Ifoundnemo
Registered
Hello all,
I was reading my way through the raft of websites on the redsea and found the following note on rules listed against liveaboards on the red sea.
the url is :
http://www.sinainet.com.eg/Diving/Diving_Rules/Boat_Diving_rules/
the page lists the follwing segment:
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"Guests on such holidays will need to: [/FONT]
I do not have nor does my partner 50 logged dives we plan to do our AOW the week before our liveaboard which we are doing with flowers of saini on the orchid in may.
I am concerned about these rules as they will basically scupper my entire second week of my holiday for which I have already paid out a significant sum.
I have sent a mail to the dive company and to flowers of saini to clarify the position but would appreciate if any of you guys know if these are new rules or if these are the rules that were initial brought in in January '05 and then reviewed after the dive ops explained why they weren't realistic?
Any info much appreciated.
I was reading my way through the raft of websites on the redsea and found the following note on rules listed against liveaboards on the red sea.
the url is :
http://www.sinainet.com.eg/Diving/Diving_Rules/Boat_Diving_rules/
the page lists the follwing segment:
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"Guests on such holidays will need to: [/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Show evidence of at least 50 logged dives; [/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Each carry an SMB and, within buddy pairs, possess at least one torch, even on morning dives; [/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Possess medical certification of fitness to dive, issued less than one year before the start of the trip; [/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Possess diving accident insurance from a "reputable company"[/FONT]
I do not have nor does my partner 50 logged dives we plan to do our AOW the week before our liveaboard which we are doing with flowers of saini on the orchid in may.
I am concerned about these rules as they will basically scupper my entire second week of my holiday for which I have already paid out a significant sum.
I have sent a mail to the dive company and to flowers of saini to clarify the position but would appreciate if any of you guys know if these are new rules or if these are the rules that were initial brought in in January '05 and then reviewed after the dive ops explained why they weren't realistic?
Any info much appreciated.