The Academy
Reviving the Syrian coast.
The Syrian Diving Academy is a flagship diving, paragliding and marine-sports academy rising on the coast of Latakia, developed by Ocean Crest Collective. We exist to revive and invest in the Syrian coast — to train and certify a new generation of Syrian divers, seed the future Syrian Divers Union, and protect the marine environment we all depend on.
Mission · Vision · Values
What runs through everything.
Mission
Revive the Syrian coast and make world-class marine training accessible here — certifying divers, building community, and protecting the sea.
Vision
A thriving Syrian diving culture, recognised worldwide, anchored on the Latakia coast.
The building
A landmark shaped like a diving mask.
Our home is a landmark building shaped like a diving mask: two lenses bridged at the centre, fluid and parametric, facing the sea. The architecture echoes the identity — organic, flowing forms we call 'The Current.'
Our team
Certified instructors who learned on this coast.
Mohamed Azizi
Diving Instructor
Takes you through the PADI-aligned path — first skills in shallow water, then the open-water dives that certify you. Briefs every dive before it starts, runs the buddy check, and holds the plan on depth, time and air.
PADI Instructor
Joseph Dirane
Diving Instructor
Leads the IANTD-aligned dives — the plan, the gas and the depth agreed before anyone enters the water. Guides the dive itself, keeps the group together, and brings it back the way it went down.
IANTD Instructor
The ecosystem
A project of Ocean Crest Collective.
Investing beyond horizons. SDA is part of a wider coastal ecosystem.
www.occ-sy.net · info@occ-sy.net · +963 985 555 237 · Antakia St, Lawyers' Building, Latakia
Meet the collective