COMMERCIAL DIVING
Most waterfront problems do not stop at the waterline. The damage that causes the most costly repairs, corroded pilings, failing seawall footers, cracked underwater concrete, compromised pipe systems, is the damage nobody can see from the surface.
Sea Me Dive provides certified commercial diving services for marine contractors, municipal agencies, marinas, boat yards, port authorities, and private waterfront owners throughout South Florida. Every project is performed by fully certified professional commercial divers equipped with state-of-the-art diving systems, following strict OSHA guidelines on every dive.
A commercial diver holds specific training and certifications that go well beyond a recreational or standard scuba certification. Commercial divers are trained to perform skilled work underwater — inspection, construction, repair, welding, demolition, and salvage — in conditions that recreational diving does not prepare for: limited visibility, strong currents, confined spaces, and live vessel environments. In South Florida’s marine environment, commercial diving is the only way to accurately assess and repair the submerged portions of seawalls, docks, pilings, pipelines, hulls, and marine infrastructure. Sea Me Dive’s commercial dive team supports both our own marine construction and seawall inspection operations and provides standalone commercial diving services to clients who need certified underwater work performed as part of a larger project.
When You Need Us
Commercial diving is required any time skilled work needs to be performed below the waterline. Here are the most common situations where it applies:
If the work is below the waterline, a certified commercial diver is not optional, it is the only way to do the job safely and correctly. Sea Me Dive provides the dive team and the marine construction expertise in one crew.
Services
Our commercial dive team covers the full range of underwater work required in South Florida’s marine environment — inspection, construction, repair, maintenance, and vessel services.
Our maintenance programs cover regular inspection, emergency repair, and structural integrity assessment of flood gates, canal infrastructure, and critical marine structures. Preventive maintenance performed by a certified dive team extends the service life of infrastructure that cannot be easily dewatered for surface access.
Underwater inspection of seawalls, docks, piers, and pilings is one of our most frequently requested services. Our dive team provides the below-waterline assessment that makes a seawall inspection accurate — not just a surface walkthrough. For steel sheet panel restoration projects, underwater inspection of joint condition and corrosion extent determines the full repair scope before any work begins.
We handle underwater foundation repairs and cofferdam operations, including installation, maintenance, and dewatering. These structural support systems are required for major marine construction projects and emergency infrastructure repairs.
Our divers execute controlled underwater rock breaking and removal operations for seabed clearing and underwater construction site preparation. Environmental protection protocols are followed throughout every demolition operation.
We provide commercially trained divers to position and block travel lift straps during haulout operations for yachts, mega yachts, and commercial vessels. Our team manages all steps required to ensure vessel and travel lift safety throughout the operation.
We install and maintain complete mooring systems, including helix systems, embedment anchors, and regulatory buoys. Our mooring installations are engineered for the tidal conditions and vessel loads specific to each site.
Our pipeline inspection services include integrity assessments, leak detection, and corrosion evaluation for submerged pipe systems serving marinas, municipalities, and port facilities.
We perform structural concrete repairs below the waterline using marine-grade epoxy coatings and crack sealing systems. This service is frequently required as part of seawall repair and concrete restoration projects where damage extends below the tidal zone.
Our in-water propeller and shaft maintenance services minimize vessel downtime with emergency repair capability and complete propulsion system maintenance — all without hauling the vessel out of the water.
We provide comprehensive hull maintenance including thorough cleaning, zinc anode replacement, and damage repair while vessels remain waterborne. Keeping a hull clean and protected reduces fuel consumption, extends antifouling coating life, and prevents the buildup that accelerates corrosion below the waterline.
Industries We Serve
Our commercial diving services in Florida support a wide range of industries and client types — from private waterfront owners to large-scale governmental and port operations.
We provide underwater inspection, emergency repair, and maintenance services for municipal flood control infrastructure, canal systems, and public marine structures. Our work for municipal clients meets the documentation and safety standards that public-sector projects require. Our governmental marine construction capability supports municipalities that need both the dive team and the construction contractor under one contract.
Marina operators rely on our commercial dive team for hull cleaning, zinc replacement, piling inspection, mooring installation, and travel lift support. We integrate with marina operations without disrupting berth schedules or vessel access.
We coordinate seamlessly with shipyard operations for hull repairs, propulsion system servicing, and structural modifications. Our team understands the operational tempo of a working shipyard and works within it.
Port underwater inspection, mooring system maintenance, structural assessment, and emergency dive response are all within our scope for port authority clients. We have extensive experience working within the regulatory and operational requirements that port projects carry.
Marinas, fuel docks, commercial boat operators, and waterfront businesses use our services for ongoing maintenance, emergency response, and project-specific underwater work. Our commercial marine construction division handles the larger structural projects when the scope goes beyond diving alone.
Private homeowners with docks, seawalls, and waterfront structures use our commercial dive team for inspection and repair work that their property requires but that recreational divers or surface contractors cannot safely perform.
Our Process
Every dive operation follows the same structured sequence. Safety, scope accuracy, and documentation are built into every step — not added at the end.
Before any dive is scheduled, we review the site: water conditions, depth, visibility, current, confined space risks, and the specific work to be performed. This determines the dive team configuration, equipment requirements, and any safety protocols specific to the site.
A complete risk assessment is performed before each dive. This covers hazard identification, emergency procedures, communication protocols, and equipment checks. Our approach follows OSHA guidelines and industry best practices on every operation.
Our certified commercial divers perform the underwater work with surface support and communication systems active throughout. Video and photographic documentation are captured during the dive for all inspection and assessment work.
Findings and completed work are reviewed immediately after each dive while conditions and observations are current. Inspection results, repair work, and any additional scope identified during the dive are documented for the client record.
Clients receive a full written summary of the dive operation, including documentation of findings, work completed, and any recommended follow-up. For structural findings that require engineering review, our documentation is prepared to the standard marine engineers require.
Safety & Certification
Commercial diving is a high-risk occupation. Safety is not a talking point — it is the framework that every dive operation is built around. Sea Me Dive’s commercial dive team holds current certifications and maintains continuous training updates across all diving disciplines we operate in.
All Florida commercial diving operations follow strict OSHA guidelines and industry best practices without exception. Pre-dive risk assessment is performed before every dive. Emergency procedures are rehearsed and equipment is inspected and maintained to a current standard. We operate state-of-the-art diving systems — not equipment that has been kept in service past its maintenance cycle. Our safety-first approach is not separate from the quality of our work — it is what makes the work reliable.
All commercial diving follows OSHA guidelines and industry standards on every project, without exception.
All divers hold current commercial diving certifications with continuous training updates.
A complete risk assessment is performed before every dive — hazards, emergency procedures, communication, and equipment.
Modern diving systems, underwater tools, and communication equipment — inspected and maintained to current standards.
Every underwater operation has active surface support and communication throughout.
Emergency procedures are trained, rehearsed, and ready — not referenced from a manual after the fact.
Why It Matters?
The waterline often hides the most critical structural damage to seawalls, docks, and pilings, leading to unassessed components and the risk of structural collapse. Sea Me Dive eliminates this blind spot with an integrated commercial dive team. By using the same crew for diving and construction, what is found below the waterline is immediately included in the repair scope above it. For complex needs, our innovative marine solutions team develops site-specific approaches.
Above and below-waterline conditions are assessed together, not separately by different contractors.
One crew handles above and below-waterline work — no scheduling delays between separate contractors.
Catching underwater deterioration early costs far less than addressing the same damage after it has progressed to structural failure.
Knowing what is actually happening below the waterline prevents undersized repairs that fail early and oversized scopes that cost more than necessary.
Underwater video and photography provide a record that surface inspection cannot produce.
Sea Me Dive owns the full scope — there is no hand-off point where responsibility becomes ambiguous.
Why Choose Us
Sea Me Dive has provided commercial diving services in South Florida for over 20 years. What separates us from a standalone dive contractor is that our divers are part of a full marine construction operation. When underwater inspection reveals damage that requires repair, the same company that found it can fix it, whether that means seawall repair, concrete restoration, or a full marine construction scope. There is no referral, no re-explanation of findings, and no gap between what the diver saw and what the contractor builds. We have deep knowledge of South Florida’s local marine conditions, regional regulations, and the specific demands of working in Intracoastal, Atlantic coastal, and port environments throughout the region.
Current certifications and continuous training across all commercial diving disciplines.
Dive findings translate directly into repair and construction scope — one crew, no handoff.
Deep knowledge of local marine conditions, regional regulations, and South Florida-specific underwater environments.
Modern diving systems, underwater tools, and communication equipment on every operation.
Comprehensive safety protocols followed without exception on every dive.
Video, photographs, and written reports on every inspection and repair dive — not a verbal debrief.
We go below the surface so you know exactly what is there — and exactly what to do about it.
Serving South Florida
Sea Me Dive provides commercial diving services throughout South Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, Port Everglades, and the Florida Keys. Our primary service area covers Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Martin County, St. Lucie County, and Monroe County. We serve marinas, municipal agencies, port authorities, residential waterfront owners, and commercial operators along the Atlantic coast, the Intracoastal Waterway, and throughout South Florida’s canal and inland waterway network.
OUR CLIENTS
Question & Answer
Commercial divers hold specific training and certifications beyond recreational scuba, enabling them to perform skilled underwater work (inspection, construction, welding, demolition, and repair) in conditions recreational diving does not prepare for. All Sea Me Dive operations follow strict OSHA guidelines and industry certification standards.
Any project involving skilled underwater work requires a certified commercial diver. This includes seawall and dock inspection, underwater concrete and epoxy repair, hull cleaning and vessel maintenance, piling assessment, pipeline inspection, mooring installation, cofferdam operations, and underwater demolition. Recreational divers are not trained or certified to perform this work safely.
Yes. Sea Me Dive provides emergency dive response for marine structure failures, vessel incidents, and underwater infrastructure emergencies throughout South Florida. Contact us at 754-265-7115 to discuss emergency response requirements.
Yes. Many vessel maintenance tasks, hull cleaning, zinc anode replacement, propeller and shaft changes, and hull damage repair, can be performed while the vessel remains waterborne. In-water service minimizes downtime and eliminates haulout costs for work that does not require dry conditions.
Every inspection and assessment dive is documented with underwater video and photographs. Clients receive a written report covering findings, work completed, and recommended next steps. For structural findings, documentation is prepared to the standard required for marine engineering review and permitting.
Yes. Underwater inspection is a core part of every seawall inspection we perform. When inspection reveals damage below the waterline, our dive team works directly with our seawall repair crew to scope and execute the repair, so findings translate into action without involving a second contractor.
Sea Me Dive serves municipal agencies, marinas, boat yards, shipyards, dry dock facilities, port authorities, commercial waterfront operators, and residential waterfront property owners. Our commercial diving services support both standalone underwater projects and integrated marine construction scopes.
