Agencies which issue certification for competence in diving skills
This article lists notable
underwater diver certification agencies. These include certification in
cave diving,
commercial diving,
recreational diving,
technical diving and
freediving. Diver certification agencies are organisations which issue certification of competence in diving skills under their own name, and which train, assess, certify and register the instructors licensed to present courses following the standards for the certification they issue.
Recreational scuba diving certification agencies
Organisations which publish standards for competence in recreational scuba diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
Irish Underwater Council – Governing body for recreational diving and underwater hockey in IrelandPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets EUF CB 2006003[6]
Recreational certification organisations no longer operating
NASDS (USA) - National Association of Scuba Diving Schools only USA (Founded in the 1960s and merged with SSI in 1999)[29]
TAC - The Aquatic Club - existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organization[30]
YMCA SCUBA – Defunct recreational diver training and certification agency (1959-2008).[31][32]
Technical diving certification agencies
Organisations which publish standards for competence in technical diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
RAID - Recreational, Professional, Technical, and Rebreather training www.diveraid.com SAA -
The Sub-Aqua Association – British recreational diver training and certification organisation CMAS code GBR/F03[1][7]
Organisations which publish standards for competence in cave diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
Organisations which publish standards for competence in freediving and snorkelling skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
AIDA International – Worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath-hold events[39]
Pure Apnea - Specialising in both sports and recreational freediving. Currently the only freedive education system separating competitive from recreational freediving (www.pureapnea.com)
Commercial diver training and registration authorities
Organisations which publish standards for competence in commercial diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by registered or affiliated schools:
Sicilian online repertory of commercial divers – Department of Employment and Labour of
Sicilian regional government (Regione siciliana) keeps an online repertory of commercial divers trained according
IDSA standards[46]
Organisations specifically certifying public safety divers:
Organisations which publish standards for competence in scientific diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
^Canadian agencies membership list of WRSTC
"WRSTC Member Councils". Archived from
the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012. retrieved 26 September 2013
^"Chapter 1 Universal Standards and Procedures", CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual, Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques, pp. 2–3, retrieved 28 January 2013
^
ab"World Underwater Federation". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^"YMCA Scuba". Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of the USA. 30 October 2008. Archived from
the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^"ANDI Cave Diving". www.andi-international.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^Diving Regulations 2009 of the South African Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. Government notice R41, Government Gazette #32907 of 29 January 2010, Government Printer, Pretoria
Agencies which issue certification for competence in diving skills
This article lists notable
underwater diver certification agencies. These include certification in
cave diving,
commercial diving,
recreational diving,
technical diving and
freediving. Diver certification agencies are organisations which issue certification of competence in diving skills under their own name, and which train, assess, certify and register the instructors licensed to present courses following the standards for the certification they issue.
Recreational scuba diving certification agencies
Organisations which publish standards for competence in recreational scuba diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
Irish Underwater Council – Governing body for recreational diving and underwater hockey in IrelandPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets EUF CB 2006003[6]
Recreational certification organisations no longer operating
NASDS (USA) - National Association of Scuba Diving Schools only USA (Founded in the 1960s and merged with SSI in 1999)[29]
TAC - The Aquatic Club - existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organization[30]
YMCA SCUBA – Defunct recreational diver training and certification agency (1959-2008).[31][32]
Technical diving certification agencies
Organisations which publish standards for competence in technical diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
RAID - Recreational, Professional, Technical, and Rebreather training www.diveraid.com SAA -
The Sub-Aqua Association – British recreational diver training and certification organisation CMAS code GBR/F03[1][7]
Organisations which publish standards for competence in cave diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
Organisations which publish standards for competence in freediving and snorkelling skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
AIDA International – Worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath-hold events[39]
Pure Apnea - Specialising in both sports and recreational freediving. Currently the only freedive education system separating competitive from recreational freediving (www.pureapnea.com)
Commercial diver training and registration authorities
Organisations which publish standards for competence in commercial diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by registered or affiliated schools:
Sicilian online repertory of commercial divers – Department of Employment and Labour of
Sicilian regional government (Regione siciliana) keeps an online repertory of commercial divers trained according
IDSA standards[46]
Organisations specifically certifying public safety divers:
Organisations which publish standards for competence in scientific diving skills and knowledge, and issue certification for divers assessed as competent against these standards by affiliated schools or instructors:
^Canadian agencies membership list of WRSTC
"WRSTC Member Councils". Archived from
the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012. retrieved 26 September 2013
^"Chapter 1 Universal Standards and Procedures", CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual, Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques, pp. 2–3, retrieved 28 January 2013
^
ab"World Underwater Federation". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^"YMCA Scuba". Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of the USA. 30 October 2008. Archived from
the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^"ANDI Cave Diving". www.andi-international.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^Diving Regulations 2009 of the South African Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. Government notice R41, Government Gazette #32907 of 29 January 2010, Government Printer, Pretoria