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Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024
sec.26Verification of entries in dive safety log
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### sec.26 Verification of entries in dive safety log
This section applies, and must be complied with as soon as possible, after a diver returns from a dive carried out during the diving activity.
The diver must verify the diver’s return from the dive in the required way.
An authorised person, and if a boat is used in connection with the dive, the master of the boat or another authorised person, must verify, in the required way, that—
the dive safety log entry for the diver contains the information required under sections 23 , 24 and 25 ; and
the diver has verified the diver’s return from a dive under subsection (2) .
The required way for a person to verify an entry in a dive safety log is—
by signing the log entry; or
if the log is kept electronically—by entering the person’s name and unique identifier in the log entry.
In this section—
authorised person , for a dive safety log for a diving activity, means a person authorised by the dive operator under section 22 (3) to verify the dive safety log for the activity.
(sec.26-ssec.1) This section applies, and must be complied with as soon as possible, after a diver returns from a dive carried out during the diving activity.
(sec.26-ssec.2) The diver must verify the diver’s return from the dive in the required way.
(sec.26-ssec.3) An authorised person, and if a boat is used in connection with the dive, the master of the boat or another authorised person, must verify, in the required way, that— the dive safety log entry for the diver contains the information required under sections 23 , 24 and 25 ; and the diver has verified the diver’s return from a dive under subsection (2) .
(sec.26-ssec.4) The required way for a person to verify an entry in a dive safety log is— by signing the log entry; or if the log is kept electronically—by entering the person’s name and unique identifier in the log entry.
(sec.26-ssec.5) In this section— authorised person , for a dive safety log for a diving activity, means a person authorised by the dive operator under section 22 (3) to verify the dive safety log for the activity.
- (a) the dive safety log entry for the diver contains the information required under sections 23 , 24 and 25 ; and
- (b) the diver has verified the diver’s return from a dive under subsection (2) .
- (a) by signing the log entry; or
- (b) if the log is kept electronically—by entering the person’s name and unique identifier in the log entry.