173Competence of worker – limited scientific diving work

173 Competence of worker – limited scientific diving work

(1)  A person 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) if the person is not permanently resident in Australia – 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.