Diving regulations, the Glossary
Diving regulations are the stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving.[1]
Table of Contents
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.
- 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
- 2012 Los Angeles Measure B
- Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
- An Act to Protect Anaphylactic Pupils
- Cotton Mills and Factories Act 1819
- Directive 89/391/EEC
- Diving regulations
- Employment Standards Act
- Employment Standards Act of British Columbia
- Factories Act 1847
- Factories Act 1961
- Factories Act, 1948 (India)
- Factory and Workshop Act 1895
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
- Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- James J. Sullivan
- Labor Standards Act (Japan)
- Labor Standards Act (South Korea)
- Mines and Collieries Act 1842
- Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
- Potty parity
- Potty parity in the United States
- Pregnant Workers Directive 1992
- Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
- Right to sit
- Right to sit in the United States
- Seats for Shop Assistants Act 1899
- Theodor P. von Brand
- Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979
- Workplace Safety and Health Act