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B 771 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 106

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adequately the place from which the diving is being carried out shall be
provided, except where the nature of the diving operation renders the
illumination undesirable,
(vi)  each gas cylinder used in a diving operation shall be clearly
marked with the name and the chemical formula of its content, and its
expiration date,
(vii) a person, other than an approved or a certified doctor who has
been trained in hyperbaric and diving medicine, shall not issue a certificate
of medical fitness to a diver before being engaged in a diving operation,
(viii)  the facility and equipment for diving operations shall be regularly
examined, tested and maintained to ensure it can safely be used, and
(ix)  examination of facility and equipment for diving operations shall
be carried out by a competent person within six hours of a diving operation.
(c)  require a diving contractor to supply breathing mixture of suitable
content and temperature, and of adequate pressure and rate to sustain
prolonged vigorous physical exertion at ambient pressure for the duration
of any diving operation ; and
(d)  comply with the Authority’s guidelines and requirements for diving
operations.
44.—(1) A person who is responsible for, has control over, or is engaged
in any aspect of a diving operation shall ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, that appropriate international diving regulations are complied with
and in particular, shall —
(a)  appoint a competent diving supervisor to be in immediate control of
the diving operation on site, and notify the Authority within 24 hours ;
(b) issue guiding rules for regulating the conduct of all persons engaged
in the diving operation ;
(c) provide diving operations logbook which is to be maintained and
retained for at least two years after the date of the last entry ;
(d) ensure that all essential tools and facilities for safe operation are available
and functional before the commencement of a diving operation ; and
(e)  not permit the use of compressed natural air as the breathing mixture
in any diving operation at a depth exceeding 50 metres.
(2)  A contractor shall, so far as is reasonably practicable ensure that—
(a)  emergency services are available especially in the case of a diving
operation using saturation techniques or at a depth exceeding 50 metres,
facilities for transferring the divers safely under suitable pressure and conditions
to a place where treatment can be given safely under pressure ; and
(b)  there are effective means of communication between the place at
which the operation is being carried out or is to be carried out and the emergency
services.
Diving
contractors