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 (SoDD) 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 (SofD) 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, SoDD 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 SofDD Senior DSI (A) DSI (ADS) DSI (Tech) DSI (AT) DSO Defence Diving Standards Team DSI (N) DSI (Air) DSI (Eng) DSI (SP) DSI (C)

Management of Latent conditions - Governance – Assurance – Regulation Accident Investigation Diving Safety Management System Barriers/Risk Control Systems (People, Equipment, Training, Doctrine) In simple terms my job is to ensure: that latent conditions are managed, that risk controls are in place. lessons are learned from incidents. Our key area of interest are: People – note: medical screened, physically and temperamentally suitable. 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. (SoDD) Defence Diving Manual. (JSAT Sponsor)

New Defence Maritime Regulation Regulation 802 - Defence Diving Safety Certification.

DSI(AT) UPDATE

Diving Standards Team (AT) Area of Operations “Vobster Quay” “Stoney Cove” JSSADC PLYMOUTH “Poni Divers” Brunei JSATWC CYPRUS Gibraltar Exped “Dive Shack” MALTA “Down Below” Bornio “Dive In” & Kembali CYPRUS Dive Deep Blue MALTA “Safari Diving” LANZAROTE “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 RNAS Culdrose Aug 16 02.04.19

ASADA BSAC Branches Army Branches Last Audit Status TBC ASAP 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 TBC REME Hammerheads ASAP ASADA (Army) n/a ADMIN ONLY Blandford Garrison SAC (0733) RASAC (Royal Artillery)  n/a ADMIN ONLY  Uniak SAC (Bulford) Marchwood SAC

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

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

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