Navy Divers perform the following duties:
Underwater salvage, recovery, repair, and maintenance on ships and submarines
Searching for and recovering downed aircraft
Conducting harbor clearance operations
Providing assistance to military, federal, state, and local civilian law enforcement agencies in diving operations and procedures
The Navy uses ratings within the Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system to organize its jobs. The Army and Marines use the Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOS) and the Air Force uses the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC).