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What diving qualifications are required to become an underwater welder?

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Diving qualifications specified will differ and are dependent, to a certain extent, on the particular training establishment's requirements.

Normally, diving schools will ask for at least a professional diving qualification as part of the acceptance criteria for an underwater welding course. The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes a list of approved qualifications and their equivalents can be found from the HSE Safety Policy Directorate homepage at http://www.hse.gov.uk/spd