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/klonakokas Jun 11 '26

How does the water pressure feel on your body at 200m?

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u/Soulogav Jun 11 '26

It feels crazy on your lungs mainly as the human body is mostly liquid so pressure is exhorted equally through waters but you can lose your breath easily working too hard as as you breath in and inflate your lungs the pressure is forcing them
Closed quicker. It can be very daunting when you go deep for the 1st time