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This release provides role
clarity for dives
conducted by scientific divers
aboard United States Coast Guard Polar Icebreakers ("Polar Icebreakers").
Scientific divers
embarked on Polar Icebreakers may conduct diving operations in support of
their science mission. Scientific diving operations are specifically
exempted from commercial diving regulations.
Divers must be certified by either the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Diving Program or an organizational member of the American Association of
Underwater Sciences
(AAUS). Certification shall specify the diver's depth, equipment, and
environmental limitations. Divers
must request authorization from the unit they will be embarked by
submitting this form a minimum of three months prior to the deployment.
Divers shall conduct
diving operations in accordance with the protocols of their certifying
authority. The USCG is
not supervising the dive in any manner whatsoever. The USCG exercises no
control over the dive. The USCG assumes no responsibility for the dive.
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Date Last Modified: June 26, 2008
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