Definition(s)

Diving

Diving has the meaning given by regulation 4.1.

Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations

 

Diving

Diving:

  1. For these Regulations, a person is diving if he or she:
    1. is in a chamber inside which the ambient pressure is equal to or higher than the hydrostatic pressure at a depth of 1 metre in seawater (whether or not the chamber is submerged in water or another liquid); or
    2. is submerged in water or another liquid and his or her lungs are subjected to a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure (whether or not he or she is wearing a wetsuit or other protective clothing); or
    3. is in a manned submersible craft that is submerged in water or another liquid.
  2. For these Regulations, diving also includes diving using a snorkel and diving without the use of any breathing apparatus.
  3. For these Regulations, diving does not include:
    1. diving using a snorkel for the purpose of conducting an environmental survey; or
    2. diving without the use of any breathing apparatus for that purpose.

    Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations

Diving

Means diving under water where the diver breathes gases at greater than atmospheric pressure; and “diver” has a corresponding meaning.

Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory Guidance

 

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