Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1A) In this
regulation, an event is verified in the dive safety log —
(a) by
signing; or
(b) if
the log is electronic, by entering the verifier’s unique identifier.
(1) This regulation
applies to a person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace where
general diving work is carried out.
(2) The person
conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that, after each dive
carried out in connection with the general diving work is completed, the
return of each diver is verified in the dive safety log, as soon as
practicable after the return, by —
(a) the
diver; and
(b) a
competent person appointed under regulation 177 to supervise the diving
work.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $1 450;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $7 000.
(3) If workers are
carrying out general diving work from a vessel, the person conducting the
business or undertaking must ensure that a competent person appointed under
regulation 177 to supervise the diving work makes and verifies entries in
the dive safety log of the number of workers and other persons on board the
vessel —
(a)
before the diving work commences; and
(b)
before the vessel leaves the location after the diving work is completed.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $1 450;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $7 000.
(4) The person
conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that the dive safety log is
kept for at least 1 year after the last entry is made.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $1 450;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $7 000.
(5) [not used]