Commercial diving in Poland is considered as an "Regulated Trade". That means that there is a license required- diving contractor have to develop and certify health and safety management system (OHSAS 18001 or PN-N 18001). It is penalized to preform diving work or even hire diving contractor without certificate (client is penalized as well as contractor). Then on top of that for work at sea, in harbors you need to have a permit from Maritime Office - you need to deliver them mentioned certificate and certificates of diving team. Same requirement is for working inland but only on waterways. Working inland everywhere else doesn't need permit but still 18001 certificate as a commercial diving contractor license is a must.
Below you can download Polish commercial diving acts as published on the Parlaiments website. So far those acts are available only in Polish. We have translated main act - Underwater working act, 2003 and if its helpful for you you can obtain it via email request, but please keep in mind that translation of this act is only as information display purpose and cannot be used in court as an act of law.
Health and safety of underwater work
Executive act, Polish language
Size: 195.50 kB
Format: pdf
Medical conditions of underwater work
Executive act, Polish language
Size: 7.50 MB
Format: pdf
Medical conditions of underwater work - update
Executive act, Polish language
Size: 39.39 kB
Format: pdf
Commercial diver training ordenance
Executive act, Polish language
Size: 369.14 kB
Format: pdf
Submersible object construction requrements ordenance
Executive act, Polish language
Size: 306.75 kB
Format: pdf
Certification of divers and certificate patterns ordenance
Executive act, Polish language
Size: 829.94 kB
Format: pdf
