Vol. 149, No. 1 — January 14, 2015

Registration

SOR/2015-6 January 5, 2015

OFFSHORE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Area Diving Operations Safety Transitional Regulations

CANADA – NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE AREA DIVING OPERATIONS SAFETY TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS

INTERPRETATION

1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

“acceptable standard” means an applicable standard that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer. (norme acceptable)

“accident” means a fortuitous event that results in the death of or injury to any person involved in a diving operation. (accident)

“Act” means the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. (Loi)

“ADS” means an atmospheric diving system capable of withstanding external pressures greater than atmospheric pressure and in which the internal pressure remains at atmospheric pressure and includes a one-person submarine and the one-atmosphere compartment of a diving submersible. (système ADS)

“ADS dive” means a dive in which an ADS is used. (plongée avec système ADS)

“ADS diving operation” means a diving operation in which an ADS dive is made. (opérations de plongée avec système ADS)

“ADS supervisor” means a supervisor of a diving operation involving a pilot. (directeur de plongée avec système ADS)

“ambient pressure” means the pressure at any given depth. (pression ambiante)

“appropriate breathing mixture” means, in relation to a diving operation, a breathing mixture that is suitable, in terms of composition, temperature and pressure, for the diving plant and equipment used in the diving operation, for the work to be undertaken and for the conditions under which and the depth at which the diving operation is to be conducted. (mélange respiratoire approprié)

“attendant” means a person who has been trained in diving procedures and who is acting under the direction of a supervisor. (adjoint)

“bottom time” means the period beginning when a person begins pressurization or descent for a dive and ending when the person begins decompression or ascent. (durée du séjour au fond)

“breathing mixture” means a mixture of gases used for human respiration and includes pure oxygen and any therapeutic mixture. (mélange respiratoire)

“category I dive” means a dive to a depth of less than 50 m using surface-oriented diving techniques and a breathing mixture of air, but no other breathing mixture except in cases of decompression, treatment or emergency, and includes a dive in which a diving bell or diving submersible is used for an observation dive, but does not include a lock-out dive. (plongée de catégorie I)

“category I diving operation” means a diving operation in which a category I dive is made. (opérations de plongée de catégorie I)

“category II dive” means a lock-out dive to a depth of less than 50 m using a breathing mixture of air, or to a depth of 50 m or more using a breathing mixture of mixed gas other than air, but does not include a saturation dive. (plongée de catégorie II)

“category II diving operation” means a diving operation in which a category II dive is made. (opérations de plongée de catégorie II)

“category III dive” means a saturation dive and any dive other than an ADS dive, a category I dive or a category II dive. (plongée de catégorie III)

“category III diving operation” means a diving operation in which a category III dive is made. (opérations de plongée de catégorie III)

“certificate of fitness” means a certificate, in the form fixed by the Board, issued by a certifying authority in accordance with section 4 of the Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations. (certificat de conformité)

“certifying authority” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations. (autorité)

“compression chamber” means a pressure vessel that is suitable for human occupancy at internal pressures greater than atmospheric pressure. (caisson de compression ou compartiment de compression)

“contingency plan” means a contingency plan referred to in paragraph 3(4)(g). (plan d’urgence)

“craft” means any vessel, vehicle, hovercraft, semi-submersible, submarine or diving submersible and includes a self-propelled, tethered, towed or bottom-contact apparatus, but does not include an installation. (véhicule)

“decompression” means the gradual reduction of the pressures of the inert components of a breathing mixture in the body. (décompression)

“decompression sickness” means a condition caused by the reduction or other changes of pressure on or in the body. (maladie de la décompression)

“decompression sickness type I” means a decompression sickness that is characterized by one or both of the following symptoms:

“decompression sickness type II” means a decompression sickness that is characterized by one or more of the following symptoms:

“decompression table” means a table or set of tables that

“diver”means a person who meets the requirements of section 52, 54 or 56, who is involved in a diving operation that is part of a diving program and who may be subject to pressures greater than atmospheric pressure. (plongeur)

“dive site” means the place on a craft or installation from which a diving operation is conducted and from which a diver or pilot involved in the diving operation enters the water. (lieu de plongée)

“dive time” means the period beginning when a person begins pressurization or descent for a dive and ending when the person completes decompression or ascent. (durée de la plongée)

“diving bell” means a compression chamber that is intended to be submerged and that is designed to transport a person at atmospheric pressure or divers at pressures greater than atmospheric pressure from the surface to an underwater work site and back and includes the compression chamber of a diving submersible. (tourelle de plongée)

“diving contractor” means a person who employs a diver for a diving operation or who holds a contract to supply diving services for a diving operation, but does not include a self-employed diver. (entrepreneur en plongée)

“diving crew” means the persons who are designated by a diving contractor to be involved in a diving operation conducted by the diving contractor and who are under the supervision of a supervisor. (équipe de plongée)

“diving doctor” means a medical doctor who is licensed and registered to practise in a province, who has completed a diving medical course acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who has been accepted in writing by the Chief Safety Officer to certify divers for the purposes of paragraph 52(b), but who has not been accepted by the Chief Safety Officer to provide medical assistance under pressures greater than atmospheric pressure. (médecin de plongée)

“diving operation” means any work or activity that is associated with a dive and that takes place during the total dive time and includes

“diving plant and equipment” means the plant and equipment that are used in, or in connection with, a diving operation and includes the plant and equipment that are essential to a diver or pilot. (matériel de plongée)

“diving program” means any work or activity related to the exploration or drilling for, or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of, petroleum that involves a diving operation. (programme de plongée ou programme)

“diving safety specialist” means a person who meets the criteria set out in subsection 25(1). (spécialiste de la sécurité en plongée)

“diving station” means the place from which a diving operation is controlled. (poste de commande de plongée)

“diving submersible” means a self-propelled submarine that has at least

“diving supervisor” means a supervisor of a diving operation involving a diver. (directeur de plongée)

“dressed-in” means fully equipped to dive and ready to enter the water, with the diver’s personal diving equipment tested and at hand, whether or not helmet, face plate or face mask is in place. (équipé)

“emergency” means an exceptional situation resulting from an accident or incident. (urgence)

“environmental conditions” means conditions that may affect a diving operation and includes

“hyperbaric first-aid technician” means a person who has successfully completed an advanced hyperbaric first-aid course acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer. (secouriste hyperbare)

“incident” means a fortuitous event that compromises or is likely to compromise the safety of, or endangers or is likely to endanger the health, well-being or life of, a person involved in a diving operation. (incident)

“installation” means any fixed offshore structure used in connection with the exploration or drilling for, or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of, petroleum or any other marine installation or structure. (installation)

“lifeline” means a safety line attached to a diver that is suitable for recovering and lifting the diver and the diver’s personal diving equipment from the water. (ligne de vie)

“life-support system” means a system composed of the breathing mixture supply systems, decompression and recompression equipment, environmental control systems and equipment and supplies that may be required to provide safe accommodation for a person in the water, in a compression chamber, in a diving bell, in a diving submersible or in an ADS under all pressures and conditions that a person may be exposed to during a diving operation. (système de survie)

“life-support technician” means a person who has successfully completed a life-support technician’s course acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who has satisfied the Chief Safety Officer that the person has attained a level of competence in all aspects of all types of diving techniques, including emergency procedures, hyperbaric first aid and operation of life-support systems. (technicien des systèmes de survie)

“lock-out dive” means a dive from a diving bell or a diving submersible. (plongée à partir d’un sas)

“maximum working load” means the total weight of a load, weighed out of water, likely to be handled under normal operating conditions in a diving operation, including the weight of the umbilical. (charge de service maximale)

“maximum working pressure” means the maximum pressure to which a compression chamber can safely be exposed under normal operating conditions in a diving operation and, if a compression chamber is interconnected with one or more other compression chambers, means, in respect of each of the interconnected chambers, the maximum pressure to which the interconnected chamber with the lowest maximum working pressure can safely be exposed under normal operating conditions. (pression de service maximale)

“medical lock” means a lock through which objects may be passed into or out of a compression chamber while a person inside the compression chamber remains under pressure. (sas à médicaments)

“operator” means a person who has been authorized, under paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act, to carry on a work or activity that is a diving program or that includes a diving program, or the operator referred to in Part III.1 of the Act. (exploitant)

“personal diving equipment” means the diving equipment carried by a diver on the diver’s person during a dive and includes a diving suit, breathing apparatus, bailout gas bottle and communications equipment. (équipement personnel de plongée)

“pilot” means a person who controls the movement of an ADS from within the ADS and who performs from within the ADS any other tasks necessary for the operation of the ADS. (pilote)

“pressure vessel” means a closed container capable of withstanding internal or external pressures, or both, greater than one atmosphere. (appareil sous pression)

“procedures manual” means the procedures manual referred to in paragraph 3(4)(a). (manuel des méthodes)

“recognized body” means an organization, a classification society, a certifying authority, a group of persons or an individual that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer as having the expertise and experience to set standards for, or to inspect and certify, diving plant and equipment or their parts. (autorité reconnue)

“saturation dive” means a dive in which saturation diving techniques are used. (plongée à saturation)

“saturation diving technique” means a diving procedure that essentially equilibrates the total pressure of inert gases in the body of a diver with the ambient pressure and allows extended periods of bottom time without additional decompression time required. (technique de la plongée à saturation)

“SCUBA” means a self-contained open-circuit underwater breathing apparatus. (appareil de plongée autonome)

“skip” means a stage, cage, basket or wet bell in which a diver may be lowered to or raised from an underwater work site. (skip)

“specialized diving doctor” means a diving doctor who has completed an advanced diving medical course acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who has been accepted in writing by the Chief Safety Officer to provide medical assistance under pressures greater than atmospheric pressure. (médecin de plongée spécialisé)

“stand-by diver” means a diver who is dressed-in and trained to operate at the same depths and in the same circumstances as the diver for whom the stand-by diver is standing by, who is at the same dive site as the other diver and who is available without delay to assist the other diver. (plongeur de secours)

“supervisor” means a person appointed in writing by a diving contractor, under subsection 8(3), as a diving supervisor or an ADS supervisor to supervise a diving operation. (directeur)

“surface compression chamber” means a compression chamber that is not intended to be submerged. (caisson de compression de surface)

“surface-oriented diving technique” means a diving procedure in which the use of a diving bell or diving submersible is not required. (technique de la plongée avec soutien en surface)

“total dive time” means the period beginning when a person begins to prepare for a dive and ending when the person leaves the water, is not subject to pressures greater than atmospheric pressure and, in accordance with the relevant schedule in the appropriate decompression table, has normal inert gas pressure in their body. (durée totale de la plongée)

“umbilical” means a composite hose or cable or number of separate hoses or cables capable of supplying a breathing mixture, power, heat, communications and other services, as required, for a diving operation. (ombilical)

APPLICATION

2. These Regulations apply to any diving operation conducted in the Nova Scotia offshore area in connection with the exploration or drilling for, or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of, petroleum.

PART 1

PROPOSED DIVING PROGRAMS

AUTHORIZATION

3. (1) A person may apply for an authorization under paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act in respect of a proposed diving program by forwarding to the Chief Safety Officer an application, completed in triplicate, in the form fixed by the Board.

(2) The authorization is, in addition to any other requirements of these Regulations, subject to the requirements that the operator and the diving contractor, if any, of the diving program must

(3) No authorization is to be given in respect of a proposed diving program unless the applicant provides the Chief Safety Officer with evidence

(4) No authorization is to be issued in respect of a proposed diving program unless approval has been granted by the Chief Safety Officer for the following:

(5) No authorization is to be issued in respect of a proposed diving program unless a valid certificate of fitness is in force in respect of the diving plant and equipment to be used in the diving program and the certificate of fitness remaining valid and in force.

4. (1) The Chief Safety Officer is authorized to grant, in accordance with subsection (2), any approval prescribed in these Regulations and to make that approval subject to, in addition to the requirements prescribed in these Regulations, any terms and conditions that the Chief Safety Officer determines.

(2) The Chief Safety Officer must provide a person with evidence of any approval granted to the person under subsection (1).

(3) If the terms and conditions subject to ehich an approval was granted are not complied with, the Chief Safety Officer is authorized to suspend or revoke the approval, in which case the the Chief Safety Officer must give the person an opportunity to show cause why the approval should not have been suspended or revoked.

PART 2

OPERATORS

DUTIES

5. (1) The operator of a diving program must

(2) The operator of a diving program must not

CHANGES IN EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES

6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the operator of a diving program must

(2) The operator of a diving program must obtain the approval of the Chief Safety Officer before doing any of the following under subsection (1) :

AUTHORIZATION

7. (1) An operator may apply for an authorization under subsection 155(1) of the Act to use equipment, methods, measures or standards that do not comply with these Regulations.

(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) must set out the manner in which the equipment, methods, measures or standards that are the subject of the application provide a level of safety and protection of the environment and conservation at least equivalent to that which would be provided by compliance with these Regulations.

PART 3

DIVING CONTRACTORS

DUTIES

8. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a diving contractor must not conduct a diving operation unless the diving contractor has engaged the services of a diving safety specialist, other than the diving safety specialist engaged by the operator under paragraph 5(1)(a), who will be available as described in paragraph 3(3)(b) for the purpose described in that paragraph.

(2) If the operator referred to in subsection 5(1) and the diving contractor referred to in subsection (1) are the same person, the diving safety specialist engaged under subsection (1) may be the same person as the diving safety specialist engaged under paragraph 5(1)(a).

(3) A diving contractor must not conduct a diving operation that includes

(4) A diving contractor must not, in a diving operation conducted by the diving contractor, employ a person

(5) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation that is part of a diving program must

(6) If continuance of a diving operation would compromise or is likely to compromise the health, well-being or safety of any person involved in the diving operation, the diving contractor who conducts the diving operation must immediately interrupt or discontinue the diving operation.

9. (1) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not permit any person involved in the diving operation to be exposed to a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure in a compression chamber used in connection with the diving operation unless

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply

EXAMINATION AND TESTING OF DIVING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

10. (1) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must use or permit to be used in the diving operation

(2) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must ensure that

(3) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must keep a register in which are inserted or to which are attached certificates

(4) A diving contractor must retain the register referred to in subsection (3)

(5) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used in the diving operation any diving plant and equipment that are unsafe as determined by an examination or test carried out under subsection (1).

DIVING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

11. (1) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used any diving plant and equipment in the diving operation unless their design is such that

(2) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must ensure that

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

12. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a diving contractor must not conduct a diving operation unless there is available for use in the diving operation

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a diving operation in which SCUBA is used and when it is impracticable to use the communication systems referred to in that subsection, in which case a diving contractor must not conduct such a diving operation unless there is available for use in the diving operation an alternative method of communication that the supervisor considers suitable for the diving operation.

PRESSURE VESSELS

13. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used in the diving operation a pressure vessel intended for human occupancy unless the pressure vessel is equipped with

COMPRESSION CHAMBERS

14. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used a compression chamber in the diving operation unless the compression chamber

SURFACE COMPRESSION CHAMBERS

15. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used a surface compression chamber in the diving operation unless the surface compression chamber

DIVING BELLS

16. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used a diving bell in the diving operation unless the diving bell

DIVING SUBMERSIBLES

17. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used a diving submersible in the diving operation unless

OXYGEN SUPPLY SYSTEMS

18. (1) When an oxygen supply system is to be used in a diving operation, the diving contractor who conducts the diving operation must use or permit to be used only an oxygen supply system the design of which complies with the following requirements:

(2) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must ensure that

BREATHING MIXTURE SUPPLY SYSTEMS

19. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must use or permit to be used in the diving operation only a breathing mixture supply system that is so designed that

20. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or allow to be used in the diving operation an on-line gas blender or diver’s gas recovery system unless, at all times that the blender or recovery system is in use,

QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF BREATHING MIXTURE

21. (1) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not conduct or permit the beginning or continuation of the diving operation unless

(2) A diving contractor must not conduct a diving operation unless

EVACUATION, RESCUE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES

22. (1) A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must provide for the availability of evacuation, rescue and treatment facilities and devices that

(2) The evacuation, rescue and treatment facilities and devices referred to in subsection (1) must be available

MEDICAL SERVICES

23. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must

CRAFT IN DYNAMICALLY POSITIONED MODE

24. A diving contractor who conducts a diving operation must not use or permit to be used a craft in the dynamically positioned mode in the diving operation unless that use was specifically approved in accordance with section 4 for the diving program of which the diving operation is a part and the following requirements are complied with:

PART 4

DIVING SAFETY SPECIALISTS

25. (1) An operator, under paragraph 5(1)(a), or a diving contractor, under subsection 8(1), must not engage the services of a person as a diving safety specialist unless the person holds a diving supervisor’s certificate that is issued under section 68 and that is appropriate to the category of dive in respect of which the person will be giving advice and

(2) A person who has been engaged as a diving safety specialist for a diving program by an operator, under paragraph 5(1)(a), must

(3) A person who has been engaged as a diving safety specialist for a diving operation by a diving contractor, under subsection 8(1), must

(4) A diving safety specialist referred to in subsection (2) or (3) must, in advising any person under that subsection, take into account as a primary consideration the safety of any divers involved in the diving program or diving operation, as the case may be.

PART 5

SUPERVISORS

SUPERVISION OF A CATEGORY I DIVING OPERATION

26. A person must not supervise a category I diving operation unless the person

CATEGORY I DIVING SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE

27. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a category I diving supervisor’s certificate that is valid for one year to a person who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a category I diving supervisor’s certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has supervised at least 12 category I dives and at least two real or mock incidents involving decompression sickness during the 12 months before the application.

SUPERVISION OF A CATEGORY II DIVING OPERATION

28. A person must not supervise a category II diving operation unless the person

CATEGORY II DIVING SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE

29. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a category II diving supervisor’s certificate that is valid for one year to a person who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a category II diving supervisor’s certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has supervised at least 12 dives, of which at least six were category II dives, and at least two real or mock incidents involving decompression sickness during the 12 months before the application.

SUPERVISION OF A CATEGORY III DIVING OPERATION

30. A person must not supervise a category III diving operation unless the person

CATEGORY III DIVING SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE

31. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a category III diving supervisor’s certificate that is valid for one year to a person who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a category III diving supervisor’s certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has supervised at least 12 dives, of which at least one was a saturation dive and at least six were category II dives, and has supervised at least two real or mock incidents involving decompression sickness during the 12 months before the application.

SUPERVISION OF AN ADS DIVING OPERATION

32. A person must not supervise an ADS diving operation unless the person

ADS SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE

33. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue an ADS supervisor’s certificate that is valid for one year to a person who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of an ADS supervisor’s certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has supervised at least six ADS dives with a total bottom time of at least 20 hours during the 12 months before the application.

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE AND DOCUMENT

34. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may insert in a supervisor’s certificate issued under section 27, 29, 31, 33 or 68, or attach to a document referred to in subparagraph 27(1)(a)(i), 29(1)(a)(i), 31(1)(a)(i) or 33(1)(a)(i), restrictions with respect to the supervision of a diving operation by the holder of the certificate or the document if the Chief Safety Officer considers the restrictions necessary for safety reasons.

(2) If the Chief Safety Officer inserts a restriction in a certificate or attaches a restriction to a document under subsection (1), the Chief Safety Officer must give the holder of the certificate or the document an opportunity to show cause why the restriction should not be inserted or attached.

INVALIDATION OF SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE

35. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may invalidate a supervisor’s certificate issued under section 27, 29, 31, 33 or 68 if, in the opinion of the Chief Safety Officer, the holder of the certificate has become incompetent or incapacitated.

(2) If the Chief Safety Officer proposes to invalidate a supervisor’s certificate pursuant to subsection (1), the Chief Safety Officer must give the holder of the certificate at least 30 days’ notice in writing setting out the reasons for the proposed invalidation and must give the holder an opportunity to show cause why the certificate should not be invalidated.

DUTIES OF SUPERVISORS

36. (1) A diving supervisor must not, in a diving operation supervised by the diving supervisor, permit a person to make

(2) An ADS supervisor must not, in an ADS diving operation supervised by the ADS supervisor, permit a person to make an ADS dive in the diving operation unless the person meets the criteria set out in section 62.

(3) A supervisor must not, in a diving operation under their supervision, permit a person to be involved in the diving operation if the supervisor believes on reasonable grounds that the person is unfit to be involved in the diving operation or that the involvement of the person in the diving operation could compromise the safety of other persons involved in the diving operation.

(4) A diving supervisor must plan dives in such a manner that the total bottom time of a diver supervised by the supervisor does not exceed, in any 24-hour period,

(5) A diving supervisor must plan a diving operation in such a manner that, when practicable, a diving bell is used in the diving operation for any dive to a depth of more than 30 m that requires surface decompression.

(6) An ADS supervisor must ensure that a pilot supervised by the supervisor does not spend more than eight hours underwater in any 24-hour period.

(7) A supervisor must ensure that, following a dive under the supervisor’s supervision, the diver or pilot who made the dive has an adequate rest period.

37. (1) The supervisor must be present at the diving station from which the diving operation is controlled at all times during the diving operation or during the period in which the supervisor is on duty, as the case may be, and must

(2) Despite any other provision of these Regulations, the supervisor may, in the case of an emergency, allow or direct the use of diving techniques, equipment and procedures not permitted by these Regulations where that use provides the only available practicable means of ensuring or enhancing the safety of the persons involved in the diving operation.

(3) The supervisor must interrupt or discontinue the diving operation if

(4) The supervisor that involves the use of a diving submersible must, where practicable, discontinue the diving operation if the unused stored electrical power of the diving submersible reaches 20% of the electrical power capacity of the diving submersible, excluding the back-up capability referred to in paragraph 13(c).

(5) If the supervisor wishes to begin or continue the diving operation and the person in charge of the craft or installation from which the diving operation is being conducted considers that the beginning or continuation of the diving operation would compromise the safety of any person on the craft or installation or the safety of the craft or installation, the decision of the person in charge of the craft or installation respecting the beginning or continuation of the diving operation overrules the supervisor’s decision.

(6) In the event of an accident, the supervisor must

38. (1) A supervisor must not conduct a diving operation unless

(2) A diving supervisor must not permit a diver supervised by the supervisor to enter the water unless

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING DIVE SITES

39. (1) A diving supervisor must not permit a diver supervised by the supervisor to make a dive that is part of a diving operation from

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a craft that is operating in the dynamically positioned mode and that complies with the requirements of section 24 is not considered to be underway.

(3) A supervisor must not conduct a diving operation unless the person in charge of the craft or installation from which the diving operation is to be conducted has been notified of the proposed diving operation.

RESTRICTED USE OF SCUBA

40. A diving supervisor must not use or permit to be used SCUBA in a diving operation supervised by the supervisor unless

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING CATEGORY I DIVING OPERATIONS

41. A diving supervisor must not conduct a category I diving operation, other than a diving operation in which SCUBA is used, unless

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING CATEGORY II DIVING OPERATIONS

42. A diving supervisor must not conduct a category II diving operation unless

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING CATEGORY III DIVING OPERATIONS

43. (1) A diving supervisor must not, in a saturation dive supervised by the supervisor, permit the total dive time of any diver involved in the dive to exceed 31 days.

(2) A diving supervisor must not conduct a category III diving operation unless the diving crew, for the duration of the dive, includes the persons referred to in paragraph 42(d) and as many additional specialists and life-support technicians as the diving supervisor considers necessary to ensure the safety of the divers involved in the dive.

RESTRICTION RESPECTING DIVING SUPERVISORS

44. A diving supervisor must not make a dive while supervising a diving operation, even in the case of an emergency.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

45. (1) When a skip, diving bell, diving submersible or ADS used in a diving operation is being lowered into or raised from the water, the supervisor must ensure that the skip, diving bell, diving submersible or ADS, as the case may be, is continuously within the supervisor’s vision, either directly or by any other means.

(2) When, in a diving operation, a diving bell is coupled with a surface compression chamber by means of a clamping mechanism, the supervisor may permit only a person who is familiar with the operational procedures designed for the clamping mechanism to operate that clamping mechanism.

(3) When, in a diving operation, a person is transferred to or from a diving bell, the supervisor must ensure that any surface compression chambers used in the diving operation but not used in the transfer are, during the transfer, isolated from the surface compression chambers used in the transfer.

(4) If a diver involved in a diving operation exhibits any unusual psychological or physiological symptoms or any severe symptoms of decompression sickness, the diving supervisor must advise the specialized diving doctor referred to in paragraph 3(3)(d) and the operator responsible for the diving operation of the symptoms and must supervise any therapeutic recompression or decompression of the diver.

(5) A diving supervisor must take all reasonable precautions to ensure that, except in the event of the evacuation of a diver during a diving operation supervised by the diving supervisor,

(6) A diving supervisor must take all reasonable precautions to ensure that, in the evacuation of a person during a diving operation supervised by the supervisor, a person involved in the diving operation who has completed decompression within the preceding 24 hours does not fly in an aircraft at an altitude greater than is operationally necessary in the circumstances.

DIVING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

46. (1) A supervisor must not conduct a diving operation unless

(2) A supervisor must not, in a diving operation supervised by the supervisor, use any diving plant and equipment in the diving operation unless

(3) A diving supervisor must not conduct a dive unless a two-compartment compression chamber that is located in a readily accessible place on board the craft or installation from which the dive is conducted, except when the dive is conducted at a depth of 10 m or less, in which case the compression chamber may be located within one hour’s travelling time from the dive site,

OXYGEN SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND BREATHING MIXTURE SUPPLY SYSTEMS

47. (1) A supervisor must not conduct a diving operation in which

(2) When an analyzer is used continuously in a diving operation to determine the relative levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide during any dive that is part of the diving operation, the supervisor must ensure that the analyzer is recalibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for the analyzer, where practicable, every two hours.

(3) A diving supervisor must not, in a diving operation supervised by the supervisor, use or permit to be used an on-line gas blender or diver’s gas recovery system unless, at all times that the blender or recovery system is in use, the requirements of section 20 are complied with.

BREATHING MIXTURE

48. (1) A supervisor must not begin or continue a diving operation unless

(2) A supervisor must not permit a diver supervised by the supervisor to make a dive unless

(3) A supervisor must not, in a diving operation supervised by the supervisor, use or permit to be used

(4) A supervisor must protect any breathing mixture to be used in a diving operation supervised by the supervisor from any likelihood of contamination.

(5) If a diving supervisor becomes aware of any oil or other contaminant in waters in which a diving operation supervised by the supervisor is being conducted, the supervisor must take all necessary steps to avoid any contamination of any diver in the water and of the ambient atmosphere in any compression chamber used in the diving operation.

DIVING OPERATIONS LOGBOOKS

49. (1) A supervisor must enter in the diving operations logbook referred to in paragraph 8(5)(m), for each diving operation or portion of a diving operation supervised by the supervisor,

(2) A supervisor must, after completion of an entry in the diving operations logbook in accordance with subsection (1), immediately sign the entry and request the operator or the operator’s representative responsible for the diving operation to countersign the entry as soon as possible.

(3) A person must not make any alteration to an entry in a diving operations logbook referred to in subsection (1) unless the alteration is initialled by the supervisor who made the entry and by the person who countersigned the entry.

(4) When there is no space for further entries in a diving operations logbook for a diving operation, or when the diving operation is completed, whichever occurs first, the supervisor who made the last entry in the logbook must deliver the logbook to the diving contractor who conducted the diving operation, but in the event of an accident in connection with the diving operation, the supervisor on duty at the time of the accident must deliver the logbook to the operator responsible for the diving operation as soon as possible after the accident.

SUPERVISOR’S LOGBOOKS

50. (1) A supervisor must keep a logbook that is permanently bound, has numbered pages and contains the name and signature of the supervisor and a photograph that is a likeness of the supervisor.

(2) A supervisor must, as soon as possible after supervision of a dive or after supervision of a portion of a dive, enter in the logbook for each dive or portion of a dive supervised by the supervisor,

(3) A supervisor must, after completion of an entry in the supervisor’s logbook in accordance with subsection (2), immediately sign the entry and request the operator or the operator’s representative responsible for the dive to countersign the entry as soon as possible.

(4) A person must not make any alteration to an entry in a supervisor’s logbook unless the alteration is initialled by the supervisor and by the person who countersigned the entry.

(5) A supervisor must produce, on request, the supervisor’s logbook for inspection by the diving doctor who examines the supervisor for the purposes of these Regulations, at the time of the examination.

(6) A supervisor must keep in the supervisor’s logbook referred to in subsection (1)

(7) A supervisor must retain the supervisor’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) for a period of not less than two years after the day on which the last entry is made in it.

KEEPING OF RECORDS

51. (1) When a person involved in a diving operation is in a compression chamber, the supervisor must keep a record or ensure that a record is kept, at regular intervals of not more than 30 minutes, of the time and depth gauge readings and of the main components of the atmosphere in the compression chamber, including

(2) The supervisor must keep a copy of any certifications and inspections carried out on the diving plant and equipment used and must keep a record of

(3) On completion of a diving operation, the supervisor must deliver the records and copies kept under subsection (2) to the diving contractor who conducted the diving operation.

(4) The supervisor must make a tape recording of all communications between the divers or the pilots involved in a dive that is part of the diving operation and the supervisor during the pre-dive system check and during the dive and must retain the tape recording for a minimum of 48 hours after the completion of the diving operation.

PART 6

DIVERS

CATEGORY I DIVES

52. A person must not make a category I dive in a diving operation unless the person

CATEGORY I DIVING CERTIFICATES

53. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a category I diving certificate that is valid for one year to a person who has attained a standard of competence in category I diving that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a category I diving certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has made at least 24 category I dives with a bottom time totalling at least 20 hours during the 12 months before the application.

CATEGORY II DIVES

54. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not make a category II dive in a diving operation unless the person

(2) A diver who holds a category I diving certificate may make a category II dive for training purposes in a diving operation if

CATEGORY II DIVING CERTIFICATES

55. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a category II diving certificate that is valid for one year to a person who has attained a standard of competence in category II diving that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a category II diving certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has made at least 24 dives with a bottom time totalling at least 20 hours, including at least eight category II dives with a bottom time totalling at least eight hours, during the 12 months before the application.

CATEGORY III DIVES

56. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not make a category III dive in a diving operation unless the person

(2) A diver who holds a category II diving certificate may make a category III dive for training purposes in a diving operation if

CATEGORY III DIVING CERTIFICATES

57. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a category III diving certificate that is valid for one year to a person who has attained a standard of competence in category III diving that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a category III diving certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has made at least 24 dives with a bottom time totalling at least 24 hours, including at least eight category II dives from a diving bell or diving submersible with a bottom time totalling at least eight hours and at least one saturation dive, during the 12 months before the application.

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING DIVING CERTIFICATES AND EQUIVALENT DOCUMENTS

58. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may insert in a diving certificate issued under section 53, 55, 57 or 68, or attach to a document referred to in paragraph 52(d), 54(1)(b) or 56(1)(b), restrictions on diving by the holder of the certificate or document if the Chief Safety Officer considers the restrictions necessary for safety reasons.

(2) If the Chief Safety Officer inserts a restriction in a certificate or attaches a restriction to a document under subsection (1), the Chief Safety Officer must give the holder of the certificate or document an opportunity to show cause why the restriction should not be inserted or attached.

INVALIDATION OF DIVING CERTIFICATES

59. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may invalidate a diving certificate issued under section 53, 55, 57 or 68 if, in the opinion of the Chief Safety Officer, the holder of the certificate has become incompetent or incapacitated.

(2) If the Chief Safety Officer proposes to invalidate a diving certificate under subsection (1), the Chief Safety Officer must give the holder of the certificate at least 30 days’ notice in writing setting out the reasons for the proposed invalidation and must give the holder an opportunity to show cause why the certificate should not be invalidated.

DIVER’S DUTIES

60. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a diver must not make a dive in a diving operation unless

(2) A diver must not make a saturation dive unless

(3) When a diver who is employed in a diving operation believes the diver is unfit or unable to dive at any time during that employment, the diver must so inform the supervisor and must give the reason for that belief.

(4) If a diver becomes aware of any oil or other contaminant in waters in which a diving operation is being conducted, the diver must immediately inform the supervisor of the contaminant.

DIVER’S LOGBOOKS

61. (1) A diver must keep a logbook that is permanently bound, has numbered pages and contains the name and signature of the diver and a photograph that is a likeness of the diver.

(2) A diver must, as soon as possible after making a dive, enter in the diver’s logbook referred to in subsection (1), for each dive made by the diver,

(3) A diver must, after completion of an entry in the diver’s logbook in accordance with subsection (2), immediately sign the entry and request the supervisor to countersign the entry as soon as possible.

(4) A person must not make any alteration to an entry in a diver’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) unless the alteration is initialled by the diver and by the supervisor who countersigned the entry.

(5) A diver must produce, on request, the diver’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) for inspection by the diving doctor who examines the diver for the purposes of these Regulations, at the time of the examination.

(6) A diver must keep in the diver’s logbook referred to in subsection (1)

(7) A diver must retain the diver’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) for a period of not less than two years after the day on which the last entry is made in it.

PART 7

PILOTS

ADS DIVES

62. A person must not pilot an ADS in a diving operation unless the person

PILOT’S CERTIFICATES

63. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue a pilot’s certificate that is valid for one year to a person who has attained a standard of competence in the operation of an ADS that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer and who

(2) The Chief Safety Officer may, on application by the holder of a pilot’s certificate issued under subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year if the holder of the certificate has made at least four ADS dives with a dive time totalling at least 16 hours during the 12 months before the application.

RESTRICTIONS RESPECTING PILOT’S CERTIFICATES AND EQUIVALENT DOCUMENTS

64. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may insert in a pilot’s certificate issued under section 63 or 68, or attach to a document referred to in paragraph 62(d), restrictions on the piloting of an ADS by the holder of the certificate or document if the Chief Safety Officer considers the restrictions necessary for safety reasons.

(2) If the Chief Safety Officer inserts a restriction in a certificate or attaches a restriction to a document under subsection (1), the Chief Safety Officer must give the holder of the certificate or document an opportunity to show cause why the restriction should not be so inserted or attached.

INVALIDATION OF PILOT’S CERTIFICATES

65. (1) The Chief Safety Officer may invalidate a pilot’s certificate issued under section 63 or 68 if, in the opinion of the Chief Safety Officer, the holder of the certificate has become incompetent or incapacitated.

(2) If the Chief Safety Officer proposes to invalidate a pilot’s certificate under subsection (1), the Chief Safety Officer must give the holder of the certificate at least 30 days’ notice in writing setting out the reasons for the proposed invalidation and must give the holder an opportunity to show cause why the certificate should not be invalidated.

PILOT’S LOGBOOKS

66. (1) A pilot must keep a logbook that is permanently bound, has numbered pages and contains the name and signature of the pilot and a photograph that is a likeness of the pilot.

(2) A pilot must, as soon as possible after making a dive, enter in the pilot’s logbook referred to in subsection (1), for each dive made by the pilot,

(3) A pilot must, after completion of an entry in the pilot’s logbook in accordance with subsection (2), immediately sign the entry and request the ADS supervisor who supervised the dive to countersign the entry as soon as possible.

(4) A person must not make any alteration to an entry in a pilot’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) unless the alteration is initialled by the pilot and by the ADS supervisor who countersigned the entry.

(5) A pilot must produce, on request, the pilot’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) for inspection by the diving doctor or medical doctor who examines the pilot for the purposes of these Regulations, at the time of the examination.

(6) A pilot must keep in the pilot’s logbook referred to in subsection (1)

(7) A pilot must retain the pilot’s logbook referred to in subsection (1) for a period of not less than two years after the day on which the last entry is made in it.

PART 8

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

PERSONS WHO HAVE FIRST-AID OR MEDICAL TRAINING

67. (1) A specialized diving doctor who is involved in a diving operation must not assume responsibility for any aspect of the diving operation other than the medical aspect.

(2) A person who has first-aid or medical training and who is employed in a diving operation must report, without delay, to the supervisor any medical consultation that the person had involving a diver or pilot employed in the diving operation and any medical advice or treatment that the person provided to the diver or pilot.

PERMANENT CERTIFICATES

68. (1) When a person holds a certificate issued by the Chief Safety Officer under section 27, 29, 31, 33, 53, 55, 57 or 63 or a valid document that has been accepted by the Chief Safety Officer under paragraph 26(c), 28(c), 30(c), 32(d), 33(1)(a), 52(d), 54(1)(b), 56(1)(b) or 62(d) and has held the certificate or document for at least five years, the Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue to the person a certificate for the same category as the certificate or document that is held, and that certificate is to be valid, subject to section 35, 59 or 65, as applicable, for as long as the person is certified to be medically fit in accordance with paragraph 26(b), 52(b) or 62(b), as applicable.

(2) If a person satisfies the Chief Safety Officer that, for at least the five-year period before the date of making an application under this subsection, the person would have qualified for a certificate under these Regulations if the person had applied for one, the Chief Safety Officer may, on application, issue to the person a certificate for the same category as the certificate that the person would have qualified for, and that certificate is to be valid, subject to section 35, 59 or 65, as applicable, for as long as the person is certified to be medically fit in accordance with paragraph 26(b), 52(b) or 62(b), as applicable.

OFFENCES

69. Any contravention of any of sections 5, 6, 8 to 26, 28, 30, 32, 36 to 52, 54, 56, 60 to 62, 66 and 67 is an offence under the Act.

SCHEDULE 1
(Paragraph 3(4)(a))

PROCEDURES

1. The procedures manual for a diving program must contain the standard operating procedures to be followed in any diving operation that will be part of the diving program and must include

SCHEDULE 2
(Paragraph 3(4)(g))

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

1. (1) The contingency plan for a diving program must contain the emergency procedures to be followed in circumstances that are likely to endanger a diver or a pilot and that make it impossible and unsafe to follow the procedures contained in the procedures manual for the diving program, including circumstances such as

(2) The emergency procedures referred to in subsection (1) must include procedures for

SCHEDULE 3
(Paragraphs 5(1)(i) and (j))

DIVING ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT

Name of craft or installation:

Operator:

Supervisor:

Diving contractor:

Persons involved:

Date:

Type of dive:

Purpose of dive:

Personal diving equipment used:

Diving plant and equipment used:

Dive profile:

Depth:

Bottom time:

Time left surface:

Tables used:

Ascent method:

Ascent rate & time:

Time returned to surface:

Name of specialized diving doctor or medical attendant who treated diver or pilot:

Treatment:     

Name of diver or pilot treated:

Treatment table used:

Diver’s or pilot’s medical condition after treatment:

Number of dives made by diver or pilot in the 24 hours before accident/incident:

Gas mixture(s) used:

(in dive)

(in treatment)

Air temperature:

Wind speed:

Sea state:

Type of sea bed:

Visibility:

Condition of personal diving equipment after accident/incident:

Personal diving equipment examined:

at:

____________________
(location and date)

by:

_______________________
(name of examinator)

Summary of accident/incident:

(Use additional sheets as necessary.)

Signature of operator or operator’s representative

Signature of supervisor

SCHEDULE 4
(Paragraph 11(2)(b))

PART 1

FIRST AID SUPPLIES FOR A DIVING OPERATION
Item Column 1

Supplies		 Column 2

Details		 Column 3

Quantity
1. Tourniquets — 2
2. Scissors Mayo, 17.8 cm 1
3. Shell Dressings Large 2
4. Surgical Gloves Pairs of sizes 8, 9 & 10 2 each
5. Gauze Bandage Sterile, 5 cm and 7.5 cm, roll 1 each
6. Gauze Sponges Sterile, 10 cm x 10 cm, pack of 100 1
7. Adhesive Plaster Roll 1
8. Scalpels Disposable, No. 10 & 11 blades 1 each
9. Scalpel Blades No. 10 & 11 2 each
10. Laryngoscope Large adult blade, with spare batteries & bulb 1
11. Mouth Gag — 1
12. Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation Tube — 2
13. Oropharyngeal Airways Sizes 3 & 4 1 each
14. Suction Apparatus Non-electric (e.g., Ambu foot-operated) 1
15. Minor Surgical Tray Ribbon retractor 1
Army-Navy retractor 2
Rake retractor, sharp 1
Rake retractor, blunt 1
Lahey 2
Mosquito hemostat 4
Towel clips 6
Pack, sterile, containing:  
Needle driver 2
Self-retaining retractor, blunt 1
Allis 2
Babcock 2
Sponge forceps 2
Scissors, straight Mayo 1
Scissors, curved Mayo 1
Scissors, curved Metz 1
Artery (hemostat) 6
Kockers 2
Russian forceps 2
Knife handle No. 3 1
Knife handle No. 4 1
Forceps, toothed 2
Suction 1
16. Dressing Tray Sterile, containing:  
Small cup 1
Combine pad 1
Gauze 10 cm x 10 cm 6
Gauze 5 cm x 5 cm 10
Dressing towel 1
Artery forceps 2
Tissue forceps 1
17. Intravenous-Giving Sets e.g., Travenol 2C2027 blood administration set 4
18. Intravenous Cannulae Gauges 14, 15 & 16 2 each
19. Intravenous Cannula Gauge 16, 20 cm, for central venous placement 1
20. Alcohol Injection Swabs e.g., Webcol 24
21. Trochar Cannulae e.g., Argyle, No. 10, 23 cm 2
22. Heimlich Chest Drain Valves e.g., Bard Parker No. 3460 2
23. Syringes 10 mL 6
24. Syringes 20 mL 6
25. Needles, Hypodermic Gauges 16, 21 & 23 6 each
26. Foley Bladder Catheter 14 & 16 French gauges 1 each
27. Urinary Drainage Bag — 1
28. Endotracheal Tubes Cuffed, 7 mm, 8 mm, 9 mm & 9.5 mm 1 each
29. Wire Introducer For use with endotracheal tubes 1
30. Suction Catheters — 2
31. Blood Tubes (not vacutainers) Silicone coated, no additive 2
32. Blood Tubes (not vacutainers) Non-silicone coated, EDTA 2
33. Resuscitator Bag Laerdal, with 100% 02 fitting and fitting for connection to BIBS 1
34. Xylocaine 1%, without epinephrine, 10 mL 4
35. Xylocaine Gel Urethral, 2% tube 1
36. Bridine Solution 100 mL, for skin prep 1
37. Dextran 70 (Macrodex) in Saline 500 mL 2
38. Dextrose 5% Saline 1000 mL, bag of 4
39. Saline 0.9% 1000 mL, bag of 4
40. Heparin Injection 500 µ/mL, 2 mL vial 1
41. Diazepam Injection 10 mg, 2 mL vial 6
42. Benadryl Injection 50 mg, 1 mL vial 6
43. Furosemide Injection 40 mg, 2 mL vial 6
44. Dexamethasone Injection 4 mg, 10 mL vial 2
45. Aspirin Tablets 324 mg 50
46. Thermometer, Electronic Thermocouple or thermistor 1
47. Stethoscope — 1
48. Auriscope With spare batteries & bulb 1
49. Reflex Hammer — 1
50. Band Aids Box 1
51. Aneroid Sphygmomanometer — 1
52. Flashlight With spare batteries & bulb 1
53. Sutures Silk, 3/0 on curved cutting needle 6
54. Sutures Silk, 0/0 on heavy curved needle 6
55. Sutures Chromic catgut, 2/0 on curved taper needle 6
56. Sutures Chromic catgut, 0/0 on curved taper needle 6
57. Ties Silk, 0/0 6
58. Ties Silk, 2/0 6
59. Ties Silk, 3/0 6

PART 2

FIRST AID SUPPLIES TO BE KEPT IN A DIVING BELL OR IN THE COMPRESSION CHAMBER OF A DIVING SUBMERSIBLE
Item Column 1

Supplies		 Column 2

Details		 Column 3

Quantity
1. Tourniquet — 1
2. Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation Tube — 1
3. Mouth Gag — 1
4. Oropharyngeal Airways — 2
5. Adhesive Plaster Roll 1
6. Band Aids Assorted sizes, flat, box 1
7. Shell Dressings Large 2
8. Shell Dressings Small 2
9. Scissors Mayo, 17.8 cm 1

SCHEDULE 5
(Subparagraphs 26(b)(ii) and 62(b)(ii))

SUPERVISOR’S OR ADS PILOT’S MEDICAL EXAMINATION RECORD

PART 1 — To be completed by the physician.

Record all abnormal findings on this medical examination record. Circle the correct answer as required.

Family name: First name(s): Birth date: Sex: M/F

Ht: ___ cm Wt: ___ kg Identifying features:

General appearance:

HEENT: Normal? Yes/No Normal colour vision? Yes/No

Audiometry: Rt. Normal? Yes/No Lt. Normal? Yes/No

VISION: Distant Distant with glasses Near Near with glasses Normal visual fields? Normal Fundi?
Right:         YES/NO YES/NO
Left:         YES/NO YES/NO
Both:         YES/NO YES/NO

SKIN: Rash? Yes/No Infection? Yes/No Parasites? Yes/No Lymph glands normal? Yes/No Breasts normal? Yes/No

RESP: Any chest scars or deformity? Yes/No Chest auscultation normal? Yes/No Any adventitious sounds? Yes/No Current chest X-ray normal? Yes/No/Not Done (see footnote 1)

CARDIOVASCULAR: BP: __/__ Pulse: __/__ min. Peripheral pulses and circulation normal? Yes/No Normal apex beat? Yes/No Normal heart sounds? Yes/No Murmurs present? Yes/No ECG normal? Yes/No Exercise tolerance test (e.g., Ruffier test) normal? Yes/No

ABDOMEN: Organomegaly? Yes/No Masses present? Yes/No Herniae present? Yes/No Genitourinary system normal? Yes/No Rectal normal? Yes/No

MUSCULO-SKELETAL: Spine normal? Yes/No Limbs & joints normal? Yes/No

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Power & tone of limbs normal? Yes/No Normal sensation to pinprick? Yes/No Light touch? Yes/No Temperature? Yes/No Vibration? Yes/No Proprioception normal? Yes/No Cranial nerves normal? Yes/No

REFLEXES: BJ TJ SJ KJ AJ Abdo. Plantar Clonus
Right:                
Left:                

Cerebellar function normal? Yes/No Vestibular function normal? Yes/No Rombergism present? Yes/No Nystagmus present? Yes/No

LAB. INVESTIGATIONS: Hb: g/dL HCT: (see footnote 2) Sickle cell trait absent? Yes/No (see footnote 3) (initial medical examination)

Blood group: BUN: (see footnote 4) Creatinine: (see footnote 5) Other

Urine PH: Urine presence of: albumin? Yes/No sugar? Yes/No protein? Yes/No blood? Yes/No

Comment on any abnormalities detected:

Is the candidate free from physical defect and disease? Yes/No
Has the candidate the physique for prolonged exertion? Yes/No
Is the candidate fit for work in all climates if inoculations are up-to-date? Yes/No
Is the candidate permanently unfit to dive? Yes/No
Is the candidate temporarily unfit to dive? Yes/No Date for next examination:
Is the candidate fit to dive with restrictions? Yes/No Specify:
Name and address of examining doctor:
Signed: Date: Place:
PART 2 — To be completed in ink by the supervisor or ADS pilot, as the case may be.

Circle the correct answer as required. If in doubt, ask the advice of the examining doctor

(a) Family name: First name(s): Birth date: S.I.N.: Provincial Health No.:

(b) Have you had an ADS pilot’s medical examination before? Yes/No If yes, when? Where?

(c) Date and place of any X-ray examinations:

(d) Give details of vaccinations:

(e) Do you have, or have you ever had or been treated for, any of the following medical conditions?

1. Asthma Yes/No 18. Dizziness, loss of balance Yes/No
2. Hay fever or allergies Yes/No 19. Head injury or concussion Yes/No
3. Allergy to drugs/medications Yes/No 20. Stroke or paralysis Yes/No
4. Pneumonia or pleurisy Yes/No 21. Severe headache or migraine Yes/No
5. Bronchitis or other lung diseases Yes/No 22. Nervous breakdown or mental illnesses Yes/No
6. Tuberculosis Yes/No 23. Eye disorders Yes/No
7. Sinus trouble Yes/No 24. Stomach/duodenal/peptic ulcer Yes/No
8. Ear disease Yes/No 25. Gall bladder disorder Yes/No
9. High blood pressure Yes/No 26. Diarrhea or bowel disease Yes/No
10. Rheumatic fever Yes/No 27. Jaundice or hepatitis Yes/No
11. Heart disease or murmur Yes/No 28. Kidney or bladder disease Yes/No
12. Chest pain or palpitations Yes/No 29. Bone/joint disease or injury Yes/No
13. Bleeding tendency Yes/No 30. Back injury or chronic back pain Yes/No
14. Skin diseases Yes/No 31. Other serious illness or injury Yes/No
15. Diabetes Yes/No 32. Motion sickness Yes/No
16. Tropical diseases Yes/No 33. Varicose veins Yes/No
17. Fits, blackouts or epilepsy Yes/No    

Give details of any positive answers, including dates:

(f) Give date and place of any hospital admissions or operations:

(g) Have you been under medical treatment during the past year? Yes/No If yes, for what?

(h) Are you taking, or have you ever taken, any medicines or drugs? Yes/No If yes, specify:

(i) If you smoke, how many cigarettes do you smoke? _____/day If you drink alcohol, how many glasses of wine ____/week, of beer ____/week and of spirits ____/week do you drink? Have you ever suffered from any health problems related to mind-altering, “street” or addictive drugs? Yes/No If yes, give details:

I (name), , of (address), declare that all of the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and I give my permission for this information to be communicated to other doctors concerned with my health.

Signed: Date: Place:

PART 3 — Physician’s Statement

Doctor’s remarks:

Candidate’s logbook inspected? Yes/No

If “no”, state reason:

Signed: M.D.

Date:

SCHEDULE 6
(Subparagraphs 27(1)(a)(iii), 29(1)(a)(iii) and 31(1)(a)(iii))

RECOMMENDATION FOR CATEGORY — DIVING SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that, born on , at , presently working for , as a category , is familiar with all the aspects of diving practice and supervision of that category , as specified under the Nova Scotia Offshore Area Diving Operations Safety Transitional Regulations. Therefore, we, the undersigned, have no hesitation in recommending this applicant as a category diving supervisor and, to the best of our knowledge and belief, we state that we know the applicant sufficiently and that we are not aware of any reason why the applicant should not be granted the above-mentioned status.

1. Diving supervisor: Category: From:
___________________________
(please print name)		 _________________
(Date)
Signature: Date:
2. Diving supervisor: Category: From:
___________________________
(please print name)		 _________________
(Date)
Signature: Date:
3. Diving contractor or operator:
(please print name)
Signature:
Date:

SCHEDULE 7
(Subparagraph 52(b)(iii))

DIVER’S MEDICAL EXAMINATION RECORD

PART 1 — To be completed by the physician.

Record all abnormal findings on this medical examination record. Circle the correct answer as required.

Family name: First name(s): Birth date Sex: M/F

Ht: cm Wt: kg Identifying features:

General appearance:

HEENT: Normal? Yes/No URTI: Normal? Yes/No Teeth & gums normal? Yes/No Any dentures? Yes/No Neck normal? Yes/No

Sinuses normal? Yes/No Dental X-rays normal? Yes/No/Not done (see footnote 6) Normal colour vision? Yes/No

  Nasal airway EAM Eardrums Eustacian tube Audiometry
Rt. normal? Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
Lt. normal? Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

VISION: Distant Distant with glasses Near Near with glasses Normal visual fields? Normal Fundi?
Right:         Yes/No Yes/No
Left:         Yes/No Yes/No
Both:         Yes/No Yes/No

SKIN: Rash? Yes/No Infection? Yes/No Parasites? Yes/No Lymph glands normal? Yes/No Skinfold thickness: Lt. biceps: mm Lt. triceps: mm Lt. subscapular: mm Lt.sacroiliac: mm Breasts normal? Yes/No

RESP: Any chest scars or deformity? Yes/No Chest auscultation normal? Yes/No Any adventitious sounds? Yes/No Current chest X-ray normal? Yes/No FVC: FEV1/FVC%: ___%

CARDIOVASCULAR: BP: __/__ Pulse: __/__ min. Varicose veins? Yes/No Peripheral pulses and circulation normal? Yes/No Normal apex beat? Yes/No Normal heart sounds? Yes/No Murmurs present? Yes/No ECG normal? Yes/No Exercise tolerance test (e.g., Ruffier test) normal? Yes/No Stress ECG normal? Yes/No/Not done (see footnote 7)

ABDOMEN: Organomegaly? Yes/No Masses present? Yes/No Herniae present? Yes/No Genitourinary system normal? Yes/No   Rectal normal? Yes/No

MUSCULO-SKELETAL: Joint X-rays: (see footnote 8)

  Shoulders Hip Knees  Spine normal? Yes/No
Rt. normal? Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No  Limbs & joints normal? Yes/No
Lt. normal? Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No  

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Power & tone of limbs normal? Yes/No Normal sensation to pinprick? Yes/No

Cranial nerves normal?

1. Yes/No

2. Yes/No

3. Yes/No

4. Yes/No

5. Yes/No

6. Yes/No

7. Yes/No

8. Yes/No

9. Yes/No

10. Yes/No

11. Yes/No

12. Yes/No

Reflexes BJ TJ SJ KJ AJ Abdo. Plantar Clonus
Right                
Left                

Cerebellar function normal? Yes/No Vestibular function normal? Yes/No

Rombergism present? Yes/No Nystagmus present? Yes/No

EEG normal? Yes/No/Not Done (see footnote 9)

Electronystagmograms normal? Yes/No/Not Done (see footnote 10)

LAB. INVESTIGATIONS: Hb: __ g/dL __ HCT: __ Sickle cell trait absent? Yes/No (see footnote 11) (initial medical examination)

Blood group: BUN: (see footnote 12) Creatinine: (see footnote 13) Other

Urine PH Urine free of: albumin? Yes/No sugar? Yes/No protein? Yes/No blood? Yes/No

Comment on any abnormalities detected:

Is the candidate free from physical defect and disease? Yes/No
Has the candidate the physique for prolonged exertion? Yes/No
Is the candidate fit for work in all climates if inoculations are up-to-date? Yes/No
Is the candidate permanently unfit to dive? Yes/No
Is the candidate temporarily unfit to dive? Yes/No Date for next examination:
Is the candidate fit to dive with restrictions? Yes/No Specify:
Name and address of examining doctor:
Signed: Date: Place:
PART 2 — To be completed by the diver in ink.

Circle the correct answer as required. If in doubt, ask the advice of the examining doctor.

1. Skin bends? Yes/No 2. Limb bends? Yes/No 3. Spinal or cerebral bends? Yes/No 4. Pulmonary decompression sickness? Yes/No 5. Vestibulary bends? Yes/No 6. Pulmonary barotrauma (ruptured lung)? Yes/No 7. Arterial gas embolism? Yes/No 8. Problems with compression? Yes/No 9. Dysbaric osteonecrosis (bone necrosis)? Yes/No

Give details of any positive answers, including date and number of times the problem has occurred:

(e) Do you have, or have you ever had or been treated for, any of the following medical conditions?

1. Asthma Yes/No
2. Hay fever or allergies Yes/No
3. Allergy to drugs/medications Yes/No
4. Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) Yes/No
5. Pneumonia or pleurisy Yes/No
6. Bronchitis or other lung diseases Yes/No
7. Tuberculosis Yes/No
8. Sinus trouble Yes/No
9. Ear disease Yes/No
10. Rheumatic fever Yes/No
11. Heart disease or murmur Yes/No
12. Chest pain or palpitations Yes/No
13. Varicose veins Yes/No
14. Bleeding tendency Yes/No
15. Skin diseases Yes/No
16. Diabetes Yes/No
17. Tropical diseases Yes/No
18. Fits, blackouts or epilepsy Yes/No
19. Head injury or concussion Yes/No
20. Stroke or paralysis Yes/No
21. Severe headache or migraine Yes/No
22. Nervous breakdown or mental illnesses Yes/No
23. Eye disorders Yes/No
24. Stomach/duodenal/peptic ulcer Yes/No
25. Gall bladder disorder Yes/No
26. Diarrhea or bowel disease Yes/No
27. Jaundice or hepatitis Yes/No
28. Sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection Yes/No
29. Toothache, dental problems Yes/No
30. Bone/joint disease or injury Yes/No
31. Back injury or chronic back pain Yes/No
32. Other serious illness or injury Yes/No
33. Females: gynaecological disease or pregnancy Yes/No
34. Motion sickness Yes/No

Give details of any positive answers, including dates:

I (name), , of (address), declare that all of the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and I give my permission for this information to be communicated to other doctors concerned with my health.

Signed: Date: Place:

PART 3 — Physician’s Statement

Doctor’s remarks:

Diver’s logbook inspected? Yes/No Signed: M.D.

If “no”, state reason: Date:

N.B. The Explanatory Note for these Regulations appears following SOR/2015-1, Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations.