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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

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Commercial Diving Regulations, 2022

20. Systems technician

 

(1) An employer must appoint a systems technician in writing to perform mechanical and electrical maintenance, repairs and recertification on a diving system.

 

(2) A systems technician must—
(a) as a minimum have a suitable trade or engineering qualification applicable to the diving system;
(b) maintain an accurate record of all work performed on the diving system;
(c) maintain a record of work in a systems technician's logbook in accordance with Annexure A; and
(d) complete appropriate product training for safety-critical plant and machinery as determined by the employer.

 

(3) A systems technician may not perform any work on a diving system in the course of a diving operation without the approval of the commercial diving supervisor.