This article lists notable underwater diver certification agencies. These include certification in

cave diving Cave-diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation, or for the underwater search and recovery, search for and recovery of divers or, as in th ...

commercial diving Commercial diving may be considered an application of professional diving where the diver engages in underwater work for industrial, construction, engineering, maintenance or other commercial purposes which are similar to work done out of the wate ...

recreational diving Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasur ...

technical diving Technical diving (also referred to as tec diving or tech diving) is scuba diving that exceeds the List of diver certification organizations, agency-specified limits of recreational diving for non-Professional diver, professional purposes. Technica ...

and

freediving Freediving, free-diving, free diving, breath-hold diving, or skin diving, is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear. Besides the limits of breat ...

. 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. They are expected to provide

quality assurance Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to assure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...

for the training done to their standards by licensed schools and instructors.

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: *ACDC - CMAS code ITA/F07 *ACUC - *AED - CMAS code INT/F09 *AFUS - CMAS code ARM/F00 * CMAS code ITA/F14 *AMCQ - CMAS code CAN/F05 *ANDI - , also ANDI International EUF CB 2005005 *ANIS - CMAS code ITA/F08 *ANMP - *APT - CMAS code ITA/F05 * CMAS code ITA/F04 *ASI - CMAS code ITA/F11 *AUF - CMAS code AUS/F00 *AUSI - (formerly Australian Underwater Scuba Instructors) *BEFOS-FEBRAS - (Royal Belgian Diving Federation) CMAS code BEL/F00 * CMAS code BLR/F00 *BNAUA - CMAS code BUL/F01 *BSAC - EUF CB 2007001 *CBPDS - CMAS code BRA/F00 *CDP - CMAS code CAN/F08 *CFT - (Irish Underwater Council) CMAS code IRL/F00 *CFUA - CMAS code CYP/F00 *CIRSS - CMAS code ITA/F01 *CMAS - *CMAS Baltic - (Latvia) CMAS code LAT/F01 *CMAS-CH - CMAS code SUI/F01 *CMAS-ISA - CMAS code RSA/F01 *CRASA - CMAS code RUS/F00 *CTUF - CMAS code TPE/F01 *CUA - CMAS code CHN/F00 *DDI - EUF CB 2011003 *DSF - Dansk Sports Dykker Forbund CMAS code DEN/F00, EUF CB 2005006 *EAVSL - (Estonian Sportdivers Association) CMAS code EST/F00 *ESA - CMAS code ITA/F12 *EOBV - *EDLF - CMAS code EGY/F00 *FAAS - (Argentine Underwater Federation) CMAS code ARG/F00 *FADAS - CMAS code AND/F00 *FASSAS - . CMAS code ALG/F00 *FAS - (Federation of Underwater Activities of the Republic of Moldava) CMAS code MDA/F02 *FAST - CMAS code TUN/F00 *FAUI - (formerly National Association of Scuba Diving Schools Australasia) *FCAS - CMAS code CUB/F00 *FCVDS - CMAS code CPV/F00 *FEDAS - (Spain) CMAS code ESP/F00 *FEDASUB - CMAS code ECU/F00 *FEDECAS - CMAS code COL/F00 *FEDEPASA - CMAS code PER/F00 *FEDESUB - (Chile) CMAS code CHI/F00 *FFESSM - (French Underwater Federation) CMAS code FRA/F00 * CMAS code ITA/F10 *FIAS - CMAS code ITA/F09, EUF CB 2005004 *Finnish Underwater Certification Kluster *FIPSAS - CMAS code ITA/F00 *FLASSA - CMAS code LUX/F00 *FMAS - (Monaco) CMAS code MON/F00 *FMAS - CMAS code MEX/F00 *FMPAS - (Moroccan Federation of Diving and Underwater Activities) CMAS code MAR/F00 *FPAS - (Portuguese Federation of Underwater Activities) CMAS code POR/F00 *FSAS - CMAS code SMR/F00 *FSGT - *FUAM - CMAS code MLT/F00 *FVAS - CMAS code VEN/F00 *GUE - EUF CB 2013001 *HSA - *HFUA - (Hellenic Federation for Underwater Activities, Sportfishing and Finswimming) CMAS code GRE/F00 *HKUAL - CMAS code HKG/F00 *HRS - (Croatian Diving Federation) CMAS code CRO/F00 *IAC - European agencies membership list of WRSTC EUF CB 2005001 *IAHD - EUF CB 2007005 *IAHD Adriatic - (International Association for Handicapped Divers Adriatic) CMAS code SLO/F01 *IANTD - CMAS code INT/F01 *IDA *IDEA - United States agencies membership list of WRSTC http://www.wrstc.com/agency.php?country=usa *IPA - (Monaco) CMAS code INT/F11 *IDSA *ISDA - EUF CB 2010002 *ISC - International Scuba Certification *ISE - ISE Eco Diver Program recognized by Scubapro https://www.scubapro.com/en-US/USA/building-an-ocean-ethos.aspxISE recognized as DIR training agency by Audaxpro https://www.audaxpro.com/bcd-scuba-diving-sub-bcd-audaxpro/ * EUF CB 2006003 * CMAS code IRI/F00 *ITDA - *JCIA - CMAS code JPN/F00 *JCS - JCS CMAS code JPN/F03 *JEFF - CMAS code JPN/F02 *KD Japan - (Kansai Sports Diving Federation Japan) CMAS code JPN/F05 *KDP PTTK - (Polish Tourist Country-Lovers Society Underwater Activity Commission) CMAS code POL/F00 *KP-LOK - (Commission Diving National Defense League) CMAS code POL/F02 *KSC - CMAS code KUW/F02 *KUA - CMAS code KOR/F00 *KUF - CMAS code KGZ/F00 *KWTDIVERS - CMAS code KUW/F01 *LDA - (Ajamiaa Alibia Lil Gaus) CMAS code LBA/F00 *LIB - CMAS code LIB/F00 *LTV - (CMAS Liechtenstein) CMAS code LIE/F00 *LUSF - (Lithuanian Underwater Sport Federation) CMAS code LTU/F00 *LZSF - (Federation of Underwater Sports of Latvia) CMAS code LAT/F02 *MBSz - (Hungarian Divers Federation) CMAS code HUN/F00 *MICRODIVE - *MDEA - *MSDA - CMAS code MRI/F00 *MSAC - CMAS code MAS/F00 *MTES - diving division. CMAS code JPN/F04 *MUF - CMAS code MDV/F01 *NADD - CMAS code ITA/F03 EUF S 000513 *NASE - EUF CB 2008003 *NASDS - *NAUI - *NDF - (Norwegian Diving Federation) CMAS code NOR/F00 *NDL - EUF CB 2007003 *NOB - (Dutch Underwater Federation) CMAS code NED/F00 *NUWF - CMAS code NAM/F00 *PADI - EUF CB 2004001 *PCIA - (CMAS Philippines) CMAS code PHI/F01 *PDA - EUF CB 2006004 *PDIC - *PDSA - *POSSIISSA - (Indonesian Subaquatic Sport Association) CMAS code INA/F00 *ProTec - CMAS code INT/F08 *PSAI - *PSS - *PTA - CMAS code INT/F07 *PTRD - EUF S 000786 *PURE APNEA *PZPn - (Polish Underwater Sports Federation) CMAS code POL/F01 * (Diving Association of Montenegro) CMAS code MNE/F00 *RAID - *RJMSF - CMAS code JOR/F00 *RUF - CMAS code RUS/F01 * CMAS code KSA/F00 * (Diving association of Bosnia and Herzegovina) CMAS code BIH/F00 *SAA - CMAS code GBR/F03 *SEI - USOA CMAS code USA/F00 *SDFS - CMAS code SEY/F00 *SDI - EUF CB 2006002 * CMAS code SRB/F00 *SNSI - *SPCR - (Divers Association of the Czech Republic) CMAS code CZE/F00 *SPZ - (Slovenian Diving Federation) CMAS code SLO/F00 *SSAC - *SSDF - (Swedish Sports Diving Federation) CMAS code SWE/F00 *SSI - EUF CB 2005002 *SUF - CMAS code SIN/F00 * (Finnish Divers Federation) CMAS code FIN/F00 *SUSV - CMAS code SUI/F00 * CMAS code SYR/F00 * CMAS code TPE/F02 *TDA - CMAS code THA/F01 *TIDF - EUF CB 2012001 * CMAS code IMA/F00 (Marianas) *TSSF - (Turkish Underwater Sports Federation) CMAS code TUR/F00 *TVSÖ - CMAS code AUT/F00 *UEF - (Hungary) CMAS code HUN/F01 *UFUSUA - CMAS code UKR/F00 *UISP - CMAS code ITA/F06 * CMAS code KAZ/F00 *USOA - CMAS code USA/F00 *UTD - *VDST - CMAS code GER/F00, EUF CB 2004002 *VDTL - EUF CB 2009001 *VIT - *WADI- *WOSD - EUF CB 2011002 *ZPS-SDA - (Slovak Diving Union) CMAS code SVK/F00

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) *TAC - The Aquatic Club - existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organization * (1959-2008).

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: * ANDI - * BSAC - * PADI TecRec (DSAT) - * GUE - * IANTD - CMAS code INT/F01 * IART - * ISE - * NAUI Tech - * ProTec - CMAS code INT/F08 * PSAI - * PSS Technical Division - * RAID - Recreational, Professional, Technical, and Rebreather training www.diveraid.com SAA - CMAS code GBR/F03 * TDI - EUF CB 2006002 CMAS code INT/F05 * SSI TXR - * SwedTech Diving - * UTD - * NASE - * ITDA - * RAID - * ISSDA - * DIWA -

Cave diving certification agencies

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: *ANDI - *CDAA - *CDG - *GUE - *IANTD - CMAS code INT/F01 *ISE - ISE Courses http://www.is-expl.com/education * ITDA - *NACD - *NASE - *NAUI Tec- *NSS-CDS - *ProTec - , Cave division. CMAS code INT/F08 *PSAI - *SCD - *UTD - *TDI - CMAS code INT/F05 *TSA - * RAID - *VDHT - Verband Deutscher Höhlentaucher since 2017, www.vdht.eu

Freediving and snorkelling certification agencies

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: * * * *AUF - *CMAS - *FII - *IANTD - *Molchanovs Freediving Education *PFI - *PADI *Pure Apnea - Specialising in both sports and recreational freediving. Currently the only freedive education system separating competitive from recreational freediving (www.pureapnea.com) *ProTec - , Apnoea division CMAS code INT/F08 *PSS - * *

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: *ADCI – Association of Diving Contractors International *ACDE – *ADAS – * *DCBC – *HSE – Statutory Instruments 1997 No. 2776, HEALTH AND SAFETY, The Diving at Work Regulations 1997. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2776/introduction/made * ITDA - * * (Workers Compensation Board British Columbia) *(SA)DEL – 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 *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 Organisations specifically certifying public safety divers: *DRI - * ERDI -

Scientific diving certification agencies

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: * AAUS -

American Academy of Underwater Sciences The American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) is a group of scientific organizations and individual members who conduct scientific and educational activities underwater. It was organized in 1977 and incorporated in the State of California in ...

* CAUS - Canadian Association for Underwater Science * The Scientific Committee of CMAS *DIA - Dive International Agency * SDSC - Scientific Diving Supervisory Committee

Other certification agencies for skills associated with diving

Dedicated diver first aid & rescue training

* DAN -

Divers Alert Network Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a group of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to improving diving safety for all divers. It was founded in Durham, North Carolina, United States, in 1980 at Duke University providing 24/7 telephonic hot-line div ...

* ILS - International Life Saving Federation

Maritime archaeology

* NAS - Nautical Archaeology Society

Professional associations for diving instructors

*ANMP - Association nationale des moniteurs de plongée (France) *CEDIP - European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors (Comité Européen Des Instructeurs de Plongée professionnels)

International standards, accreditation and quality assurance organisations

*CMAS - Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques *EUF -

European Underwater Federation The European Underwater Federation (EUF) is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of scuba diver training organisations operating in both the Voluntary sector, not for profit and Business, for profit sectors within Europe. Purpos ...

*IDSA – International Diving Schools Association *IMCA –

International Marine Contractors Association International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is a leading international trade association for the marine contracting industry. It is a not for profit organisation with members representing the majority of worldwide marine contractors in t ...

* RTC - Rebreather Training Council *WRSTC - World Recreational Scuba Training Council

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