Commercial shipping

Hulltec was the first diving company in Ireland, North or South, to gain approval from the major classification societies to carry out water surveys in lieu of dry docking. The company still carries this approval.

The company offers a 24 hour callout to all Irish ports and also undertaken diving contracts in Liverpool, Dublin, Holyhead and Stranraer.


Divers surveyed below water line to assess damage and placed lift bags to prevent further sinking of pontoon.

Hulltec Ltd offers the following services to the shipping industry:

  • In water surveys in lieu of dry docking
  • Damage/resale surveys
  • Hull repairs using cofferdams
  • Intake/overboard blanking
  • Welded and bolted anode replacements
  • Bow thrusters and propellers cleared of debris


In water survey of damaged hull and bilge keel.