Protect Commercial Divers' Lives

This petition was published by John Carl Roat on Sep 11, 2011

No. 1 regards the OSHA and Coast Guard investigation and reporting:

We the undersigned, require that the Coast Guard and OSHA, as regulatory bodies for the commercial diving industry, be charged with the investigation and reporting of all incidents occurring on any commercial diving operation in a timely manner.

No. 2 removes the 3 man team.

We the undersigned, require that a minimum five man team manning level be a requirement of law, and must consist of:
• One certificated diving supervisor
• One certificated diver
• One certificated standby diver
• Two qualified diving tenders
We also require that for mixed gas diving operations, an additional dedicated surface gas rack operator be mandatory.

No. 3 regards Dive Supervisor (certificate) Licensing:

We the undersigned, require the Coast Guard and OSHA set up a Licensing system for Dive Supervisors. It should have legal standing under law. This license should be revocable and the licensees subject to law for gross negligence. At this time a SCUBA Certification has more standing under U.S. Law than an ADCI or IMCA Supervisor Card.

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