{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-197.314","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 197.314","heading":"First aid and treatment equipment.","body":"(a) Each dive location must have—\n(1) A medical kit approved by a physician that consists of—\n(i) Basic first aid supplies; and\n(ii) Any additional supplies necessary to treat minor trauma and illnesses resulting from hyperbaric exposure;\n(2) A copy of an American Red Cross Standard First Aid handbook;\n(3) A bag-type manual resuscitator with transparent mask and tubing; and\n(4) A capability to remove an injured diver from the water.\n(b) 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.\n(c) 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—\n(1) A decompression chamber;\n(2) Decompression and treatment tables;\n(3) A supply of breathing gases sufficient to treat for decompression sickness;\n(4) The medical kit required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section that is—\n(i) Capable of being carried into the decompression chamber; and\n(ii) Suitable for use under hyperbaric conditions; and\n(5) A capability to assist an injured diver into the decompression chamber.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER V—MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS","PART 197—GENERAL PROVISIONS","Subpart B—Commercial Diving Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"0f2a24e490dcc5bead3d360ebfc557c93af945791054c97172e2eb412c6b140d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-197.312","next":"us/46-cfr-197.318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}