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B 771 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 106

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45.—(1)  A diving supervisor shall have the discretion of deciding whether
conditions are safe enough to commence or continue a diving operation.
(2)  Where the on-site diving supervisor decides to take part in the diving
operation as a diver, he shall designate a qualified person to take charge of the
diving operation.
46.—(1) A person shall not take part in a diving operation as a diver
unless he has—
(a) undertaken formal training to ensure that he is competent to use the
plant equipment provided for the operation, and
(b) a valid certificate of medical fitness to dive issued by a doctor in
Nigeria who has trained in hyperbaric and diving medicine, and who is
accredited by the Authority.
47.  Where a diving bell is being used, there shall be for every diving
operation a stand-by diver who shall—
(a)  descend in the bell to the depth from which work is to be carried out
and remain in the bell to monitor the diver or divers who leave it,
(b) be in immediate readiness to render assistance to them in an
emergency, and
(c)  in all other cases, be in immediate readiness to dive :
Provided that where there are two divers in the water at the same time who
are near enough to be able to communicate with and to render assistance to
each other in an emergency, each one of them may be regarded as the stand-
by diver for the other.
48.  An extra diver shall be on the surface to render assistance where
there is —
(a) a special hazard and, in particular, where a diver is likely to be
endangered by strong current ; or
(b)  risk of a diver being trapped, or his equipment entangled.
PART VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
49.  The Authority shall at any time enter and inspect any midstream
and downstream facility or premises where it has reasonable grounds to suspect
that a breach of these Regulations has been or is being committed.
50.—(1) An application for a permit or authorisation under these
Regulations shall be as prescribed by the Authority.
(2)  An application made by an affiliate of a person who has applied for
or holds any other licence, permit or authorisation from the Authority, shall
disclose such affiliate relationship.
Diving
supervisor
Divers
Stand-by
divers
Power to
access
facilities
Application
and service
charge