- 7 Sections
- 37 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Introduction to Diving Legislation1
- Occupational Health and Safety Acts and Regulations
Objective: Understand the purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and how it applies to commercial diving operations.
Knowledge Assessment: Explain key OHSA definitions, employer and employee duties, reporting requirements, and safety representative roles.
Skills Assessment: Apply legal duties to workplace scenarios by identifying compliance requirements and safe conduct obligations.
6 - Health and Safety in different industries
Objective: Understand the purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and how it applies to commercial diving operations.
Knowledge Assessment: Explain key OHSA definitions, employer and employee duties, reporting requirements, and safety representative roles.
Skills Assessment: Apply legal duties to workplace scenarios by identifying compliance requirements and safe conduct obligations.
9 - Commercial Diving Regulations
Objective: Understand the purpose and scope of the Commercial Diving Regulations and how they apply to diving operations in South Africa.
Knowledge Assessment: Explain key regulatory requirements relating to personnel roles, equipment standards, training and assessment, medical fitness, emergency protocols, and record keeping.
Skills Assessment: Apply regulatory requirements to operational scenarios by identifying compliance responsibilities and required documentation.
19- 4.1Definitions
- 4.2Plant and machinery
- 4.3Risk assessment
- 4.4Medical Surveilance
- 4.5Designated Medical Practitioner
- 4.6Information, Instruction and Training
- 4.7Control of Diving Operations
- 4.8Training standards, assessment criteria and codes of practice
- 4.9Duties of the Client
- 4.10Duties of employer
- 4.11Duties of The Diving School
- 4.12Duties of persons involved in commercial diving
- 4.13Commercial diving supervisor and instructor
- 4.14Commercial Diver and Line Attendants
- 4.15Systems Technician
- 4.16Recompression chamber operations
- 4.17Records
- 4.18Chambers
- 4.19PDF
- Commercial Diving Inshore (COP)
Objective: Understand the purpose of the Commercial Diving Inshore Code of Practice (COP) and how it supports safe working procedures.
Knowledge Assessment: Explain key COP principles, operational requirements, and guidance for safe inshore diving activities.
Skills Assessment: Apply COP guidance to practical scenarios by identifying correct procedures and compliance expectations.
1 - Training Standards
Objective: Understand commercial diving training standards and how competence is measured and maintained.
Knowledge Assessment: Explain training standards, assessment criteria, and the role of accreditation and quality assurance.
Skills Assessment: Apply training standard requirements to identify competence expectations for commercial diving roles.
1 - Quiz
Objective: Demonstrate understanding of key legislative and compliance requirements through formative assessment.
Knowledge Assessment: Recall and explain core legal obligations and safety responsibilities for commercial diving operations.
Skills Assessment: Apply legal knowledge to answer scenario-based questions and demonstrate workplace compliance awareness.
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