Naval Service Diving Section

Naval Service Diving Section
Rannóg Tumadóireachta na Seirbháse Cabhlaigh
Active1964–present
Country Ireland
Branch Irish Naval Service
TypeMilitary diving
RoleMaritime EOD
Maritime search and rescue
Underwater engineering
Underwater search and recovery
Part of Defence Forces
Garrison/HQHaulbowline Naval Base, County Cork, Ireland
Insignia
AbbreviationNSDS
NSDS divers
A NSDS support truck

The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) (Irish: Rannóg Tumadóireachta na Seirbháse Cabhlaigh) is a specialist unit of the Irish Naval Service, a branch of the Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. The Naval Service Diving Section specialises in underwater diving tasks for the Naval Service, and since its formation in the early 1960s has become Ireland's most advanced diving team, aiding other state agencies in various specialist roles.[1]

  1. ^ "Naval Service Specialist Units: Naval Service Diving Section". Irish Naval Service. Retrieved 27 June 2015.