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Check out some West Coast Diving Companies:
NOTE: Many commercial dive companies have a main headquarters with satellite offices around
the country. Please keep this in mind when looking into employers as the address does
not necessarily dictate where you will need to reside. Also, this is only a small
compilation of companies focused on the west coast.
Marine Technology
The Marine Technology Society - More than just diving... Learn about "the industry"-and the multitude of multidisciplinary careers that are ocean related.
Davis Boats- California's favorite boat builder just up the road in Paso Robles.
University of California Santa Barbara- Our colleagues up the freeway in the Marine Science Institute.
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society- A great resource for hyperbaric medicine and related issues.
Diving Medicine Online- The most comprehensive dive medicine site that is dedicated to the non-physician.
Divers Alert Network- International resource for diving medicine, emergencies, research and training. Built
by divers for divers.
SCUBA & Technical Diving
NAUI- National Association of Underwater Instructors. Safety through Education.
IANTD- International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers. The folks who brought Nitrox
and technical diving out of the closet.
Commercial Diving
Oceanaut Press- The "History of Oilfiled Diving" represents 20 years of research and work by MDT Alumnus Chris Swann. It is a seminal
piece of work in our industry. No Commercial Diver should be without this book in
their library.
Hammerhead Press- Commercial Diving and Recreational Diving books by Steve Barsky and others.
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