{"id":8216,"date":"2013-07-15T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=8216"},"modified":"2013-07-15T13:52:31","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T17:52:31","slug":"diving-related-organizations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=8216","title":{"rendered":"Diving related organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a class=\"shutterset_\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dui\/14889_587586761255332_634938345_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-left\" alt=\"14889_587586761255332_634938345_n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/dui\/thumbs\/thumbs_14889_587586761255332_634938345_n.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Cave diving<\/h2>\n<p>Cave diving training organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CDAA &#8211; <a title=\"Cave Divers Association of Australia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cave_Divers_Association_of_Australia\">Cave Divers Association of Australia<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavedivers.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cavedivers.com.au<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>CDG &#8211; <a title=\"Cave Diving Group\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cave_Diving_Group\">Cave Diving Group<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>GUE &#8211; <a title=\"Global Underwater Explorers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Underwater_Explorers\">Global Underwater Explorers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gue.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.gue.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ITDA &#8211; <a title=\"International Technical Diving Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=International_Technical_Diving_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">International Technical Diving Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itdahq.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.itdahq.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>IANTD &#8211; <a title=\"International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Association_of_Nitrox_and_Technical_Divers\">International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iantd.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.iantd.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NACD &#8211; <a title=\"National Association for Cave Diving\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_for_Cave_Diving\">National Association for Cave Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.safecavediving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.safecavediving.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>NSS-CDS &#8211; <a title=\"National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=National_Speleological_Society_Cave_Diving_Section&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsscds.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.nsscds.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PSAI &#8211; Professional Scuba Association International (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psai.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.psai.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>UTD &#8211; <a title=\"Unified Team Diving\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unified_Team_Diving\">Unified Team Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>TDI &#8211; <a title=\"Technical Diving International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technical_Diving_International\">Technical Diving International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>TSA &#8211; <a title=\"Trimix Scuba Association\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trimix_Scuba_Association\">Trimix Scuba Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAUI Tec- <a title=\"National Association of Underwater Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Underwater_Instructors\">National Association of Underwater Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naui.org\/Technical_divers.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.naui.org\/Technical_divers.aspx<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ANDI &#8211; <a title=\"American Nitrox Divers International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Nitrox_Divers_International\">American Nitrox Divers International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andihq.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.andihq.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ISE &#8211; <a title=\"Inner Space Explorers (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Inner_Space_Explorers&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Inner Space Explorers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.is-expl.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.is-expl.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NASE &#8211; <a title=\"National Academy of Scuba Educators\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Academy_of_Scuba_Educators\">National Academy of Scuba Educators<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Technical diving<\/h2>\n<p>Technical diving training organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ANDI &#8211; <a title=\"American Nitrox Divers International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Nitrox_Divers_International\">American Nitrox Divers International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andihq.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.andihq.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>BSAC &#8211; <a title=\"British Sub Aqua Club\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Sub_Aqua_Club\">British Sub Aqua Club<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsac.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.bsac.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PADI TecRec (DSAT) &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Association of Diving Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_Association_of_Diving_Instructors\">Professional Association of Diving Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.padi.com\/scuba\/padi-courses\/technical-courses\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.padi.com\/scuba\/padi-courses\/technical-courses\/default.aspx<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>GUE &#8211; <a title=\"Global Underwater Explorers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Underwater_Explorers\">Global Underwater Explorers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gue.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.gue.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>IANTD &#8211; <a title=\"International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Association_of_Nitrox_and_Technical_Divers\">International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iantd.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.iantd.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>IART &#8211; <a title=\"International Association of Rebreather Trainers (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=International_Association_of_Rebreather_Trainers&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">International Association of Rebreather Trainers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iart.de\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.iart.de<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ITDA &#8211; International Technical Diving Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itdahq.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.itdahq.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NAUI Tec &#8211; <a title=\"National Association of Underwater Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Underwater_Instructors\">National Association of Underwater Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naui.org\/Technical_divers.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.naui.org\/Technical_divers.aspx<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PSAI &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Scuba Association International (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Scuba_Association_International&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Scuba Association International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psai.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.psai.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PSS Technical Division &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Scuba Schools (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Scuba_Schools&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Scuba Schools<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pssworldwide.org\/en\/technical-courses.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.pssworldwide.org\/en\/technical-courses.htm<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>TDI &#8211; <a title=\"Technical Diving International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technical_Diving_International\">Technical Diving International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SSI TXR &#8211; <a title=\"Scuba Schools International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuba_Schools_International\">Scuba Schools International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.divessi.com\/txr\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.divessi.com\/txr<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>UTD &#8211; <a title=\"Unified Team Diving\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unified_Team_Diving\">Unified Team Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>ISE &#8211; <a title=\"Inner Space Explorers (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Inner_Space_Explorers&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Inner Space Explorers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.is-expl.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.is-expl.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NASE &#8211; <a title=\"National Academy of Scuba Educators\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Academy_of_Scuba_Educators\">National Academy of Scuba Educators<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Commercial diving<\/h2>\n<h3>Commercial Diving Training Authorities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI)(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adc-int.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.adc-int.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Association of Commercial Diving Educators (ACDE)(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acde.us\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.acde.us\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Diver_Accreditation_Scheme\">Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme<\/a> (ADAS) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adas.org.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.adas.org.au\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Diver&#8217;s Certification Board of Canada (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.divercertification.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.divercertification.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International Diving School Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idsaworldwide.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.idsaworldwide.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imca-int.com\/divisions\/diving\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.imca-int.com\/divisions\/diving\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Health &amp; Safety Executive\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Health_%26_Safety_Executive\">Health &amp; Safety Executive<\/a>, (HSE), the United Kingdom (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/diving\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/diving\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>MDEA &#8211; <a title=\"Multinational Diving Educators Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Multinational_Diving_Educators_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Multinational Diving Educators Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdeainternational.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.mdeainternational.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>Worker&#8217;s Compensation Board British Columbia (<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.worksafebc.com\/PDFs\/CertificationAndTraining\/diving_training_providers.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www2.worksafebc.com\/PDFs\/CertificationAndTraining\/diving_training_providers.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Commercial Diving Schools<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>B.C. College of Diving (BCCD) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bccollegeofdiving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.bccollegeofdiving.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Working Divers Institute (CWDI) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianworkingdivers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.canadianworkingdivers.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Diving Institute of Canada (CDI (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.commercialdivinginstitute.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.commercialdivinginstitute.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Diving Acadamey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cda.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.cda.edu\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Dive International Agency (DIA) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diagency.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diagency.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Dive Safe International (DSI) (www.divesafeintl.com\/)<\/li>\n<li>Divers Academy International (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diversacademy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diversacademy.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Divers Institute of Technology (DIT) (www.diversinstitute.edu\/)<\/li>\n<li>Diving Dynamics (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.divingdynamics.com\/Commercial.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.divingdynamics.com\/Commercial.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Holland College Marine Training Centre (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollandcollege.com\/admissions\/full_time_programs\/commercial_diving\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.hollandcollege.com\/admissions\/full_time_programs\/commercial_diving\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"International Diving Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Diving_Institute\">International Diving Institute<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.InternationalDivingInstitute.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.InternationalDivingInstitute.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ITDA Group International (Occupational &amp; Professional) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diveitda.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diveitda.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Commercial Diver Training Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.minnesotacommercialdiving.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.minnesotacommercialdiving.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>National University (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nu.edu\/OurPrograms\/ExtendedLearning\/National-University-Polytechnic-Institute\/National-University-Polytechnic-Institute-Programs\/Certificate-in-Marine-Technology.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.nu.edu\/OurPrograms\/ExtendedLearning\/National-University-Polytechnic-Institute\/National-University-Polytechnic-Institute-Programs\/Certificate-in-Marine-Technology.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The Ocean Corporation (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceancorp.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.oceancorp.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Santa Barbara City College (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbcc.edu\/marinediving\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.sbcc.edu\/marinediving\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>South Central Louisiana Technical College (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scl.edu\/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&amp;tmp=home&amp;pid=127\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.scl.edu\/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&amp;tmp=home&amp;pid=127<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NICD National Institute for commercial diving<\/li>\n<li>Underwater Skills Seneca College (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.senecac.on.ca\/uws\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.senecac.on.ca\/uws\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recreational diving Scuba training organizations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ACUC &#8211; <a title=\"American Canadian Underwater Certifications\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Canadian_Underwater_Certifications\">American Canadian Underwater Certifications<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acuc.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.acuc.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ADAS-<a title=\"Autonomus divers association of scuba diving (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Autonomus_divers_association_of_scuba_diving&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Autonomus divers association of scuba diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquadreamdive.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.aquadreamdive.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ADIP-<a title=\"Association Des Instructeurs de Plong\u00e9e (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Association_Des_Instructeurs_de_Plong%C3%A9e&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Association Des Instructeurs de Plong\u00e9e<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adip.be\/index.php?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.adip.be\/index.php?lang=en<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ADS &#8211; <a title=\"Association of Diving School (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Association_of_Diving_School&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Association of Diving School<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ads-i.org\/test_site\/english\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ads-i.org\/test_site\/english\/index.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AED &#8211; <a title=\"Associated European Divers (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Associated_European_Divers&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Associated European Divers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aedivers.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.aedivers.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ANDI &#8211; <a title=\"American Nitrox Divers International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Nitrox_Divers_International\">American Nitrox Divers International<\/a>, also <a title=\"ANDI International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ANDI_International\">ANDI International<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>ANMP &#8211; <a title=\"Association nationale des moniteurs de plong\u00e9e (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Association_nationale_des_moniteurs_de_plong%C3%A9e&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Association nationale des moniteurs de plong\u00e9e<\/a> (Fran\u00e7aise) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anmp-plongee.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.anmp-plongee.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ATEC &#8211; <a title=\"Association of Technical and Recreational Scuba Diving Instructors (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Association_of_Technical_and_Recreational_Scuba_Diving_Instructors&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Association of Technical and Recreational Scuba Diving Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atec.eu\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.atec.eu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AUSI &#8211; <a title=\"Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Associated_Underwater_Scuba_Instructors&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ausi.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ausi.com.au\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>BSAC &#8211; <a title=\"British Sub Aqua Club\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Sub_Aqua_Club\">British Sub Aqua Club<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsac.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.bsac.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>CEDIP &#8211; <a title=\"European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=European_Committee_of_Professional_Diving_Instructors&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cedip.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cedip.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>CIMAS &#8211; <a title=\"Corporaci\u00f3n de Instructores Mexicanos en Actividades Subacu\u00e1ticas (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Corporaci%C3%B3n_de_Instructores_Mexicanos_en_Actividades_Subacu%C3%A1ticas&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Corporaci\u00f3n de Instructores Mexicanos en Actividades Subacu\u00e1ticas<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cimas.com.mx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cimas.com.mx<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>CMAS &#8211; <a title=\"Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Mondiale des Activit\u00e9s Subaquatiques\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Mondiale_des_Activit%C3%A9s_Subaquatiques\">Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Mondiale des Activit\u00e9s Subaquatiques<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmas.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cmas.org<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>CMAS AMERICAS &#8211; US Federation of CMAS (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmasamericas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cmasamericas.com\/<\/a>)<sup>[<i><a title=\"Wikipedia:Link rot\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Link_rot\">dead link<\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>CMAS-ISA &#8211; <a title=\"CMAS Instructors of South Africa (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=CMAS_Instructors_of_South_Africa&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">CMAS Instructors of South Africa<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmas.co.za\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cmas.co.za\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>DIA &#8211; <a title=\"Dive International Agency (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Dive_International_Agency&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Dive International Agency<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diagency.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diagency.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>DIWA &#8211; <a title=\"Diving Instructor World Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Diving_Instructor_World_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Diving Instructor World Association<\/a> &#8211; International Federation of DIWA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diwa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diwa.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>DFPA &#8211; <a title=\"Diving friends poland (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Diving_friends_poland&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Diving Friends Poland Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FAUI &#8211; <a title=\"Formation of Australian Underwater Instructors (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Formation_of_Australian_Underwater_Instructors&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Formation of Australian Underwater Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.faui.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.faui.com.au\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>FEDAS &#8211; <a title=\"Federaci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Actividades Subacu\u00e1ticas\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federaci%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_Actividades_Subacu%C3%A1ticas\">Federaci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Actividades Subacu\u00e1ticas<\/a> (Spain)<\/li>\n<li>FFESSM &#8211; <a title=\"F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise d'\u00c9tudes et de Sports Sous-Marins\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Fran%C3%A7aise_d%27%C3%89tudes_et_de_Sports_Sous-Marins\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise d&#8217;\u00c9tudes et de Sports Sous-Marins<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffessm.fr\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ffessm.fr\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>FIAS &#8211; <a title=\"Federazione Italiana Attivit\u00e0 Subacquee\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federazione_Italiana_Attivit%C3%A0_Subacquee\">Federazione Italiana Attivit\u00e0 Subacquee<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fias.it\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fias.it<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>FIPSAS &#8211; <a title=\"Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attivit\u00e0 Subacquee (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Federazione_Italiana_Pesca_Sportiva_e_Attivit%C3%A0_Subacquee&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attivit\u00e0 Subacquee<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fipsas.it\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fipsas.it<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>RUF &#8211; <a title=\"Russian Underwater Federation (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Russian_Underwater_Federation&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Russian Underwater Federation<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruf.ru\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ruf.ru<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>GUE &#8211; <a title=\"Global Underwater Explorers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Underwater_Explorers\">Global Underwater Explorers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gue.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.gue.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>HSA &#8211; <a title=\"Handicap Scuba Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Handicap_Scuba_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Handicap Scuba Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsascuba.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.hsascuba.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>IADS &#8211; <a title=\"International Association of Diving Schools (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=International_Association_of_Diving_Schools&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">International Association of Diving Schools<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iads.nl\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.iads.nl<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>IAHD &#8211; <a title=\"International Association for Handicapped Divers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Association_for_Handicapped_Divers\">International Association for Handicapped Divers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iahd.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.iahd.org\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>IANTD &#8211; <a title=\"International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Association_of_Nitrox_and_Technical_Divers\">International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iantd.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.iantd.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>IDEA &#8211; <a title=\"International Diving Educators Association\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Diving_Educators_Association\">International Diving Educators Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-scubadiving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.idea-scubadiving.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>IDIA &#8211; <a title=\"International Dive Instructors Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=International_Dive_Instructors_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">International Dive Instructors Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idiadiving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.idiadiving.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ISDA &#8211; <a title=\"International Scuba Diving Academy (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=International_Scuba_Diving_Academy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">International Scuba Diving Academy<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/isdaitalia.it\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/isdaitalia.it\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ISEA &#8211; <a title=\"International Scuba Educator's Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=International_Scuba_Educator%27s_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">International Scuba Educator&#8217;s Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.InternationalSEA.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.InternationalSEA.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ISE &#8211; <a title=\"Inner Space Explorers (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Inner_Space_Explorers&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Inner Space Explorers<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.is-expl.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.is-expl.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ITA &#8211; <a title=\"Instructor Training Academy (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Instructor_Training_Academy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Instructor Training Academy<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/trainingacademy.eu\/agency.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/trainingacademy.eu\/agency.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ITDA Group International (Sports &amp; Specialist) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diveitda.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diveitda.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles County Parks &amp; Recreation \u2013 Underwater Unit (Division of LA County Parks &amp; Recreation) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacscuba.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.lacscuba.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>MDEA &#8211; <a title=\"Multinational Diving Educators Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Multinational_Diving_Educators_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Multinational Diving Educators Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/neptuneshop.wix.com\/mdea\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/neptuneshop.wix.com\/mdea<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>Microdive &#8211; <a title=\"Microdive Scuba Training Agency (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Microdive_Scuba_Training_Agency&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Microdive Scuba Training Agency<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microdive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.microdive.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>NASE &#8211; <a title=\"National Academy of Scuba Educators\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Academy_of_Scuba_Educators\">National Academy of Scuba Educators<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NDL &#8211; <a title=\"National Dive League (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=National_Dive_League&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">National Dive League<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndl-global.com\/?lang=eng\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ndl-global.com\/?lang=eng<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>NAUI &#8211; <a title=\"National Association of Underwater Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Underwater_Instructors\">National Association of Underwater Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naui.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.naui.org\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>PDE &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Diving Education (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Diving_Education&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Diving Education<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdeworld.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.pdeworld.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>PADI &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Association of Diving Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_Association_of_Diving_Instructors\">Professional Association of Diving Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.padi.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Padi.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PDA &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Diving Association (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Diving_Association&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Diving Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdaww.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.pdaww.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PDIC &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Diving Instructors Corporation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_Diving_Instructors_Corporation\">Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdic-intl.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.pdic-intl.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PROTEC &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Technical &amp; Recreational Diving (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Technical_%26_Recreational_Diving&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Technical &amp; Recreational Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.protecdive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.protecdive.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>PSAI &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Scuba Association International (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Scuba_Association_International&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Scuba Association International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psai.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.psai.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>PSS &#8211; <a title=\"Professional Scuba Schools (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Professional_Scuba_Schools&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Professional Scuba Schools<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pssworldwide.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.pssworldwide.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SAA &#8211; <a title=\"Sub-Aqua Association\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sub-Aqua_Association\">The Sub-Aqua Association<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saa.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.saa.org.uk\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SDI &#8211; <a title=\"Scuba Diving International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuba_Diving_International\">Scuba Diving International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>SEI &#8211; <a title=\"Scuba Educators International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuba_Educators_International\">Scuba Educators International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seidiving.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.seidiving.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SSAC &#8211;<a title=\"Scottish Sub Aqua Club\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scottish_Sub_Aqua_Club\">Scottish Sub Aqua Club<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsac.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.scotsac.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SSI &#8211; <a title=\"Scuba Schools International\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuba_Schools_International\">Scuba Schools International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.divessi.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.divessi.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>SNSI &#8211; <a title=\"Scuba Nitrox Safety International (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Scuba_Nitrox_Safety_International&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Scuba Nitrox Safety International<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snsi.it\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.snsi.it<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>TIDF &#8211; * <a title=\"Israeli Diving Federation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli_Diving_Federation\">Israeli Diving Federation<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diving.org.il\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.diving.org.il\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>UEF &#8211; <a title=\"Underwater Explorers' Federation (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Underwater_Explorers%27_Federation&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Underwater Explorers&#8217; Federation<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uef.hu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.uef.hu\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>UDI &#8211; <a title=\"United Diving Instructors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Diving_Instructors\">United Diving Instructors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.u-d-i.de\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.u-d-i.de\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>UDT &#8211; <a title=\"Universal Diver Training (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Universal_Diver_Training&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Universal Diver Training<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.udtintl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.udtintl.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>USAS- United Sub Aqua Society (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usasscuba.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.usasscuba.org\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>UTD &#8211; <a title=\"Unified Team Diving\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unified_Team_Diving\">Unified Team Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>WOSD &#8211; <a title=\"World Organisation of Scuba Diving (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=World_Organisation_of_Scuba_Diving&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">World Organisation of Scuba Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wosd.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.wosd.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Organisations no longer operating<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NASDS &#8211; <a title=\"National Association of Scuba Diving Schools (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=National_Association_of_Scuba_Diving_Schools&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">National Association of Scuba Diving Schools<\/a> (Founded in the 1960s and merged with SSI in 1999)<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>TAC &#8211; The Aquatic Club &#8211; existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organization<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"YMCA SCUBA Program\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YMCA_SCUBA_Program\">YMCA SCUBA<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080920035515\/http:\/\/www.ymca.net\/scuba\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ymca.net\/scuba<\/a>) &#8211; Program ceased as of 31 December 2008<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Scientific diving<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AAUS &#8211; <a title=\"American Academy of Underwater Sciences\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Academy_of_Underwater_Sciences\">American Academy of Underwater Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CAUS &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caus.ca\/pages\/pages.php?id=6\" rel=\"nofollow\">Canadian Association for Underwater Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Mondiale des Activit\u00e9s Subaquatiques\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Mondiale_des_Activit%C3%A9s_Subaquatiques#Scientific_Committee\">The Scientific Committee of CMAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SDSC &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uk-sdsc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Scientific Diving Supervisory Committee&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved 27 December 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other diving training providers<\/h2>\n<h3>Dedicated diver first aid training<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>DAN &#8211; <a title=\"Divers Alert Network\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Divers_Alert_Network\">Divers Alert Network<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>DDRC &#8211; <a title=\"Diving Diseases Research Centre\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diving_Diseases_Research_Centre\">Diving Diseases Research Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Freediving &amp; Snorkelling<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>AUF &#8211; <a title=\"Australian Underwater Federation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Underwater_Federation\">Australian Underwater Federation<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Maritime archaeology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NAS &#8211; <a title=\"Nautical Archaeology Society\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nautical_Archaeology_Society\">Nautical Archaeology Society<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-7\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diver_training_organizations#cite_note-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Standards &amp; accreditation organisations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>EUF &#8211; <a title=\"European Underwater Federation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Underwater_Federation\">European Underwater Federation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WRSTC &#8211; <a title=\"World Recreational Scuba Training Council\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Recreational_Scuba_Training_Council\">World Recreational Scuba Training Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cave diving<br \/>\nCave diving training organizations:<\/p>\n<p>CDAA &#8211; Cave Divers Association of Australia (http:\/\/www.cavedivers.com.au)<br \/>\nCDG &#8211; Cave Diving Group (http:\/\/www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk\/)<br \/>\nGUE &#8211; Global Underwater Explorers (http:\/\/www.gue.com)<br \/>\nITDA &#8211; International Technical Diving Association (http:\/\/www.itdahq.org\/)<br \/>\nIANTD &#8211; International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (http:\/\/www.iantd.com)<br \/>\nNACD &#8211; National Association for Cave Diving (http:\/\/www.safecavediving.com\/ )<br \/>\nNSS-CDS &#8211; National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section (http:\/\/www.nsscds.com\/)<br \/>\nPSAI &#8211; Professional Scuba Association International (http:\/\/www.psai.com\/)<br \/>\nUTD &#8211; Unified Team Diving (http:\/\/www.unifiedteamdiving.com\/ )<br \/>\nTDI &#8211; Technical Diving International (http:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/ )<br \/>\nTSA &#8211; Trimix Scuba Association<br \/>\nNAUI Tec- National Association of Underwater Instructors (http:\/\/www.naui.org\/Technical_divers.aspx)<br \/>\nANDI &#8211; American Nitrox Divers International (http:\/\/www.andihq.com)<br \/>\nISE &#8211; Inner Space Explorers (http:\/\/www.is-expl.com)<br \/>\nNASE &#8211; National Academy of Scuba Educators (http:\/\/www.naseworldwide.org\/)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTechnical diving<br \/>\nTechnical diving training organizations:<\/p>\n<p>ANDI &#8211; American Nitrox Divers International (http:\/\/www.andihq.com)<br \/>\nBSAC &#8211; British Sub Aqua Club (http:\/\/www.bsac.com)<br \/>\nPADI TecRec (DSAT) &#8211; Professional Association of Diving Instructors (http:\/\/www.padi.com\/scuba\/padi-courses\/technical-courses\/default.aspx)<br \/>\nGUE &#8211; Global Underwater Explorers (http:\/\/www.gue.com)<br \/>\nIANTD &#8211; International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (http:\/\/www.iantd.com)<br \/>\nIART &#8211; International Association of Rebreather Trainers (http:\/\/www.iart.de)<br \/>\nITDA &#8211; International Technical Diving &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,43,171,172,40,82,3,32,420,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dm","category-diver","category-divetalking-2","category-education","category-featured","category-ocean","category-ow","category-reference","category-scuba-training-and-related-organizations","category-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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