vicky
Guest
Hi There,
I was just wondering what is the situation worldwide:
Is there any state-law in your country that restricts scubadiving only to guided dives?
I am asking because here in Israel they want to modify the already existing "scubadiving law" and enforce only guided dives, claiming that it will be safer (for diver and/or environment) for all scubadivers to dive only with a guide (DM/instructor),.
The authorities claim that this is the situation all over the world... Is this true?
P.S. The "scubadiving law" in Israel is from the late 70s, after several accidents in Sinai the Parliament legislated a law that is supposed to make some order in scubadiving. According to the law it is forbidden to make solo divings, one must have an insurance, it describes what is the minimum equipment divers must have, it limits the maximum scubadiving depth to 42m (even if you are a tri-mix diver!!!), etc.
I was just wondering what is the situation worldwide:
Is there any state-law in your country that restricts scubadiving only to guided dives?
I am asking because here in Israel they want to modify the already existing "scubadiving law" and enforce only guided dives, claiming that it will be safer (for diver and/or environment) for all scubadivers to dive only with a guide (DM/instructor),.
The authorities claim that this is the situation all over the world... Is this true?
P.S. The "scubadiving law" in Israel is from the late 70s, after several accidents in Sinai the Parliament legislated a law that is supposed to make some order in scubadiving. According to the law it is forbidden to make solo divings, one must have an insurance, it describes what is the minimum equipment divers must have, it limits the maximum scubadiving depth to 42m (even if you are a tri-mix diver!!!), etc.