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Occupational diving

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 resource kit

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