International Diving Institute

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The International Diving Institute (IDI) was founded in 1996 and trains commercial divers in the use of surface supplied air, underwater welding, rigging, hyperbaric chamber operation, etc.

IDI is not one of the thousands of schools for Scuba Instruction. It is one of fewer than a dozen professional diving colleges currently operating in North America. It is a member of Association of Diving Contractors International (ADC) and trains to the Standards published by the Association of Commercial Diving Educators (ACDE), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the Sea Research Society (SRS).

[edit] Courses

IDI offers a 640 hour basic course as well as advanced courses and electives.

The Institute (in conjunction with the Sea Research Society) is now offering a series of research, field and classroom courses leading to various levels of certification in underwater archaeology. The field programs offer students the opportunity to actually work on historic shipwrecks and other archaeological sites.

[edit] Licensure

The International Diving Institute is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1333 Main Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29201; 803.737.2260. Licensure indicates only that the minimum standards set by the State have been met and it is not an endorsement or guarantee of quality by the State.