List of diver training organizations

This page lists SCUBA diver training organizations. These include cave diving, commercial diving, recreational diving, technical diving, and other diving related organizations.

1 Cave diving
2 Commercial diving
3 Recreational diving
4 Scientific diving
5 Technical diving
6 Other diving related organizations
7 Others
8 Notes

Cave diving

Cave diving training organizations:

CDAA - Cave Divers Association of Australia (http://www.cavedivers.com.au)
CDG - Cave Diving Group
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers (http://www.gue.com)
NACD - National Association for Cave Diving (http://www.safecavediving.com/ )
NSS-CDS - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section (http://www.nsscds.com/)
PROTEC - Professional Technical Diving (http://www.protecdive.com/)
PSAI - Professional Scuba Association International (http://www.psai.com/)
UTD - Unified Team Diving (http://www.unifiedteamdiving.com/ )

Commercial diving

Surface supplied air training organizations:

International Diving Institute (http://www.InternationalDivingInstitute.com)

Recreational diving

Scuba training organizations:

aa - Aquanaut Academy International (http://www3.tokai.or.jp/diving-bell/aa.html in Japanese)
ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certifications (http://www.acuc.org/)
ADAS-Autonomus divers association of scuba diving (http://www.aquadreamdive.com)
ADS - Association of Diving School (http://www.ads-i.org/test_site/english/index.html)
AED - Associated European Divers (http://www.aedivers.org/)
ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International, also ANDI International^[1]
ANMP - Association nationale des moniteurs de plongée (Française) (http://www.anmp-plongee.com)
ATEC - Association of Technical and Recreational Scuba Diving Instructors (http://www.atec.eu)
AUSI - Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors (http://www.ausi.com.au/ )
BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club (http://www.bsac.com/ )
CEDIP - European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors (http://www.cedip.org/)
CIMAS - Corporación de Instructores Mexicanos en Actividades Subacuáticas (http://www.cimas.com.mx)
CMAS - Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (http://www.cmas.org )
CMAS AMERICAS - CMAS AMERICAS - US Federation of CMAS (http://www.cmasamericas.com/)
DIWA - Diving Instructor World Association - International Federation of DIWA (http://www.diwa.org/)
FFESSM - Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins (http://www.ffessm.fr/)
FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee (http://www.fias.it)
FIPSAS - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attività Subacquee (http://www.fipsas.it)
RUF - Russian Underwater Federation (http://www.ruf.ru)
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers (http://www.gue.com/ )
HSA - Handicap Scuba Association (http://www.hsascuba.com/)
IADS - International Association of Diving Schools (http://www.iads.nl)
IAHD - International Association for Handicapped Divers (http://www.iahd.org/ )
IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (http://www.iantd.com/ )
IDEA - International Diving Educators Association (http://www.idea-scubadiving.com/)
IDIA - International Dive Instructors Association (http://www.idiadiving.com/)
ISEA - International Scuba Educator's Association (http://www.InternationalSEA.org)
ISE - Inner Space Explorers (http://www.is-expl.com)
Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association (Division of LA County Parks & Recreation) (http://www.lacountyscuba.com/)
Microdive - Microdive Scuba Training Agency (http://www.microdive.com/ )
NACD - National Association for Cave Diving (http://www.safecavediving.com/ )
NASDS - National Association of Scuba Diving Schools (recently merged with SSI)
NASE - National Academy of Scuba Educators (http://www.naseworldwide.org/)
NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors (http://www.naui.org/ )
NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond (http://www.onderwatersport.org/ )
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors (Padi.com)
PDA - Professional Diving Association (http://www.pdaww.com/)
PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International (http://www.pdic-intl.com)
PROTEC - Professional Technical & Recreational Diving (http://www.protecdive.com/)
PSS - Professional Scuba Schools (http://www.pssworldwide.org/)
SAA - The Sub-Aqua Association (http://www.saa.org.uk/)
SDI - Scuba Diving International (http://www.tdisdi.com )
SEI - Scuba Educators International (http://www.seidiving.org/)
SRS - Sea Research Society (http://www.shipwrecks.com)
SSAC - The Scottish Sub Aqua Club (http://www.scotsac.com/)
SSI - Scuba Schools International (http://www.divessi.com/ )
SNSI - Scuba Nitrox Safety International (http://www.snsi.it)
TAC - The Aquatic Club - existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organization^[2]
UEF - Underwater Explorers' Federation (http://www.uef.hu/ )
UDI - United Diving Instructors (http://www.u-d-i.de/ )
UDT - Universal Diver Training (http://www.udtintl.com/ )
USAS- United Sub Aqua Society (http://www.usasscuba.org/ )
UTD - Unified Team Diving (http://www.unifiedteamdiving.com/ )
WOSD - World Organisation of Scuba Diving (http://www.wosd.com)
YMCA SCUBA (http://www.ymcascuba.org/ ) - dissolved organization^[3]

Scientific diving

AAUS - American Academy of Underwater Sciences
CAUS - [http:/www.caus.ca/pages/pages.php?id=6 Canadian Association for Underwater Science]
The Scientific Committee of CMAS
SDSC - "Scientific Diving Supervisory Committee". http://www.uk-sdsc.com/. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

Technical diving

Technical diving training organizations:

ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International (http://www.andihq.com)
ATEC - Association of Technical and Recreational Scuba Diving Instructors (http://www.atec.eu)
BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club (http://www.bsac.com)
DIWA - Diving Instructor World Association - International Federation of DIWA (http://www.diwa.org/)
DRI - Dive Rescue International (http://www.diverescueintl.com)
DSAT - Diving Science and Technology (http://www.padi.com/english/common/courses/tec/) - Merged into PADI in 2010
FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee (http://www.fias.it)
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers (http://www.gue.com)
IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (http://www.iantd.com)
IART - International Association of Rebreather Trainers (http://www.iart.de)
ITDA - International Technical Diving Association (http://www.itdahq.com)
LACUIA - Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association (Division of LA County Parks & Recreation) (http://www.lacountyscuba.com/)
NAUI-Tec - NAUI Tec (http://www.nauitec.com)
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors (http://www.padi.com/)
PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation (http://www.pdic-intl.com/)
PRONRC - Professional Nitrox & Rebreather College (http://www.pronrc.com/)
PROTEC - Professional Technical Diving (http://www.protecdive.com/)
PSAI - Professional Scuba Association International (http://www.psai.com/)
PSS Technical Training - Professional Scuba Schools (http://www.pssworldwide.org/)
TDI - Technical Diving International (http://www.tdisdi.com)
TXR - Scuba Schools International Technical Extended Range (http://www.divessi.com/txr)
UDT - Universal Diver Training (http://www.udtintl.com/ )
UTD - Unified Team Diving (http://www.unifiedteamdiving.com/ )

Other diving related organizations

Active Divers Association
AISI- Association of Italian Diving Enterprises (http://www.assoimpresesub.it)
ARSBC - Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
AUC - Alberta Underwater Council (http://www.albertaunderwatercouncil.com/)
BFDC and North Carolina SCUBA/Wreck Diving
Chicago Aquanauts Scuba Association
DAN - Divers Alert Network (http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/)
DDRC - Diving Diseases Research Centre (http://www.ddrc.org)
ERDI - Emergency Response Diving International
EUF - European Underwater Federation (http://www.euf.eu)
FRO - Frontier - THE SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION (http://www.frontier.ac.uk)
GLACD - Greater Los Angeles Council of Divers
Global Vision International - Diver Training combined with marine conservation (http://www.gvi.co.uk/)
GODIVECYPRUS - Cyprus Diver Training (http://www.godivecyprus.com/)
Historical Diving Society
HSA International [Handicapped Scuba Association] (http://www.hsa.com)
IADRS - International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists (http://www.iadrs.org)
Israeli Diving Federation
Malta Professional Diving Schools Association
National Association of Black Scuba Divers (http://www.nabsdivers.org/)
Nautical Archaeology Society
New York State Diver's Association
Recreational Divers Association
Sea Research Society - Shipwreck consulting & underwater archaeology (http://www.shipwrecks.com)
TSA - Trimix Scuba Association
UKSDMC - UK Sports Diving Medical Council (http://www.uksdmc.co.uk)
USDDA - United States Dental Diving Association, Inc.
Yomps - Diver Training all over the world and also marine conservation (http://www.yomps.co.uk)

ITDA - International Technical Diving Association http://www.itdahq.org

Others

ANIS, DIWA, ESA, IADS, IDD, NASE, ÖSPV, PDA, PSA, SUSV, VDST, VDTL, VIT

Notes

^ American Nitrox Divers International, also ANDI International
^ The 1986 AGM minutes of BSAC branch 1028 state that TAC had ceased to exist and that their training program would be dropped in favour of the BSAC's.
^ As of 2008, YMCA Scuba has dissolved. Many YMCA Instructors are assimilating into other agencies, such as PDIC, IDEA, MDEA, SSI, NAUI and PADI. Of particular note is the formation of the Scuba Educators International http://www.seidiving.org/ , started by YMCA Instructors intending to be a sort of continuum from YMCA Scuba.