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Source Evaluation Worksheet
Part I: Topic
My research project will go over the process of becoming a commercial diver, from schooling, job opportunities, associated gear, and the risk factors related to the job. My topic will also cover a typical diver’s day on the job from different sites you may encounter. Part II: Source Evaluation
Article Title: Often a dirty job, commercial diving is not without its treasures. Article Author(s): Litvak, Anya
Retrieval Information (example website link): https://www.proquest.com/docview/1752339593?
parentSessionId=rNbMtKJQXHvnZrNEjg7OY2L714W9cObb0rzzkUFaIHg%3D&pq-
origsite=primo&accountid=8289&sourcetype=Wire%20Feeds
Source’s Publication Date: 30 Dec 2015
Publishing Information: TCA Regional News; Chicago Source Summary: The author, Anya Litvak, interviews a commercial diver named Josh Gostomski about the common misconceptions associated with the job. When most people consider diving in general,
they think of what is commonly displayed in movies and commercials as crystal clear waters and divers gliding through. This is often not the case, as commercial diving includes going through sewage pipes and industrial structures through murky waters to fix them using welding
or recovering lost property and bodies. Josh says the specific specialty of Inland commercial diving is not lucrative but can be with ample overtime. Toward the end of the article, Josh describes what he has seen personally regarding age in terms of billets and progression. Article Title: International Commercial Diving Institute
Article Author(s): Segars, Herb
Source Evaluation | 1
Retrieval Information (example website link): https://www.proquest.com/docview/274791653/24279E3A2A2F43EFPQ/1?
accountid=8289&sourcetype=Magazines
Source’s Publication Date: Oct 1994
Publishing Information: Skin Diver; Los Angeles
Source Summary: This source is a short bio with interviews of students for the International Commercial Diving Institute (ICDI) founded by brothers Bob Johnson and Kevin Johnson and their long-time friend Dave Stoudt. The article goes through the founder's life experiences that led to their chosen career field and their ethos about striving to produce the best divers possible. Through commercial diving, many job opportunities present themselves through travel and experience, in exchange for less pay initially. The author interviews a few students from a couple of classes on their reasoning for choosing this school and how their experiences are going so far. Some students express their confidence in their instructors and the real-life proficiency they’ve gained learning from them, while others explain the technicality that comes with commercial diving. Article Title: Job skills run deep at commercial diving firm
Article Author(s): Loyd, Linda
Retrieval Information (example website link): https://www-proquest-
com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/docview/880200300?pq-origsite=primo&sourcetype=Wire%20Feeds
Source’s Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011
Publishing Information: McClatchy - Tribune Business News; Washington
Source Summary: The author, Linda Loyd, interviews Don Dryden, the president of Dryden Diving Co, a small South Jersey company, out of about 200 commercial diving contractors in the United States. Don describes commercial diving to the likes of firefighters, often not knowing what kind of job they’ll be tackling that day. At the time of the article, in over three decades, Dryden Diving has worked in radioactive and contaminated water, pier restoration, pipe, bridge, and dock Source Evaluation | 2
inspections and repairs, and responded to emergencies as far away as Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago, and Vermont. The article displays the necessary certifications and skills before entering the water. It even shows how just attending commercial dive school may not be enough. Experience in welding, mechanics, and carpentry is key in commercial diving, as not every job is the same. Source Evaluation | 3
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