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The reefs may be viewed from glass-bottom boats, snorkeling, and scuba diving above the coral formations. [4] Other activities available in the park are canoeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking, swimming and wildlife viewing. The park offers tropical hammocks and a picnic area with available grills. [4] Full-facility and youth/group campgrounds are ...
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is a recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966 by John Cronin and Ralph Erickson. [3] PADI courses range from entry level to advanced recreational diver certification.
NASDS - National Association of Scuba Diving Schools [22] NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors – Non-profit training and certification agency association of scuba instructors [2] [8] NDF - Norges Dykkeforbund (Norwegian Diving Federation) CMAS code NOR/F00 [2] [5] NDL - National Dive League EUF CB 2007003 [7] [5]
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.
Training for Olympic diving competition requires 10-meter diving facilities, which are scant in some parts of the world. For example, the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, built in 1979 as a YMCA facility, is one of only two Olympic-sized pools in Wisconsin that can host large events, and it is the only facility in the southeast Wisconsin region ...
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]
The USOA is a member of the following organisations - CMAS with affiliation to the sport, technical and scientific committees, the CMAS American Zone, the Divers Alert Network (DAN), the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Dosthill quarry – Flooded quarry in England used for scuba diving; Dragon Hole – Deep underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea; SMS Dresden (1917) – Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy; SS D.R. Hanna – 552-foot steel freighter that sank on Lake Huron in 1919; USCGC Duane – United States Coast Guard cutter