ECO CHALLENGE 2018

In the springtime 2018 The Innerspace Explorers in cooperation with TecLine announce the ISE ECO CHELLANGE 2018.

The project aims to actively promote an active protection of the marine environment among all scuba divers around the World.

The idea is simple – everyone can take action to clean up our oceans…

500 sponsored “ECO-BAGS” (such as this one from the pictures above) were distributed around the to divers who enrolled for the contest on the ECO CHELLANGE Facebok page.

All participants had to bring out as much garbage as possible from their dive-spots .

Each participant was supposed to document the amount of gathered thrash and report it to the project’s coordinators.

Those who documented the biggest amounts of garbage taken out of water until the end of 2018 will be rewarded with different prizes (including TecLine regulator, discounts on ISE courses and more…).

This simple gesture to draw the attention of both : scuba divers and non-divers about human’s every-day impact on our waters.

We all know that there is much more work to do.

However, we believe that everyone of us counts – by such small, everyday actions we can give example and slowly reverse the negative impact that we, as people had on our Planet.

The good news is that the ECO CHELLANGE will be re-launched 2019.

If you would like to contribute to the action please follow TecLine Academy – so you can get the information when the project starts.

In behalf of the underwater marine life we would like to thank the main coordinator of the whole project: Alain Dobbelaere – Project Coordinator

(…) the main goal is to make all divers aware of the garbage that is floating around. We can do something about it – just take an ISE ECO BAG with you every dive and just take with you what you see at the moment. (…) Our final goal is making everyone protectors of our nature !!

Greets
Alain
Vicepresident Innerpsace Explorers

And of course many thanks to all ECO-DIVERS who took a part in the contest. Thank you for your active contribution !

Article by:
BarTek Trzcinski

The ISE ECO BAG - how and why?

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DISINFECTION

Diving equipment should be immersed in ethyl alcohol (this may be rectified spirit) for 30 minutes. The alcohol may be diluted with boiled water (in room temperature) and/or hydrogen peroxide. It is recommended that the solution keeps minimum of 60% pure alcohol. Attention! Do not use ultrasonic cleaners for this disinfection. The alcohol can rinse out lubricants from important elements of the 2nd stage regulators.

We would like to encourage you to prepare a homemade disinfectant recommended by the WHO (link). This liquid can be used for everyday use.The recipe for this disinfectant is as follows: – 100ml ethyl alcohol (spirit), – 15ml of hydrogen peroxide, – 5ml of glycerine or aloe vera gel, – 50ml of boiled water (in room temperature).

PRECAUTIONS

We all hope that the situation will improve quickly and allow us to go diving again – at least in local waters.
If it will be the case, we encourage you to temporarily modify the procedures which involve any contact with the saliva of other people.

During the buddy-checks, present the equipment functioning at distance
(the partner observes but does not check the regulator by taking any test breaths).

Do not rent/borrow a diving mask without prior disinfection.

Resign from “out of gas” situation exercises.

In a real “out of gas” situation follow the normal safety procedures. After the safe ascent, pay attention to the equipment used by the receiver, do not reuse it and subject it to full disinfection as soon as possible.

We hope that the coronavirus pandemic will be stopped shortly.
Looking forward to meet you soon at our favourite diving spots!

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