policy of insurance to the satisfaction of the Authority covering
the passengers and crew of the vessel and the public for personal
injury and for damage to their property.
(2) Where the holder of a diving business licence engages only one
vessel in or for the purpose of its business, subregulation (1)(a) shall not apply to
such vessel but the holder of the licence shall ensure that the vessel complies
with the other requirements of the Control of Hire Craft Act and the other
requirements of the Control of Hire Craft Act and the regulations made
thereunder.
(3) A holder of a diving business licence shall ensure that(a) the diving business and its diving activity are supervised by a
Divemaster or an Open Water Instructor, as the case may be,
qualified under regulation 4;
(b) all persons supervising any diving activity conducted by the
business has access to appropriate means of rapid diver recall
and are equipped with an Alternate Air Source, depth Gauge,
Divers Watch and Decompression Tables;
(c) any person availing himself of facilities provided by the
business, hereafter referred to as a “client”, shall not dive alone;
(d) all dives by clients, wherever practicable, shall be within the
internationally recognized No-Decompression limits, and that
the standard safe speed of ascent and descent are observed at all
times;
(e) operations involving deep diving activities, in excess of 25
metres, shall utilize an ascent/descent line with spare tanks and
multiple moth-piece regulators at emergency decompression stop
levels;
(f) any client shall either hold an internationally recognized
Open Water Certificate or a certificate of equivalent standard or
is given a formal tuition and assessment programme by an Open
Water Instructor referred to in regulation 4(1)(a) in an area of
confined water prior to open water activities.
(g) a client who does not hold an internationally recognized
Open Water Certificate or a certificate of equivalent standard is
accompanied by an Open Water Instructor until, in the opinion
of the Instructor, he completes his dives in good control without
undue stress or anxiety and ensures that thereafter he is
accompanied by a Divemaster or an Open Water Instructor;
(h) any client who wishes to participate in unsupervised diving
activities holds an internationally recognised Open Water
Certificate or a certificate of equivalent standard and is
accompanied by a diving partner holding a certificate of the