The 29th ESDP meeting will be held on the 25th October 2022, from 10:00 CET
– Welcome
– Adoption of the agenda
– Taking notes for the minutes
– Approval of the last minutes (28th ESDP meeting)
– Tour de table (intervention of MARS)
+ News of the scientific diving in Gibraltar (scheduled for the 28th meeting)
+ Updates on national situations
– Reminder of the aims of the ESDP and the meaning of membership
– Comparison of the standards promulgated by the major recreational diving training agencies (e.g. GUE, CMAS) with the ESDP standards
+ Information about the content (duration, minimum requirements, …) of training
+ Means of controlling the content and execution of training courses and the criteria for issuing certificates
– Follow up of the ISO standards process, official position of the countries represented (BE, FR, IT, PT, UK, others ?)
– Updating of the website (for broader participation by members)
– Actions:
+ Update on consultation document 01
+ New consultation documents
++ SD and citizen sciences (Philipp)
++ Training courses and National issuing of SD certification (Jouni, Tinka)
+ Examination of the candidatures for the election of the next chairman during the spring session 2023 (eligible: statutory members). (candidates’ statement of aims to voters will be forwarded by electronic means in 2023, voting process (polling?))
– Date and format of the next 2023 spring meeting
– Any other business
Minutes PDF