Professional Diver
- Regulators
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- Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
- Nations
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- Northern Ireland
- Sectors
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- Construction and engineering
- Education
- Science
- Law
- Other
- Health and care
- Security
- Transport
- Surveying
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
- Address
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83 Ladas Drive
Belfast
BT6 9FR - Email address
- mail@hseni.gov.uk
- Website
- https://www.hseni.gov.uk
- Phone number
- +44 (0)8000 320 121
Regulation
Regulation summary
Any person at work who dives must hold a diving qualification which has been approved by HSE for the class of diving being undertaken.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
A person at work can only dive in a diving project if they hold a diving qualification approved by HSE for the class of diving being undertaken.
- More about regulated activities and titles
- https://www.hseni.gov.uk/articles/diving
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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There are a number of diver competence assessment organisations who provide training and assessment for those wishing to obtain an HSENI diving qualification.
HSENI issues HSE SCUBA, HSE Surface Supplied, HSE Surface Supplied (Top Up) and HSENI Closed Bell diver qualifications.
Some divers may follow one of the recreational training agency/organisationtraining programmes to achieve a qualification which is approved for diving in some classes of diving at work.
It is also possible to obtain diving qualifications within the British military. These qualifications are approved for diving in some classes of diving at work.
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- Some - qualifications from some countries may be recognised, but professionals from other countries will have to re-qualify
- Summary of routes
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Some - qualifications from some countries may be recognised but professionals from other countries will have to re-qualify.
For many of the classes of diving, the HSENI List of Approved Diving Qualifications includes qualifications from some countries from outside the UK. There is a defined criteria for approval of non-UK diving qualifications.
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Diving at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/45/contents/made