- Candidates must be divers
- Candidates must not belong to any conservation/preservation organisation/NGO and should not represent any conservation/preservation organisation/NGO
- Candidates must have a conservation/preservation project on hand
- Candidates can come from anywhere in the world, however, the projects submitted must be within Asia*
- Candidates can be of any gender with no age limit
- Candidates must adhere to the required materials needed for selections (see MATERIALS NEEDED)
- The winner will be announced at one of the ADEX taster events
- The winner will work closely with the ADEX team, as well as the team from Asian Diver magazine for the required tasks of the ADEX OCEAN AMBASSADOR
- The winner may not use approved funds for entry into universities or academic institutions
- The winner will be the face of ADEX and promote ADEX and its conservation values as much as possible
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
Eastern Asia
- China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau)
- Japan
- Mongolia
- Korea (North Korea and South Korea)
Southern Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Iran
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
South-Eastern Asia
- Brunei
- Myanmar
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- East Timor
- Vietnam
Western Asia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen



