Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations (SOR/88-600)

54 (1) The Minister 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 Minister and who

• (a) holds a first-aid certificate acceptable to the Minister and has

  • (i) successfully completed, at a school, institution or company acceptable to the Minister, training in the theoretical and practical aspects of diving appropriate to category I diving, including

    • (A) the use of air as a breathing mixture,

    • (B) surface-oriented diving techniques and operational procedures,

    • (C) diving techniques and operational procedures for use with SCUBA,

    • (D) the use and operation of any diving plant and equipment, including hand-held tools,

    • (E) the use of communications systems,

    • (F) the use of decompression tables,

    • (G) emergency procedures, including hyperbaric first-aid techniques and the operation of surface compression chambers, and

    • (H) a thorough study of these Regulations, and

  • (ii) made at least 50 dives in various environmental conditions and locations and for various purposes with a bottom time totalling at least 50 hours, including

    • (A) at least 40 dives to depths of up to 20 m with a bottom time totalling at least 43 hours, of which at least 10 were dives to depths of between 15 m and 20 m with a bottom time totalling at least seven hours, and

    • (B) at least 10 dives to depths of between 20 m and 50 m with a bottom time totalling at least seven hours, of which at least three hours were at depths of between 40 m and 50 m and at least one hour was at a depth of at least 50 m;

• (b) held a category I diving certificate that was issued pursuant to this subsection but is no longer valid because it was not renewed pursuant to subsection (2) and who made at least 28 dives with a bottom time totalling at least 24 hours during the 12 months preceding the application;

• (c) until December 31, 1990, has satisfied the Minister that the person’s training and experience are equivalent to the training and experience described in paragraph (a); or

• (d) holds a valid document referred to in paragraph 53(d).

(2) The Minister may, on application by the holder of a category I diving certificate issued pursuant to subsection (1), renew the certificate for a period of one year where 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 preceding the application.