§197.314. First aid and treatment equipment.
46 C.F.R. § 197.314
Each dive location must have—
A medical kit approved by a physician that consists of—
Basic first aid supplies; and
Any additional supplies necessary to treat minor trauma and illnesses resulting from hyperbaric exposure;
A copy of an American Red Cross Standard First Aid handbook;
A bag-type manual resuscitator with transparent mask and tubing; and
A capability to remove an injured diver from the water.
Each diving installation must have a two-way communications system to obtain emergency assistance except when the vessel or facility ship-to-shore, two-way communications system is readily available.
Each dive location supporting mixed-gas dives, dives deeper than 130 fsw, or dives outside the no-decompression limits must meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section and have—
A decompression chamber;
Decompression and treatment tables;
A supply of breathing gases sufficient to treat for decompression sickness;
The medical kit required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section that is—
Capable of being carried into the decompression chamber; and
Suitable for use under hyperbaric conditions; and
A capability to assist an injured diver into the decompression chamber.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source
Source: CGD 76-009, 43 FR 53683, Nov. 16, 1978, unless otherwise noted.