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Diving activities
Diving in the sense of going underwater, has these purposes.
| Type of diving | Classed as |
|---|---|
| archaeology (shipwrecks; harbours and houses sunk by storm or earth movements) | scientific |
| cave diving | technical,recreational |
| civil engineering in harbours, water supply and drainage systems | commercial |
| constructing,testing & maintaining equipment for the oil & offshore construction industries | commercial |
| boat and ship inspection, cleaning and maintenance | commercial, naval |
| demolition and salvage of ship wrecks | commercial,naval |
| fish farm maintenance | commercial |
| fishing, e.g. for pearls, scallops, abalones, crabs, lobsters, sea crayfish | commercial |
| diver training for reward | professional |
| media diving : making television programs, etc | professional |
| harbour clearance and maintenance | military |
| stealthy infiltration | military |
| manned torpedo,frogman | military |
| mine clearance and bomb disposal, disposing of unexploded ordnance | military,naval |
| search and recovery diving | commercial |
| search and recovery by police for evidence and bodies | police |
| rescue diving for underwater casualties | police |
| diving to investigate or arrest unauthorized divers | police,military,naval |
| surveying sea life and freshwater life, marine biology | scientific |
| underwater tourism | recreational |
Most of the classes of diving listed here, except recreational diving, are some form of professional diving, however some professional diving activities are carried out by volunteer recreational divers.
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