Health and Safety Executive Recreational diving projects Diving at Work Regulations 1997 Approved Code of Practice and guidance This Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and associated guidance provides practical advice and sets out what you have to do to comply with the requirements of the Diving at Work Regulations 1997. It applies to all recreational diving projects within the 12-mile limit of territorial waters adjacent to Great Britain. The document covers both the instruction and guiding of people diving for recreational purposes where at least one person taking part is at work, for example as an instructor. It also covers recreational journalists undertaking commissions and producing articles, including stills photography, for the recreational diving press only. It does not cover recreational diving activities, including instruction or guiding of L105 (Second edition) recreational divers, where no one is at work. Published 2014 This edition of the ACOP has been revised to simplify some of the information, update the references and provide greater consistency across all the ACOPs covering diving at work. This document has also been updated to reflect changes in technology and industry practice. HSE Books Health and Safety Recreational diving projects: Diving at Work Regulations 1997 Executive © Crown copyright 2014 First published 1998 Second edition 2014 ISBN 978 0 7176 6594 5 You may reuse this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view the licence visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email
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