Navy diver (United States Navy)

Navy Diver
U.S. Navy enlisted rating insignia
Issued byUnited States Navy
TypeEnlisted rating
AbbreviationND
SpecialtyDiving
Harbor clearance
Experimental diving
Ship husbandry
Submarine rescue
Special Operations support
Underwater Construction Teams
Mark V dive suit in the Naval History and Heritage Command at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C.
Seabee divers at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, Nov. 8, 1943 installing a marine railway.
A Japanese two-man sub salvaged by 6th CB divers off Tassafaronga Point. They attached hawsers for bulldozers to pull the sub ashore after placing dynamite to break the mud suction force holding it.

A United States Navy diver may be a restricted fleet line (Engineering Duty) officer, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officer, Medical Corps officer, an Unrestricted Line Officer who is qualified in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Warfare (1140) or an enlisted (ND or HM rating) who is qualified in underwater diving and salvage. Navy divers serve with fleet diving detachments and in research and development. Some of the mission areas of the Navy diver include: marine salvage, harbor clearance, underwater ship husbandry and repair, submarine rescue, saturation diving, experimental diving, underwater construction and welding, as well as serving as technical experts to the Navy SEALs, Marine Corps, and Navy EOD diving commands.

The U.S. Navy is the lead agency in military diving technology and training within the U.S. Department of Defense. The foundation of the Navy diving program consists of the Navy Diver (ND) rating for enlisted personnel who perform diving as their occupational specialty in the Navy.[1]

  1. ^ "Navy Expeditionary Combat Command – Diving". www.public.navy.mil. Retrieved 2016-09-25.