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).
- List of approved diving qualifications (PDF) [2]
- HSE criteria for approval of non-UK diving qualifications (PDF) [3]
- Diver competence assessment organisations[4]
- Invalidated certificates[5]
- First aid[6]
- Recreational divers who are paying for a dive guide or instructor[7]
- Using volunteers in diving at work projects[8]
- Diving cylinders – the danger of internal corrosion[9]
- Mismatching valve threads[10]