SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.   20549


                            FORM 8-K


                         CURRENT REPORT

              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         June 26, 1996
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                   AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS, INC.
       (Exact  name  of Registrant as specified in its charter)


 LOUISIANA                       0-22032                  72-0918249
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation)             File Number)          Identification Number)




                    130 East Kaliste Saloom Road
                    Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
         (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)




                           (318) 234-4590
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                            Not Applicable
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




          Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

               (a)  No financial statements are filed with this report.

               (b)  Exhibits.

                    99.1 Press release issued by  American  Oilfield Divers
                         on July 10, 1996 concerning the acquisition  of an
                         ROV  support  vessel and the change of fiscal year
                         described in Item 8 below.

          Item 8.   Change in Fiscal Year.

               On  June  26,  1996,  the Board  of  Directors  of  American
          Oilfield  Divers,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  determined  to  change
          Registrant's fiscal year from the  year  ending October 31 to the
          year  ending  December  31.   The  two-month  transition   period
          beginning  November 1, 1995 and ending December 31, 1995 will  be
          reported on  a  Form  10-Q that will be filed on or before August
          10, 1996.




                                      SIGNATURES

               Pursuant to the requirements  of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused  this report to be signed
          on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.





                              By:  /s/   Cathy  M. Green
                                   ___________________________
                                         Cathy M. Green
                                     Vice President - Finance
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
          Dated: July 11, 1996