The Underwater inspection is a much sought after skill around the globe and is considered to be one of the most demanding harsh environmental job. Just imagine an Aquaphobia engineer where his job requirements demand at some point to get down to deep water for an inspection. He might better put an excuse or quit his job because getting into water adds to his anxiety and makes him lose control over him. Therefore, it’s not in everybody’s cards to work under water. Underwater and commercial diving inspections are not usually a story of residential places and they usually belong to mega projects like bridges and dams.
Generally these are associated with replacement and rehabilitation of bridges particularly part of underwater structure for inspection. An inspector might have to undergo severe and harsh working conditions like inspection of critical bridges that cross waterways and tackling that high pressure water is not a walk in the park. The services can include:
- Underwater investigations and assessments
- Structural and conditional inspections
- Repair recommendations and cost estimation
- Non destructive testing and sampling
- Quick response for emergency situations
- Underwater documentation
- Underwater photography and video
Therefore, each inspection needs professional divers with required skill sets. Underwater Inspection Company cannot afford to send an early school leaver who is just good at diving to inspect a project as he has no idea whatsoever of what he is looking for. This impels the need of hiring professional engineers who have worked their way to the position and know exactly how to inspect a particular project in an accurate manner. This is a must to get the proper investigation report so that the issue can be resolved in a professional way.
As these projects are of bulk budgets, a company cannot afford to misguide the clients on behalf of its untrained staff. In case of any structural damage, Inspection Company might have to compensate for losses because of an element which went unidentified in early an early inspection. Therefore, it’s a prerequisite to make sure that a company has staff with required skill set before handing over the project to that company. A simple way of doing this can be to ask the company for a couple of videos of underwater inspections which the company has completed in similar conditions. This will entirely explain the expertise of diver and his professionalism.