Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent
English: Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course
Mathematics: Grade 12 C or U, or Grade 11 U or M, or equivalent course
CAEL CE and CAEL online, Minimum 60
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE), Minimum 169 with no skill below 162
Duolingo, Minimum score 105 to 110
IELTS Academic, Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
PTE Academic, Minimum score 58
TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition), Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered, No skill below 20
This rigorous and fast-paced program has been preparing commercial divers for a variety of industry careers for more than 45 years. That’s why contractors continue to contact Seneca looking for skilled graduates to work in offshore construction, salvage, inspection, offshore oil and gas exploration, and production.
In this 35-week program, you will dive to a maximum of 50 metres (165 feet), led by Seneca’s Unrestricted Surface Supplied Supervisors, who have more than 100 years of combined commercial diving experience. Graduates will receive an internationally recognized certificate as an Unrestricted Surface Supplied Diver from the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC).
Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
commercial diving techniques
surface and underwater welding and cutting
construction and salvage work
underwater inspection and repair work related to the civil and offshore oil industry
safety and competently using equipment in open water
ability to assess the cause of pressure-related diseases and conditions
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Semester 1
September - December
COM101 or COM111, Communicating Across Contexts or Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
UWS103, Diving Physics
UWS104, Diving Physiology
UWS107, Rigging and Hoisting
UWS109, Systems and Equipment I
UWS112, Applied Diving I
UWS185, Machinery and Tools I
UWS188, Welding and Cutting I
Semester 2
January - February
UWS203, Salvage, Explosives and Welding
UWS204, Hyperbaric Chamber Operations
UWS206, Navigation and Chartwork
UWS212, Applied Diving II
UWS285, Machinery and Tools II
UWS288, Welding and Cutting II
March - April
UWS315, Construction Diving Techniques
UWS316, Marine Engineering Techniques III
UWS318, Welding III and Underwater Welding Theory
UWS319, Systems and Equipment II
Additional Requirements
April - June
UWS408, Underwater Welding
UWS412, Applied Diving IV
UWS416, Deep Diving - Practical
When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options that you can explore:
commercial diver
underwater welder
underwater construction diver
inspector and repair diver
Health Insurance $807.49CAD
