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” More then 50 years of experience in recreational diving and training”

Underwater Activity Commission PTTK

Komisja Działalności Podwodnej PTTK

• For above 50 years the Underwater Activity Commission PTTK ( KDP PTTK) has been realising the aims of the Polish Tourist and Country Lovers Society (PTTK) in recreational scuba diving and underwater tourism both in Poland and abroad.

• We are also a member (since 1959) of CMAS - World Underwater Federation - non - profit organisation , composed of 161 national federations, societies and other diving organisations from more than 100 countries all over the world.

• Our federation consists of almost 290 diving clubs, scuba centres and other units professionally connected with scuba diving .

• We train for all level diver and instructor certificates according to international standards and safety rules of CMAS.

• We also offer underwater photography courses and speciality courses for mixed gas diving, ice diving, cave and wreck diving.

• We have already trained more then 140 club diving doctors doing the medical examination for fitness to recreational diving.

• Our divers receive International KDP/CMAS Diving Cards - certificates which are recognised all over the world.

• We have already trained more than 30 000 divers and 450 diving instructors in Poland.

• We co-operate with The National Centre of Hyperbaric Medicine in Gdynia, Polish Navy and State Fire Brigade.

ADDRESS:

PL 00-075 WARSZAWA, SENATORSKA 11, POLAND

Phone/ fax: + 48 22 826 83 89

phone: + 48 22 826 22 51 ext.115 & 119

mobile: + 48 606 313 583

www. kdp.pttk.pl

e-mail: biuro@ kdp.pttk.pl

KDP PTTK President :

Wieslaw WACHOWSKI - mobile: +48 606 313 583

General Information

Diving in Poland has long more then 50 years tradition and many admirers. The organization which has been administrating and managing scuba diving in Poland is KDP PTTK Poland – Commission of Underwater Activity PTTK. KDP Poland joined CMAS (World Underwater Federation) at the founded assembly of this international diving organization in Monaco in 1959. Since then, world standards in training and safety procedures have been present in the practice of diving in Polish clubs. Today KDP associates more than 250 diving clubs, schools and centres with about 22 000 divers trained and 430 diving instructors. For further details about diving in Poland contact the KDP Poland or clubs (addresses are listed on here).

Diving Conditions

Poland offers a wide range of possibilities for divers: sea- and wreck-diving in the Northern part, ice and night –diving in lakes throughout the whole country and stone-pits diving in the South. Poland’s dive sites are suitable for different levels of diving skills and various needs of divers. Beginners and those who want to combine their diving with other outdoors activities, such as biking, walking, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking or fishing, can enjoy the unspoiled nature of beautiful, picturesque landscapes and the underwater world of Northern part of Poland – West Pomerian Lake District, Kaszuby and the Mazurian Lake District. The depths of these lakes usually vary from 10 to 70 meters. Many sites have also additional attractions prepared especially for divers: underwater constructions, sank boats and diving bells or stylish diving taverns to meet after a dive and camp fire/grill places to warm divers after unforgettable night dives. Poland’s natural conditions allow for ice-diving usually from late December till March. Once again, Northern Poland is recommended, especially the Northern-East Pojezierze Suwalskie– the coldest area of Poland - with lakes such as Hańcza, Szelment Wielki, Białe, Białe Filipowskie and many others. Wreck diving is the main attraction for sea-diving in Poland. Diving boats take divers to diving sites in Zatoka Gdańska and in the area of Władysławowo, where there majority of the accessible for exploration wrecks lies. The wrecks are situated on average between 20 and 30 meters of depth. However, one may also find easily penetrable ships laying at the depth of 4 to 10 meters and more demanding, advanced-diver wracks in the range of 40-70 meters. Some of the most interesting wrecks are Swanhild, Month Vernon, Arngast, Kujawiak, Groźny, Gryf, Wicher, Abille, U 345. To guarantee the best visibility sea- and wreck diving is recommended in early Spring and early Autumn. In Silesia and the area of Kraków divers can find all year round interesting and exciting opportunities of unique dives in flooded stone-pits and excavations. The attraction of one such a place is Jaworzno-Szczakowa near Katowice where 2 big excavators and some other mining machinery are situated at the depth up to 20 meters. This unusual sight and clear visibility particularly encourage to taking underwater photos. More advanced divers may perform deep-dives in the deepest lake of Poland – Hańcza (108 meters), in the Northern-East. The conditions of this lake offer not only challenging dives but also a picturesque sight of Hańcza’s underwater “wall”. Divers who want to dive on mixed gases can easy find specialist courses in Poland or fill their tanks with nitrox or trimix stations.

Special Remarks and Warning