sec.47Restriction on number of persons diving

sec.47 Restriction on number of persons diving

This section applies if a group of divers is participating in the tourism program in the grey nurse shark area. The operator of the tourism program must ensure— no more than 12 persons in the group are in the water at the same time; and for a group made up of more than 10 persons—each person in the group in excess of 10 is either a dive instructor or certified assistant. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply if the operator has the chief executive’s written authority for more than 10 persons in the group, who are neither dive instructors nor certified assistants, to be in the water at the same time. The chief executive may give an authority mentioned in subsection (3) only if satisfied the proposed entry into, or use of, the grey nurse shark area under the operator’s tourism program is consistent with the objects mentioned in section 41 . In this section— certified assistant means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation, designed to qualify the person to assist a dive instructor. dive instructor means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation, designed to qualify the person as a scuba instructor. recreational dive training organisation see the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024 , schedule. s 47 amd 2024 SL No. 100 s 34 (sec.47-ssec.1) This section applies if a group of divers is participating in the tourism program in the grey nurse shark area. (sec.47-ssec.2) The operator of the tourism program must ensure— no more than 12 persons in the group are in the water at the same time; and for a group made up of more than 10 persons—each person in the group in excess of 10 is either a dive instructor or certified assistant. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.47-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the operator has the chief executive’s written authority for more than 10 persons in the group, who are neither dive instructors nor certified assistants, to be in the water at the same time. (sec.47-ssec.4) The chief executive may give an authority mentioned in subsection (3) only if satisfied the proposed entry into, or use of, the grey nurse shark area under the operator’s tourism program is consistent with the objects mentioned in section 41 . (sec.47-ssec.5) In this section— certified assistant means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation, designed to qualify the person to assist a dive instructor. dive instructor means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation, designed to qualify the person as a scuba instructor. recreational dive training organisation see the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024 , schedule.

• (a) no more than 12 persons in the group are in the water at the same time; and