What does it take to be a Royal Navy Clearance Diver?
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- To mark the release of the new Argonaut timepiece, Bremont spent time with the Royal Navy's own Clearance Divers to find out exactly what it takes to be part of this elite team and to understand the reliance they place on equipment, teamwork and fitness.
Hear from Commander Al Nekrews QGM of the Royal Navy Fleet Diving Squadron.
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I entered the RN as a direct entry clearance diver class 2. Passed in with the drake 48’s, that was 15 years ago, some of the greatest men I have met so far in life are clearance divers.
I’ll never forget the 2 day aptitude test, doing a one mile swim backwards with a line tied to 5 other members, at 8pm during the winter on Horsea Island... after the swim I asked why the damn pond was so long, was told it used to be a missile test pond, great times!
What watch did you wear ?
@@JS97278 I didn’t have one at the time.
How do you recommend training and preparing, I am currently in yr11 and choosing between joining the army infantry or becoming a clearance diver
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I can’t speak for the infantry but for the role of a class 2 diver I spent 3 years training before entry, I applied at 18 but was waiting 3 years due to a safety issue within the department, I can’t remember exactly but I think there were fatalities. I spent those 3 years with at least 15 hours per week in a swimming pool (3 hours per day Monday to Friday). Learn to breast stroke, slowly for at least 45 mins doing lengths of the pool. Cardio cardio cardio, run a lot and build up speed, until you can do 3 miles minimum. Weight train and do body weight exercises, you’ll be pulling yourself out of the water with a dry suit and some gear A LOT, be able to handle your own body weight under stress. More cardio, get used to the cold, I spent most of the winters and summers in the British sea, it’s cold and you won’t like it, go there as much as you can and enter the water as much as you can. This will be a good start, good luck my friend, this country needs more brave young lads such as yourself.
@@AirsoftAfterHours Thank you for your reply, do you recommend getting scuba diving lessons first, is it worth the cost?
Are there any practical skills other than different swimming strokes you recommend learning?
What weight training exercises do you reckon will be most benefical, obviously bicep curls and machine movements are not as good as more functional movements but are there any particular movements you think most people miss out on?
I may be wrong, but don't the Royal Engineers have the equivalent of CDs/ EODs
Spent many hours at Horsea Island, jump in and the viz goes in an instant. Great place to learn nav’ skills though!
Diving in zero visibility.sound’s familiar me diving in Scotland sea lochs 😂
this is a bloody watch advertising !!!!!!!o
Top Man is Cruz.....good to see your well mate
That’s a really good video I must say! 😁👍🏼 Are you doing the same for the other two HM Forces watches?
Charles Coussens If they gave one solitary shit about precision timing, they’d wear Rolex.
@@diabeetus5052 a £150 quartz Seiko holds much better time than a automatic Rolex. You have no clue what you are talking about boy.
@@radiocrash Rolex are the best for diving.Comex the most well known commercial Diving company rates the Rolex the best diving watch and supplies them to it's Divers at a really knock down price.Check your facts!
@@davidknowles3459 still not as accurate as a quartz. And it’s a moot point since the invention of dive computers.
@@daiwatkins1984 True,but you would not find a serious diver wearing a cheap quartz watch probably because it would explode under the water pressure
Free watch Al ? By any chance. 😳👍🏽😉
Does anyone know what the running standard are for this job as I am fine with push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups etc but I struggle quite a bit with running and I read on a website that you need to be able to run 2.4km in 9 minutes is this true and if it is how hard is it and do you have any training tips?
10.1 on shuttle test (beep test)
1.5 mile run in 11:09. I literally did it on Wednesday.
Fond memories of my younger days in the 1960's and 70's, especially as being both a Submariner and a CD trained diver.
They’re also issued Gshocks alongside omega Seamaster’s
@@opbeats5524 no not now unfortunately, the MOD bought a small number of seamasters in the early 00’s the current issue watch is the CWC SBS alongside the G shock
Being 34 now and just got into diving, I really wish I’d of started earlier, this appeals to me! 🥺
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Not too late!
37 is the upper age limit for this role
I'm 32 and started this week.
Healthy Mind Body Spirit.... GL Lads
Intense
Great video, most interesting.
I thought the CD's were issued CWC watches?
They are the current watch is the CWC SBS and also some G shocks
@@JS97278 Hi Joseph....thank you for your reply...i also believe the SBS are issued with the Elliot Brown Holton Professional quartz watch which i have been reliably informed has replaced the CWC SBS quartz diver for certain roles within the troop.....best regards Stefano....
Good old CBDA , was pretty reliable and a simple system 😏
Why did you take away the night attack capability , as in front line NATO Attack frogman? Glad I was in the branch when we trained to place a limpet mine on an enemy ship. A Horsea Island lock gates and back on an O2 CDBA rebreather a great test of endurance. Night attack exercises where we deployed and attack ships was testament to a Clearance Divers skill and training 😎
The SBS can deal with the pointy end now. RN/RE divers can blow up legacy ordnance discovered by fishing vessels.
Ross Bruford : When I served Clearance divers dealt with the “pointy end” 😏 and did so very well .
Ray Sinclair No that was you watching Thunderball on New Year’s Day.
@@diabeetus5052 Imagine trying to explain a former CD's job to him
In Australia the CDs still do all the combat stuff, and they can even go on to the special forces through TAG (E) with the commandos. Shame you guys had that taken away...