Firstly, the Kuwait Mantas is a non-profit making diving club, not a commercial diving operation. Of course maintaining all the equipment necessary for diving, especially a boat, costs a considerable amount of money. But all profits are fed back into the club and used to pay for the maintenance and repair of equipment and to purchase new equipment.

Secondly, instead of relying solely on income from diving and training, as a commercial operation would, we organise several fund raising events through the year such as a dinner dance, dhow trips, quiz nights and horse race nights. These events can raise a considerable amount of money to supplement the income from diving. Thus we can keep the charges for diving and training very low.

Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, everything from filling cylinders to keeping the accounts, from carrying out repairs and maintenance on the boat to providing dive training, is undertaken by club members on a voluntary basis. In the Mantas everyone plays their part in reducing the club's costs and making the club a success.