1. Scientific diving regulation

Yes – occupational scientific diving has a national legal framework.

2. Officially designated expert(s) and authority

Finnish Scientific Diving Steering Association (FSDSA).

3. National certification organisation / authority

FSDSA / Finnish professional-diving examination framework.

4. National governmental agency providing legal background

Ministry of Education; the ESDP annex notes recognition by the Finnish Examination Board for Professional Diving.

5. National licence for scientific diving

National scientific-diving qualification within the Finnish professional-diving framework; exact certificate wording not specified in the survey.

6. National regulation

Finnish occupational scientific-diving requirements; ESDP survey records scientific diving as legally recognised.

7. ESD/AESD issuing authority / equivalence list

FSDSA; ESD/AESD recognised within the Finnish framework.

8. Acceptance of scientific diving licences from other European countries

ESDP mutual-recognition/equivalence framework applies subject to Finnish rules.

9. Contact persons

Rupert Simon

10. Further information / Remarks

Historical ESDP status: Statutory Member. Source: ESDP Consultation Documents 06 (Jan 2022) and 01 rev.1 (Oct 2022).