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Canada's armed forces have combat divers
Frogman

A frogman is someone who is trained to dive or swim in a military capacity which can include combat. Such personnel are also known by the more formal names of combat diver or combat swimmer....
 and clearance diver
Clearance Diver

A Clearance Diver was originally a specialist naval underwater diving who used explosives underwater to remove obstructions to make harbours and shipping channels safe to navigate, but later the term "clearance diver" was used to include other naval underwater work....
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da has currently two operational units from which Navy Clearance Diving Officers, Clearance Divers and Port Inspection Divers perform a variety of core capabilities as outlined in their Naval Diving Operational Concept of Employment (ND OCE) terms of reference These core capabilities are:

They also perform a number of secodary or support functions to these core capabilities include but are not limited to:
  1. Underwater ship and infrastructure maintenance
  2. Light salvage
  3. Seabed search
  4. Underwater demolitions
  5. Inspection, maintenance and repair of critical diver life support equipment
  6. Operation of Working Class Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) , Inspection Class ROV, ROV Simulator, Diver Evaluation Systems, and side scan sonar (SSS)
  7. Support for medical treatment in hyperbaric chamber
  8. Support to JTF2
  9. Operating the Experimental Diving Unit (EDU) at DRDC (Toronto) in support of R&D efforts related to CF diving activities


The two operational naval diving units are:

Clearance Divers are considered among the most skilled underwater operators in the world. Their motto is "Strength in depth".

Clearance Diving Officers and Divers also serve at:- Clearance Diving Officers and Clearance Divers also serve at D Dive S (Director Diving Safety) at the National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

da's Combat Divers are an Occupation Sub-Specialization (OSS) in its Army
Canadian Forces Land Force Command

Land Force Command , often also called the Canada Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers....
 Combat Engineering Regiments.

Weapons used include: Considering their role in the Army (demolition, reconnaissance, etc), their weapons tend more towards explosives rather than firearms. As such, each diver typically carries about 20kg of high explosives.






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Canada's armed forces have combat divers
Frogman

A frogman is someone who is trained to dive or swim in a military capacity which can include combat. Such personnel are also known by the more formal names of combat diver or combat swimmer....
 and clearance diver
Clearance Diver

A Clearance Diver was originally a specialist naval underwater diving who used explosives underwater to remove obstructions to make harbours and shipping channels safe to navigate, but later the term "clearance diver" was used to include other naval underwater work....
s.

Clearance divers

Canada has currently two operational units from which Navy Clearance Diving Officers, Clearance Divers and Port Inspection Divers perform a variety of core capabilities as outlined in their Naval Diving Operational Concept of Employment (ND OCE) terms of reference These core capabilities are:
  • Battle Damage Repair (BDR)
  • Maritme Explosive Ordnance Disposal(MEOD)
  • Mine Counter-Measures (MCM)
  • Force Protection Support (FPS).


They also perform a number of secodary or support functions to these core capabilities include but are not limited to:
  • Improvised Explosive Device
    Improvised explosive device

    An improvised explosive device is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. They may be partially comprised of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery round, attached to a detonating mechanism....
     Disposal (IEDD) for devices found in military establishments within defined areas of responsibility in Canada;
  • Submarine Search and Rescue (SUBSAR) first line response (RCC and light-weight Surface Supplied Diving equipment)
  • Second line response (ROVs and/or diving);
  • Provision of a minimum six-person 45 metre CABA diving team on each coast for emergencies;
  • Diving Support Roles (which amplifies Para 13 b.) consist of:
  1. Underwater ship and infrastructure maintenance
  2. Light salvage
  3. Seabed search
  4. Underwater demolitions
  5. Inspection, maintenance and repair of critical diver life support equipment
  6. Operation of Working Class Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) , Inspection Class ROV, ROV Simulator, Diver Evaluation Systems, and side scan sonar (SSS)
  7. Support for medical treatment in hyperbaric chamber
  8. Support to JTF2
  9. Operating the Experimental Diving Unit (EDU) at DRDC (Toronto) in support of R&D efforts related to CF diving activities


The two operational naval diving units are:
  • Fleet Diving Unit Pacific based at CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia
    Esquimalt, British Columbia

    The City of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, British Columbia, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees 1A, British Columbi...
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  • Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic based near CFB Halifax in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.


Clearance Divers are considered among the most skilled underwater operators in the world. Their motto is "Strength in depth".

Clearance Diving Officers and Divers also serve at:-
  • the Experimental Diving Unit (EDU) at Defence Research and Development Canada
    Defence Research and Development Canada

    Defence Research and Development Canada, also Defence R&D Canada or DRDC , is an Government agency of the Department of National Defence , whose purpose is to respond to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces ....
  • the CFSAL - EOD School in CFB Borden
    CFB Borden

    Canadian Forces Base Borden is a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario.The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, CFB Borden is the largest training facility in the Canadian Forces....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
    .
Clearance Diving Officers and Clearance Divers also serve at D Dive S (Director Diving Safety) at the National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Combat divers

Canada's Combat Divers are an Occupation Sub-Specialization (OSS) in its Army
Canadian Forces Land Force Command

Land Force Command , often also called the Canada Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers....
 Combat Engineering Regiments.

Weapons used include:
  • C6 medium machine gun
    FN MAG

    The MAG is a Belgium 7.62 mm caliber general purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale de Herstal by Ernest Vervier....
    .
  • C7 Assault rifle (C7A1, C7A2, C7A3, etc)
  • C8 assault carbine
  • C8 PDW (Personal Defense Weapon)
Considering their role in the Army (demolition, reconnaissance, etc), their weapons tend more towards explosives rather than firearms. As such, each diver typically carries about 20kg of high explosives. Such explosives include: The entire line of grenades, demolition, and pyrotechnics in SNC-TEC, such as, Demolition Charge M2A4, Demolition Charge M3A1, Trigran Prills, 40 mm Parachute Rocket Flare C7, Trip Flare C6, High Explosive Fragmentation C13/M67 grenades. For heavy fire support, the divers' engineer demolition section uses the C14 Mine Launcher, which can be remotely fired.

Considering their job, their land transport is limited, but they have various water craft. Such craft include:
  • Phantom Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV
    Rov

    Rov is a Talmudic concept which means the majority.It is based on the passage in Exodus 23;2: "after the majority to wrest" , which in Rabbinic interpretation means, that you shall accept things as the majority....
    )
  • The SeaDoo Sea Scooter, TAYUT, a Diver Propulsion Vehicle
    Diver Propulsion Vehicle

    A Diver Propulsion Vehicle or a DPV is an item of diving equipment used by Scuba diving divers to increase their range while underwater where their endurance is restricted due to limited availability of breathing gas and need to avoid decompression sickness....
  • General Purpose Boat FDU(P)
  • Yard Diving Tender (YDT
    YDT

    YDT can mean:* Boundary Bay Airport near Vancouver in Canada* Yard Diving Tender, a sort of professional diving...
    ) Sooke
  • The YDT 11 FDU(P)
  • The entire line of submersibles is readily available.
  • For air transportation, the CH-146 Griffon
    CH-146 Griffon

    The Bell Helicopter Textron CH-146 Griffon is the Canadian Forces Air Command variant of the Bell 412, a multi-use utility helicopter. The CH-146 is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance and aero-mobility tasks....
     Tactical Utility Helicopter is used.
  • Medium Floating Bridge (MFB) / Medium Raft (MR) which is transported by a heavily modified AHSVS.
  • Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) which can be laid by a Beaver Engineer Support Vehicle
    Beaver (disambiguation)

    Beaver may refer to:* Beaver, the animal** American Beaver ** European Beaver** Giant Beaver - extinct* Beaver hat, a style of headgear ...
    .