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Go Under the Sea…
Join Our Volunteer Diving Team!
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| Fancy yourself a fish? If you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity that will allow you to get more than just your feet wet, consider joining the New York Aquarium’s volunteer dive team.
The experienced scuba divers that make up the Aquarium’s 35-person dive team are trained to do a range of tasks, including cleaning and maintaining the underwater exhibits and teaching visitors about our animals and their habitats. Volunteers become underwater docents, answering questions from inside the tanks through a communication device fitted into a mask. Outside the water, divers demonstrate their scuba equipment for curious visitors. They also stroll the grounds of the Aquarium to interact with guests.
The team dives year-round in most exhibits. Because many of the Aquarium’s tanks are filled with cold water, volunteers wear thick wetsuits (or dry suits) with hoods and gloves. A surface support person ensures the divers’ safety. The group is headed by Richard Blankfein, the Aquarium’s dive safety officer.
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Interested divers must be able to commit to working one full day (8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) every other week for the span of a year.
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