Meeting Report #8 

Agency:  

The Red Sea Association for Diving and Water 

Sports, NGO 

Interviewed person:  

Mr. Mahmoud A. Hady, Director 

Date of Meeting: 

April 29

th

, 2002 

Participants: 

Mr. Ahmed El Ibiary, Legal Consultant 

Eng. Salah M. Abdel Razek, Institutional 

Development consultant 

Mr. Abd Allah Eliwa, Red Sea Protectorate Office 

Purpose of the meeting: 

To identify scope of work of the NGO in relation to 

environment protection and areas for improvement 

in cooperation with Red Sea rangers   

Main Outcomes:  

The Association was established in October 2000 and 

has more than 518 members representing private 

sector marine activities in Red Sea area.    

Association s goals and objectives include, but are not 

limited to, the following: 

o 

Establish, implement and uphold standards for 

safety and quality for diving and marine activities 

and services. 

o 

Develop and implement a comprehensive 

marketing and promotional plan to increase the 

competition of the Red Sea as a dive travel 

destination. 

o 

Putting in place a code of conduct for all operators 

in the industry and create a security fund for 

professionals. 

o 

Create a broad training program to generate new 

cadres of young and qualified professionals and 

upgrade the professional quality of existing ones. 

o 

Develop, rationalize and diversify the current 

locations of dive sites with the intention of 

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