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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (DIVING SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2002 2002 No. 300 - REG 5

Meaning of diving
For these Regulations:

(a)
a person is diving if he or she:

(i)
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
(ii)
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
(iii)
is in a manned submersible craft that is submerged in water or another liquid; and
(b)
diving includes diving using a snorkel and diving without the use of any breathing apparatus.



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