[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR197.202]

[Page 423]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 197_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_Commercial Diving Operations
 
Sec. 197.202  Applicability.

    (a) This subpart applies to commercial diving operations taking 
place at any deepwater port or the safety zone thereof as defined in 33 
CFR part 150; from any artificial island, installation, or other device 
on the Outer Continental Shelf and the waters adjacent thereto as 
defined in 33 CFR part 147 or otherwise related to activities on the 
Outer Continental Shelf; and from all vessels required to have a 
certificate of inspection issued by the Coast Guard including mobile 
offshore drilling units regardless of their geographic location, or from 
any vessel connected with a deepwater port or within the deep water port 
safety zone, or from any vessel engaged in activities related to the 
Outer Continental Shelf; except that this subpart does not apply to any 
diving operation--
    (1) Performed solely for marine scientific research and development 
purposes by educational institutions;
    (2) Performed solely for research and development for the 
advancement of diving equipment and technology; or
    (3) Performed solely for search and rescue or related public safety 
purposes by or under the control of a governmental agency.
    (b) Diving operations may deviate from the requirements of this 
subpart to the extent necessary to prevent or minimize a situation which 
is likely to cause death, injury, or major environmental damage. The 
circumstances leading to the situation, the deviations made, and the 
corrective action taken, if appropriate, to reduce the possibility of 
recurrence shall be recorded by the diving supervisor in the logbook as 
required by Sec. 197.482(c).