Some scientific diving is carried out by universities in support of undergraduate or postgraduate research programs, and government bodies such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the UK Environment Agency carry out scientific diving to recover samples of water, marine organisms and sea, lake or riverbed material to examine for signs of pollution.
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Coral bleaching is an example of an indicator of change, and scuba Scientific diving has provided a large amount of low-impact observational data contributing significantly to the large body of knowledge on the subject over several decades.
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Underwater archaeology has developed considerably over the past century, and Scientific diving allows a site to be excavated with minimal disturbance of the site or damage to artifacts.
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The scientific diving community was unable to operate as previously, and in 1977 united to form the American Academy of Underwater Sciences.
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Standard procedures for scuba and surface-supplied Scientific diving are essentially the same as for any other similar Scientific diving operation using similar equipment in a similar environment, by both recreational, technical and other professional divers.
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Generally, scientific diving has a history of relatively low risk and good safety record overall, the vast majority of dives are relatively shallow and in reasonably good conditions.
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Diving profiles resemble recreational diving more than other sectors, but the incident rate in scientific diving is an order of magnitude lower than for recreational diving.
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Polish units involved in scientific diving include the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot, and the University of Gdansk, which carried out biological observations and installed measuring equipment.
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In South Africa, scientific diving is considered a form of commercial diving and is within the scope of the Diving Regulations 2009 and the Code of Practice for Scientific Diving published by the Chief Inspector of the Department of Employment and Labour, Under DR 2009 the Codes of Practice are guidance and not compulsory practice.
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The Code of Practice for Scientific Diving allows for the use of alternative modes and technologies provided appropriate competence is achieved by training and assessment, and the risk of the project is assessed as acceptable by both the organisation and the members of the diving team.
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Training of scientific divers can be done at any commercial diving school registered with the Department of Employment and Labour.
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Postgraduate students are more likely to be considered at work when the Scientific diving is a significant part of their research.
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