UI holds counseling on sea diving

UI holds counseling on sea diving

A community service institution from the University of
Indonesia (UI) in cooperation with a study group on Health and
Work Safety of School Graduates of the university is holding a
counseling and hyperbaric survey for traditional fishermen at
Panggang Island in the Seribu Islands.

The community service programs, which began yesterday, will
last until Sunday.

The body said that traditional fishermen in the Seribu Islands
who used to dive to catch tropical fish and pick certain sea
plants to make ends meet were exposed to dangerous working
conditions because they lacked proper knowledge on deep sea
diving.

Reports from the Mintohardjo Naval hospital in Bendungan
Hilir, Central Jakarta, showed that many of the traditional
divers died due to inadequate diving equipment and knowledge.

The four-day community program include counseling on first
aid, safe diving and medical tests on the health of the
traditional divers.(yns)