Superintendent of Defence Diving Joint Service Diving Safety

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: - 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 (So. DD) 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 (Sof. D) 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, So. DD 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 Sof. DD DSO Senior DSI (N) DSI (Air) DSI (SP) Senior DSI (Eng) Senior DSI (AT) Senior DSI (C) Senior DSI (A) DSI (AT) DSI (C) DSI (ADS) 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. (So. DD) • Defence Diving Manual. (JSAT Sponsor)

New Defence Maritime Regulation 802 - Defence Diving Safety Certification.

DSI(AT) UPDATE

“Vobster Quay” Diving Standards Team (AT) Area of Operations “Stoney Cove” JSSADC PLYMOUTH Gibraltar Exped “Safari Diving” LANZAROTE “Dive Shack” MALTA Dive Deep Blue MALTA JSATWC CYPRUS “Dive In” & Kembali CYPRUS “Poni Divers” Brunei “Down Below” Bornio “Eurodivers” OMAN

RN/RMSAA BSAC Branches RN Branches Last Audit Status HMNB Gibraltar 317 Sep 17 PWRNSAC (HMS Collingwood) Oct 18 BRNC Dartmouth Feb 19 NSAC Dive Club Apr 17 TBC RMB Chivenor Mar 16 TBC RNAS Culdrose Aug 16 02. 04. 19

ASADA BSAC Branches Army Branches Last Audit Colchester Orca SAC (COSAC) Oct 17 Bovington SAC Aug 18 KIWI SAC (Formed 1984) Mar 18 Lisburn and Glenavy SAC (0719) May 16 RESDA (Royal Engineers) May 17 Status TBC ASAP REME Hammerheads n/a ADMIN ONLY Blandford Garrison SAC (0733) n/a ADMIN ONLY RASAC (Royal Artillery) n/a ADMIN ONLY Uniak SAC (Bulford) n/a ADMIN ONLY Marchwood SAC n/a ADMIN ONLY ASADA (Army)

RAFSAA BSAC Branches RAF Branches Last Audit Status Benson Nov 17 Leeming Sep 17 ASAP Brize Norton SAC Dec 17 Marham ? ASAP Cosford Apr 18 Waddington, Scampton & Digby ? ASAP Cranwell Mar 18 Boscombe Down MB Trenchard Divers (Halton/HW) Sep 17 Falkland Islands MB Aug 18 Wittering MB Henlow Lossiemouth Jan 18 Odiham Sep 17 Newquay, Cornwall May 17 Coningsby Nov 14 ASAP Honington (Buccaneer Divers) Nov 12 ASAP

Summary of SS Branches Single Service Active Non-Active In-date OOD Navy 6 0 5 1 Army 6 5 5 1 RAF 14 3 9 5 TOTAL 26 8 19 7

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