Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award [MA000108]

Who the Professional Diving (Industrial) Award covers

The Professional Diving (Industrial) Award covers employers throughout Australia who provide underwater services to industry, and their employees who fit within the classifications of the award.

Underwater services includes:

  • offshore exploration
  • development diving
  • related shipboard services.

‘Australia’ means all areas:

  • within the Commonwealth of Australia
  • within the adjacent areas as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Acts (State or Federal)
  • that fall within the territorial jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Examples of employees covered by the Professional Diving (Industrial) Award includes:

  • divers
  • diver’s attendants
  • diving superintendents
  • diving supervisors
  • hyperbaric welders
  • life support technicians
  • operators (ADS and OMB Operations)
  • systems maintenance technicians.

The Professional Diving (Industrial) Award also covers labour hire businesses and their employees who are placed with an organisation who provides underwater services to industry.

Check the award for full information on who is covered and the classification descriptions.

Source reference: Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award [MA000108] clauses 2, 4 and schedule A

Who the Professional Diving (Industrial) Award doesn’t cover

The Professional Diving (Industrial) Award doesn’t cover:

  • employers and employees when they are covered by the Professional Diving (Recreational) Award.

Check the award for full information on coverage and classifications.

Source reference: Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award [MA000108] clauses 2, 4 and schedule A

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