1. Superintendent of Defence Diving Joint Service Diving Safety Conference 20 March 2019

2. 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).

3. DMR REVIEW OF DIVING GOVERNANCE
Review Endorsed Dec 17
OSA – complete

4. 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.

5. 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)

6. 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?

7. 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)

8. New Defence Maritime Regulation
Regulation Defence Diving Safety Certification.

11. DSI(AT) UPDATE

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Questions