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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 3

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person* (Last, First, Middle)	2.	Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)	3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
	TRIPODO, ANTHONY		February 17, 2003
	247 TAMERLAINE DRIVE (Street)	4.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol	5.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)
			CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (CDIS)		x  Director o  10% Owner	o  Officer (give title below) o  Other (specify below)
	HOUSTON, TX 77024 (City)         (State)        (Zip)	6.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)		DIRECTOR
				7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
					x  Form filed by One Reporting Person o  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.	Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2.	Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3.	Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II — Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

2.

Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

3.

Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

4.

Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

5.

Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)

6.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Date Exer- cisable

Expi- ration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

OPTIONS

2/17/04

2/17/13

Cal Dive International, Inc. Common Stock

44,000

$17.14

D

Explanation of Responses:

The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the owner of any equity securities covered by this statement.

/S/ ANTHONY TRIPODO	FEBRUARY 26, 2003
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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