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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (DIVING SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 3

3 .         Terms used in these regulations

                In these regulations —

        accepted DSMS means a DSMS that has been accepted by the Minister under regulation 8 or  9 and the acceptance has not been withdrawn;

        applicable diving project plan , in relation to a diving project, means the diving project plan that has been approved under regulation 17 or accepted under regulation 18 in relation to the project;

        AS/NZS , followed by a number, means the Australian/New Zealand Standard of that number, as in effect from time to time;

        Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme means the scheme of that name administered by the Board of the Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme on behalf of the Department of State of the Commonwealth assisting the Commonwealth Minister in the administration of the Commonwealth Act;

        diver means a person who engages in diving as part of a diving operation;

        diving has the meaning given by regulation 4;

        diving contractor means a person who enters into a contract to conduct a diving project;

        diving operation means an offshore petroleum operation comprising one or more dives;

        diving project means a project comprising one or more diving operations and includes —

            (a)         the identification of hazards, assessment of risks and management of safety and health matters associated with a diving operation; and

            (b)         any other activity taken for the purpose of ensuring that a diving operation is carried out in a manner that is safe and without risk to health;

        DSMS means a document setting out the diving safety management system and, where the context allows, includes a revised DSMS;

        manned submersible craft means a craft that is designed to maintain its occupants, at or near atmospheric pressure while submerged (whether or not it is self‑propelled, and whether or not it is supplied with breathing mixture through an umbilical), including a craft in the form of a suit;

        operator , in relation to a diving project, means —

            (a)         if the facility associated with the project is a pipeline — the person registered as the operator of the pipeline under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2007 regulation 7(3);

            (b)         if the facility associated with the project is not a pipeline — the person registered as the operator of the facility under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 2007 regulation 7(3).

        [Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 30 Dec 2011 p. 5542.]



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