Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsCommercial Diving Regulations, 20222. Scope of application |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (2), these regulations apply to all commercial diving operations and all persons engaged in commercial diving operations in the Republic of South Africa or the territorial waters. |
| (2) | These regulations do not apply to persons who are— |
| (a) | involved in diving operations where no diving apparatus is used; |
| (b) | involved in diving operations performed by the South African National Defence Force; |
| (c) | engaged in work as recreational diving instructor or dive master; |
| (d) | engaged in diving projects where they are not considered employees at work; |
| (e) | medical personnel who have to take part in recompression chamber dives in case of an emergency; |
| (f) | involved in the care or treatment of patients in a hyperbaric facility in a hospital or other place not under the control of an employer: Provided that such facility is accredited by an institution recognised by the chief inspector for the treatment of those patients; |
| (g) | involved in the commissioning of recompression chambers as part of the manufacturing process; or |
| (h) | involved in underwater survival training. |