United States Navy Diver
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A United States Navy Diver refers to a member of the community of officer and enlisted personnel in the United States Navy who are qualified in underwater scuba and deep sea diving. In 2006, the US Navy established a new rating, Navy Diver (or ND), in the Navy's engineering/hull community. Navy divers are often associated with underwater salvage or special operations.
Trained in Panama City, Florida at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC). The Navy diver works in extreme conditions, performing various underwater tasks ranging from underwater ship repair to underwater salvage. They are capable of going to bone-crushing depths with saturation diving qualifications.
The Navy Experimental Diving Unit, (NEDU) also located in Panama City, conducts experiments that keep the navy diver on the cutting edge of Hyperbaric knowledge and sets the standard for civilian divers.
After obtaining the Navy Scuba Diver badge, divers may progressively qualify for more experienced diving badges as a Second Class Diver, First Class Diver, and Master Diver. Commissioned officers may obtain diving badges such as Diving Officer and Diving Medical Officer. Experienced and highly qualified enlisted Divers can be selected as Chief Warrant Officer (Diver).
Navy Hospital Corpsmen can qualify as a Second class Diver then continue training as a Diving Medical Technician (DMT)where they are given special training in hyperbaric medicine and in diving. They provide medical advice and treatment to diving personnel. They also instruct members of the diving team in first aid procedures and participate in diving operations when the presence of diving medical personnel is indicated, as when particularly hazardous operations are being conducted.
Diving medical personnel evaluate the fitness of divers before operations begin and are prepared to handle any emergencies which might arise. They also observe the condition of other support personnel and are alert for signs of fatigue, overexposure, and heat exhaustion.
Diving Medical Technician (DMT) have the NEC 8493 Independent Duty Corpsman Diving Medical Technician have the NEC 8494
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[edit] Ratings
The Navy Diver (ND) rating was announced in Naval Administration Message NAVADMIN 003/06 and will consist of sailors with the following Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) designators:
- NEC 5311 — Saturation Diver
- NEC 5341 — Master Diver
- NEC 5342 — Diver First Class
- NEC 5343 — Diver Second Class
- NEC 5345 — SCUBA Diver
- NEC 5346 — Master Saturation Diver
The effective date of the rating establishment is June 1, 2006 for E6-E9 sailors (Petty Officer 1st Class and above) and October 1, 2006 for E1-E5 sailors.
[edit] Rating designators
This is a listing of the paygrade, rating designator, and full rating name for Navy Divers:
- E1 — NDSR — Navy Diver Seaman Recruit
- E2 — NDSA — Navy Diver Seaman Apprentice
- E3 — NDSN — Navy Diver Seaman
- E4 — ND3 — Navy Diver Third Class
- E5 — ND2 — Navy Diver Second Class
- E6 — ND1 — Navy Diver First Class
- E7 — NDC — Chief Navy Diver
- E8 — NDCS — Senior Chief Navy Diver
- E9 — NDCM — Master Chief Navy Diver
[edit] See also
- Diving Badge
- Military diving
- Underwater Demolition Team
- United States Navy SEALs
- Carl Brashear
- Hospital Corpsman
[edit] External links
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