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Diving in the sense of going underwater, has these purposes.
Type of diving Classed as archaeology (shipwrecks ; harbours and houses sunk by storm or earth movements) scientific cave diving technical ,recreational civil engineering in harbours , water supply and drainage systems commercial constructing,testing & maintaining equipment for the oil & offshore construction industries commercial boat and ship inspection, cleaning and maintenance commercial , naval demolition and salvage of ship wrecks commercial ,naval fish farm maintenance commercial fishing , e.g. for pearls , scallops , abalones , crabs , lobsters , sea crayfish commercial diver training for reward professional media diving: making television programs, etc professional harbour clearance and maintenance military stealthy infiltration military manned torpedo ,frogman military mine clearance and bomb disposal , disposing of unexploded ordnance military ,naval search and recovery diving commercial search and recovery by police for evidence and bodies police rescue diving for underwater casualties police diving to investigate or arrest unauthorized divers police ,military ,naval surveying sea life and freshwater life, marine biology scientific underwater tourism recreational
Most of the classes of diving listed here, except recreational diving , are some form of professional diving , however some professional diving activities are carried out by volunteer recreational divers.