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Cronin got the idea for PADI's Positive Identification Card at a trade show. PADI established the Master Scuba Diver certification, the industry's first certification awarded for accumulation of specified certification and experience, and not based on a specific training program, [Note 1] in 1973, later launching the modular scuba program. By ...
The Professional Diving Instructors Corporation (PDIC) is an international SCUBA training and certification agency.It has an estimated 5 million active recreational divers.
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors – Recreational diver training and certification agency EUF CB 2004001 [7] [8] [18] PCIA - Philippine Federation of CMAS Underwater Activities (CMAS Philippines) CMAS code PHI/F01 [2] PDA - Professional Diving Association EUF CB 2006004 [7]
During the IDC the candidate will learn PADI Standards and Procedures, the PADI system of instruction, diver safety and risk management, the role of the diving instructor in the recreational diving industry, and marketing and sales counseling for recreational diving business. 100 logged dives are required before the applicant can take the two ...
[12] [14] It was held at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, Texas on August 22–26. [6] [8] During the six-day course, 72 candidates attended from the U.S. and Canada, but only 53 graduated. The 53 graduates along with their staff instructors became the first instructor members of the National Association of Underwater Instructors. [6]
The legal duty of care of a divemaster to a client varies according to the legislation of the country, where it is often poorly defined. The use of waivers and/or assumption of risk forms that are intended to minimize legal accountability of divemasters is a common practice, but the validity of such waivers will vary with the legislation.
The ADCI was first established in 1968 by a number of small diving companies, contractors and professionals of underwater operations. Officially chartered in 1970, Its goal was to promote industry standards, safety practices, and education within the diving community. [2]
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 diving medical assistance.