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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]
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 .
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 ...
The Professional Diving Instructors Corporation (PDIC) is an international SCUBA training and certification agency. It has an estimated 5 million active recreational divers. [2] Founded in 1969, PDIC was established out of the need to properly train SCUBA instructors. [1]
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]
Scuba Diving International (SDI) is a Scuba training and certification agency. It is the recreational arm of Technical Diving International, a technical diver training organization. [3] SDI is a member of the United States RSTC, RSTC Canada and RSTC Europe. [4] [5] [6]
A diving certification which corresponds to the Supervised Diver allows for recreational diving under the direct supervision of a divemaster or recreational diving instructor in open water. Most diving organizations recommend not to exceed a diving depth of 10 to 12 metres.