British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: SVS/2/4 - (Disbanded 24.01.24 See SVS/2)Recreational diving services
Categories:: Standardization. General rules | Services | Services. Consumers | Services. Other | Commercial and Consumer Goods | Equipment. Outdoor and water sports

Scope

This 3 part standard specifies the requirements for the training of scientific divers at 3 levels. Thestandard shall be limited in its scope so as to be applicable to all disciplines of science.Scientific Diver - Is capable of diving for scientific purposes under the supervision of an AdvancedScientific Diver and under the overall oversight of a Scientific Project Leader.Advanced Scientific Diver - An individual with specific technical or academic skills capable of diving forscientific purposes.Scientific Diving Project Leader - Is capable of overseeing the conduct of a scientific diving project.Each standard will specify Competencies, Prerequisites for training, Introductory information, Requiredtheoretical knowledge, Required practical skills, Practical training parameters and Evaluation criteria fortraining systems aimed at training Scientific Divers, Advanced Scientific Divers and Scientific DivingProject Leaders. It is envisaged that each part of this three part standard will be a stand-alonedeliverable (similar to ISO 24801 parts one, two and three).

Purpose

This proposal is based on an ISO project which was approved by ISO/TC 228 on 2021-09-27. They asked for a parallel work with CEN/TC 329.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal

Proposal start date:

22/10/2021

Proposal end date:

03/12/2021

2. Draft

3. Public Comments

4. Comment Resolution

5. Approval

6. Publication

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Standards Development

CEN Adoption of ISO/NP 8804-1 - Requirements for the training of Scientific Divers - Part 1: Scientific Diver

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