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Official Survey Shows - Divers Not Getting Older
01 Sep 2003
A new large-scale survey of divers and diving supervisors carried out by the International Marine Contractor's Association (IMCA) appears to disprove popular theories that the average age of divers is rising, no young divers are entering the industry, and there will soon be a major crisis when all divers retire at once.
Although divers under the age of 25 working offshore in the North Sea are rare, the average age of divers is below 40 and has not risen over recent year. Divers working offshore over the age of 50 are also uncommon, as are diving supervisors younger than their late 30s. The average ages of divers and diving supervisors are remarkably similar worldwide.
The statistics in the 53 page study relate to the year 2000.
Since much of the data provided by contractors was commercially sensitive, the IMCA agreed to destroy all input material once the statistics had been extracted.
The next survey will be undertaken in 2006, looking back to 2005.
The survey, 'Experience & Employment Profile of Diving Personnel' (IMCA D 029) is available at £15 to members and £30 to non-members from IMCA, Carlyle House, 235 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EJ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7931 8171, Fax: +44 (0)207 7931 8935, Email: publications @imca-int. com, Website: www.imca-int.com
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