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GB/T 33539-2025Specification for service of experience diving in ocean (English PDF)

海洋体验潜水服务规范

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

October 5, 2025

Implementation date

February 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 33539-2025 is the English-translated version of 海洋体验潜水服务规范.

GB/T 33539-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the try-dive sold to someone who has never dived — the medical screening and the briefing, the instructor to guest ratio and the depth limit, the equipment checks, the surface support and the emergency plan, and the records kept of each dive. Issued on 5 October 2025, it has been in force since 1 February 2026, replacing GB/T 33539-2017.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
03.200
Classification
A 12
Replacing
GB/T 33539-2017

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

  • PrefaceIII
  • 1 Scope1
  • 2 Normative References1
  • 3 Terms and Definitions1
  • 4 Basic Requirements2
  • 4.1 Organization2
  • 4.2 Personnel2
  • 4.3 Site and Facilities/Equipment2
  • 4.4 Safety and Emergency Response3
  • 5 Sea conditions3
  • 6 Service Requirements3
  • 6.1 Reception3
  • 6.2 Training3
  • 6.3 Diving4
  • 6.4 Return4
  • 7 Service Records5
  • 8 Complaints, Supervision, and Evaluation5
  • Appendix A (Informative) Notice of Liability6
  • Appendix B (Standardized) Diagram of Commonly Used Diving Hand Signals7
  • Appendix C (Informative) Submitted Diver Feedback Form9
  • References10

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 33539-2017 "Specifications for Marine Experience Diving Services". Compared with GB/T 33539-2017, the main differences are in the structural design.

Aside from integration and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

a) The definitions of snorkeling and scuba diving introductory sessions have been removed (see 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 in the 2017 version), and the requirements for diving equipment have been changed.

Definition (see 3.4, 2017 edition);

b) The wording regarding obtaining a permit to operate a marine diving area has been amended (see 4.1.1, 5.1.1 in the 2017 version), and the description of high-risk sports has been amended.

The applicant for the project operation permit (see 4.1.3, 5.1.3 in the 2017 version);

c) The dress code requirements for personnel have been revised (see 4.2.1, 5.2.1 in the 2017 version), and basic professional competence requirements for service personnel have been added (see...).

4.2.2) added health certificate requirements for service provider personnel (see 4.2.3);

d) The requirements for setting up diving area warning signs have been changed (see 4.3.1.7, 5.3.1.7 in the 2017 version);

e) Increased maintenance requirements for breathing regulators and hygiene requirements for diving equipment (see 4.3.2), and changed the testing requirements for gas cylinders.

Maintenance requirements for air compressors (see 4.3.2, 5.3.2 in the 2017 edition);

f) Requirements for emergency rescue facilities such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and pure oxygen equipment have been added (see 4.4.1);

g) The frequency of safety emergency drills has been changed (see 4.4.4, 7.1 in the 2017 version);

h) The water temperature requirements for diving areas have been changed (see 5.1, 4.1 in the 2017 edition);

i) The way service providers describe diving risks has been changed (see 6.1.1.2, 6.1.1 in the 2017 version);

j) The age limit for divers has been changed (see 6.1.1.3, 6.1.1 in the 2017 version);

k) The name of the letter of responsibility has been changed (see 6.1.2, 2017 version of 6.1.2);

l) Increased awareness and requirements for environmental protection during training and diving (see 6.2.2, 6.3.2.5);

m) The requirement for training in mask drainage skills has been removed (see 6.2.4 in the 2017 version);

(n) The diving process has been further divided (see 6.3.1, 6.3.2, and 6.4);

o) The physical requirements for diving technical instructors have been removed (see 6.3.1 in the 2017 version);

p) The required ratio of diving instructors to divers for snorkeling has been increased (see 6.3.1.1);

q) The pressure specifications for diving cylinders have been changed (see 6.3.1.3, 6.3.4 in the 2017 version), and a minimum cylinder pressure specification has been added (see...). 6.3.2.4);

r) The time restrictions for diving services have been changed (see 6.3.1.5, 6.3.7 in the 2017 version);

s) Added procedures for handling discomfort experienced by divers during the acclimatization phase (see 6.3.2.2);

t) Increased requirements for the protection of participants' personal privacy information (see 7.5), and increased requirements for the retention of company records (see 7.6);

u) Service evaluation requirements have been added (see 8.4);

v) The diagrams of uncommon hand gestures for introductory diving have been removed (see Appendix B of the 2017 edition), and the order of the diagrams has been changed (see Appendix B).

Appendix B of the 2017 edition).

Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Service Standardization (SAC/TC264).

This document was drafted by: Hainan Provincial Institute of Inspection and Testing, China National Institute of Standardization, Hainan Provincial Association for Standardization, and Sanya Municipal Sports and Tourism Bureau.

Association, Hainan CR Shimei Bay Tourism Development Co., Ltd., Sanya Diving Industry Association, Zhanjiang Diving School of the State General Administration of Sport, Sansha Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau.

The main drafters of this document are: Wu Qingyu, Li Wei, Fu Qiang, Zheng Juan'er, Huang Wenxiu, Tang Xue, Pan Hong, Hou Fei, Wang Nana, Feng Chao, and Sun Pei.

Zhang Lingjun, Qi Libin, Zhou Yuling, Feng Wen, Huang Jiajiang, Lin Ying.

The release history of this document and the document it replaces is as follows.

— First published in 2017 as GB/T 33539-2017;

— This is the first revision.

1 Scope

This document specifies the basic requirements, sea area conditions, service requirements, service records, and complaint supervision and evaluation for marine experiential diving services. content.

This document applies to marine experiential diving services open to the public.

2 Normative references

GB/T 17242

GB 18435

GB 19079.10

GB/T 36733

GB 37488

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB 19079.10 and the following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Experience diving

Recreational diving activities conducted by individuals without diving certification, accompanied and guided by a diving instructor.

[Source. GB 19079.10-2013, 3.5]

3.2 open water

Outdoor water bodies are those that conform to the characteristics of the local natural environment and provide the natural water conditions found in a particular region.

3.3 Diving instructor

Professionally qualified personnel who teach diving theory and skills.

[Source. GB 19079.10-2013, 3.4]

3.4 Diving equipment

Equipment used during diving activities.

Note. Diving equipment includes fins, mask, snorkel, regulator, backup breathing system (backup regulator or separate backup breathing system), and air intake.

Bottle, buoyancy control device (BCD), barometer (breathing gas pressure monitoring), instruments for measuring time and depth (depth gauge, timer, dive computer), Diving equipment includes. decompression gauges, diving suits, hoods, gloves, diving boots, quick-release counterweight systems, compasses, diving knives, underwater lights, and communication systems.

[Source. GB 19079.10-2013, 3.3, with modifications]

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Referenced standards

Editions of GB/T 33539

EditionTitleRevisionStatus
GB/T 33539-2025Specification for service of experience diving in oceancurrent editionCurrent
GB/T 33539-2017Specification for operation of experience diving in oceanprevious editionIn force

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