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

Regulations

Commercial Diving Regulations, 2022

25. Prohibitions

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(1)An employer or commercial diving school may not—
(a)Allow a person to:
i.For commercial scuba , dive without having an alternate breathing gas supply available that is sufficient for that person to reach a place of safety in case of an emergency; or
ii.For air scuba, dive without the minimum plant and machinery as listed in the definition of "air scuba"

[Regulation 25(1)(a) substituted by Notice No. R. 2692 of GG47413, dated 31 October 2022]

(b)commence diving operations without an emergency response plan and, in case of saturation diving projects, a hyperbaric evacuation plan.

 

(2)A commercial diving supervisor may not—
(a)dive while supervising other commercial divers;
(b)act as a standby diver; or
(c)supervise  diving  operations  outside  of  the  scope  of  his  or  her  class  of registration.

 

(3)A commercial diver may not dive outside of the scope of his or her class of registration.

 

(4)A line attendant may not leave a post while responsible for tending a diver, unless the line attendant is relieved by another person duly instructed by the commercial diving supervisor.

 

(5)Airline diving may not take  place unless approved  by the chief inspector.

 

(6)A commercial diving contractor may not undertake commercial diving projects without being registered with the Chief Inspector.

[Regulation 25(6) inserted by Notice No. R. 2692 of GG47413, dated 31 October 2022]