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ACUC, American and Canadian Underwater Certifications Inc. is an international recreational diving membership and diver training organization.Formerly known as the Association of Canadian Underwater Councils, it was formed as a not for profit collective of regional dive councils to create a national forum for their common interest and concerns.
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) divers are specialists trained to perform underwater operations within their respective environmental commands. CAF divers are qualified in several sub-categories, including: Clearance Divers (CL Diver), Search and Rescue Technicians ( SAR Tech ), Port Inspection Divers (PID), Ship's Team Divers, and Combat Divers .
Organisations 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 Sciences [49] CAUS - Canadian Association for Underwater Science [50]
The Diving Certification model originated at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in 1952 after two divers died whilst using university-owned equipment. [3] The then President of the University of California , Robert Gordon Sproul , restricted diving to those who had been trained through the program at SIO and thus "certification" was born.
Divers Alert Network Asia Pacific Limited (DAN Asia Pacific) is a diving safety organization founded in 1994 and has not-for-profit incorporation in Australia as a public company limited by guarantee. [16] The address for legal, operational and administrative purposes is 49A Karnak Road, Ashburton, Victoria, 3147, Australia. [17]
Its latest version, the 6.3 Revision of the Sixth Edition, was published in 2018. In 1993, the ADCI began cosponsoring Underwater Intervention, an industry conference among professional divers, companies and organizations, along with Marine Technology Society ROV Committee. [4] Since 1994, the ADCI has been publishing bimonthly Underwater ...
Oceaneering was founded in 1964 with the incorporation of World Wide Divers, Inc., one of three companies who merged in 1969 to operate under the name Oceaneering International, Inc. The merged companies were World Wide Divers, Inc. (Morgan City, LA), California Divers, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA), and Can-Dive Services Ltd (North Vancouver, BC). [3]
International standard ISO 24801-3 includes: [1] Prerequisites for training, including age and health requirements: Minimum age 18 years, Minimum certification is to comply with all requirements for ISO 24801-2 level 2 Autonomous diver with logged experience in at least 60 logged dives, or 50 dives with at least 25 hours dive time, of which 40 must have been done after qualifying at level 2.