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GUE - Global Underwater Explorers – Recreational/technical scuba training and certification agency; IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers – Recreational and technical scuba training and certification agency CMAS code INT/F01 [2] [8] IART - International Association of Rebreather Trainers [8]
YMCA SCUBA Program (also known as Y-SCUBA) was an underwater diving training program operated by YMCA of the USA from 1959 to 2008. It was the first nationally organised underwater diving instruction program offered in the United States of America .
The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide) is a nonprofit association of scuba instructors founded in 1960 by Albert Tillman and Neal Hess. [2] [3]NAUI primarily serves as a recreational dive certification and membership organization, providing international diver standards and education programs.
The entry requirements for diver training depend on the specific training involved, but generally include medical fitness to dive. Fitness to dive, (also medical fitness to dive), is the medical and physical suitability of a diver to function safely in the underwater environment using underwater diving equipment and procedures.
RAID first developed training for rebreathers, they have since extended their programmes to include open circuit courses at both the recreational and technical levels. RAID offers a complete range of online diver academic programs from beginner to instructor examiner levels in snorkeling, scuba and freediving. [1]
Among the diving community, GUE is known for a rigorous style of training that diverges from other diver training organizations [clarification needed] [citation needed] and seeks to establish high levels of diver proficiency by extending training time, establishing objective performance criteria, and requiring requalification among its instructors and divers. [14]
Scuba diving education levels as used by ISO, PADI, CMAS, SSI and NAUI Basic diving skills training in a swimming pool. Recreational diver training is the process of developing knowledge and understanding of the basic principles, and the skills and procedures for the use of scuba equipment so that the diver is able to dive for recreational purposes with acceptable risk using the type of ...
The NAUI Master Scuba Diver course [2] is one of such courses that has both skill based and academic component. The course was designed by Paul Heinmiller (NAUI 5141L) and Phil Sharkey (NAUI 4505L), [3] to meet a specific need that had been identified by the NAUI membership: a clearly defined course that provides, assesses, and certifies for all the academic and skills training required of a ...