This page lists Scuba diver training organisations/organizations. These include cave diving, commercial diving, recreational diving, technical diving, and other related organisations/organizations.
Cave diving training organisations/organizations
CDDA - Cave Divers Association of Australia
CDG - Cave Diving Group
GUE- Global Underwater Explorers
NACD - National Association for Cave Diving
NSS - CDS - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section
PROTEC - Professional Technical Diving
PSAI - Professional Scuba Association International
Surface supplied air training organizations/organisations:
Cave diving training organisations/organizations
CDDA - Cave Divers Association of Australia
CDG - Cave Diving Group
GUE- Global Underwater Explorers
NACD - National Association for Cave Diving
NSS - CDS - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section
PROTEC - Professional Technical Diving
PSAI - Professional Scuba Association International
UTD - United Team Diving
Surface supplied air training organizations/organisations:
International Diving Institute
Scuba training organizations:
aa - Aquanaut Academy International
ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certifications
ADAS-Autonomus divers association of scuba diving
ADS - Association of Diving School
AED - Associated European Divers
ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International, also ANDI International
ANMP - Association nationale des moniteurs de plongée
ATEC - Association of Technical and Recreational Scuba Diving Instructors
AUSI - Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors
BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club
CEDIP - European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors
CIMAS - Corporación de Instructores Mexicanos en Actividades Subacuáticas
CMAS - Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques
CMAS AMERICAS - CMAS AMERICAS - US Federation of CMAS
DIWA - Diving Instructor World Association - International Federation of DIWA
DFPA - Diving Friends Poland Association
FAUI - Formation of Australian Underwater Instructors
FFESSM - Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins
FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee
FIPSAS - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attività Subacquee
RUF - Russian Underwater Federation
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers
HSA - Handicap Scuba Association
IADS - International Association of Diving Schools
IAHD - International Association for Handicapped Divers
IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
IDEA - International Diving Educators Association
IDIA - International Dive Instructors Association
ISDA - International Scuba Diving Academy
ISEA - International Scuba Educator's Association
ISE - Inner Space Explorers Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association (Division of LA County Parks & Recreation)
Microdive - Microdive Scuba Training Agency
NACD - National Association for Cave Diving
NASDS - National Association of Scuba Diving Schools (recently merged with SSI)
NASE - National Academy of Scuba Educators
NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors
NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors
PDA - Professional Diving Association
PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International
PROTEC - Professional Technical & Recreational Diving
PSS - Professional Scuba Schools
SAA - The Sub-Aqua Association
SDI - Scuba Diving International
SEI - Scuba Educators International
SRS - Sea Research Society
SSAC - The Scottish Sub Aqua Club
SSI - Scuba Schools International
SNSI - Scuba Nitrox Safety International
TAC - The Aquatic Club - existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organization
UEF - Underwater Explorers' Federation
UDI - United Diving Instructors
UDT - Universal Diver Training
USAS- United Sub Aqua Society
UTD - Unified Team Diving
WOSD - World Organisation of Scuba Diving
YMCA SCUBA - dissolved organization
Scientific organizations/organisations:
AAUS - American Academy of Underwater Sciences
CAUS - Canadian Association for Underwater Science
The Scientific Committee of CMAS
SDSC - "Scientific Diving Supervisory Committee
Technical diving training organizations/organisations:
ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International
ATEC - Association of Technical and Recreational Scuba Diving Instructors
BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club
DIWA - Diving Instructor World Association - International Federation of DIWA
DRI - Dive Rescue International
DSAT - Diving Science and Technology - Merged into PADI in 2010
DFPA - Diving Friends Poland Association
FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers
ANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
IART - International Association of Rebreather Trainers
ITDA - International Technical Diving Association
LACUIA - Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association (Division of LA County Parks & Recreation)
NAUI-Tec - NAUI Tec
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors
PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation
PRONRC - Professional Nitrox & Rebreather College
PROTEC - Professional Technical Diving
PSAI - Professional Scuba Association International
PSS Technical Training - Professional Scuba Schools
TDI - Technical Diving International
TXR - Scuba Schools International Technical Extended Range
UDT - Universal Diver Training
UTD - Unified Team Diving
Other Scuba Diving Organisations/organizations
Active Divers Association
AISI- Association of Italian Diving Enterprises
ARSBC - Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
AUC - Alberta Underwater Council
BFDC and North Carolina SCUBA/Wreck Diving
Chicago Aquanauts Scuba Association
DAN - Divers Alert Network
DDRC - Diving Diseases Research Centre
ERDI - Emergency Response Diving International
EUF - European Underwater Federation
FRO - Frontier - THE SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION
GLACD - Greater Los Angeles Council of Divers
Global Vision International - Diver Training combined with marine conservation
GODIVECYPRUS - Cyprus Diver Training
Historical Diving Society
HSA International [Handicapped Scuba Association]
IADRS - International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists
Israeli Diving Federation
Malta Professional Diving Schools Association
National Association of Black Scuba Divers
Nautical Archaeology Society
New York State Diver's Association
Recreational Divers Association
Sea Research Society - Shipwreck consulting & underwater archaeology
TSA - Trimix Scuba Association
UKSDMC - UK Sports Diving Medical Council
USDDA - United States Dental Diving Association, Inc.
Yomps - Diver Training all over the world and also marine conservation
ITDA - International Technical Diving Association
