If you are applying for your first DCBC certificate please select the category below which is most applicable to your situation.

Recent graduate of a DCBC-accredited school

If you are a recent graduate of a DCBC-accredited occupational diver training establishment (DTE) you are able to apply for a two-year initial certificate, and pay only half the regular fee. Please select the category of certificate applicable to you from the drop-down list below.

Recent graduate of a non- accredited DTE

If you are a recent graduate of a DTE which is not accredited by the DCBC you may still be able to apply directly to the DCBC, or you may have to undergo a Prior Learning Assessment (PLAR). For example if you graduated from a DTE in Australia, France, Norway or the United Kingdom and have sufficient bottom time to meet the CSA Competency Standard you may apply directly to DCBC for certification. If this is the case, please select the category of certificate applicable to you from the drop-down list below.

If you gradated from a DTE elsewhere you may have to undergo a PLAR. Please contact the DCBC office to clarify.

An experienced diver holding a foreign certificate

Most experienced divers holding a certificate from Australia, France, Norway or the United Kingdom may apply directly to the DCBC for certification. If this applies to you please click HERE to go to the Crossover page.

Divers holding certificates from other countries should contact the DCBC to confirm whether or not they need a PLAR.

An experienced diver or supervisor without any certification

An experienced diver or supervisor without any certification will have to undergo a Prior Learning Assessment (PLAR) at an accredited DTE. All supervisors must attend a supervisor course before they can be certified.

Certificate Type
Select Your Certificate Type:

Occupational SCUBA Diver

Certificate Fee $120
This certificate allows the holder to dive on self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA).  Holders of this certification often work in seafood harvesting, aquaculture, underwater engineering inspections, archaeological investigation, police operations, underwater film production and emergency services rescue response.

To Renew Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identity.
  • A scan of your current workplace First Aid training certificate, including CPR and AED.
  • A scan of your current O2 Provider certificate, or equivalent certification.
  • A scan of your current Diving Medical.
  • Copies of sufficient logs to demonstrate that you meet the requirements shown on the table of renewal requirements available HERE. If logs are not stamped, be sure to include contact information for each employer.  (NOTE: If you are renewing a 2 year certificate and do not have 50 logged working dives, proof of tending activities may be applied)
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself
  • The appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process.
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements.
Begin Application

Restricted Surface Supplied Diver

Certificate Fee $150
This certificate allows the holder to dive using surface-supplied diving equipment to a maximum depth of 30 metres. Holders of this certification often work in seafood harvesting, aquaculture, underwater engineering inspections, archaeological investigation, police operations, underwater film production and emergency services rescue response

To Renew Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identity.
  • A scan of your current workplace First Aid training certificate, including CPR and AED.
  • A scan of your current O2 Provider certificate, or equivalent certification.
  • A scan of your current Diving Medical.
  • Copies of sufficient logs to demonstrate that you meet the requirements shown on the table of renewal requirements available HERE. If logs are not stamped, be sure to include contact information for each employer.  (NOTE: If you are renewing a 2 year certificate and do not have 50 logged working dives, proof of tending activities may be applied)
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself.
  • The appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal.

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process.
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements.
Begin Application

Unrestricted Surface Supplied Diver

Certificate Fee $180
This certificate allows the holder to dive using surface-supplied diving equipment to a maximum depth of 50 metres. In addition to the working categories listed under Restricted Surface-supplied Diver, holders of this certification often work in the support of offshore hydrocarbon development and production and in support of marine construction.

To Renew Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identity.
  • A scan of your current workplace First Aid training certificate, including CPR and AED.
  • A scan of your current O2 Provider certificate, or equivalent certification.
  • A scan of your current Diving Medical.
  • Copies of sufficient logs to demonstrate that you meet the requirements shown on the table of renewal requirements available HERE. If logs are not stamped, be sure to include contact information for each employer. (NOTE: If you are renewing a 2 year certificate and do not have 50 logged working dives, proof of tending activities may be applied)
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself.
  • The appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal.

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process.
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements.
Begin Application

Surface Supplied Tender

Certificate Fee $90
Tenders are part of the diver’s surface support team. They assist the diver during dressing-in, while the dive is underway, and during post-dive activities. Surface-supplied tenders work in the same diving categories as the surface-supplied diver.

To Renew, Upgrade, or Crossover Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identity.
  • A scan of your current workplace First Aid training certificate, including CPR and AED.
  • A scan of your current O2 Provider certificate, or equivalent certification.
  • Copies of sufficient logs to demonstrate that you meet the requirements shown on the table of renewal requirements available HERE. If logs are not stamped, be sure to include contact information for each employer.
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself.
  • The appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal.

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process.
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements.
Begin Application

Hyperbaric Chamber Operator

Certificate Fee $60
Dive-support hyperbaric chamber operators can work from a shore base, from vessels and barges of various sizes, or from small floating platforms. They are required to work in all types of weather and environmental conditions and to conduct field maintenance on hyperbaric chamber systems. In contrast, clinical hyperbaric chamber operators commonly work in hospitals, wound care clinics, and critical care facilities. Logs must be as chamber operator, not as inside attendant, and may be for multiplace or monoplace chambers.

To Renew Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identify.
  • Copies of sufficient logs to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. If logs are not stamped, be sure to include contact information for each employer.
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself.
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  • appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal.

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process.
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements.
Begin Application

Hyperbaric Life Support Technician (LST)

Certificate Fee $150
The primary responsibility of an LST is maintaining an environment to sustain life within the lockout oriented bell diving (saturation diving) complex.  The LSTs job includes appropriately maintaining oxygen levels, carbon dioxide levels, temperature & humidity.

To Renew Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identity.
  • A scan of your current workplace First Aid training certificate, including CPR and AED.
  • Copies of logbooks showing 1800 panel hours. If logs are not stamped, be sure to include contact information for each employer.
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself.
  • The appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal.

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process.
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements.
Begin Application

ROV Pilot/technician Level 2

Certificate Fee $60
The entry level qualification applicable to all classes of ROV

To Renew Your Certificate Please Include the Following:

  • A scan of a photo ID (passport or driver’s license) to verify date of birth and identity.
  • Copies of sufficient logs to demonstrate that you meet the requirements for renewal.
  • A recent passport-style photograph of yourself.
  • The appropriate fee payable by interac eTransfer to tchilds@divercertification.com, credit card or PayPal.

Missing Information

  • If you are missing a piece of information you may proceed to complete and/or save the rest of the application.   You will be unable to submit the application until all required documentation is attached.

Endorsement(s)

  • You will be able to select your endorsement(s) during the application process
  • The fee for the certificate type chosen includes any endorsements
Begin Application