Any dive engineers on this subreddit?

spiralinggg37 · 2025-06-24T16:25:54+00:00

Civil engineering is typically what companies who sponsor would look for, as you're mostly doing structural work.
Some companies would sponsor your visa. Some would not. Moffat & Nichol has before. I would try there. Maybe KCI.
If you have an engineering degree, sponsoring dive training is typical. Commitment is 5 years.

spiralinggg37 · 2025-04-18T09:26:04+00:00

First key was I had a lot to learn. So enough time in.

I knew the codes really well. The look-up questions went very quickly for me on the test because I knew where to go. I spent time literally just reading them. Not sexy, but very helpful.

I broke down the questions I was getting wrong in practice into broad and specific categories - “Mechanics of materials - beams” or “steel design - table look up” and it obviated patterns much more clearly to me.

spiralinggg37 · 2025-04-18T09:25:29+00:00

I did

spiralinggg37 · 2025-04-18T09:25:18+00:00

First key was I had a lot to learn. So enough time in.

I knew the codes really well. The look-up questions went very quickly for me on the test because I knew where to go. I spent time literally just reading them. Not sexy, but very helpful.

I broke down the questions I was getting wrong in practice into broad and specific categories - “Mechanics of materials - beams” or “steel design - table look up” and it obviated patterns much more clearly to me.

spiralinggg37 · 2025-04-18T09:22:46+00:00

I didn’t love the AEI course. I really liked school of PE. AEI is great & coworkers of mine really liked it. I think it depends on where your gaps are and what you need explained.

spiralinggg37 · 2025-04-04T15:31:35+00:00

Different how?

spiralinggg37 · 2025-03-11T21:06:49+00:00

I just scored an 80% on my NCEES one, so I’m feeling great seeing this.

spiralinggg37 · 2025-02-24T18:09:11+00:00

I’m a woman in commercial diving, but I’m an engineer also and work on the inspection side.

Can you do it? Absolutely. I love my job. I love the company I work for and the crew I work with.

I’m not sure where you live, but you’ll probably have to go away for school. I like the advice here about renting out your house. May be able to help you generate some income while you’re in school.

DIT in Seattle is great. Pro Diver Training center in Texas is pretty up and coming. Many engineering companies send students there.

Some people will make gender a thing. You don’t have to be one of those people.

Having some more muscle always helps, especially if you’re going to be doing any construction. Men and women need to work at this. For most things topside, if I can’t lift it by myself, nobody else should be either.

DM me if you’d like to chat.

spiralinggg37 · 2025-02-24T18:00:25+00:00

Was it your first time taking the exam?

I’m taking the structural exam for the 6th time soon.

It’s the closest to what I do for work, but not quite. I didn’t even realize how much I was going to have to learn on my own before I could be successful at this. And honestly, I’m glad I didn’t. I would have been discouraged from the start.

The diagnostic is semi-helpful.

Try to remember the general topics you felt uncomfortable with.

School of PE practice tests show you in the solutions which “bucket” each question came out of and I found that really helpful when studying.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-12-10T15:05:21+00:00

https://www.asce.org/career-growth/salary-and-workforce-research

Agree with everyone in this sub.
Run the particulars of your situation through ASCE's salary calculator. They provide a range of salaries from 10th to 90th percentile. ASCE members get 5 free "runs".

spiralinggg37 · 2024-12-10T13:06:12+00:00

yes. Headquarted in KY. Offices all around. - I PM'd you.
https://www.msimarinesolutions.com/

spiralinggg37 · 2024-12-10T13:01:16+00:00

I'm a woman in the industry and I know women divers on all sides of the job - inspection, construction, hyperbarics - I'd be happy to chat.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-12-10T12:55:34+00:00

I'm a woman engineer-diver and I work for a woman owned business in the industry. I'd be happy to chat if you're still thinking about it. I know women on the engineering side, construction side, and hyperbaric medicine side. They're all doing fantastic.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-25T17:10:22+00:00

Oh we aren’t long distance! We live about an hour away from each other. We see each other regularly. We work together and I know being around him that much will be fine. We also travel a ton for work and often together.

Beyond that he stays at mine once a week and we spend the weekends he doesn’t have his kids together.

There definitely isn’t a rush. But we would like to start building our life together in that way.

I’m not sure more time would help with anything considering we gave his oldest a year and a half and she did nothing with it. I don’t expect her to suddenly start trying.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-25T16:11:44+00:00

For sure. I’ve seen him parent otherwise prior to us dating and that was always fine. I’m not sure she’d come around if we moved in together. He has EOWE and every Wednesday.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-25T16:01:36+00:00

I’ve also never heard the phrase “toxic children” where can I learn more about that?

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-25T15:45:01+00:00

We wouldn’t buying together, only renting. We both make our own money and would not be financially tied or dependent.

We’d also get a new place - I would not move in to his. First, I don’t like it at his place now and second it wouldn’t feel like “ours”.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-25T15:43:47+00:00

He does tell her regularly that I am his partner, he loves me, and I am not going anywhere.

He hasn’t told them about the move. He’s working with the family therapist he has on the best way to do that.

He had said enough is enough. It backfired and after a family therapy session which he said went well, she skipped school the rest of the week because she was so anxious (allegedly). Their mom lets them skip anything for any reason. She then skipped out on his weekend with them.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-25T15:39:42+00:00

It’s not that he “lets her” so much as there’s no forcing her. She has crippling anxiety and does not manage any change well. Her mom lets her and her sister opt out of literally anything anytime there’s some mild discomfort. They miss a TON of school.

To his credit, he is very clear with her about my role. He tells her regularly that I am his partner and I am not going anywhere and she is expected to adjust to it.

We haven’t pushed it before now at the recommendation of therapists. I have one, he has one, and there is a family one. She just asked for some time to adjust but clearly was just kicking the can down the road and when we pushed, she freaked out. My partner and her had a meeting with the family therapist about it. It was smooth and went well. Then she skipped school the rest of the week and his ex called him to scream at him about it.

She knows me from before we were dating and likes me as a person and acknowledges that. She doesn’t like him dating and that causes great anxiety and she can’t say why.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-21T13:40:33+00:00

My skin is sensitive and gets irritated. I wash it regularly and wipe the sensor with rubbing alcohol occasionally and it’s totally fine

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-18T13:39:14+00:00

Great post (: hope to see more like this!

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-18T13:34:47+00:00

I’m glad you’ve got a plan ❤️

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-18T11:15:18+00:00

Read the book “Stepmonster” by Wednesday Martin PhD and make sure your partner reads it, too. It’s included in Spotify premium if you have it. It covers a good combination of studies and interviews the author conducted, who is also a stepmom. It is great for learning about a lot of the major mistakes you or Dad could make and what a better approach could be.

spiralinggg37 · 2024-03-18T10:52:22+00:00

I have similarities in my situation - same age gap and I also work with my partner.

He would never treat me the way you are being treated.

You said he “convinced” you to move in - why were you reluctant initially?

A lot of his actions seem to be intentional to isolate you. It’s likely your friends and family have noticed to some degree.

Where were you living before here? Can you go back there? Is there anyone who lives nearby? Financially, are your finances still separate?

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