Scuba Educators International (SEI) is a
underwater diving
Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred to as diving (disambiguation), diving, an ambiguous term with several possible meani ...
training organization established in the
United States
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during 2008 to continue the
underwater diving training program known as the
YMCA SCUBA Program which ceased operation in 2008 and the PDIC Diving program becoming Scuba Educators International (SEI) in 2008.
Origins
Scuba Educators International was founded in 2008 by a group of former senior YMCA SCUBA instructors following the announcement of the closure of the YMCA Scuba Program by the
YMCA of the USA with the intention of continuing the YMCA Scuba Program under a new banner. The new agency was conceived as being an organization that would operate world-wide and in complete independence of the YMCA of the US, “but will continue to share philosophies and dedication to the highest quality education in the (diving) industry”.
Recognition
During 2010, Scuba Educators International entered in an agreement with the
Underwater Society of America (USOA) to issue
CMAS International Diver Training Certificates.
Scuba Educators International is a member of the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) with its CEO, Jim Gunderson, serving on the DEMA Board of Directors.
Qualifications
The SEI Qualification System was structured as of July 2014.
Snorkel
* Snorkeling for Families
Scuba
* Try Scuba
*
Open Water Diver
Open Water Diver (OWD) is an entry-level autonomous diver certification for recreational scuba diving. Although different agencies use different names, similar entry-level courses are offered by all recreational diving agencies and consist of a ...
* Junior Open Water Diver
* Diver Refreshed
*
Advanced Open Water Diver Level 2
* Advanced Open Water Diver Level 3
*
Master Scuba Diver Level 4
Leadership
*
Divemaster
A divemaster (DM) is a role that includes organising and leading recreational dives, particularly in a professional capacity, and is a qualification used in many parts of the world in recreational scuba diving for a diver who has supervisory respo ...
* Assistant Instructor
* Instructor
* Instructor Trainer
Specialities
*
DRAM (Dive Rescue & Accident Management) Rescue Diver
*
Nitrox Diver
* Equipment Service
*
Ice Diver
* Full Face Mask Diver
* Reef Ecology
*
Search and Recovery
*
Dry Suit Diver
CMAS Equivalencies
The following equivalencies were agreed by the USOA and SEI during 2010.
References
External links
SEI Diving Homepage
Scuba Educators International: The Short Documentary
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Underwater diving training organizations
Organizations established in 2008
2008 establishments in the United States