I saw the following today. Obviously the industry in S Korea are very upset.
GOVERNMENT PLANS NEW LAW AGAINST DIVING IN KOREA
The Korean Ministry of Public Safety and Security introduces a new law to regulate diving in the country from June 2015. The Korean diving industry was not involved and rejects plans for the new law.
I am writing this information in English to inform the many foreign divers who have enjoyed diving in Korean waters in the past and who may not have this opportunity again if this law becomes reality. The protest against the new law is supported by dive shops, equipment manufactures and importers, training agencies and scuba magazines. The cornerstones of the new law are:
Divers must apply for diving permits to the authorities 14 days in advance including names of all participants
Every diver must pay 12.000 Won per day for insurance
Divers (regardless of their training status) can only enter the water in the company of an authorized safety diver
A group of divers must have 1 authorized safety diver for every 5 divers
If more than 5 divers are diving from a boat, a second safety boat must be present at the dive site
Dive shop staff have to attend yearly safety training with a government authority
GOVERNMENT PLANS NEW LAW AGAINST DIVING IN KOREA
The Korean Ministry of Public Safety and Security introduces a new law to regulate diving in the country from June 2015. The Korean diving industry was not involved and rejects plans for the new law.
I am writing this information in English to inform the many foreign divers who have enjoyed diving in Korean waters in the past and who may not have this opportunity again if this law becomes reality. The protest against the new law is supported by dive shops, equipment manufactures and importers, training agencies and scuba magazines. The cornerstones of the new law are:
Divers must apply for diving permits to the authorities 14 days in advance including names of all participants
Every diver must pay 12.000 Won per day for insurance
Divers (regardless of their training status) can only enter the water in the company of an authorized safety diver
A group of divers must have 1 authorized safety diver for every 5 divers
If more than 5 divers are diving from a boat, a second safety boat must be present at the dive site
Dive shop staff have to attend yearly safety training with a government authority