Diving School
Training in Saldanha

Seadog Commercial Diving school for the training of divers within the global civil works and offshore, oil and gas industries.

We support student-centered learning to ensure that individuals trained at SEADOG demonstrate competency through a combination of knowledge, understanding and skills that produce optimal performance and safe working practices within the global civil works and offshore, oil and gas industries. The Port of Saldanha is the deepest and largest natural port in the Southern Hemisphere. It is ideally located to hold a dominant position in the growth of the oil and gas industry. All diving operations are carried out from the private jetty at SEADOG. The quiet waters within the bay are ideal before the trainees are exposed to the rigors of diving in the open ocean on one of SEADOG's dedicated diving vessels. Registered assessors are tasked as a supportive guides to encourage the success of the learner through the training program. Exercise testing remains a valuable and important component of the diver medical assessment. This improves the requirement of Seamanship, personal safety at sea and basic rigging. Skills training is to equip learners with the knowledge, skill and attitudes to work at height safely. Surface supply Diving Equipment, breathing requirements and recommendations for Kirby Morgan helmets and band masks. SEADOG is a training centre designed to enhance the ability of our clients to achieve improved quality of life in a sustainable wa y through delivering quality accredited skills programs. SEADOG offers an affordable 12 week trade in commercial diving and provides the graduate with immediately useful skills to enter the civil works industry with the progression to the possibilities of a lucrative job in offshore, oil and gas. Training is provided by registered Health Care Professionals with experience in the emergency medical environment and diving medicine Instructors all maintain a voluntary work schedule in the local trauma unit to ensure crisp knowledge and latest protocols. South Africa is the most developed economy in sub-Saharan African and has a long history of excellence in many sectors such as mining and resource extraction and maritime services and fabrication. South African companies are also well-versed in the business of operating in the challenging African environment. Local supplier capacity is complemented by the presence of many of the world's leading service companies who supply both the domestic and regional upmarkets from South African bases.