Exhibit 32.01

CERTIFICATION 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 Quarterly Report of Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John R. Huff, Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) 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 Oceaneering.

Dated: August 4, 2004	/s/ JOHN R. HUFF
	John R. Huff
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)