The Global Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD) announced this week it has banned its Russian licensee.
In an announcement released this week, IANTD stated:
“IANTD has been following the direction of the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory and, admire assorted American and worldwide firms, IANTD Headquarters determined in a assembly with the directors to droop all actions with the IANTD Central & Northern Asian Licensee.”
In consequence, IANTD has taken the following actions, in accordance to the command:
“Will get rid of IANTD Central & Northern Asia Licensee from the IANTD Requirements.
“Will get rid of IANTD Central & Northern Asia Licensee rating entry to to the IANTD World Database Scheme.
“Conclude any industry relationship with IANTD Central & Northern Asia Licensee.
“Conclude issuing Diver Certificates and First-rate Rankings.”
IANTD stated dive experts in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan “could per chance well also merely tranquil contact IANTD Headquarters to be reassigned.”
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John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first received the diving trojan horse while in Excessive College in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Originate Water Diver certification within the Purple Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, amongst white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Flee of Costa Rica, and assorted areas including a pool in Las Vegas serving to to spoil the realm document for the largest underwater press convention.
