1. Scientific diving regulation

No – occupational scientific diving was not recognised by law in the January 2022 survey; implementation was in progress.

2. Officially designated expert(s) and authority

Dutch Scientific Diving Platform (DSDP/DSTP).

3. National certification organisation / authority

National platform arrangements; no statutory certification reported.

4. National governmental agency providing legal background

No final supervisory authority was specified; national committee arrangements were in progress.

5. National licence for scientific diving

Not specified in the January 2022 survey.

6. National regulation

No statutory occupational scientific-diving regulation reported in the January 2022 survey.

7. ESD/AESD issuing authority / equivalence list

No country-specific acceptance statement located in the January 2022 survey; ESDP equivalence framework is the relevant European reference.

8. Acceptance of scientific diving licences from other European countries

No specific national recognition statement reported.

9. Contact persons

Tinka Murk – ESDP national representative/contact listed in 2022 material.

10. Further information / Remarks

Historical ESDP status: Candidate Member. The ESDP survey recorded national committee implementation as in progress.