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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2020 - REG 185

185—Divers' log books

        (1)         A diver must—

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

            (b)         for each time they dive—

                  (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.

Maximum penalty: $550.

        (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.



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