clients’ safety until they return to the Diving Centre or business
premises;
(ii) the Divemaster or Open Water Instructor is familiar with and
has adequate knowledge of the Dive Site and that meteorological
and maritime information (such as tide tables) is used by them;
(jj) a Divemaster or Open Water Instructor of the diving business
is allowed to supervise not more than six budding pairs (12
divers) at a time;
(kk) the Divemaster or Open Water Instructor verifies that the
documents produced by the client in relation to the client’s
diving experience or qualifications are genuine, and that they do
one supervised dive to determine the level of experience;
(ll) whenever a boat is out for diving there is in the dive centre or
other business premises a clerk, receptionist or other employee
who is familiar with emergency procedures;
(mm) a report in writing of any diving incident, involving a
person missing at sea, injury or death is sent to the Seychelles
Licensing Authority within 28 hours from the time of the
incident, apart from reporting it to other authorities;
(nn) the maximum depth of 40 metres for all recreational diving
is strictly observed.;
(3) The holder of a diving business (power diving) licence shall, in
addition to any other conditions the Authority may specify in the licence, fulfill
the following conditions(a) ensure that his clients comply with the student guide of the
Introductory Dive Certificate issued by Power Dive
International;
(b) ensure that the minimum age for open water introductory
power diving is 12 years;
(c) ensure that the number of hours for introductory power
diving are from 2 to 8;
(d) ensure that the maximum participant: instructor ratio for open
water diving activities is 6:1 for introductory power diving
unless the Authority has permitted otherwise;
(e) during open water introductory power dives ensure that
participants remain in the immediate vicinity of an instructor so
that physical contact can be made at any time and that when only
one instructor conducts a dive, “Indian file” is not permitted;
(f) during open water introductory power dives, ensure that