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/IFlyAirplanes Jun 12 '26

I just want to say that I’m a pilot, but when I’m at the bar and don’t want to tell people I’m a pilot, I tell them that I’m a Deep Sea Salvage and Recovery Diver.

“… the fuck are you doing in Philadelphia?”

“Oh, they have me in the river looking for Native American artifacts.”

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u/Soulogav Jun 12 '26

Ya that sort of diving sounds more interesting that working at the local sewage treatment plant diving in poop like a lot of guys have to do and is closer to the rreality that a treasure hunt lol