EXHIBIT 32.2

                    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 period ended June 30, 2004, 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 CDIS, hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

      (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 CDIS.

Date: August 9, 2004

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