This page lists notable underwater diver certification agencies. These include certification in cave diving, commercial diving, recreational diving, technical diving and freediving. Diver certification agencies 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.
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 - Associazione CMAS Diving Centre Italia CMAS code ITA/F07ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certifications AED - Associated European Divers CMAS code INT/F09AFUS - Armenian Federation of Underwater Sports CMAS code ARM/F00Albatros Progetto Paolo Pinto CMAS code ITA/F14AMCQ - Association des Moniteurs de la CMAS du Quebec CMAS code CAN/F05ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International, also ANDI International EUF CB 2005005ANIS - Associaziona Nazionale Istruttori Subacquei CMAS code ITA/F08APT - Antincendio Prevencione Tecnologia CMAS code ITA/F05ASD Acqua Team CMAS code ITA/F04ASI - Alleanza Sportiva Italiana Divisione Subacquea CMAS code ITA/F11AUF - Australian Underwater Federation CMAS code AUS/F00BEFOS-FEBRAS - Fédération Royale Belge De Recherches et d'Activites Sous-Marines (Royal Belgian Diving Federation) CMAS code BEL/F00Belarus Federation of Underwater Sport CMAS code BLR/F00BNAUA - Bulgarian National Association of Underwater Activity CMAS code BUL/F01BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club EUF CB 2007001CBPDS - Confederaçao Brasiliera de Pesca e Desportos Subaquáticos CMAS code BRA/F00CDP - Canadian Diving Program CMAS code CAN/F08CFT - Comhairle Fo-Thuinn (Irish Underwater Council) CMAS code IRL/F00CFUA - Cyprus Federation of Underwater Activities CMAS code CYP/F00CIRSS - Comitato Italiano Ricerche Studi Subaquei CMAS code ITA/F01CMAS - Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques CMAS Baltic - CMAS Baltic Sporta Biedrtba (Latvia) CMAS code LAT/F01CMAS-CH - CMAS Switzerland CMAS code SUI/F01CMAS-ISA - CMAS Instructors of South Africa CMAS code RSA/F01CRASA - Confederation Russe des Activites Subaquatiques CMAS code RUS/F00CTUF - Chinese Taipei Underwater Federation CMAS code TPE/F01CUA - Chinese Underwater Association CMAS code CHN/F00DDI - Disabled Divers International EUF CB 2011003DSF - Dansk Sports Dykker Forbund Danish Sports Divers Federation CMAS code DEN/F00, EUF CB 2005006EAVSL - Eesti Allveeliit (Estonian Sportdivers Association) CMAS code EST/F00ESA - ESA Worldwide CMAS code ITA/F12EOBV - Erste Österreichische Berufstauchlehrer VerbandEULF - Egyptian Underwater & Lifesaving Federation. CMAS code EGY/F00FAAS - Federación Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas (Argentine Underwater Federation) CMAS code ARG/F00FADAS - Federacio Andorrana d'Activitats Subaquaticas CMAS code AND/F00FASSAS - Fédération Algerienne de Sauvetage de Secourisme et des Activites Subaquatiques. CMAS code ALG/F00FAS - Federatia de Activitati Subacvatice din Republica Moldava (Federation of Underwater Activities of the Republic of Moldava) CMAS code MDA/F02FAST - Federation des Activites Subaquatiques de Tunisie CMAS code TUN/F00FCAS - Federacion Cubana de Actividades Subacuaticas CMAS code CUB/F00FCVDS - Federacao Cabo Verde Desportivo Subm. José Maria Aquatico CMAS code CPV/F00FEDAS - Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas (Spain) CMAS code ESP/F00FEDASUB - Federación Ecuatoriana de Buceo y Actividades Subacuaticas CMAS code ECU/F00FEDECAS - Federacion Columbiana de Actividades Subacuaticas CMAS code COL/F00FEDEPASA - Federacion Peruana de Actividades Subacuaticas CMAS code PER/F00FEDESUB - Federation Deportiva Nacional de Deportes Submarinos (Chile) CMAS code CHI/F00FFESSM - Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins (French Underwater Federation) CMAS code FRA/F00Federazione Italiana Sport Acquatici CMAS code ITA/F10FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee CMAS code ITA/F09, EUF CB 2005004FIPSAS - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attività Subacquee CMAS code ITA/F00FLASSA - Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Activites et Sports Subaquatiques ASBL CMAS code LUX/F00FMAS - Federation Monegasque des Activites Subaquatiques (Monaco) CMAS code MON/F00FMAS - Federacion Mexicana de Actividades Subacuaticas A.C. CMAS code MEX/F00FMPAS - Federation Marocaine de Plongée et Activites Subaquatiques (Moroccan Federation of Diving and Underwater Activities) CMAS code MAR/F00FPAS - Federacao Portuguesa Actividades Subaquaticas (Portuguese Federation of Underwater Activities) CMAS code POR/F00FSAS - Federazione Sammarinese Attivita Subacquee CMAS code SMR/F00FUAM - Federation of Underwater Activities Malta CMAS code MLT/F00FVAS - Federacion Venezolana de Actividades Subacuaticas CMAS code VEN/F00GUE - Global Underwater Explorers EUF CB 2013001HAS - Handicapped Scuba AssociationHFUA - Elliniki Ohospondia Ypoyrichias Drastriottas Athlitikis Alkias kai Technikis Kolymvisis (Hellenic Federation for Underwater Activities, Sportfishing and Finswimming) CMAS code GRE/F00HKUAL - Hong Kong Underwater Association CMAS code HKG/F00HRS - Hrvatski Ronilacki savez (Croatian Diving Federation) CMAS code CRO/F00IAC - International Aquanautic Club EUF CB 2005001IAHD - International Association for Handicapped Divers EUF CB 2007005IAHD Adriatic - Mednarodno zdruzenje hendikepiranih potapljacev Adriatic (International Association for Handicapped Divers Adriatic) CMAS code SLO/F01IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers CMAS code INT/F01IDA - International Diving AssociationIDEA - International Diving Educators AssociationIPA - International Police Association (Monaco) CMAS code INT/F11IDSA International Diving Schools AssociationISDA - International Scuba Diving Academy EUF CB 2010002Irish Underwater Council EUF CB 2006003Islamic Republic of Iran Lifesaving Federation CMAS code IRI/F00ITDA - International Technical Diving AgencyJCIA - Japan CMAS Instructor Association CMAS code JPN/F00JCS - JCS CMAS code JPN/F03JEFF - Japan Educational Facilities Federation CMAS code JPN/F02KD Japan - Kansai Sensui Renmei (Kansai Sports Diving Federation Japan) CMAS code JPN/F05KDP PTTK - Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze Komisja Dzialalnosci Podw (Polish Tourist Country-Lovers Society Underwater Activity Commission) CMAS code POL/F00KP-LOK - Komisja Pletwonurkowania LOK (Commission Diving National Defense League) CMAS code POL/F02KSC - Kuwait Science Club CMAS code KUW/F02KUA - Korea Underwater Association CMAS code KOR/F00KUF - Kyrgyz Underwater Federation CMAS code KGZ/F00KWTDIVERS - Kuwait Academy for Diving and Swimming CMAS code KUW/F01LDA - Libyan Diving Association (Ajamiaa Alibia Lil Gaus) CMAS code LBA/F00LIB - Lebanese Diving and Salvage Federation CMAS code LIB/F00LTV - Liechtensteiner Tauchsport Verband (CMAS Liechtenstein) CMAS code LIE/F00LUSF - Lietuvos Povandeninio Sporto Federacija (Lithuanian Underwater Sport Federation) CMAS code LTU/F00LZSF - Latviejas Zemudens Sporta Federacija (Federation of Underwater Sports of Latvia) CMAS code LAT/F02MBSz - Magyar Búvár Szakszövetség (Hungarian Divers Federation) CMAS code HUN/F00MICRODIVE - MicrodiveMDEA - Multinational Diving Educators AssociationMSDA - Mauritian Scuba Diving Association CMAS code MRI/F00MSAC - Malayan Sub Aqua Club CMAS code MAS/F00MTES - Marine Techno Educational System diving division. CMAS code JPN/F04MUF - Maldives Underwater Federation CMAS code MDV/F01NADD - NADD Global Diving Agency CMAS code ITA/F03EUF S 000513NASE - National Academy of Scuba Educators EUF CB 2008003NASDS - National Association of Scuba Diving SchoolsNAUI - National Association of Underwater InstructorsNDF - Norges Dykkeforbund (Norwegian Diving Federation) CMAS code NOR/F00NDL - National Dive League EUF CB 2007003NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond (Dutch Underwater Federation) CMAS code NED/F00NUWF - Namibia Underwater Federation CMAS code NAM/F00PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors EUF CB 2004001PCIA - Philippine Federation of CMAS Underwater Activities (CMAS Philippines) CMAS code PHI/F01PDA - Professional Diving Association EUF CB 2006004PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International PDSA - Professional Diving Schools Association of MaltaPOSSIISSA - Persartuan Olahraga Selam Seluruh Indonesia (Indonesian Subaquatic Sport Association) CMAS code INA/F00ProTec - Professional Technical and Recreational Diving CMAS code INT/F08PSAI - Professional Scuba Association InternationalPSS - Professional Scuba SchoolsPTA - Pure Tech Agency CMAS code INT/F07PZPn - Polski Zwiazek Pletwonurkowania (Polish Underwater Sports Federation) CMAS code POL/F01Ronilacki Savez Crne Gore (Diving Association of Montenegro) CMAS code MNE/F00RAID - (Rebreather Association of International Divers)RJMSF - Royal Jordanian Marine Sports Federation CMAS code JOR/F00RUF - Russian Underwater Federation CMAS code RUS/F01Saudi Arabia Maritime Sports Federation CMAS code KSA/F00Savez Ronilaca Bosne I Hergegovine (Diving association of Bosnia and Herzegovina) CMAS code BIH/F00SAA - The Sub-Aqua Association CMAS code GBR/F03SEI - Scuba Educators International USOA CMAS code USA/F00SDI - Scuba Diving International EUF CB 2006002Serbian Underwater Federation CMAS code SRB/F00SNSI - Scuba and Nitrox Safety International SPCR - Svaz Potapecu Ceske Republikiy (Divers Association of the Czech Republic) CMAS code CZE/F00SPZ - Slovenska Potapljaska Zveza (Slovenian Diving Federation) CMAS code SLO/F00SSAC -Scottish Sub Aqua ClubSSDF - Svenska Sportdykarförbundet (Swedish Sports Diving Federation) CMAS code SWE/F00SSI - Scuba Schools International EUF CB 2005002SUF - Singapore Underwater Federation CMAS code SIN/F00Sukeltajaliitto Ry (Finnish Divers Federation) CMAS code FIN/F00SUSV - Schweizer Unterwassersport-Verband CMAS code SUI/F00Syrian Underwater Sport Federation CMAS code SYR/F00Taiwan Technical and Science Diving Association CMAS code TPE/F02TDA - Thailand Diving Association CMAS code THA/F01TIDF - Israeli Diving Federation EUF CB 2012001Toa Engineering Corporation CMAS code IMA/F00 (Marianas)TSSF - Türkiye Sualti Sporlari Federasyonu (Turkish Underwater Sports Federation) CMAS code TUR/F00TVSÖ - Tauchsportverband Österreichs CMAS code AUT/F00UEF - Underwater Explorers' Federation (Hungary) CMAS code HUN/F01UFUSUA - Ukraian Federation of Underwater Sport and Underwater Activities CMAS code UKR/F00UISP - Union Italienne Sport Pour Tous CMAS code ITA/F06Underwater Federation Republic of Kazakhstan CMAS code KAZ/F00USOA - Underwater Society of America CMAS code USA/F00UTD - Unified Team DivingVDST - Verband Deutscher Sporttaucher. CMAS code GER/F00, EUF CB 2004002VDTL - Verband Deutscher Tauchlehrer EUF CB 2009001WOSD - World Organisation of Scuba Diving EUF CB 2011002ZPS-SDA - Zväs Potapacov Slovenska (Slovak Diving Union) CMAS code SVK/F00NASDS (USA) - National Association of Scuba Diving Schools only USA (Founded in the 1960s and merged with SSI in 1999)IAF - International Aquanaut Foundation - existed in Florida between 1978 and 1982TAC - The Aquatic Club - existed in the UK between 1982 and 1986. dissolved organizationYMCA SCUBA - Program ceased as of 31 December 2008.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 - American Nitrox Divers InternationalBSAC - British Sub Aqua ClubPADI TecRec (DSAT) - Professional Association of Diving InstructorsGUE - Global Underwater ExplorersIANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers CMAS code INT/F01IART - International Association of Rebreather TrainersNAUI Tec - National Association of Underwater InstructorsProTec - Professional Technical and Recreational Diving CMAS code INT/F08PSAI - Professional Scuba Association InternationalPSS Technical Division - Professional Scuba SchoolsSAA - The Sub-Aqua Association CMAS code GBR/F03TDI - Technical Diving International EUF CB 2006002 CMAS code INT/F05SSI TXR - Scuba Schools InternationalSwedTech Diving - SwedTech DivingUTD - Unified Team DivingNASE - National Academy of Scuba EducatorsITDA - International Technical Diving AgencyOrganisations 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 - American Nitrox Divers InternationalCDAA - Cave Divers Association of Australia CDG - Cave Diving Group GUE - Global Underwater Explorers IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers CMAS code INT/F01ITDA - International Technical Diving AgencyNACD - National Association for Cave DivingNASE - National Academy of Scuba EducatorsNAUI Tec- National Association of Underwater InstructorsNSS-CDS - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section ProTec - Professional Technical and Recreational Diving, Cave division. CMAS code INT/F08PSAI - Professional Scuba Association InternationalSCD - Swiss Cave DivingUTD - Unified Team DivingTDI - Technical Diving International CMAS code INT/F05TSA - Trimix Scuba AssociationFreediving 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:
AIDA InternationalAUF - Australian Underwater FederationCMAS - Confédération Mondiale des Activités SubaquatiquesFII - Freediving Instructors InternationalApnea TotalProTec - Professional Technical & Recreational Diving, Apnoea division CMAS code INT/F08Commercial 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 InternationalACDE – Association of Commercial Diving EducatorsADAS – Australian Diver Accreditation SchemeDCBC – Diver's Certification Board of CanadaHSE – Health & Safety Executive of the United KingdomITDA - International Technical Diving AgencyMDEA – Multinational Diving Educators AssociationWorkSafeBC (Workers Compensation Board British Columbia)(SA)DoL – South African Department of Labour.Organisations specifically certifying public safety divers:
DRI - Dive Rescue InternationalERDI - Emergency Response Diving InternationalOrganisations 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 SciencesCAUS - Canadian Association for Underwater ScienceThe Scientific Committee of CMASDIA - Dive International Agency SDSC - Scientific Diving Supervisory CommitteeITDA - International Technical Diving AgencyDAN - Divers Alert NetworkILS - International Life Saving FederationIHMP - IHMP First Aid and Medical TrainingNAS - Nautical Archaeology SocietyANMP - 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 SubaquatiquesEUF - European Underwater FederationIDSA – International Diving Schools AssociationIMCA – International Marine Contractors AssociationWRSTC - World Recreational Scuba Training CouncilIDSSC - International Diving Safety Standards Commission