Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 171

171 .         Competence of worker: general diving work: qualifications

        (1A)         In this regulation —

        AS/NZS 2815 means the following —

            (a)         AS 2815.1:2021 Training and certification of occupational divers, Part 1: Occupational SCUBA diver;

            (b)         AS 2815.2:2021 Training and certification of occupational divers, Part 2: Surface supplied diver to 30 m;

            (c)         AS 2815.3:2021 Training and certification of occupational divers, Part 3: Surface supplied diving to 50 m;

            (d)         AS 2815.4:2021 Training and certification of occupational divers, Part 4: Closed bell diving;

            (e)         AS/NZS 2815.5:2013 Training and certification of occupational divers, Part 5: Dive supervisor;

            (f)         AS/NZS 2815.6:2013 Training and certification of occupational divers, Part 6: Restricted occupational SCUBA;

        relevant competencies means the competencies specified in AS/NZS 2815 that are relevant to the type of general diving work to which subregulation (1) applies.

        (1)         A person must not carry out any type of general diving work unless the person holds a certificate for general diving work, issued by a training organisation, that demonstrates that the person has acquired the relevant competencies for that type of general diving work.

        (2)         This regulation does not apply in relation to incidental diving work or limited scientific diving work.

        (3)         [not used]

        Note for this regulation:

                See section 44 of the Act.