Training and qualifications

The following statement is being published to meet the requirements of the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (PQ Act)^[1]. Under section 8 of the PQ Act, regulators in the UK are required to publish certain information about requirements to practise the profession.

Any person wishing to practise the profession of professional diver must hold a qualification on the list of approved diving qualifications. There is no application process with the scope of Sections 8(2)(b) or 8(2)(c).

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Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (PQ Act)https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/20/enacted
List of approved diving qualificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/assets/docs/approved-list.pdf
HSE criteria for approval of non-UK diving qualificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/assets/docs/non-uk-diving-qualifications.pdf
Diver competence assessment organisationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/competence.htm
Invalidated certificateshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/invalid.htm
First aidhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/aid.htm
Recreational divers who are paying for a dive guide or instructorhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/recreational-divers-infosheet.htm
Using volunteers in diving at work projectshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/volunteer-divers.htm
Diving cylinders – the danger of internal corrosionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/cylinder-care.htm
Mismatching valve threadshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/diving/cylinder-threads.htm