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Diving regulations, the Glossary

Index Diving regulations

Diving regulations are the stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Dive leader, Divemaster, Diving instructor, International Marine Contractors Association, List of diving environments by type, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Primary and secondary legislation, Professional diving, Recreational diving, Scientific diving, Underwater diving, UNESCO, World Recreational Scuba Training Council.

  2. Occupational safety and health law

American Academy of Underwater Sciences

The American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) is a group of scientific organizations and individual members who conduct scientific and educational activities underwater.

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Dive leader

Dive leader is the title of an internationally recognised recreational diving certification.

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Divemaster

A divemaster (DM) is a role that includes organising and leading recreational dives, particularly in a professional capacity, and is a qualification used in many parts of the world in recreational scuba diving for a diver who has supervisory responsibility for a group of divers and as a dive guide.

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Diving instructor

A diving instructor is a person who trains, and usually also assesses competence, of underwater divers.

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International Marine Contractors Association

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is a leading international trade association for the marine contracting industry. Diving regulations and international Marine Contractors Association are underwater diving safety.

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List of diving environments by type

The diving environment is the natural or artificial surroundings in which a dive is done.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces.

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Primary and secondary legislation

Primary legislation and secondary legislation (the latter also called delegated legislation or subordinate legislation) are two forms of law, created respectively by the legislative and executive branches of governments in representative democracies.

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Professional diving

Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work.

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Recreational diving

Recreational diving or sport diving is diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment, usually when using scuba equipment.

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Scientific diving

Scientific diving is the use of underwater diving techniques by scientists to perform work underwater in the direct pursuit of scientific knowledge.

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Underwater diving

Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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World Recreational Scuba Training Council

The World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC) was founded in 1999 and is dedicated to creating minimum recreational diving training standards for the various scuba diving certification agencies across the world.

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See also

Occupational safety and health law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_regulations