Ballard Diving & Salvage is a Seattle based Corporation offering a broad range of industrial diving, pressurized tunnel support services in addition to our salvage response capabilities.

31 years of experience has made BDS the right choice for regional and worldwide contractors in addition to government agencies for all of their underwater needs. BDS is a 24/7 response contractor. Our tenured team of lead divers manages crews with safety and the best interest of our customers.

BDS Mission: To build upon our successes, while providing safe professional services. We have completed many challenging projects in the world’s harshest environments. Government agencies, construction companies, engineering firms to boat owners and captains appreciate our unblemished safety record.

Our commercial diving operations are conducted in strict compliance with all Federal, State agencies and the Association of Diving Contractors (ADC). These rules have been incorporated into our “Manual of Safe Diving Practices”. We often exceed these standards to ensure the safest environment for our staff.


Affiliations:
Ballard Diving & Salvage is a member of the Association of Diving Contractors for over 15 years (since 1994), which subscribes to a high standard that meets or exceeds O.S.H.A. All Divers are TWIC Certified.




Our company is certified to carry out in-water, vessel class inspections by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

  Harbor Advisors Council Member
Society of Port of Engineers Member
Patent holder for an underwater propeller habitat


Insurance:
We are a fully insured company with United States Longshore & Harbor Workers (USL&H) in addition to Jones Act coverage.

Safety:
Diving operations are performed in compliance with Ballard Diving & Salvage.