General Commercial Diving Services

Commercial Diving Services provide a large scope of general diving services, which underpin and enhance our more specialised deployments.  Our general diving services are many and varied and continue to grow as industry expands her relationship with the underwater environment.

Our techniques and products continue to evolve as our client’s requirements present new and exciting challenges.

Commercial Diving Services (CDS) have been undertaking these underwater services since 1954 when Neil Johnson (the company founder) first pulled on a pair of fins.  Neil then trained his son Keith Johnson who is currently the Managing Director of Commercial Diving Services.  Keith’s son Tim joined the company in 2001 and has progressed to become the Project Manager, Dive supervisor and Diver.  The company continues to embrace new challenges and endeavours to improve their service to clients at every opportunity.

Commercial Diving Services and their dedicated team of divers are well trained in the marine industry.  Their decades of under-water work in both on-shore, off-shore and in-shore environments has created a wealth of knowledge and hard earned experience.

Commercial Diving Services are a professional highly trained outfit that have the equipment, staff, knowledge and experience to get the job done.  Whether it is on or under the water, CDS will get the job done!

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE AND SAFETY SINCE 1955

• Wharf inspections
  
  
• Bridge inspections
  
  
• Tank inspections
  
  
• Bottom surveys inspection
  
  
• Under water high pressure water blasting i.e. intake cleaning, Pylon stripping
  
  
• Pylon wrapping
  
  
• Bridge and wharf Cathodic protection installation
  
  
• Mooring installation and maintenance
  
  
• Offshore installation inspections i.e. submerged pipe lines and out falls
  
  
• Under water suction Gravel pump extraction of i.e. sludge, sand, mud
  
  
• Contaminated water diving using dry suits and positive pressure dive masks
  
  
• Non destructive testing (NDT) metal thickness gauging
  
  
• Under water grinding
  
  
• Under water (Broco) cutting
  
  
• Under water drilling
  
  
• Under water core sampling(diamond core drill sampling)
  
  
• General light steel fabrication job specific requests
  
  
• Under water equipment salvage
  
  
• Vessel salvage (Closed air bag) lifting
  
  
• Under water sea suction blocking and sealing
  
  
• All under water inspection work
  
  
• Sacrificial anode installation
  
  
• Under water still photography
  
  
• Under water live video feed
  
  
• Full report package services
  
  
• Intake Screen repairs and cleaning
  
  
• Under water chemical anchoring
  
  
• Installation and repairs to under water aeration lines
  
  
• Large ships anchor recovery using (Remote observation vehicles)
  
  
• Search and recovery
  
  
• Under water concreting and grout pumping
  
  
• Laying of geotec fabric
  
  
• Propeller polishing and conditioning
  
  
• Under water fitting
  
  
• Bridge and wharf  demolition