Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 4.28

  (1)   A diver must:

  (a)   have a log book in the form required by subregulation   (2); and

  (b)   for each time he or she dives:

  (i)   make an entry in the log book, in ink, as required by subregulation (3); and

  (ii)   sign the entry; and

  (iii)   have the diving supervisor for the operation countersign the entry; and

  (c)   keep the log book for at least 7 years after the date of the last entry in it.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

  (2)   The log book must:

  (a)   have hard covers; and

  (b)   be bound so that pages cannot easily be removed; and

  (c)   have its pages serially numbered; and

  (d)   show the diver's name; and

  (e)   have a clear photograph of the head and shoulders of the diver; and

  (f)   have a specimen of the diver's signature.

  (3)   An entry in the log book must contain the following information:

  (a)   the date to which the entry relates;

  (b)   the location of the dive (and, if the dive was from a ship or installation, the name of the ship or installation);

  (c)   the maximum depth reached;

  (d)   the times at which the diver left the surface, reached the bottom, left the bottom and arrived at the surface again, and bottom time;

  (e)   the breathing apparatus and breathing mixture used;

  (f)   the decompression schedule followed;

  (g)   the work done and the plant and tools used;

  (h)   any decompression illness, barotrauma, discomfort or injury and details of any treatment given;

  (i)   details of any emergency or incident;

  (j)   anything else relevant to the diver's health or safety.

  (4)   Strict liability applies to subregulation (1).