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

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Commercial Diving Regulations, 2022

17. Commercial diver

 

A commercial diver engaged in a diving project must—

 

(a) have a valid medical certificate of fitness to dive;

 

(b) maintain a daily record of his or her diving in the diver's logbook in accordance with the requirements contemplated in Annexure A;

 

(c) inform the commercial diving supervisor if he or she is not competent to carry out the diving tasks in a safe manner as required in the diving operation;

 

(d) inform the commercial diving supervisor if he or she knows of anything, including any illness or other condition, which makes him or her unfit to dive;

 

(e) comply with any lawful instruction given by the commercial diving supervisor appointed for that diving operation; and

 

(f) comply with any applicable instruction in the operations manual.