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Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee

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Abbreviation
  
FIAS

Type
  
NGO

Region served
  
Italy

Formation
  
1972

Headquarters
  
Milan

Location
  
Viale Andrea Doria, 8 20124 Milano Lombardy

The Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee (FIAS) (Italian Underwater Activities Federation) is an Italian non-profit diver training organization. It is member of:

Contents

  • CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques)
  • EUF (European Underwater Federation)
  • CIAS (Confederazione Italiana delle Attività Subacquee).

    • It counts in Italy 130 distinct federated clubs (34 sezioni territoriali and 96 circoli).

    History

    It was founded as ENAL-FIAS in 1968, then changed in FIAS in 1972.

    Courses and diver certifications

    FIAS offers internationally recognized (CMAS) diver certifications.

    Most relevant courses

  • Base - 20m, air (CMAS *)
  • ARA - 30m, air (CMAS **)
  • ARA Estensione - 40m, air, decompression diving (CMAS ***)
  • Nitrox - Nitrox diving
  • IAA 1 - 50m, air
  • IAA 2 - 60m, air
  • Trimix 62 - 62m, normoxic Trimix

    • EUF Certification

    The FIAS obtained CEN certification from the EUF certification body in 2005 for the following scuba diver grades:

  • Base certified to EN 14153-2/ISO 24801-2
  • Diving Guide certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
  • Trainee Instructor certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
  • Federal Instructor certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3

    • Other activities

    It works alongside Italian Civil Protection and actively supports environment research and protection projects like the MAC project for the coastal environmental monitoring.

    References

    Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee Wikipedia
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