Underwater Welder Training to BSEN ISO 15618-1

Course Outline

A highly specialised training programme, designed for commercial divers serious about obtaining high quality Manual Metal Arc (MMA) welding skills both above and below water. The course follows the guidelines under the European Welding Federation (EWF) with qualifications being awarded in accordance with BS EN ISO 15618-1 and/or AWS D3.6-99M.

The training is designed to equip commercial divers with the skills necessary to produce high quality fillet welds. Students will be introduced to all the relevant theory associated with the MMA welding process, together with relevant safe working practices, etc. Each specific topic is covered by a lecture where the learning outcome is clearly identified

Content

An intensive one or two-week, closely supervised training course, providing both theoretical and practical hands-on experience for both wet and dry welding. The course consists of a series of lectures together with written and practical assignments and ultimately culminates in an end of course examination and welder qualification test. The practical exercises concentrate on developing the skills necessary to produce defect free fillet welds, and the theory is covered by a series of lectures covering 9 learning outcomes, which include the following;

1: Safe underwater welding procedures
2: MMA welding plant & equipment
3: Underwater welding techniques
4: Preparing to weld
5: Electrodes & weld terminology
6: Basic weldability & common weld defects
7: Monitor & control welding operations
8: Quality assurance & quality control
9: Join steel plates using the three standard techniques