Proof of certification.
30.A.06 Proof of certification (a diploma and/or official transcript) as a commercial working diver from an accredited commercial dive school and other dive-related training certificates (e.g. chamber operator, saturation diver, etc.) are required as proof of a dive team member's certification and/or experience.
Diver Certifications.
An ADCI card or similar certification from an internationally recognized commercial diving organization may be substituted as proof of training for divers demonstrating more than five (5) years of diving experience within the six (6) years preceding beginning of dive operations.
30.A.07 Contractors must provide dive-log evidence that each dive team member has training and experience consistent with the performance requirements of the scope of work.
- As a minimum, each diver, back-up diver, and dive team supervisor must have at least 1 year of commercial experience in the applicable position.
- Divers must have completed at least 4 working dives with similar decompression techniques as in the dive plan, using the particular diving techniques and equipment. Divers must demonstrate that at least 1 of the 4 qualification dives was performed in the last 9 months prior to the start of dive operations.
- Dive tenders must have previous experience and training as a dive tender.
30.A.08 Each dive team member must have current certification in first aid and CPR from the American Red Cross (ARC), the American Heart Association (AHA), or from an organization whose training adheres to the standards of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, or from a Licensed Physician (LP).
- Additionally, each dive team member must have current certification in the use of emergency oxygen systems, and, if provided on the dive site, the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
- All classes must contain a hands-on component and cannot be taken online. Evidence of this will be a photocopy of the certificates. The certificate(s) must state the date of issue and length of validity.
Note: Training in the use of emergency oxygen systems must be specific to underwater diving and must meet the requirements of a nationally recognized training organization such as Divers Alert Network (DAN), Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), National Association of Underwater Instructor s (NAUI), the YMCA or other recognized sources.
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30-2. As a minimum, each diver, back-up diver, and dive team supervisor must have _____ in the applicable position.
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