46 CFR 197.430 : Shipping (§ 1.01-05 To Subchapter D) — (§ 166.01 To § 199.640) — Coast Guard, Department Of Homeland Security (Continued) (§ 166.01 To § 199.640) — Marine Occupational Safety And Health Standards (Subpart A To Part 198) — General Provisions (Subpart A To Appendix A To Part 197) — Commercial Diving Operations (§ 197.200 To § 197.488) — Specific Diving Mode Procedures (§ 197.430 To § 197.436) — SCUBA diving.

4 Aug 2016

The diving supervisor shall insure that -

(a) SCUBA diving is not conducted -

(1) Outside the no-decompression limits;

(2) At depths greater than 130 fsw;

(3) Against currents greater than one (1) knot unless line-tended; and

(4) If a diver cannot directly ascend to the surface unless line-tended;

(b) The SCUBA diver has the equipment required by § 197.346(a);

(c) A standby diver is available while a diver is in the water;

(d) A diver is line-tended from the surface or accompanied by another diver in the water in continuous visual contact during the diving operation;

(e) When a diver is in a physically confining space, another diver is stationed at the underwater point of entry and is line-tending the diver; and

(f) A boat is available for diver pickup when the divers are not line-tended from the dive location.

46 CFR 197.430