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    <CFRTITLE>46</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Shipping</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>7</VOL>
    <DATE>1998-10-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>1998-10-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Surface-supplied mixed-gas diving.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>197.434</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 197.434</HEADING>
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      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="5"/>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="4"/>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER V" SEQ="3">MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 197" SEQ="2">GENERAL PROVISIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart B" SEQ="1">Commercial Diving Operations</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="0">Specific Diving Mode Procedures</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 197.434</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Surface-supplied mixed-gas diving.</SUBJECT>
    <P>The diving supervisor shall insure that—</P>
    <P>(a) When mixed-gas diving is conducted, a decompression chamber or a closed bell meeting the requirements of § 197.332 is ready for use at the dive location;</P>
    <P>(b) A diving stage is used except when a bell is provided;</P>
    <P>(c) A bell is used for dives deeper than 220 fsw or when the dive involves in-water decompression times greater than 120 minutes, except when the diver is using a heavy-weight diving outfit or is diving in a physically confining space;</P>
    <P>(d) A closed bell is used for dives at depths greater than 300 fsw, except when diving is conducted in a physically confining space;</P>
    <P>(e) A separate dive team member tends each diver in the water;</P>
    <P>(f) A standby diver is available during all nonsaturation dives;</P>
    <P>(g) When saturation diving is conducted—</P>
    <P>(1) A standby diver is available when the closed bell leaves the dive location until the divers are in saturation; and</P>
    <P>(2) A member of the dive team at the dive location is a diver able to assist in the recovery of the closed bell or its occupants, if required;</P>
    <P>(h) When closed bell operations are conducted, a diver is available in the closed bell to assist a diver in the water;</P>
    <P>(i) When a diver is in a physically confining space, another diver is stationed at the underwater point of entry and is line-tending the diver;</P>
    <P>(j) Each diving operation has a primary and secondary breathing gas supply meeting the requirements of § 197.340; and</P>
    <P>(k) The surface-supplied mixed-gas diver has the equipment required by § 197.346 (b) or (d).</P>
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