

[@TheErikBlackmore]

Is it in Dubai Petroleum buddy ??? I worked in the same location, you might see some dude hanging on the rope and doing the Inspection on the Platform, that was me and my mates ........

[@carter6531]

Yes, used to work for Boskalis on the SMIT Komodo, they changed ships recently, I don't work for them anymore though

[@daksrosales9786]

Hope i can apply offshore😅

[@DogDamour]

7:50 man, so many things there... did you rigged all that yourself? otherwise how can you not make a mess in your head with all that stuff? I am a diver as well by the way, but not very experienced yet

[@carter6531]

It was done over a few different dives, so I turned up to how it was and carry on from the last diver

[@seanwood4032]

You have to be diving a 77 that reg. Was so loud. What are the chances of experienced American divers working there?

[@carter6531]

37 - Not that huge.. they will not fly you out from America, it's too far, if you're in the UAU then sure it should be fine. I worked on that ship for two years, and never once met an American diver.. It's mostly South Africans, Philippineo, Indians and UK

[@ranjeevmewahlal1684]

were you using scuba?? or surface supplied

[@carter6531]

No..... Like you say, I am using Surface Supplied. Are you referring to the bailout bottle on the back? It's standard / law to have a bailout bottle on your back for emergency use incase your umbilical is broken. Otherwise you would die...

[@raynerignatius1725]

Ranjeev Mewahlal is that a question???? You have just watched the video rite?

[@hidayattaufik7640]

What the course that i have to attend if i want to be a diver ?

[@carter6531]

Commercial Air Diver

[@xy4489]

What is the yellow thing?

[@carter6531]

Guide clamp for a new pipe installation

[@rayzarasd9352]

Im aiming for these kind of jobs right now, i am now in school to get my welding degrees and after that i am heading to a commercial diver school and get my underwater welding certificate aswell. Can you guys give me any tips? Am i on the right path? I live in Finland, so maybe trying to get a job from a norwegian rig?

[@carter6531]

There is almost no welding work subsea, it's rare to do welding in commercial diving. Either become a coded welder, and do surface welding if you're talented at it. Or become a commercial diver, but the diving work is incredibly competitive, and the industry is dying. If you want to progressive in diving you need 3:1u and 3:2u Inspection courses, and it would help for training in Wind Farms. Ring and speak to diving companies first before paying for courses, you'll get a feel for if there is any work to be given, before you spend your money.

[@rayzarasd9352]

@@carter6531 Thank you for your answer! In Finland almost every school is paid by the government, so to be honest all i lose is time, but hey that we got plenty right? :D The only thing worries me that i don't get a job, but i get help for employment from the schools once i graduate. Why do you think the industry is dying? I have heard that there are plenty of jobs in Finland alone and also around the scandinavia. Im doing the welding certificates just incase i need them somewhere.

[@carter6531]

The commercial diving industry in most of the world is very competitive, and struggling to maintain work, there's too many divers, not enough jobs, not enough steady contracts.. the oil price is low. It's just the way it is, I've never worked in your sector though, my work is in South East Asia and Middle Easter and West Africa - Maybe you'll have better look in Finland, but it is very competitive, so you need to be quite lucky.. I would honestly suggest to either drive to some diving contractors and ask in person, or at least ring them on the phone and speak to them about potential work, and that you're thinking about this career.. they can give you advice on the current work situation

[@rayzarasd9352]

@@carter6531 Okay, thank you :)

[@gchqjtrig6492]

@@carter6531 Really dying.... I got free training from the UK Govt. way back in the 1970s....North Sea oil boom time👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ridwankurniawan1968]

May i know, what is water depth?

[@jesperkoerts8486]

22,5 m

[@HypnoticAbyss]

i want this job

[@carter6531]

I wouldn't bother honestly, the money is not great, the work is hard to get, the trips are too long.. Most people offshore are looking to do something else

[@HypnoticAbyss]

@@carter6531 oh really. i would have though the pay would be pretty good. what about underwater welding? do you know anyone in that field?

[@carter6531]

I have a welding ticket myself, never used it once in 5 years offshore... it's not that common to do welding work

[@carter6531]

and I should add, you wouldn't get paid anymore for doing that, than any other construction work... it's standard day rate, doesn't matter what you do underwater. Sometimes you get paid a little more for an inspection ticket, but it's a general increase in day rate, not much maybe an extra $10 a day. Same for Diver Medic - Some don't give you any extra for those

[@devlogerio]

If this guy misses a screw it will impact Oil and Gass prices in the world and cause a war

[@khemrajprasad5635]

Was your supervisor an Indian?

[@carter6531]

Yes on that particular dive, but there's mixed nationalities

[@gchqjtrig6492]

The stage was a long way from the work😕

[@carter6531]

yeah, it was a little bit of a swim.. Sometimes it's further away though.

[@keithy363]

What is he installing and what's it's purpose ??

[@carter6531]

It's a riser guide clamp, it basically secures the riser coming down from the top of the rig to the seabed, so it doesn't swing about... holds it in position. One big clamp is secured to the leg of the rig, the other to the new riser going down to the floor... Just for support.

[@keithy363]

Carter cheers mate

[@returnedfrompanama]

How deep is this?

[@carter6531]

about 22 meters

[@staywet7095]

Hi, Im trying to create a Full Diving channel, a place where yo can find videos of every kind of diving and more. To entertain, BUT, mostly from a educative and informative point of view . Im still not sure how the copy rights works, so Im just going to ask, and please forgive me if Im out of place.. Can I repost your videos on my channel, GIVING YOU THE FULL CREDIT OF THE VIDEO AND PROMOTING YOUR CHANNEL ALONG THE WAY ? Thank you, have a good one!

[@carter6531]

I'd rather you didn't honestly

[@thomasstasko4370]

WTF !! Supvisor has to tell 4! ! ! ! TIMES A L L S T O P ON THE BASCET ! ! ! ! WINCH OPERATOR FOCUS ON YOUR JOB !!!!

[@carter6531]

Actually what I believe happened, was the supervisor has two radios... one operating to me / the diver and one to the deck, and I think he was pressing the wrong one when he spoke.. so no one on the deck heard him, only I did. I think it was actually the mistake of the supervisor in this case.

[@bouchen3avendredi]

Great and elaborate work. Will you accept me with you, my friend? I am a professional diver و Thank you

[@freelectron2029]

wheres the standbye diver? wheres the standbye divers predive checks? what sort of amatuer operation is this?

[@lolimthenoob]

The standby diver does not have to be on bottom with you. They might just be topside on a different bell. Your bailout should last you enough time for them to get in and get to you of anything happens

[@freelectron2029]

@@lolimthenoob buddy iv been doing this job for a long time. i know where and how far away the standbye should be. you have NO standbye. where the fuck is he? getting lunch? in the mess? he should have done his predive checks before the diver and be dressed in sitting next to the LARS with his hat on his fucking knee being fanned and feed grapes by another diver.

[@carter6531]

What are you talking about fella? The Standby diver is on his Standby chair directly behind the stage, dressed in, ready to go, checks already completed before I sat down on the bench, chill out...

[@freelectron2029]

@@carter6531 didn't see him. So many problems here I just assumed the rest of the shit show was on

[@mxaexm]

You would think that this job pays a lot…

[@carter6531]

You would be wrong

[@mxaexm]

Indeed, which is pretty crazy. For sure very unique job. Did you get out of diving altogether?

[@FragranceView]

@@mxaexm yeah I retired 3 years ago

[@freelectron2029]

you just reported your bail out pressure as 190 Bar and the supervisor acknowledged but when he started the video he said it was 200Bar. indians huh? no thanks.

[@carter6531]

This is Offshore Dubai, so yeah.. It's not the North Sea here

[@Kompressor2007]

man don't put music again !! the original sound is the best !

[@carter6531]

Nar, I like the music and it's my video

[@Kompressor2007]

@@carter6531 sure, it's your choice, bye :)

[@ModeratelyWetHorse]

ALL STOP ON THE BASKET FUCKING STOP THE BASKET

[@anelectrician]

Trust me, The music ain't needed !

[@carter6531]

just mute the video

[@freelectron2029]

blew past the dive depth by 5 meters?!! couldnt communcate between dive control and stage operator. parked you 50 meters away from the jacket. this is only the first 5 minutes. what a bunch of muppets.

[@carter6531]

I think the dive supervisor was pressing the wrong radio control.. he's got two in there, one goes to me, one goes to the deck, and I could hear him talking to me.. so he was pressing the wrong one, so the people on deck never heard him. Hence.. went past the mark. Now and then people make mistakes on a 12 hour shift after two months being there, even the supervisors. The ship was as close as it could get topside

[@user-wg4pz2pz1l]

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