CMAS Europe (CMAS EU) is an organisation created expressly to represent the interests of

Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) is an international federation that represents underwater activities in underwater sport and underwater sciences, and oversees an international system of recreational snorkel and scu ...

(CMAS) within the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

and in other parts of

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

by European national diving federations affiliated to CMAS.

Purpose and organisation

Its purpose is to promote, support, develop and as necessary, defend the following interests of CMAS within the European Union and in other parts of Europe - the CMAS International Diver Training Certification System,

underwater sports Underwater sports is a group of competitive sports using one or a combination of the following underwater diving techniques - breath-hold, snorkelling or scuba, usually including the use of equipment such as diving masks and fins. These sport ...

represented by CMAS, the actions of the CMAS Scientific Committee concerning the protection of both the marine environment and underwater cultural heritage, and all other events relevant to CMAS’ aims. It is incorporated as an Association internationale sans but lucrative in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. Its operation is overseen by a board of directors. It holds special membership status within the

European Underwater Federation The European Underwater Federation (EUF) is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of scuba diver training organisations operating in both the not for profit and for profit sectors within Europe. Purpose and scope EUF seeks to be ...

(EUF).

Membership

The following organisations (in alphabetical order by name of country) are the CMAS National Federations which founded CMAS EU on 25 June 2005: * Austria - Tauchsportverband Österreichs (TSVÖ) * Belgium - Fédération Royale Belge De Recherches et d'Activites Sous-Marines and Belgische Federatie voor Onderwateronderzoek in-sport (FEBRAS-BEFOS) * Cyprus - Cyprus Federation of Underwater Activities (AUFC) * Czech Republic - Svaz Potápěčů České Republiky (SPČR) * Denmark - Dansk Sportdykker Forbund (DSF) * Estonia - All Eesti Veeliit (EAVSL) * Finland - Ry Sukelajaliito (SR) * France -

Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins The (FFESSM) is a French sports federation specialized in recreational and competition underwater sports, like scuba diving and freediving. It is the main diver training organization in France. The historical ancestor of the federation was cre ...

(FFESSM) - terminated membership in 2014 * Germany - Verband Deutscher Sporttaucher eV (VDST) * Great Britain - Sub-Aqua Association (SAA) * Great Britain -

British Underwater Sports Association British Underwater Sports Association (BUSA) is the British affiliate of the Sports Committee of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS). It was created in 1997 to fill the vacancy on the CMAS Sport Committee for the United ...

(BUSA) * Greece - Hellenic Federation for Underwater Activities (HFUA) * Hungary - Magyar Buva Szakszövetség (MBSZ) * Ireland -

Comhairle Fo-Thuinn Comhairle Fo-Thuinn (; Irish for "Under-Wave Council"; CFT), also known as Irish Underwater Council (IUC) and trading as Diving Ireland, is the national governing body for recreational diving and underwater sports in Ireland. Organisation CF ...

(CFT) * Italy - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva has Attivita subacquee (FIPSAS) * Latvia - CMAS Baltic (CB) * Lithuania - Lietuvos Povandeninio Sporto Federcija (LUSF) * Luxembourg - Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Activités et Sports Subaquatiques (FLASSA) * Malta - Federation of Underwater Activities Malta (FUAM) * Netherlands -

Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond The Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond, (NOB) is the national governing body for recreational diving and underwater sports in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962. In 2008 there were 290 scuba diving clubs and schools with a total of 20.000 ...

(NOB) * Poland - Komisja Dzialalnosci Podwodnej - Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze (KDP-PTTK) * Poland - Polski Zwiarek Pletwonurkowania (PZP) * Portugal - Federação Portuguesa de Actividades Subaquaticas (FPAS) * Slovakia - Zväz Potãpacov Slovenska (SPA) * Slovenia - Slovenska Potapljaska Zveza (SPZ) * Spain -

Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas The Spanish Federation of Underwater Activities (, FEDAS) is the governing body in the field of Spanish aquatic sports. As of 2022, the federation has 895 registered clubs and 32,289 federated athlets. It is a voting member of the Confédéra ...

(FEDAS) * Sweden - Svenska Sportdykarförbundet (SSDF)

References

External links

CMAS Europe home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:CMAS Europe Diver organizations Supraorganizations International organizations based in Europe