homeFederal Regulations and Rules for Commercial Divers and Commercial Diving Operations (Title 46, Chapter One, Section 197, Subsections 200-580)
(Note: These regulations prescribe the official rules for the design, construction, and use of commercial diving equipment, and inspection, operation, and safety and health standards for professional diving operations taking place from vessels and facilities under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard.)
 

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Code of Federal Regulations: Commercial Diving

These are links to the subparts of the federal code that regulate commercial diving.
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TITLE 46- Shipping, Chapter 1- Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, Part 197- General Provisions

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§ 197.200

Purpose of this subpart.

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§ 197.202

Applicability of this subpart.

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§ 197.203

Right of appeal.

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§ 197.204

Definitions for this subpart.

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§ 197.205

Availability of standards.

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§ 197.206

Substitutes for required equipment, materials, apparatus, arrangements, procedures, or tests.

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§ 197.208

Designation of person-in-charge.

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§ 197.210

Designation of diving supervisor.

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§ 197.300

Applicability of this subpart.

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§ 197.310

Air compressor system.

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§ 197.312

Breathing air supply hoses.

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§ 197.314

First aid and treatment equipment.

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§ 197.318

Gages and timekeeping devices.

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§ 197.320

Diving ladder and stage.

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§ 197.322

Surface-supplied helmets and masks.

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§ 197.324

Diver's safety harness.

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§ 197.326

Oxygen safety.

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§ 197.328

PVHO--General.

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§ 197.330

PVHO--Closed bells.

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§ 197.332

PVHO--Decompression chambers.

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§ 197.334

Open diving bells.

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§ 197.336

Pressure piping.

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§ 197.338

Compressed gas cylinders for commercial diving operations.

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§ 197.340

Diver's breathing gas supply.

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§ 197.342

Buoyancy-changing devices.

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§ 197.344

Inflatable floatation devices for divers.

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§ 197.346

Diver's equipment.

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§ 197.400

Applicability.

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§ 197.402

Responsibilities of the person-in-charge.

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§ 197.404

Responsibilities of the commercial diving supervisor.

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§ 197.410

Dive procedures for commercial dive operations.

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§ 197.420

Operations manual.

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§ 197.430

SCUBA diving. (commercial diving versus sport requirements)

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§ 197.432

Surface-supplied air diving. (commercial diving)

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§ 197.434

Surface-supplied mixed-gas diving. (deep sea diving)

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§ 197.436

Liveboating of divers.

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§ 197.450

Breathing gas tests for diving air mixtures.

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§ 197.452

Oxygen cleaning.

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§ 197.454

First aid and treatment equipment for commercial divers.

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§ 197.456

Breathing air supply hoses.

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§ 197.458

Gages and timekeeping devices.

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§ 197.460

Commercial diving equipment.

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§ 197.462

Pressure vessels and pressure piping for commercial diving.

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§ 197.480

Logbooks for commercial divers.

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§ 197.482

Logbook entries to be kept for commercial divers.

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§ 197.484

Notice of casualty relating to commercial diving operations.

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§ 197.486

Written report of casualty.

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§ 197.488

Retention of records after casualty.

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§ 197.501

Applicability.

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§ 197.505

Definitions.

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§ 197.510

Incorporation by reference.

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§ 197.515

Permissible exposure limits (PELs) for commercial divers.

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§ 197.520

Performance standard.

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§ 197.525

Responsibility of the person in charge.

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§ 197.530

Persons other than employees.

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§ 197.535

Regulated areas.

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§ 197.540

Determination of personal exposure for divers.

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§ 197.545

Program to reduce personal exposure to deep sea divers.

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§ 197.550

Respiratory protection for deep-sea divers.

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§ 197.555

Personal protective clothing and equipment.

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§ 197.560

Medical surveillance of commercial diving operations.

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§ 197.565

Notifying personnel of benzene hazards.

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§ 197.570

Recordkeeping.

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§ 197.575

Observation of monitoring.

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§ 197.580

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