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GENERAL ASSEMBLY Monaco APRIL 8 2019 Ronny MARGODT- President Ronny MARGODT- President The following members were present: AUSTRIA TSVO LUXEMBOURG FLASSA BELGIUM FEBRAS/BEFOS NETHERLANDS NOB CYPRUS CFUA NORWAY NDF CZECH REPUBLIC SPCR PORTUGAL FPAS DENMARK DSF SPAIN FEDAS FINLAND SUKELTAIALIITTO SWEDEN * SSDF GERMANY VDST SWITZERLAND * SUSV GREECE EOYDA TURKEY TSSF ITALY * FIAS IRELAND CFT * Non voting members Ronny MARGODT- President Approval of the minutes last General Assembly Phuket April 27th 2018 The minutes were published See: https://www.cmas- europe.net/documents The minutes of the GA 2018 were ananimously approved. Ronny MARGODT- President Board meeting in Mechelen (Guests of BEFOS) Board meeting in Dusseldorf (Guest of VDST) Video Conferences organized by DSF (Yesper) CMAS EU present at all EUF meetings CMAS EU represented in ISO commission through Ronny Margodt and Jesper Rislov On going work on projects Ronny MARGODT- President Become CMAS EUROP member Ronny MARGODT- President Jesper Rislov Lourenço Silveira Costas Anagnostou Marc Allemeersch Ronny Margodt John Geurts Michael Frenzel Chris Eleftheriou Ronny MARGODT- President https://www.cmas-europe.net/ Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General Cooperation changed to a better understanding - - CMAS-President and Secretary General were always invited to Board-meetings and were mostly present Common headline: - Do not work twice on the same item - - Concentrate on themes concerning Europe - - Prepare proposals for the BoD of CMAS (e.g. Medical Form, Marine Conversation Course,…) Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General CMAS-Europe is member of EUF and has a permanent seat in the BoD EUF accepts only members which are ISO-certified ISO-Certification shall become more or less an European law of diving Certification for CMAS-Europe-members are highly recommended 2018 Steffen Scholz (VDST) elected President – Ronny Margodt (CMAS EU) elected Vice President CMAS-Europe will help its members (e.g. group certification, explanation of the process, application to Austrian Standards, financial clarification and so on) Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General GUIDELINES of CMAS-Europe For a sustainable and environmentally diving For a safe diving without medical and technical risks For uniform standards in diving education in Europe For the removal of legal and bureaucratic obstacles to sport diving in Europe For a diving of all sexes, ages, but also handicapped people Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General Website Please visit: www.CMAS-Europe.net Michael FRENZEL- Secretary General Chris ELEFTHERIOU - Treasurer Chris ELEFTHERIOU - Treasurer ASSETS 2018 2017 Receivables 0 250 Cash at bank and in hand 40,939 37,434 Total Assets 40,939 37,688 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 2018 2017 Proprietor’s capital 37,451 36,187 Retained earnings 3,250 1,263 Trade and other payables 238 238 Total equity and Liabilities 40,939 37,688 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR Adonis Kalopetrides Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor Chris ELEFTHERIOU - Treasurer unanimous discharge of the board and treasurer The GA unanimously discharged the board and the treasurer Chris ELEFTHERIOU - Treasurer Mental care after a diving incident or a diving accident Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke John GEURTS – Vice-President Certainties when you dive,… Elfrie van Poppelen and Veerle Levecke presented the mental coaching project 4 Levels of experiencing diving • A dive without a problem is fun ! • A dive with a problem without a mental issue is an “experience” • A dive with a (technical) problem & a mental issue is an incident • A dive with medical & mental issue is an accident Non treated mental issues: Lack of self confidence Fear Quit diving Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke What kind of mental issues? (1st) Normal reactions to abnormal situation Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke What kind of mental issues? (2nd) Normal reactions to abnormal situation Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke CMAS teaches firstline Medical Aid First line Aid Second line Aid Third line Aid Medical General Hospital Aid practisioner Rescue Diver Mental Buddy, Mental Psychologists Aid instructor, Coaching Team club And what about Mental Aid? Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke All people survive on 3 basic illusions 1 I am invulnerable 2 My world is predictable 3 Life is meaningful A diving accident can damage 1 of 3 basic illusions, and possibly cause a Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS) A Mental Coach can help to avoid PTSS Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke How avoid PTSS ? Support the resilience of a diver! Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke How to support divers’ resilience? Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke Golden rules of mental coaching 1 Give comfort & trust 2 Give back control 3 Just listen, no inquisition 4 Don’t judge a victim Omerta 5 Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke NELOS Mental Coaching Team: 10 coaches for Team is a mix of 10.000 members Instructors / non instructors Intervention within Male / female maximum 2 days Professionals / non professionals 78 cases since 2005 Age between 35 - 65 years – 32 deadly Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke Our activities Interventions: Training of rescue divers: Promotion : Individual : face 2 face, Insights in first line mental Website telephone, chat, email support Federal magazine Group: clubdebriefing Leaflets Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke USP’s Mental Coaching Team for a diving federation 1 Divers for divers 2 We talk the lingo 3 Go between diving community and the shrinks 4 Retention of divers 5 No rocket science 6 Divers feel supported Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke And what do the affected divers think about MCT? Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke How to set up your national Mental Coaching Team? • Believe in it, and select believers around you! • Selection of the coaches on competences • Empathetic • Can & dare to ask open questions • Being able recognize feelings • Discretion, no prejudice • Stear a conversation • Questioning yourself sufficiently & radiating self-confidence • Being able to set limits • Training of the coaches • Coach the mental coach • Role play • External experts in stress situations (red cross, fire fighters, police, military,..) • We will be honored to support you! Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke Please visit the CMAS-Europe website: https://www.cmas-europe.net/mental-coaching More information? [email protected] Elfrie van Poppelen Veerle Levecke The president presented the infor- mation statistics form and asks the memeber federations to fill out the sheet and send it to CMAS-Europe headquarters Ronny Margodt – President FACTS Little of no information about CMAS federations Lobbying with European and National authorities requires detail information How many divers are we talking about, how many woman, how many children, how many sportsters,…. GOAL Creating database on country level Updating the CMAS Website on a yearly base so the information is shared with all member countries. Creating first database before June 2019 YOUR COOPERATION We really need your help to be successful Send us the completed Excel information sheet each year in March or go on line on the CMAS Website and complete the FEDERATION INFORMATION SHEET Ronny Margodt – President FEDERATION INFORMATION SHEET COUNTRY FEDERATION MEMBERS INFORMATION 2018 Male Female Child <14 Total Number of diving schools Members (total) 0 Recreational (Scuba) Divers 0 Technical Divers 0 Disabled Divers 0 Sports : Apnea/Free Divers 0 Sports : Fin swimming members 0 Sports : UW hockey members 0 Sports : UW Rugby members 0 Sports : Sports Diving members 0 Sports : Aquathlon members 0 Sports : Other members 0 RECREATIONAL CMAS DIVING CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED IN 2018 (Total) or Male Female Children <14 Total 1 * diver CMAS 0 2 * diver CMAS 0 3* diver CMAS 0 4 * diver CMAS 0 Assistant Instructor 0 1* Instructor 0 2* Instructor 0 3* Instructor 0 Child Divers Bronze/Silver/Gold 0 Children Diving Instructor 0 Technical Instructors open cirquit 0 Technical Instructors closed cirquit CCR 0 PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS Yes No # Are your diving licenses also EU/ISO certified If not EU/ISO certified: does your federation wishes help from CMAS EU Does the federation offer 'Diving Insurance' to its members Is a yearly medical control mandatory for the members Does your federation use mandatory medical examination forms Does your federation operates diving schools outside your country Are there typical governmental rules for diving in your country Does your federation issues a diving magazine Does your federation received governmental financial sponsoring Ronny Margodt – President Please ask your Medical Commissions to cooperate with John John GEURTS – Vice-President Conservation course available on CMAS EUROPE WEBSITE free download ! 2019-2020 launch of ‘CMAS EU – Responsible Diver’ certificate On line control and examination if successful – diver receives certificate and tank label John GEURTS – Vice-President Curent diving restrictions CMAS EU and GREEK FEDERATION is working for a solution for divers of CMAS EU – member federations Goal mid 2019 Ronny Margodt – Costas Anagnostou Quality is in direct relationship to truthful usage and application of the standards There is no CMAS quality control concerning the application of the CMAS standards The real value of cards is in direct relationship to the correct application of the minimum standards Quality control should be based on audits Audits only have real value if they are done on a regular base Cooperation with CMAS TECHNICAL COMMITEE Marc Allemeersch CMAS EUROPE has permanent seat in board EUF CMAS BOARD will help all countries who are seeking certification If CMAS standards are appliqued correctly such a certification should not be a huge problem! 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