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Superintendent of Defence Diving Joint Service Diving Safety Conference 20 March 2019. Defence Maritime Regulator (DMR). “To protect people and the environment from the risk of harm arising from Defence Maritime activity.” Responsible to the Director General, Defence Safety Authority for:
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Superintendent of Defence DivingJoint Service Diving Safety Conference 20 March 2019
Defence Maritime Regulator (DMR) “To protect people and the environment from the risk of harm arising from Defence Maritime activity.” Responsible to the Director General, Defence Safety Authority for: Independent assurance of compliance against Legislation and Regulation. Provision of Maritime and Safety regulation (Shipping and Diving Regulation), advice and guidance on compliance. If necessary enforce compliance (Improvement/Prohibition).
DMR REVIEW OF DIVING GOVERNANCE Review Endorsed Dec 17 OSA – complete
Defence Diving Standards Team. The Superintendent of Defence Diving (SoDD) recognised within the Defence Maritime Regulations as the Duly Authorised Person charged with the direction of the Defence Diving Standards Team (DDST). DDST will be come a Duly Authorised Organisation and will be accredited by DMR. This arrangement will be captured by a formal DMR- DST Charter. Superintendent of Diving (SofD) shall be the arbiter of diving safety and the HSE focal point for all diving commissioned or conducted by the MOD. In conducting assurance through Certification, SoDD will provide DMR with objective evidence that demonstrates that Diving activity is compliant with regulation, statute and law and conducted in a manner cognisant with Secretary of State’s Charter. DST is to remain independent of Platform/Equipment Authorities and Delivery/Operating Duty Holders.
Defence Diving Standards Team SofDD DSO Senior DSI (AT) Senior DSI (N) Senior DSI (Eng) Senior DSI (C) Senior DSI (A) DSI (Air) DSI (AT) DSI (C) DSI (ADS) DSI (SP) DSI (Tech)
Management of Latent conditions - • Governance – Assurance – Regulation Accident Investigation Diving Safety Management System Barriers/Risk Control Systems (People, Equipment, Training, Doctrine) WHY? HOW? WHAT?
Proposed Diving Legislative Framework Legislation Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974. Diving at Work Act, 1997. NB: MOD derogation for Warfare and Training for Warfare. HSE Guidance HSE Inshore Approved Code of Practise - Inshore ACOP Regulation Defence Maritime Regulations. (DMR) Defence Diving Rules. (SoDD) Defence Diving Manual. (JSAT Sponsor)
New Defence Maritime Regulation Regulation 802 - Defence Diving Safety Certification.
Diving Standards Team (AT) Area of Operations “Vobster Quay” “Stoney Cove” JSSADC PLYMOUTH “Poni Divers” Brunei JSATWC CYPRUS “Dive Shack” MALTA Gibraltar Exped “Down Below” Bornio “Dive In” & Kembali CYPRUS Dive Deep Blue MALTA “Safari Diving” LANZAROTE “Eurodivers” OMAN