Listing of various international dive-related agencies
Originally compiled by knotical from Scubaboard and added to when possible
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Mostly Recreational
SCUBA Certifying Agencies (plus some safety,
research, medical, history, public safety,
skin diving, standards, and technician)
ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certifications (www.acuc.es) AED - Associated European Divers AIDA - Association International pour le Développement de l'Apnée AII - Association of International Instructors ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International ANIS - Associazione Nazionale Istruttori Subacquei ANMP - Association Nationale des Moniteurs de Plongee APDI - Association of Swiss Professional Diving Instructors ASSET - Association of SCUBA Service Engineers & Technicians ATEC - Association of Technical and Recreational Diving Instructors AUAS - Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences AUF - Australian Underwater Federation AUSI - Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors BARAKUDA - International Aquanautic Club BEFOS - Belgische Federatie voor Onderwateronderzoek en- sport BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club CARI - Montenegro Diving Instructors Association (RCUD) CBPDS - Confederação Brasileira de Pesca e Desportos Subaquáticos CDAA - Cave Divers Association of Australia CDGGB - Cave Diving Group of Great Britain CEDAM - Conservation, Education, Diving, Awareness and Marine Research CEDIP - European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors CEMAS - Centro de Enseñanza Maritima y Actividades Subacuaticas CFT - Comhairle Fo-Thuinn CMAS - Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques CRAS - Confederation Russe des Activites Subaquatiques CTUF - Chinese Taipei Underwater Federation DAN - Divers Alert Network DEMA - Diving Equipment & Marketing Association Diveheart DIWA - Diving Instructor World Association DRI - Dive Rescue International DSF - Dansk Sportsdykker Forbund EA - Eesti Allveeliit (Estonia) EÖBV - Erster Österreichischer Berufstauchlehrer Verband ERDi - Emergency Response Diving international ESA - European Scuba Agency ETDA - European Technical Diving Association (Luxembourg) EUF - European Underwater Federation FADAS - Federació Andorrana d'Activitats Subaquàtiques FAS - Federatia de Activitati Subacvatice din Republica Moldava FAST - Federation des Activites Subaquatiques de Tunisie/a> FCDS - Federacion Chilena de Deportes Submarinos FEBRAS - Fédération Belge de Recherches et d'activités Sous-Marines (BEFOS) FEDAS - Federacion Española De Actividades Subacuaticas FEDASub - Federación Ecuatoriana de Buceo y Actividades Subacuaticas FFESSM - Fédération Française d'études et de Sports Sous Marins FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee FIPSAS - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attività Subacquee FIT - Freien Internationaltätigen Tauchlehrern FLASSA - Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Activités et Sports Sub-Aquatiques FMAS - Federation Monegasque des Activites Subaquatiques FPAS - Federação Portuguesa de Actividades Subaquáticas FPAS - Federacion Peruana de Actividades Subacuaticas FQAS - Fédération Québécoise des Activités Subaquatiques Federazione Svizzera di Sport Subacquei (AKA SUSV) FST - Fachverband staatlich geprüfter Tauchsportlehrer e.V. FVAS - Federación Venezolana de Actividades Subacuáticas GUE - Global Underwater Explorers HDS - Historical Diving Society HKUA - Hong Kong Underwater Association Hrs - Hrvatski ronilacki savez (Croatia) HSA - Handicapped Scuba Association IADRS - International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists IADS - International Association of Diving Schools IAHD - International Association for Handicapped Divers IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers(www.iantd.it) IART - International Association of Rebreather Trainers IAST - International Association of Scuba Technicians IDA - International Divers Association IDD - Instructor Dive Development (Netherlands) IDS - International Diving School IDEA - International Diving Educators Association IDF - Israeli Diving Federation ISA - Instructors South Africa ITDA - International Technical Diving Agency (UK) ITDA - International Technical Diving Association ITDA - International Technical Diving Association (Germany) IUC - Irish Underwater Council (CFT) JEFF - Japan Educational Facilities Federation JULIA - Japan Underwater Leaders and Instructors Association KADS - Kuwait Academy for Diving & Swimming KSR - Kansai Sensui Renmei LACUIA - Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association LIFRAS - Ligue Francophone de Recherche et d'Activités Sous-Marines LGS - Lifeguard Systems LTV - Liechtensteiner Tauchsport Verband MPSDA - Massachusetts Public Safety Divers Association MDEA - Multinational Diving Educators Association MSAC - Malayan Sub Aqua Club MSDA - Mauritian Scuba Diving Association NACD - National Association for Cave Diving NADO - Nederlandse Associatie van Duikondernemingen NAPD - National Academy of Police Diving NASDS - National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools (SSI) NASDS - National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools (Germany) NASDS - National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools (Japan) NASE - National Academy of Scuba Educators NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors NAVED - National Association of Vintage Equipment Divers NBDHMT - National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology NDF - Norges Dykkeforbund NeLOS - Nederlandstalige Liga voor Onderwateronderzoek en -Sport NIADD - National Instructors Association for Divers with Disabilities NOAA - NOAA Diving Program NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond NSS-CDS - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section OFDA - Old Fart Diver’s Association PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors PAN - Professional Association for Underwater Technology PATD - Professional Association for Technical Diving PDA - Professional Diving Association PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation PROTEC - Protec & CMAS Diving Program PSA/PSAI - Professional Scuba Association (International) PSDA - Public Safety Diving Association PSDA - Professional Sport Diving Association PSI - Professional Scuba Inspectors PSS - Professional Scuba Schools PZPn - Polski Zwiazek Pletwonurkowania RAD - Rebreather Advisory Board RCUD - Regional Center for Divers Training in Underwater EOD RsCG - Ronilakcki savez Crne Gore (Montenegro) RSTC - Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC) Rubicon - collects diving, aviation, and environmental research RUF - Russian Underwater Federation SAA - Sub Aqua Association SCUBA-Training.net SDA - Sports Diving Agency (ISDA) SDI - SCUBA Diving International SIAS - Scuola Internazionale Attivita Subacquea SNMP - Syndicat nationale des moniteurs de plongée SNSI - Scuba Nitrox Safety International SOPAS - Savez Organizacija Podvodnih Aktivnosti Republike Srbije SpCr - Svaz potápecueské republiky (Czech) SPZ - Slovenska Potapljaska Zveza Sr - Sukeltajaliitto ry (Finland) SRDI - Special Response Diver International SSAC - Scottish Sub Aqua Club SSDF - Svenska Sportdykarförbundet SSI - Scuba Schools International SUF - Singapore Underwater Federation SUSV - Schweizer Unterwasser-Sport-Verband (AKA FSSS) TDI - Technical Diving International TSSF - Türkiye Sualti Sporlari Federasyonu TSVÖ - Tauchsportverband Öesterreichs UDI - United Diving Instructors UDIP - Ukranian Society of Professional Diving Instructors UDT - Universal Diver Training UEF - Underwater Explorers’ Federation UHMS - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society UIA - Underwater Instructors Association (LACUIA) URP - Universal Referral Program USOA - Underwater Society of America UUSF - Ukrainian Federation of Underwater Sports and Underwater Activities VDST - Verband deutscher Sporttaucher VDTL - Verband deutscher Tauchlehrer VVW - Vlaamse Vereniging voor Watersport (Belgium) WASI - World Association of Scuba Instructors (NASE) WOSD - World Organisation of Scuba Diving WRSTC - World Recreational Scuba Training Council WUF - World Underwater Federation (CMAS) YMCA Scuba
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