3. 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.

• 4. (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) An authorization under paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act in respect of a proposed diving program 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 shall

  • (a) maintain the level of performance of the diving crew, diving plant and equipment and any craft or installation used in the diving program at or above the level of performance indicated in the application referred to in subsection (1) and accepted by the Chief Safety Officer, for the authorization for the diving program, as the level of performance at which the diving program will be carried on;

  • (b) where the operator or the diving contractor, as the case may be, proposes to replace a supervisor involved in the diving program or appoint an additional supervisor, provide the Chief Safety Officer with evidence that any replacement or additional supervisor who will be involved in the diving program meets the criteria set out in section 27, 29, 31 or 33 to supervise the category of dive the supervisor will be supervising; and

  • (c) where, in any area in which the diving program is being carried on, the environmental conditions, during any period, become more severe than the environmental conditions indicated in the application as being the most severe environmental conditions under which the diving program would be carried on, cease to carry on the diving program in that area during that period.

• (3) No authorization may be given under paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act in respect of a proposed diving program unless the applicant provides the Chief Safety Officer with evidence

  • (a) that a diving safety specialist was consulted on all safety aspects of the diving program;

  • (b) that a diving safety specialist will be available on a 24 hour a day basis to advise any person involved in the diving program, including any person making decisions affecting the safety of divers involved in the diving program, on all safety aspects of the diving program;

  • (c) that any supervisor who will be involved in the diving program meets the criteria set out in section 27, 29, 31 or 33 to supervise the category of dive the supervisor will be supervising;

  • (d) that the services of a specialized diving doctor, who is familiar with the diving procedures to be used in the diving operation that will form part of the diving program and who is within a travelling distance of the diving operation that is acceptable to the Chief Safety Officer, will be available on a 24 hour a day basis to any person involved in the diving program;

  • (e) of any certificates issued by the manufacturer or a recognized body in respect of the diving plant and equipment to be used in the diving program; and

  • (f) where a diving program is to be conducted by a diving contractor who is not also the operator of the diving program, that the diving contractor is able to meet any liability for loss, damage, costs or expenses that may be incurred by the diving contractor as a result of the diving program.

• (4) No authorization may be issued under paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act in respect of a proposed diving program unless approval has been granted by the Chief Safety Officer for the following:

  • (a) the procedures manual that contains the procedures to be followed in the diving program, including the procedures referred to in Schedule I;

  • (b) schematic drawings showing the general arrangement of any diving plant and equipment to be used in the diving program and their location on board the craft or installation on which or from which they will be used in the diving program;

  • (c) where a craft is to be used in the diving program and is to be maintained in position by a method referred to in subparagraph 12(2)(p)(iv), the method by which the craft is to be maintained in position;

  • (d) any use in the diving program of a craft in the dynamically positioned mode and the dynamically positioned diving operational capacity graph in respect of the craft;

  • (e) where a diving submersible is to be used in the diving program and is to be secured in a manner referred to in subparagraph 18(b)(iii), the manner in which the diving submersible is to be secured;

  • (f) any experimental equipment or technique to be used in the program; and

  • (g) the contingency plan to be followed in the diving program including the emergency procedures referred to in Schedule II and the particulars of any additional evacuation, rescue and treatment facilities and devices to be provided for use in the diving program.

• (5) No authorization may be issued under paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act 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.

• (6) An authorization referred to in subsection (5) is subject to the certificate of fitness remaining valid and in force.