Diving industry codes of practice
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Occupational diving refers to all underwater diving work conducted for purposes other than recreation. A person who dives to harvest, construct, retrieve, photograph or to carry out activities for scientific, research and aquaculture purposes are occupational divers.
Changes to competency requirements
From 31 October 2008 only five of the six current options for proof of competency in occupational diving work will be recognised
What is construction diving work?
Assemble, construct, demolish, dismantle
Managing the risks
Control measures, assessing the site
Medical fitness
Medical certificate, employee, self employed
Occupational diver competency
Construction diving, employer, self employed
Equipment
Standards, gas quality
Rescue and emergencies
Emergency plans, rescue and resuscitation, first aid, oxygen, marine stings
Diving illnesses and conditions
Decompression, barotrauma, nitrogen narcosis
Log keeping
Dive safety log, diver’s log
Diving and moving vessels
Prevent injury or death, propeller guards, buoys, lookouts
Last updated 22 July 2008
Occupational diving - Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) workshops
Example of a diver's safety log (PDF, 129 KB)
Construction diving compliance checklist (PDF, 40 KB)
Diving (other than construction) compliance checklist (PDF, 39 KB)
Proof of competence examples for the occupational diving industry (PDF, 162 KB)
Documented risk management process (PDF, 74 KB)
Example of a documented risk management process (PDF, 91 KB)
For more information contact:
Non-Queensland Government
NAUI (non-Queensland Government link) - information for members of NAUI
PADI (non-Queensland Government link) - information for professional members of PADI
SSI (non-Queensland Government link) - business support for dive businesses
