Mackenzie Smith Law - Commercial Diving Law

Commercial and Industrial Diving Accidents
Commercial and industrial diving is a high hazard activity. Every Commercial and Industrial diver is often required to perform complex tasks within adverse weather conditions, extreme water temperatures and/or highly toxic substances.

When an incident is referred to Mackenzie Smith Law, our commercial and industrial diving law specialists analyze the diving incident in detail. In doing so, they utilize the knowledge, skill and expertise, where necessary, of expert consultants including seasoned commercial divers, marine engineers, registered professional engineers, petroleum engineers, marine electronics specialists, industrial scientists, meteorologists & physical oceanographers, commercial diving experts and offshore crane experts. MSL’s collective and intensive experience in all aspects of maritime, offshore oil & gas, commercial diving, stevedoring, and other industries ensures a prompt, reliable, and satisfying response to each client’s needs.

Commercial and Industrial Diving
Commercial and Industrial Diving litigation is an extension of MSL’s professional liability practice, since the principles of professional negligence as well as maritime and admiralty law apply to most commercial diving operations through out the world. MSL represents commercial and industrial divers as well as international commercial diving organizations such as SITA, IANTD, ETDA, IMCA and the ADCI.

Our commercial and industrial diving specialists regularly advise commercial divers throughout the world engaged in the following activities:

• Commercial Deep Diving (100 m plus)
• Media Diving (including journalism)
• Technical Diving
• Industrial Diving (including chemical)
• Salvage and Wreck Diving
• Commercial Cave Diving
• Scientific and Archaeological Diving
• In-shore Commercial Diving
• Off-Shore Commercial Diving