Commercial Diving Services - Inland Diving

Inland Diving

Inland dams, reservoirs, power stations, lakes, rivers, weirs, water storage tanks, locks, pools, and bridges are a major section of our services portfolio.

Commercial Diving Services have been supplying the major water supply catchment authorities since 1959, servicing all the metropolitan and inland areas. Our experience and large range of equipment give CDS the capabilities to complete large scale projects, to the highest industry standard.

Services include deep diving operations, routine and emergency dam imspections and wall maintenance, underwater video and underwater photography inspections, DVD reporting, installation of services and monitoring, ROV operations equipped with long penetration capabilities and many more as listed below.


Reservoir and Dam Inspection / Maintenance

  • Dam inspections and maintenance

  • Trash racks and stop logs

  • Scour valves and penstocks

  • Submerged outlet structures

  • Dam wall surveys

  • ROV structure and internal pipe inspections

  • Diver operated underwater video inspection

  • NDT inspections (Ultrasonic and MPI)


Wharf and Bridge Inspection / Maintenance

  • General inspections

  • Underwater structure inspections

  • Structure reporting

  • Structure repairs

  • Cleaning and maintenance


Power Station Services

  • Trash racks and stop logs

  • Channel inspections

  • De-silting

  • Dredging

  • Turbine inspections

  • ROV internal pipe inspections

  • Diver operated underwater video inspection


Weirs, Locks and Pool Services

  • Inspection and seal replacement

  • Underwater video inspections

  • Diver visual assessment


Pipeline Installation, Inspection and Repairs

Commercial Diving Services carry out the installation, inspection and maintenance of underwater pipelines. We do regular inspections and installations for local councils on intake water pipelines and main water discharge lines.  

We have the capability to install, maintain and repair pipelines in river’s, creek beds and ocean outfalls or intakes. A variety of techniques and equipment is utilised to carry out the installation and maintenance.

Pipeline inspection can determine possible leakages causing poor pump performance. Commercial Diving Services use various techniques to find leaking pipelines and carryout the repairs required.

Decompression Chamber Setup Deep Diving System Weir Boat Launch Bridge Repair Contaminated Water Diving High Pressure Water Blasting Bridge Work Platform Wharf Inspection Wharf Repair and Maintenance