Engineering Duty Diving and Salvage Officers
provide the Navy's technical leadership in Diving and Salvage and are
responsible for all aspects of ocean engineering, including salvage, underwater
ship repair, towing, and diving/salvage equipment development and
procurement.
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> PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 25, 2008) U.S. Navy and Army
Divers look on as the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 comes to surface for
the first time since it sank in April 2007. U.S. Navy and Army Divers along with
Federal, state, and local authorities participate in a joint service operation
to raise the sunken former Soviet submarine at Collier Point Park. Mobile Diving
and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, U.S. Army Dive Company and a NAVSEA Support Unit
prepare to salvage the former Soviet submarine that sank at her mooring point in
about 30 feet of water during a nor'easter, which struck Providence in April of
2007. This training exercise is part of the DoD's Innovative Readiness Training
program. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher
Perez (Released - 080625-N-8298P-067)
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Engineering Duty Diving and Salvage Officer
Accessions
A) Who is eligible to become
an Engineering Duty Officer Diver
- Engineering Duty Officers (1460/1440) who want the
technical expertise of Diving and Salvage.
- Accessions from another community (e.g., 1140, 1110,
1120) that lateral transfer to the Engineering Duty Officer Community. For more
information for lateral transfer go to http://www.bupers.navy.mil/edo/How
to become.html
B) How to become an
Engineering Duty Officer Diver
Engineering Duty Diving and
Salvage Officer Training Overview
A)
Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC)
Six Months of PCS
or TDY at NDSTC, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, Florida.
- Marine Engineer Diving Officer Course (MEDO), A-4N-0024
- 3 weeks Basic Diving Medicine and Physics
- 1 week pool week
- 3 months surface supplied diving training
- 2 weeks chamber training
- Navy Diver Salvage Course, A-4N-0026
- Computer-based Training via Navy Knowledge Online
- EDO Salvage Engineer Training
- 1 week Salvage Calculation Review (when applicable)
- 1 week Practical Salvage Training
- 1 week Program of Ship Salvage Engineering (POSSE) Training
**** This is where you will
obtain the Qualification of Basic Diving Officer (BDO) and Salvage Officer
(SO)
B) Continuing Education and
Experience
- Most Engineering Duty Officer Divers have a Mechanical Engineering/ Naval
Architect MS, but it is not mandatory or necessary.
- On-Site salvage training at all follow-on commands - Based on budget
restrictions and your workload.
- Advanced POSSE Training - Alameda, California or Washington DC 3-4 days.
- Mixed Gas and Saturation Diving, CEODD-MGS-010 computer-based training on
NKO
C) Timing of Training
- Dive School can occur before or after EDO postgraduate education and before
or after EDO qualification tour.
- Advanced POSSE training must be completed prior to core salvage related
jobs.
- Follow-on salvage training to occur on a case-by-case basis, depending on
workload and availability.
Engineering Duty Diving and Salvage Officer
Careers
A) Core Engineering Duty Officer
Diving and Salvage Billets
- LIEUTENANT/LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Billets
- PSNSY, NNSY, PHNSY, PNSY, SRF-Yokosuka, SERMC, SWRMC
- LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Billets
- CTF-53/NNSA-Bahrain, CTF-63/NNSA-Naples, CTF-73/LOGWESTPAC-Singapore
- CFFC/LANTFLT, PACFLT, SURFLANT
- NAVSEA 00C2, 00C2, 00C5, 00C5
- DSU
- COMMANDER Billets
- NEDU Commanding Officer
- CFFC/LANTFLT, PACFLT
- CAPTAIN Billet
- Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, NAVSEA 00C
B)
Career Progression