175CDivers’ log books

175C Divers’ log books

(1) A diver must: (a) have a log book in the form required by subregulation (2); and (b) for each time the diver dives: (i) make an entry in the log book, in ink, as required by subregulation (3); and (ii) sign the entry; and (iii) have a diving supervisor for the diving operation countersign the entry; and (c) keep the log book for at least 7 years after the last entry in it.

Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

Penalty: The tier I monetary penalty.

(2) The log book must: (a) have hard covers; and (b) be bound so that pages cannot easily be removed; and (c) have its pages serially numbered; and (d) show the diver’s name; and (e) have a clear photograph of the diver’s full face; and (f) have a specimen of the diver’s signature. (3) An entry in the log book must contain the following information: (a) the date to which the entry relates; (b) the location of the dive (and, if the dive was from a vessel or installation, the name of the vessel or installation); (c) the maximum depth reached; (d) the times at which the diver left the surface, reached the bottom, left the bottom and arrived at the surface again, and bottom time; (e) the breathing apparatus and breathing mixture used; (f) the decompression schedule followed; (g) the work done and the plant for diving used; (h) any decompression illness, barotrauma, discomfort or injury and details of any treatment given; (i) details of any emergency or incident; (j) anything else relevant to the diver’s health or safety.

18 Before regulation 228

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