Victorian Numbered Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 153 OF 2011) - REG 128

    (1)     For the purposes of this Chapter, a person is diving if he or she—

        (a)     is in a chamber inside which the ambient pressure is equal to or higher than the hydrostatic pressure at a depth of 1 metre in seawater (whether or not the chamber is submerged in water or another liquid); or

        (b)     is submerged in water or another liquid and his or her lungs are subjected to a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure (whether or not he or she is wearing a wetsuit or other protective clothing); or

        (c)     is in a manned submersible craft that is submerged in water or another liquid.

    (2)     For the purposes of this Chapter, "diving" also includes diving using a snorkel and diving without the use of any breathing apparatus.

    (3)     For the purposes of this Chapter, diving does not include—

        (a)     diving using a snorkel; or

        (b)     diving without the use of any breathing apparatus—

for the purpose of conducting an environmental survey.