Section 24-3003. GENERAL DIVING PRECAUTIONS

 

3003.1A diver experienced in the type of diving being performed shall be in complete charge of the operation as it relates to diving. This person shall be known as the "diving master."

 

3003.2Duties of the diving master shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

 

(a)Planning the dive;

 

(b)Briefing the crew;

 

(c)Making certain all necessary equipment is available; and

 

(d)Taking all necessary precautions against foreseeable situations, and being responsible for the safety of the person he or she supervises.

 

3003.3Divers shall not be required or permitted to dive when the diver or diving master has reason to believe a hazard exists that would immediately jeopardize the diver's health or safety.

 

3003.4Each diver shall wear an identification tag bearing the following information for a minimum of twelve (12) hours after completion of a dive:

 

(a)Diver's name;

 

(b)The words, "I am a diver"; and

 

(c)The telephone number of a hospital or nearest recompression chamber, or of a doctor familiar with "decompression sickness."

 

3003.5For all scuba diving operations, the buddy system shall be used. The buddy system of diving is a pair of divers working as a unit.

 

3003.6Divers using the buddy system shall keep in visual or physical contact with each other so either may render immediate assistance to the other when required.

 

3003.7Buddy lines shall be used when visibility is poor.

 

3003.8For all diving operations, and in addition to the requirements of §3003.1, a standby diver shall remain on the surface during normal diving operations and shall enter the water only in cases of emergency to aid the working diver(s).

 

3003.9Dependable two-way communications between the diver and the surface shall be provided and used during all deep sea (hard-hat) dives.

 

3003.10The communications system provided shall meet the requirements of the U.S. Navy Diving Manual.

 

source

Sections 11-29009, 11-29010, and 11-29013 of Regulation No. 70-18, approved May 28, 1970; 11B DCRR, §§901.1, 901.2, 901.5, 901.6, 901.7, and 901.9 (April 1, 1971), Special Edition.