At the beginning you mentioned that to start with your training you only need to have your open water certification, but when I look around to see what other general qualifications are required I keep seeing “masters degree” come up. Do you need to have a degree in addition to all the diving training you must undergo? and if so what in? When I see “masters degree” it never specifies in what field exactly. Is it REQUIRED to have a background in marine sciences or other science fields to be a scientific diver? Or will the AAUS courses teach you everything you need to know?
To obtain your AAUS scientific diving certification the only prerequisites are that you have at least Open Water Diver certification, get a medical/physical, and pass a swim test. If a position is saying you need a master’s degree, that’s likely an advertisement for a research position in which you’d be diving and conducting the science. Once you get your AAUS cert, there’s lots of positions out there that don’t require a graduate level degree! Most of them only require an associates or bachelors degree and a few years of relevant experience as a diver or technician.
@@FullySubmerged ok thanks! that helps clear it up a bit :) I'm assuming a degree in marine sciences is probably preferable anyhow if you would like a career out of it, or at least helpful in the long run
I realize it's probably not something that is under any demand, but requiring someone to be a sponsored student to get a certification seems weirdly gate-keepy for some reason.
I can see where you're coming from. I think in most cases the job is going to require having a higher education so they can do more than just one aspect of the work
Scientific diving doesnt have a whole lot of employement possibilities , better off going to commercial diving school in my opinion, if you really want to work underwater , youll learn how to operate a caisson , being a tender/ security diving surfacesupply as welle as scuba decompressionand saturation procedures and its all valid for scientific diving if you have a opportunity later in your carrer
Great guest. Thanks -Sydney for sharing your time and experience.
Great vid. Really interesting. More plz
At the beginning you mentioned that to start with your training you only need to have your open water certification, but when I look around to see what other general qualifications are required I keep seeing “masters degree” come up. Do you need to have a degree in addition to all the diving training you must undergo? and if so what in? When I see “masters degree” it never specifies in what field exactly. Is it REQUIRED to have a background in marine sciences or other science fields to be a scientific diver? Or will the AAUS courses teach you everything you need to know?
To obtain your AAUS scientific diving certification the only prerequisites are that you have at least Open Water Diver certification, get a medical/physical, and pass a swim test. If a position is saying you need a master’s degree, that’s likely an advertisement for a research position in which you’d be diving and conducting the science. Once you get your AAUS cert, there’s lots of positions out there that don’t require a graduate level degree! Most of them only require an associates or bachelors degree and a few years of relevant experience as a diver or technician.
@@FullySubmerged ok thanks! that helps clear it up a bit :) I'm assuming a degree in marine sciences is probably preferable anyhow if you would like a career out of it, or at least helpful in the long run
I dunno. Pizza delivery diver seems kind of awesome too.
And that's what's so great about diving. So many options!
Aloha, I'm curious about the annual 12 dive requirement. Is it 12 specifically science related dives or just 12 logged dives in general?
12 scientific dives I believe!
I realize it's probably not something that is under any demand, but requiring someone to be a sponsored student to get a certification seems weirdly gate-keepy for some reason.
I can see where you're coming from. I think in most cases the job is going to require having a higher education so they can do more than just one aspect of the work
Scientific diving doesnt have a whole lot of employement possibilities , better off going to commercial diving school in my opinion, if you really want to work underwater , youll learn how to operate a caisson , being a tender/ security diving surfacesupply as welle as scuba decompressionand saturation procedures and its all valid for scientific diving if you have a opportunity later in your carrer