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173Competence of worker—limited scientific diving work
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173 Competence of worker—limited scientific diving work
(1) A person who is not permanently resident in Australia must not carry out limited scientific diving work unless the person has:
(a) the training, qualification or experience referred to in regulation 171A; and
(b) relevant diving experience, including relevant diving experience obtained outside Australia.
(2) In this regulation, a person has relevant diving experience if the person has logged at least 60 hours diving of which at least 8 hours and 20 minutes were spent diving between 10 metres above and any depth below the maximum depth at which the limited scientific diving work is to be carried out.