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Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024
sec.21Requirement for non-certified dive to be supervised by dive instructor
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### sec.21 Requirement for non-certified dive to be supervised by dive instructor
A dive operator who provides a non-certified dive as a recreational dive activity for 1 or more divers must ensure—
each diver, while in the water during the activity, is supervised by—
a dive instructor; or
a dive instructor assisted by a certified assistant; and
the dive instructor supervises—
no more than 4 divers at any time; or
if the dive instructor is assisted by a certified assistant—no more than 6 divers at any time.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
In this section—
certified assistant means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation that qualifies the person to assist a dive instructor.
dive instructor means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation that qualifies the person as a scuba instructor.
(sec.21-ssec.1) A dive operator who provides a non-certified dive as a recreational dive activity for 1 or more divers must ensure— each diver, while in the water during the activity, is supervised by— a dive instructor; or a dive instructor assisted by a certified assistant; and the dive instructor supervises— no more than 4 divers at any time; or if the dive instructor is assisted by a certified assistant—no more than 6 divers at any time. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(sec.21-ssec.2) In this section— certified assistant means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation that qualifies the person to assist a dive instructor. dive instructor means a person who holds a current qualification from a recreational dive training organisation that qualifies the person as a scuba instructor.
- (a) each diver, while in the water during the activity, is supervised by— (i) a dive instructor; or (ii) a dive instructor assisted by a certified assistant; and
- (i) a dive instructor; or
- (ii) a dive instructor assisted by a certified assistant; and
- (b) the dive instructor supervises— (i) no more than 4 divers at any time; or (ii) if the dive instructor is assisted by a certified assistant—no more than 6 divers at any time.
- (i) no more than 4 divers at any time; or
- (ii) if the dive instructor is assisted by a certified assistant—no more than 6 divers at any time.
- (i) a dive instructor; or
- (ii) a dive instructor assisted by a certified assistant; and
- (i) no more than 4 divers at any time; or
- (ii) if the dive instructor is assisted by a certified assistant—no more than 6 divers at any time.