{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002/regulation-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002/regulation-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1587",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Power of master and diving supervisor to give directions",
  "text": "(1) A diving supervisor may, while supervising a diving operation in respect of which he is appointed, give such reasonable directions to any person:\n(a) taking part in that operation, or\n(b) on board the craft from which the diving operation is taking place, as are necessary in order to ensure the safety of the divers taking part in the diving operation.\n(2) The master of a craft from which a diving operation takes place may give the diving supervisor and any person taking part in the diving operation such reasonable directions as are necessary in order to ensure the safety of the craft.\n(3) A person to whom a direction is given under this regulation shall comply with that direction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1587/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:54:39.919460+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}