In Egypt there are no limitations on depth but live aboard or dive center operator can decide their own. In all my LB trips, we were limited to recreational profiles but MV Legends is clearly targeted to tech diving.
Is Egypt Getting an Unfair Reputation When It Comes to Liveaboards?
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In Egypt there are no limitations on depth but live aboard or dive center operator can decide their own. In all my LB trips, we were limited to recreational profiles but MV Legends is clearly targeted to tech diving.
I thought DPVs were not allowed in Egypt but maybe it only applies to the Sinai pensinsula.
iliketopetsharks
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iliketopetsharks
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As stated before, this is dependant on the operator, not a state law.
JustSurfaceInterval
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I missed the bit where it said it was tech diving, @iliketopetsharks. Now i get it.
Not commenting @gamon 's attitude...
Not commenting @gamon 's attitude...
Do you remember the cabin numbers or names? I'll tell them I don't want to be in these two cabins.
Thank you very much for the information. Because of you, this boat is now at the top of my list.
Nope, it is not an unfair reputation but rather well deserved.
The disasters quoted in many posts here are the ones that got to the media- where the LOB went down, caught fire, capsized, loss of life and so on.
But, those are the tip of the iceberg... For each of these incidents there are countless in which it ended by luck with no serious problems or minor injuries, many are not reported at all. For example, if the boat sunk without any guests and only the crew perished? Not in the list... Nitrox compressor exploded and only the mechanic was injured (witnessed this one)? Not in the list.. Boat collided with another boat, but other than requiring towing to port and not sunk? Not in the list... Ach, the list is just a small percentage of all these "almost" that easily could have made worse and enter the list.
Why is that? I would assume that if someone expects high standards such as SOLAS certification for these local LOB vessels, that he probably has never been to Egypt, and it is difficult to explain how different it is than many developing countries. It is not a problem of only the "cheap liveaboards", also the expensive operations can go down.
The disasters quoted in many posts here are the ones that got to the media- where the LOB went down, caught fire, capsized, loss of life and so on.
But, those are the tip of the iceberg... For each of these incidents there are countless in which it ended by luck with no serious problems or minor injuries, many are not reported at all. For example, if the boat sunk without any guests and only the crew perished? Not in the list... Nitrox compressor exploded and only the mechanic was injured (witnessed this one)? Not in the list.. Boat collided with another boat, but other than requiring towing to port and not sunk? Not in the list... Ach, the list is just a small percentage of all these "almost" that easily could have made worse and enter the list.
Why is that? I would assume that if someone expects high standards such as SOLAS certification for these local LOB vessels, that he probably has never been to Egypt, and it is difficult to explain how different it is than many developing countries. It is not a problem of only the "cheap liveaboards", also the expensive operations can go down.
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