Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

Code of Practice

Diving Regulations, 2009

Code of Practice for Inshore Diving

10. Special operational conditions

10.13 Deep diving

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Deep diving applies to diving operations for depths greater than 50 metres and includes bell, saturation, bounce (non-saturation), and submersible lockout diving as well as sea bottom habitat dives. This information is covered in the offshore code.

 

Where surface mixed gas and saturation diving technicians are used, the diving contractor and the diving supervisor shall refer to the Offshore Code of Practice.