Larnaca and Cape Greco

Scuba: Agree on depth, overhead limits, buddy skills, gas supply, oxygen, surface marker and boat pickup before entering the water. Official Zenobia listing specifies Advanced Open Water/Boat Diver; specialist penetration or decompression diving needs its own training and operator plan. Check recent-dive rules, medical declarations, nitrox maximum operating depth and evacuation procedure. Freedive: Use a trained one-up/one-down rescue buddy, never hyperventilate and do not practice solo breath holds. Snorkel: respect swimming flags, powered-boat exclusion zones and active lifeguard locations. Cliffs: do not jump from, climb into or swim through the restricted Ayia Napa sea-caves area; shoreline dive sites marketed elsewhere do not cancel that prohibition. Flights: DAN advises at least 12 hours after a single no-decompression dive or 18 after repetitive/multiday diving, and longer after decompression; these intervals do not eliminate all risk. Official wreck requirements, DAN freediving guidance, DAN no-fly guidance.

Famagusta General Hospital in Paralimni has a 24-hour emergency department and a state hyperbaric service whose official page says diving emergencies are accepted 24/7. Larnaca General Hospital also provides emergency medical care. In a diving injury call 112 and coordinate through local emergency medical services; for maritime rescue Cyprus JRCC lists 1441. DAN Europe lists a Mediterranean diving emergency support line at +39 06 4211 5685; that medical support does not replace EMS. The closest chamber, transfer availability, case severity and suitable destination must be determined by dispatch/clinicians at the time. Do not publish a guaranteed ambulance time, boat transfer time or guaranteed same-day recompression. Ask the dive operator for a site-specific emergency action plan before departure. Hospital hyperbaric unit, National sea rescue, DAN Europe emergency phone.

The Cyprus Department of Fisheries and Marine Research lists distinct marine protected areas at Kavo Gkreko, the Zenobia wreck-Larnaca area, Ayia Napa sea caves and artificial-reef zones. Site-specific fishery, boat and other restrictions should be confirmed with the actual decree and operator because the English summary does not provide every prohibition. MUSAN rules ban touching sculptures and motorized craft inside its boundary; avoid fragile artwork, bottom contact and anchoring on seagrass. The Cyprus government tells visitors to watch sea turtles at a distance, never touch or feed them, and back off if the animal changes behavior. Do not collect amphorae, disturb wildlife or turn a historic feeding-station mention into permission to feed. Official bathing-water surveillance runs May 1-October 31 and can post temporary local swimming warnings; check the current result before entry. Cyprus protected areas, Turtle code, Bathing-water advisories.