EXHIBIT 99.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Cal Dive International,
Inc. ("CDIS") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, A.
Wade Pursell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cal Dive
International, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Cal Dive
International, Inc.

Dated:  August 14, 2002


                                      /s/ A. Wade Pursell
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                                      A. Wade Pursell
                                      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                      Officer