Naval Service Diving Section

Naval Service Diving Section
Rannóg Tumadóireachta na Seirbháse Cabhlaigh
Active	1964–present
Country	Ireland
Branch	Naval Service
Type	Military diving
Role	Maritime EOD Maritime search and rescue Underwater engineering Underwater search and recovery
Part of	Defence Forces
Garrison/HQ	Haulbowline Naval Base, County Cork, Ireland
Insignia
Abbreviation	NSDS

The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) (Irish: Rannóg Tumadóireachta na Seirbháse Cabhlaigh) is a specialist unit of the Irish Naval Service, a branch of the Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. The Naval Service Diving Section specialises in underwater diving tasks for the Naval Service, and since its formation in the early 1960s has become Ireland's most advanced diving team, aiding other state agencies in various specialist roles.^[1]