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Regulation 12 Regulation 12(3)(a) ACOP 12(3)(a) Regulation 17 Regulation 17(1) ACOP 17(1) (3) Everydiver engaged in a divingprojectshall - (a) maintain a daily record ofhis diving; 137 Divers' dailyrecords (logs)must includethe particulars in Annex 2. (1) Any certifIcateoftrainingandanycertificate ofmedicalfitness todive issued, orhaving effectas ifissued, under the Diving Operations at Work Regulations 1981(a) ("the 1981 Regulations") shall have effect,subject to any conditions orlimitations contained in any such certificate, as ifit were, as the case may be, anapprovedqualification or a certificate of medicalfitnessto divefor the purposes ofthese Regulations. (a) SI 1981/399 asamendedbySI 1990/996andSI 1992/608 138 The main andrestricted HSE part certificatesissued under the Diving OperationsatWork Regulations 1981 are still legally validand do not haveto be exchanged forthenew certificates. 139 Transitionalcertificates issuedunder regulation 15 ofthe Diving Operationsat Work Regulations 1981 are still legally valid. 140 Certificates issued bytheManpowerServices Commission (MSC) andthe TrainingServices Agency (TSA) are stilllegally valid,but may be exchanged for the appropriateHSE certificate. 28
Regulation 12 Regulation 12(1)(b) ACOP 12(1)(b) Regulation 15 Regulation 15(1) ACOP 15(1) Regulation 13 Regulation 13(1)(b) ACOP 13(1)(b) Medical checks (1) No divershall dive in a divingproject unless he — (b) has a valid certificate ofmedicalfitness to dive. 141 All divers atworkmust have a validcertificateof medicalfitness to diveissuedby an HSE medical examinerofdivers.The certificateof medicalfitness to dive is a statement of the diver's fitness to perform work underwater,andis validfor as long as the doctor certifies, up to amaximum of 12 months. 142 Where an annualmedicalexamination is carried out less than a monthbeforethe expiry ofthe currentmedical certificateto dive, the startdate ofthe new certificatemaybeginfrom the expirydate ofthe currentcertificate. 143 Traineedivers who trainwhile atwork must hold a certificateof medicalfitnessto dive beforetheybegintraining. This will help potentialdivers to be awareofany health problems that may affect their employment prospectsorlong-termhealth, should they continue to dive. The pre-trainingmedicalexaminationcontainsthe same elements as the annual medical assessment with the additionofsuch investigations as blood groupand so on. 144 Everydiver, or personwho is likely to be subject to hyperbaric conditionsas routineratherthan in an emergency, must have a valid certificateofmedicalfitness to dive. (1) A certificate ofmedicalfitness to dive isa certificatefrom a medical examinerofdivers (orfrom the Executive following an appealunder paragraph (4,)) that theperson issuing the certificate considers theperson namedin thecertificate to befit to dive. 145 The medicalexamination and assessmentlook at the diver's overallfitnessto dive. These includethe main systems ofthe bodycardiovascular system, respiratory system andcentral nervoussystem - as well as the ears, noseandthroat, vision, dentition,and the person's capacity for exercise. (1) Noperson shall dive in a divingproject — (b) ifhe knows ofanything (including any illness or medicalcondition) which makes him unfit to dive. 146 People who dive in a diving projectandwho considerthemselves unfit for any reason, for example, fatigue, minor injury, recent medicaltreatment, must informtheir supervisor. Even a minorillness, such as the common coldor adental problem, can have seriouseffects 29
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