Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.

“Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.” is a core task performed by Commercial Divers. Among the occupation's 25 rated tasks, workers place it 11th by importance (#15 most important). About 73% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Test performance of equipment or systems. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin. · importance 4.8
• Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges. · importance 4.7
• Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones. · importance 4.6
• Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits. · importance 4.2
• Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions. · importance 4.2
• Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers. · importance 4.2
• Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures. · importance 4.0
• Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment. · importance 4.0
• Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools. · importance 4.0
• Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects. · importance 3.9
• Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life. · importance 3.9
• Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures. · importance 3.8
• Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports. · importance 3.7
• Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Commercial Divers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-13872,
  title  = {Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-13872}
}