Risk management for scuba diving operators on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
✍ Scribed by Jeffrey Wilks; Robert J Davis
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0261-5177
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✦ Synopsis
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most popular scuba diving destinations. Unfortunately, a series of recent diving injuries and deaths has tarnished the region's safety record. In particular, media attention surrounding the disappearance of American divers Thomas and Eileen Lonergan has focused attention on dive operators' legal responsibilities and the consequences of failing to discharge their duty of care to customers. This paper brie#y examines the relevant Australian law for recreational diving operations, and reviews risk management strategies that may reduce or prevent the occurrence of future problems.