Divers enter a short apprenticeship with a major dive company, break out as surface supported divers, and for those with strong desire and skills, may aspire to underwater saturation divers. These divers are the AquaNauts of the underwater world and normally are the highest paid. Inland diving is also extremely busy. Divers may enter the Inland Diving Community without a break-out period. DIT is the only school in the United States that meets this standard .
All diving is performed in real-life, open water training facilities.
No diving company will knowingly violate safety. Government oversight by the U.S. Coast Guard, OSHA, and state diving inspectors ensures compliance with safety regulations.