29 CFR §1910.424
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- (a)General. Employers engaged in SCUBA diving shall comply with the following requirements, unless otherwise specified.
- (b)Limits. SCUBA diving shall not be conducted:
- (c)Procedures.
- (1)A standby diver shall be available while a diver is in the water.
- (2)A diver shall be line-tended from the surface, or accompanied by another diver in the water in continuous visual contact during the diving operations.
- (3)A diver shall be stationed at the underwater point of entry when diving is conducted in enclosed or physically confining spaces.
- (4)A diver-carried reserve breathing gas supply shall be provided for each diver consisting of:
- (5)The valve of the reserve breathing gas supply shall be in the closed position prior to the dive.