EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC DIVING DATABASE
Belgium
RegulationRegulated
AuthorityBelgian Working Group on Scientific Diving (BWGSD).
National LicenceNational qualification/certification wording not specified in the January 2022 survey.
National RegulationBelgian occupational scientific-diving requirements; ESDP survey records scientific diving as legally recognised
ESD/AESDBelgian Working Group on Scientific Diving; ESD/AESD recognised within the national framework
1. Scientific diving regulation
Yes – occupational scientific diving has a national legal framework.
2. Officially designated expert(s) and authority
Belgian Working Group on Scientific Diving (BWGSD).
3. National certification organisation / authority
National training/certification arrangements are linked to the Belgian federal framework.
4. National governmental agency providing legal background
BELSPO / Federal Public Service Belgian Science Policy.
5. National licence for scientific diving
National qualification/certification wording not specified in the January 2022 survey.
6. National regulation
Belgian occupational scientific-diving requirements; ESDP survey records scientific diving as legally recognised.
7. ESD/AESD issuing authority / equivalence list
Belgian Working Group on Scientific Diving; ESD/AESD recognised within the national framework.
8. Acceptance of scientific diving licences from other European countries
ESDP mutual-recognition/equivalence framework applies subject to Belgian rules.
9. Contact persons
Alain Norro – ESDP national representative/contact listed in 2022 material.
10. Further information / Remarks
Historical ESDP status: Statutory Member. BWGSD was created at Belgian federal level under Belgian Science Policy. Source: ESDP Consultation Documents 06 (Jan 2022) and 01 rev.1 (Oct 2022).