Current Day
Two millennia, three centuries and
some years later UTD courses are
regularly being conducted on these
same shores.
Diving in Lebanon is still a mystery
to a lot of foreign dive enthusiasts
who have not yet had the chance to
experience the varied dive sites such
as 600’/200m drop-offs accessed a
few yards from shore, or the numerous
wrecks ranging in depths from 40’/12m
to 460’/140m, rare shark species sightings, deep underwater sulfur springs,
underwater roman ruins and fresh
water cave systems.
Alain briefs divers.
With so much wealth offered for divers the sport has grown exponentially since the early nineties. Many
agencies have produced thousands of divers within an unregulated, compact and extremely competitive
community; a community that has been haunted by a number of undisciplined dive operators and accidents.
With such continued growth and no governing body
to ensure safety within the local diving industry the
only hope for a future of safe diving is developing
new divers with the right set of skills, ethos, protocols, and most importantly the “Thinking Diver”
mindset, effectively leading the community by
example.
Mo Hammoud on the MV Tala, Hurghada, Egypt.
UTD courses have gradually increased here in
recent years and have proven to meet the demands
of the underwater conditions on this easternmost
part of the Mediterranean ridge. Strong currents and
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