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91-191 - General

Section 305
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Diver’s log book
305(1)A diver shall maintain, and keep for five years after completion, a log book that records all dives carried out, all therapeutic recompressions and other exposures to a compressed air environment and all medical examinations.
305(2)A diver shall record the following information for each dive carried out:
(a) name of employer;
(b) name of diving supervisor;
(c) type of diving apparatus used;
(d) breathing mixture or breathing gas used;
(e) time left surface;
(f) bottom time;
(g) maximum depth attained;
(h) time left bottom;
(i) time reached surface;
(j) surface interval, if a repeat dive was undertaken;
(k) decompression table used;
(l) date;
(m) name of the tender; and
(n) remarks, if any.
305(3)For dives originating from a diving bell or other submerged base, a diver shall record the time of leaving the bell or base, the greatest depth attained, the time of return to the bell or base and the depth of the bell or base in addition to the information required under subsection (2).
305(4)A diver shall ensure that in the log book referred to in subsection (1)
(a) the entry required for each dive is signed by the diving supervisor,
(b) an entry for therapeutic recompression or other exposure to a compressed air environment is signed by the attending medical practitioner or diving supervisor, and
(c) the entry for a medical examination is supported by a certificate signed by the medical practitioner who performed the examination.
305(5)A diver shall keep in the log book either
(a) a certificate confirming the diver’s successful completion of an appropriate diver training course, or
(b) a record of the diver’s previous relevant training and experience.