Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
28 April 2014
 
Plea:
• Section 16(2)(b)(i): Guilty
• Section 16(2)(b)(i): Withdrawn
• Regulation 48(1): Withdrawn
 
Decision:
• Section 16(2)(b)(i): Convicted
• Section 16(2)(b)(i): Withdrawn
• Regulation 48(1): Withdrawn
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$53,625

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Ensure an adequate risk assessment is undertaken for training dives;
  2. Ensure appropriate measures are in place to check the background of trainees in the context of training dives and that all pre-requisite requirements are met; and
  3. When concerns are noticed regarding a trainee’s competency or they fail an assessment, ensure additional measures are taken such as suspending the course until competency requirements are met and providing additional supervision.