Four person crew to be proposed on ALL Occupational Diving Operations – including SCUBA? Take the survey!
By CADC Admin ~ October 31st, 2018. Filed under: Latest Diving News, Safety, Standards and Regulations, Uncategorized.
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The CSA Diving Standards Group has unanimously approved an amendment to the Diving Operations standard Z275.2-15 that requires a minimum qualified and competent four person dive crew on ALL surface supplied diving operations. The crew shall consist of a Dive Supervisor, Diver, Standby Diver and a diver’s tender. (This is in effect Nov 1st 2018 in the Z275.2-15 Diving Operations Standard.)
IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT – IN REALITY AND PRACTICE – THAT SCUBA IS USED AS A TOOL TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONAL DIVING TASKS.
LINK TO THE SURVEY IS AT https://goo.gl/forms/VV0YOjrTg0Zb8mAm2
Using the same safety logic arguments that were applied to surface supplied diving operations – that a minimum four person crew competent in diving operations is a safety requirement for underwater workers – it is about to be proposed that a competent and minimum of a four person diving crew be required for ALL occupational diving operations – including SCUBA – be implemented into the CSA Dive 
Standards. The argument is that diver safety is diver safety – no matter what method of life support is employed to do the task. Why should there be a difference?
What do YOU think? Have an input into your standards that can become regulations.
QUESTION: DO YOU FEEL THAT A COMPETENT FOUR PERSON MINIMUM CREW BE REQUIRED ON ALL OCCUPATIONAL DIVING OPERATIONS.
SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE USED TO PRESENT INDUSTRY VIEWS TO THE CSA DIVING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO AID IN DISCUSSION OF THE TOPIC FOR INCLUSION INTO THE CSA DIVING STANDARDS. STANDARDS ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO BY AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE FORMULATION OF REGULATIONS.
LINK TO THE SURVEY IS AT https://goo.gl/forms/VV0YOjrTg0Zb8mAm2
