Following the recommendations by DAN Europe medical team, we at Chania Diving would like to help you stay safe during the recent pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (CO-VID-19). Be self-cautious and take very good care of yourself and also help protect others.
With the current threat of Coronavirus and the fact that it can survive for a few hours on metal surfaces, here are some basic prevention measures as by DAN Europe & the Diving Community. All dive centers are required to follow them due to the concerns about disease transmissions when using dive equipment.Properly sanitizing Your Dive equipment would include cleaning:
Please mind that
Sources:
Divers Alert Network Europe
World Health Organization International
Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA)
The foundation program for safe self sufficient diving. The IANTD Advanced Nitrox program covers the core skills from the technical diver training programs including the use of dual outlet single cylinders or twinsets with central isolation manifolds and decompression skills and procedures using bottom mixes upto 40% nitrox and decompression mixes upto 100% oxygen to a maximum depth of 42 msw (140 fsw).