Royal Yacht Clearance Diver Badges?
The white-on-blue 'BOMB DISPOSAL' badge has been around for a few years now.
One final point to emphasise the difference between Divers and Clearance Divers.
Ordinary Ship's Divers could be from any branch. Normally they undertook their normal branch duties but when a diver was required they would undertake diving duty - and then go back to their normal duties. Diving was an additional skill they acquired for which they received extra pay. They wore their normal trade badges on their right arm and the diving helmet badge on their right cuff.
Clearance Divers are different. Diving is their everyday job, therefore the diving helmet is their branch badge and as such is worn on the right arm and not the cuff.
Have heard that ships divers are being phased out now. I have no idea what a ship on deployment is going to do if it needs to send a diver down to sort out a problem!
Pete
Last edited by Guzzman; 28-02-21 at 10:18 AM.
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