| (1) |
An employer must ensure that a recompression chamber is available for immediate use whenever diving operations take place, at a depth exceeding— |
| (b) |
ten metres, but not exceeding fifty metres where the routine decompression time exceeds twenty minutes; or |
| (c) |
ten metres, but not exceeding fifty metres where the routine decompression time is twenty minutes or less and effective arrangements have not been made for a diver requiring therapeutic recompression to be brought to a suitable chamber within two hours from the time when the need for recompression is identified. |
[Regulation 21(1) substituted by Notice No. R. 2692 of GG47413, dated 31 October 2022]
| (2) |
Where a recompression chamber is not required for immediate use as contemplated in sub-regulation (1), the employer must— |
| (a) |
make arrangements to ensure that a recompression chamber is available within the maximum time allowed by the tables in use, and |
| (b) |
ensure that the recompression chamber is in a safe and operational state. |
[Regulation 21(2) substituted by Notice No. R. 2692 of GG47413, dated 31 October 2022]
| (3) |
Where the available recompression chamber is not controlled by the registered commercial diving contractor, the registered commercial diving contractor must provide written proof of the operational status and immediate availability of the recompression chamber per the requirements of the specific dive operation. |
| (4) |
A recompression chamber may be operated only by— |
| (a) |
in the case of the recompression chamber being compressed with gas other than air, a life-support technician; or |
| (b) |
in the case of the recompression chamber being compressed with air— |
| (i) |
a class I commercial diver; |
| (ii) |
a class II commercial diver, under the supervision of a class I commercial diving supervisor or a class II commercial diving supervisor; or |
| (iii) |
a recompression chamber operator, who operates the recompression chamber under the supervision of— |
| (aa) |
a class I commercial diving supervisor; |
| (bb) |
a class II commercial diving supervisor; |
| (cc) |
a class III commercial diving supervisor also registered as a recompression chamber operator; or |
| (dd) |
a class IV commercial diving supervisor also registered as a recompression chamber operator. |
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
