Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationssubstitute
171 Competence of worker—general diving work—general qualifications—Act, s 44
(1) A person must not carry out any type of general diving work unless the person holds a certificate for general diving work, issued by a training organisation, that demonstrates that the person has acquired the relevant competencies for that type of general diving work.
(2) This section does not apply in relation to incidental diving work or limited diving work.
(3) In this section:
"relevant competencies" means the competencies stated in AS/NZS 4005.2-2000 (Training and certification of recreational divers) or AS/NZS 2815 (Training and certification of occupational divers) that are relevant to the type of general diving work to which subsection (1) applies.
Note AS/NZS 4005.2-2000 and AS/NZS 2815 do not need to be notified under the Legislation Act
because s 47 (5) does not apply (see s 15 and Legislation Act
, s 47 (7)). The standard may be purchased at www.standards.org.au
.
171A Competence of worker—general diving work—additional knowledge and skill—Act, s 44
(1) In addition to section 171, a person must not carry out general diving work unless the person has, through training, qualification or experience, acquired sound knowledge and skill in relation to the following:
(a) the application of diving physics;
(b) the use, inspection and maintenance of diving equipment (including emergency equipment) and air supply of the type to be used in the proposed general diving work;
(c) the use of decompression tables or dive computers;
(d) dive planning;
(e) ways of communicating with another diver and with persons at the surface during general diving work;
(f) how to safely carry out general diving work of the type proposed to be carried out;
(g) diving physiology, emergency procedures and first aid.
(2) This section does not apply in relation to incidental diving work or limited scientific diving work.