Whats the difference between Onshore and Offshore supervisor qualifications?
Some confusion has arisen about the difference between ADAS Onshore Supervisor and ADAS Offshore Supervisor qualifications. The two qualifications are not interchangeable and ADAS Onshore Supervisors are NOT qualified to work as Offshore Supervisors. Australia has two separate sectors of regulated diving: • onshore and inshore construction diving which is regulated by the Australian state occupational health and safety authorities and • offshore/inshore oil and gas diving which is regulated by a National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority under federal/state mirror legislation. Under (1), divers are required to be supervised by trained and ADAS certified ONSHORE Supervisor. Onshore Supervsiors do not require offshore oil and gas diving experience and are qualified either as Occupational Scuba Supervisors or Surface Supply Supervisor to 30m (Restricted SSBA) or Surface supply Supervisor to 50m (Unrestricted SSBA). They are issued an ADAS plastic photo identification licence card which
