Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations (SOR/88-601)

• 28. (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

  • (a) has

    • (i) been, for at least three years, the holder of a category I diving certificate issued pursuant to section 54 or 71, or a document that is

      • (A) issued on the basis of training and experience that is equivalent to the training and experience required of a person to obtain a certificate pursuant to section 54, and

      • (B) acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer,

    • (ii) been, during the 12 months preceding the application, an assistant diving supervisor for at least 16 category I dives and has supervised at least two real or mock incidents involving decompression sickness,

    • (iii) submitted to the Chief Safety Officer a letter of recommendation that is in the form set out in Schedule VI and is signed by a diving contractor or operator and by a diving supervisor, and

    • (iv) passed a test acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer for a category I diving supervisor’s certificate;

  • (b) held a category I diving supervisor’s certificate that was issued pursuant to this subsection but is no longer valid because it was not renewed pursuant to subsection (2) and who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (a)(ii) and (iii); or

  • (c) until December 31, 1990, has satisfied the Board that the person’s training and experience are equivalent to the training and experience required of a person to obtain a certificate pursuant to paragraph (a).

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

29. No person shall supervise a category II diving operation unless the person

• (a) has been appointed in writing pursuant to paragraph 9(3)(b);

• (b) meets the criteria set out in paragraphs 27(b) and (d); and

• (c) holds a valid diving supervisor’s certificate issued pursuant to section 30, 32 or 71, or a valid document that is

  • (i) issued on the basis of training and experience that is equivalent to the training and experience required of a person to obtain a certificate pursuant to section 30 or 32, and

  • (ii) acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer.

• 30. (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

  • (a) has

    • (i) been, for at least two years, the holder of a category II diving certificate issued pursuant to section 56 or 71, or a document that is

      • (A) issued on the basis of training and experience that is equivalent to the training and experience required of a person to obtain a certificate pursuant to section 56, and

      • (B) acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer,

    • (ii) been, during the 12 months preceding the application, an assistant diving supervisor for at least six category II dives and 10 category I dives and has supervised at least two real or mock incidents involving decompression sickness,

    • (iii) submitted to the Chief Safety Officer a letter of recommendation that is in the form set out in Schedule VI and is signed by a diving contractor or operator and by a diving supervisor who holds a category II or III diving supervisor’s certificate, and

    • (iv) passed a test acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer for a category II diving supervisor’s certificate;

  • (b) held a category II diving supervisor’s certificate that was issued pursuant to this subsection but is no longer valid because it was not renewed pursuant to subsection (2) and who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (a)(ii) and (iii); or

  • (c) until December 31, 1990, has satisfied the Board that the person’s training and experience are equivalent to the training and experience required of a person to obtain a certificate pursuant to paragraph (a).

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