Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A diver
must —
(a) have
a log book in the form required by subregulation (2); and
(b) for
each time the diver engages in diving as part of a diving
operation —
(i)
make an entry in the log book, in ink, as required by
subregulation (3); and
(ii)
sign the entry; and
(iii)
have the diving supervisor for the operation countersign
the entry;
and
(c) keep
the log book for at least 7 years after the date of the last entry in it.
Penalty: a fine of $550.
(2) The log book
must —
(a) have
hard covers; and
(b) be
bound so that pages cannot easily be removed; and
(c) have
its pages serially numbered; and
(d) show
the diver’s name; and
(e) have
a clear photograph of the head and shoulders of the diver; and
(f) have
a specimen of the diver’s signature.
(3) An entry in the
log book must contain the following information —
(a) the
date to which the entry relates;
(b) the
location of the diving operation (including, if the diving was done from a
vessel or installation, the name of the vessel or installation);
(c) the
maximum depth reached;
(d) the
times at which the diver left the surface, reached the bottom, left the bottom
and arrived at the surface again, and bottom time;
(e) the
breathing apparatus and breathing mixture used;
(f) the
decompression schedule followed;
(g) the
work done and the plant and tools used;
(h)
details of any decompression illness, barotrauma, discomfort or injury and
details of any treatment given;
(i)
details of any emergency or incident;
(j)
anything else relevant to the diver’s safety or health.