Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:reg:173
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 173
Character Range: 263341–264047

173  Competence of worker—limited scientific diving work
 (1) A person who is not permanently resident in Australia must not carry out limited scientific diving work unless the person has:
 (a) the training, qualification or experience referred to in regulation 171A; and
 (b) relevant diving experience, including relevant diving experience obtained outside Australia.
Note: See section 44 of the Act.
 (2) In this regulation, a person has relevant diving experience if the person has logged at least 60 hours diving of which at least 8 hours and 20 minutes were spent diving between 10 metres above and any depth below the maximum depth at which the limited scientific diving work is to be carried out.