on maritime safety and diving
Today, Al-Thaghr General Hospital in Jeddah organized a program on maritime safety and diving, for a number of specialists from border guards in the Makkah region, which included an introductory workshop on wetsuits, oxygen, protective jackets and automatic calling devices used during a maritime disaster.
The hospital director, Dr. Nasser bin Rajaa Al-Juhani, explained that the program included a number of medical and preventive lectures, which focused on preventive guidelines, safety and preventive security during diving operations. For his part, Colonel Naji bin Mansour Al-Juhani, the Commander of Coordination, Search and Rescue, Head of the Maritime Safety Program and the media spokesperson for the Border Guards in the Makkah Region, the duties of the border guards in the field of maritime safety, by providing quick and appropriate assistance to the individual and responses to emergency calls, referring to the importance of maritime safety in rescue, awareness and guidance Followed for diving and swimming goers.
Then, the diving instructor, Ibrahim Rajeh, presented some indications used during search and rescue operations in marine safety cases among divers, which the diver must learn and apply.
Dr. Awad Sherif Hassan also stressed the importance of equalizing pressure when some divers suffer from a decrease in pressure and temperatures while diving under the depths of the sea, and the importance of taking into account the health aspect during diving.
The ceremony included paragraphs that started with verses from the Holy Quran
After that, the hospital director, Dr. Nasser Al-Juhani, gave a speech in which he welcomed all attendees and spoke briefly about the enthusiasts of swimming and diving, saying that those who wear these IDs must be careful and careful and follow the instructions of the Coast Guard and not swim in prohibited places
After that, Colonel Naji Mansour Al-Juhani, Commander of the Search and Rescue Coordination Center in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba, gave a lecture * on maritime safety, in which he explained that the objectives of the lectures on maritime safety are:
1- Create a sense of safety and security and ensure that people use and enjoy the beaches
2- Raise the citizen and resident''s awareness of maritime safety
3- Familiarize everyone with the border guard emergency number 994
4- Urging the owners and leaders of marine media to use communication systems and navigation aids
5- Creating a positive attitude for public opinion and the sophisticated public, through the efforts of the Border Guard, and highlighting the achievements and tasks of the border guards
And the diving instructor, Professor Ibrahim Rajeh, spoke about the language of diving * and highlighted the problems of divers and the most famous fish that surprised divers in the Red Sea, namely the shark and the fish.
Diving Doctor Sherif Hasan talked about the most prominent medical dangers that can affect divers in the three stages of diving
Head of Health Education * Dr. Amal Bawazir talked about the importance of these lectures on maritime safety, which can increase citizen awareness to avoid drowning accidents and to follow the instructions of border guards.
After that, an introductory workshop was held on diving, oxygen, and protective coverings, and the automatic call used during the occurrence of any marine disaster, God forbid. *
