Philippine Regulations on gas filling

[eagerbeaver]

Matt - there are no regulations/certifications regarding gas blending for nitrox or trimix in the Philippines. The PCSSD has clean air standards - they will test your air, but other than that no regs at all. Happy New Year by the way

Cheers

Rick

Thanks mate, Happy New Year to you.

 

[eagerbeaver]

I have checked and had our attorney check....nothing is stated in a law. Now, having said that..the clean air standard (worldwide) is what we always work towards. If you call Torben Bohn (Pacifica Dive Shop) he can provide you with more details and share his experiences. He installs systems all over the Philippines.

That's funny as Torben is the one who is trying to tell me there are regs!

 

[Babydamulag]

He needs to produce them then......
We have asked and looked ALL over. I had questions myself. I will text him.

 

[Babydamulag]

Committee News - House of Representatives of the Philippines

http://www.prc.gov.ph/documents/MECHANICAL%20ENGINEERING%20LAW.PDF

This is all we could find that pertains to our questions. Maybe you can do better......

 

[Pacifica Dive]

Hi Guys,

as I texted JD alread:
Republic Act No. 8495 - An Act Regulating The Practice of Mechanical Engineering in the Philippines
- It basically says that equipment which operates at more than 7bar needs to be certified by a licensed / professional engineer if altered or used for purposes other than designed for.
So if you run a compressor which the manufacturer says is for compressed air use you can run it as long as you don't alter it on air. If you use it for other gases it needs to be certified by the manufacturer or a licensed engineer for the purpose. The licensed engineer has to apply all laws and standard design practices in his assessment.
If you alter it and the parts are not designed or certified by the manufacturer you need a licensed engineer to set it up or certify it after setting it up.
It is standard practice to apply US rules and regulations in the absence of local rules. Same applies to design and safety regulations.

LOI745 re-establishes the PCSSD to regulate the scuba "industry" for the whole country and their rules cover the air quality.

I hope this helps...

Cheers,
Torben

 

[shugar]

don't you just love how precise the germans are?

hi torby!

Jag

 

[Babydamulag]

Thanks Torben.....
Isn't technology just amazing? Okay, we know now and now we are dangerous!

 

[Pacifica Dive]

I guess the rules are designed to keep things safe...
Implementation and practice is one thing, what we do in our garage another, but for any serious corporate setup you don't get around these things.
One of the reasons we hire exclusively licensed engineers as compressors technicians...

Cheers,
Torben