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<p>Scientific diving (i.e. diving for research purposes organised by universities and research institutes) was excluded from the Act on the performance of underwater works in 2014. With the exception of the introduction of internal regulations at several academic institutions involved in underwater research, to date it remains unregulated at national level. In May this year, an initiative group consisting of six scientific institutions established the Polish Scientific Diving Committee - PKNN. Its aim is to unite Polish institutions using scientific diving in their activities, to represent their interests in the national and international arena, to co-operate and exchange experience, to adopt and develop appropriate standards and procedures, including those relating to safety, and to achieve the future introduction in Poland of regulations fully regulating scientific diving, as well as to support the development of this field of underwater research in Poland.</p>
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Scientific diving (i.e. diving for research purposes organised by universities and research institutes) was excluded from the Act on the performance of underwater works in 2014. With the exception of the introduction of internal regulations at several academic institutions involved in underwater research, to date it remains unregulated at national level. In May this year, an initiative group consisting of six scientific institutions established the Polish Scientific Diving Committee - PKNN. Its aim is to unite Polish institutions using scientific diving in their activities, to represent their interests in the national and international arena, to co-operate and exchange experience, to adopt and develop appropriate standards and procedures, including those relating to safety, and to achieve the future introduction in Poland of regulations fully regulating scientific diving, as well as to support the development of this field of underwater research in Poland.

Scientific Diving in Poland and Invitation to the Polish Committee on Scientific Diving

University of Warsaw (Faculty of Archeology)

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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Scientific diving (i.e. diving for research purposes organised by universities and research institutes) was excluded from the Act on the performance of...

Scientific Diving in Poland and Invitation to the Polish Committee on Scientific Diving

Published Online: Nov 15, 2022

Page range: 77 - 83

Received: Apr 23, 2021

Accepted: May 15, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0018

Keywords
research diving, underwater research, underwater works

© 2021 Piotr Bałazy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Scientific Diving in Poland and Invitation to the Polish Committee on Scientific Diving

Published Online: Nov 15, 2022

Page range: 77 - 83

Received: Apr 23, 2021

Accepted: May 15, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0018

Keywordsresearch diving, underwater research, underwater works

© 2021 Piotr Bałazy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
research diving, underwater research, underwater works