SECTION 30 - DIVING OPERATIONS
30.A General.
All USACE diving operations, both government and contractor must be performed in accordance with this manual. Failure to meet these requirements will be cause for rejection or cessation of operations.
30.A.01 Unless otherwise delegated in this section, requests for waivers or variance to the requirements of this section must be made in accordance with Appendix D of this manual through the local Designated Dive Coordinator (DDC) or the Alternate Dive Coordinator (ADC) acting on their behalf.
30.A.02 Diving must not be used as a work method if the work objective can be more safely and efficiently accomplished by another means, including but not limited to, using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV's), and/or camera systems, or by dewatering the work area so work may be accomplished in the dry.
30.A.03 Surface-Supplied Air (SSA) must be used whenever possible in accordance with the practical constraints of the diving operations.
30.A.04 Live boating will not be used without prior specific acceptance by the DDC.
30.A.05 Training documentation must be in compliance with the OSHA Diving Standards 29 CFR 1910.410 and must show that dive team members, including dive tenders, have successfully completed training to the appropriate level (e.g., SSA diver's certificate, surface supplied mixed-gas diver certificate). Copies of all dive-related training certificates are required. Such training must be provided by:
- A commercial diving school, military school, Federal school (e.g., USACE), or an Association of Commercial Diving Educators (ACDE) accredited school;
- An in-house training program that meets the requirements contained in ANSI/ACDE-01, or in the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) Consensus Standards;
- Training for Scientific Divers using compressed air (SCUBA or SSA) must be in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.410 and must meet the above requirements or the training guidelines in the Standards for Scientific Diving published by the American Academy of Underwater Scientists (AAUS).
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30-1. Which of the following work methods is not allowed if the objective can be more safely and efficiently accomplished by working in the dry?
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