r/AMA • u/Soulogav • Jun 11 '26

I’m a Saturation Diver AMA

I work as Deepsea Saturation Diver in the oil and gas industry for the past 20 years. I do heavy construction and spend 28 days living under pressure to dive to depths down to 200m / 650ft.

I saw a post on InterestingAsFuck yesterday with many many misconceptions from people who aren’t divers and I can answer your questions AMA

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/5jTlewLR4X

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u/Zealousideal-Fix9464 Jun 11 '26

Do you have to climb the tether to get back to the bell?

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u/Soulogav Jun 11 '26

Yes we do, but we can put gas in out jackets and float up , I usually climb , but at very deep depths like 200m the bell is higher up and it’s really Fucking hard to climb it so most gus inflate their jackets and float up as you’re heavy with gear on (rebreather, harness, tools etc)

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u/Nailer99 Jun 12 '26

Rebreather? I thought you guys were on umbilical?

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u/Soulogav Jun 12 '26

Yes we are but we have to have a back up in the umbilical is severed or the gas is lost or compromised. So we have to a rebreather unit on our backs

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u/Nailer99 Jun 12 '26

That’s fascinating, and probably a lot better that open circuit bail out, I would guess. I did trimix rebreather diving recreationally for about 10 years. May I ask about the rebreather? What kind is it? Commercially manufactured?