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The Chamber Of Diving And Water sports

The Chamber of Diving and Water Sports, founded by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism in 2007 to improve quality, safety, and standard of services in the diving and water sports industry, as well as to preserve the unique environment of the Red Sea.

1. Egypt wins the 2008 diver magazine award for the destination of the year
2. The CDWS hosts the fifth annual conference for diving and water sports tourism industry
3. The CDWS partners with the Austrian Standards plus Ltd. for the certification system of the European Underwater Federation (EUF) in accordance with the EN 14467 / ISO 24803 for recreational diving providers

1. Egypt wins the 2009 diver magazine awards for the destination of the year
2. The CDWS hosts the “overfishing effect on the national resources in the South Sinai” conference
3. Collaborating with the Ministry of Tourism to establish a mechanism for obtaining the license of the MOT

1. Egypt wins the 2010 diver magazine awards for the destination of the year during the London international dive show.
2. Funding training programs to qualify 100 diving and snorkeling instructors in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates
3. Developing an international marketing plan that included, advertising in 21 international magazines, advertising in airplanes, online advertisement, international media, the production of a movie and publishing the Blue magazine.
4. Organizing dive sites clean-ups in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates in celebration of the World Clean-up Day
5. Hosting the 7th EUF board meeting in Egypt for the first time

For more information, check the CDWS annual report for 2010

The CDWS represents the Egyptian destination at the international diving shows of Salon de la Plongee, Boot, EUDI, Big scuba show, Golden Dolphin, Poland dive show and Dive travel show

1. Approving the amount of L.E. 150,000 to support the projects of installing and upgrading the buoys in the South Sinai from the Egyptian National Bank to support the environmental protection projects
2. The CDWS represents the Egyptian destination at the international diving shows: Dive, Boot, Moscow and for the first time participated in the Warsaw show in Poland

1. Instaling 25 guide boards at various diving sites in Dahab city
2. The CDWS took action against fishing in Ras Mohamed national park
3.  The CDWS represents the Egyptian destination at the DEMA show

1. Installing 51 buoys in several locations in Sharm El-Sheikh
2. The CDWS participated in the "Tourism and Water" conference held in Aswan, during the World Tourism Day

1. Egypt wins the 2015 best diving destination by Sport Diver
2. The CDWS participated in the Guinness World Record event of the most participation in an underwater clean-up, achieved by Ahmed Gabr in Hurghada.
3. Restoring the application of ISO International Standards No. 24803 for the year 2007 As a requirement for registration or renewal of the CDWS membership for dive operations.
4. The CDWS meets the governor of South Sinai and the Ministry of Environment to issue a protocol to ban illegal fishing in South Sinai

For more information, check the CDWS annual report for 2015

1. In collaboration with the Red Sea national park, the CDWS launched the Sea Turtle Preservation initiative, which included clean-ups for the beaches of the islands where the turtles’ nest.
2. Installing 20 new buoys in Dahab city and installing and maintenance of 30 buoys in different locations in Sharm El-Sheikh.

1. The CDWS represents the Egyptian destination at the international diving shows; Salon De La Plongee, Boot, EUDI and the Birmingham dive show.
2. Proposing the new sports law no. 71 of 2017, that preserves the rights of the CDWS members by ending the supervision of the Egyptian Diving and Life Saving Federation on any recreational diving centers or any touristic facility that falls under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism

1. Egypt lands third place as the best scuba diving destination around the world in the Dive Travel Awards 2018 by Dive Magazine.
   
2. The CDWS lunches the online testing and evaluation system for testing the diving and snorkeling instructors to ensure effectiveness and data accuracy
3. Applying ISO 13289 for snorkeling excursion on all the CDWS members offering snorkeling services.

1. The CDWS adopts the Green Fins Initiative to protect the coral reefs.
2. Egypt wins the second-best destination in the 2019 dive travel awards by Dive Magazine.
3. The CDWS delivers training for 3299 trainees working in the sector. 

For more information, check the CDWS annual report for 2019

1. Egypt wins the second-best diving destination in the Dive Travels Awards 2020 by Dive Magazine 
2. The CDWS launches the first phase of the digital transformation of its services that allows the professionals to register their profiles online, issue and renew their cards, book their online test, including applying for services via e-mail such as; applying for a visit request, issue membership letters and certificates and pay for the services online. 
3. The positive response to the COVID-19 crisis by preparing a precautionary measure guideline to resume the diving and water sports activities, leading health and safety inspections in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Ministry of Health to deliver the needed health certificates to the operations that comply with the requirements, as well as distributing precautionary measures posters and raising awareness.
4. Organizing 15 major clean-up events in different cities in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates. 
5. Launching environmental awareness courses for all the employees of the diving and water sports centers to raise their environmental awareness.