underwater welding
Seafloor joint fusion
Underwater welding is the process of joining metal while submerged, used to repair ships, pipelines, and offshore structures.
Welders work in diving gear, using specialized equipment that functions despite water pressure.
The work is dangerous—combining electricity, confined spaces, and deep water—and commands high pay.
He trained as an underwater welder for the oil industry.
- submersiblesVessels that travel underwater
- deep seaLightless ocean zone
- suitMatched formal garments
- ship repairFixing watercraft damage
- hull repairFixing vessel's outer shell
mask · steel · scuba diving · commercial diving · flame · decompression sickness · hyperbaric · salvage operations · safety protocols · emergency procedures · cofferdam · diving suits · saturation · hazardous work · electrical hazards · shipbuilding · power supplies · decompression
- dangerous jobsfirefighting, bomb disposal, crab fishing, offshore drilling, oil rigs
- marine technologysubmarines, submersibles, ROVs, diving equipment, diving suits
- joining methodsbrazing, soldering, bonding, oxy-acetylene, heat sealing
- weldingwelder, weld, helmet, MIG welder, arc
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
- underwater activitiesscuba diving, snorkeling, freediving, free diving, skin diving