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CMAS (Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques)
 Jacques-Ives-Cousteau and his colleagues created worldwide Confederation of Underwater Activity in 1959. Today, it is the most potent system of the divers - fans in the worlds switching on more of 90 national federations and monitoring all types of underwater activity: different types of sports, scientific probing, photo, cinema, videofilming, formation etc. the Headquarters is in Rome. The set of dive-centers CMAS is posed in all resort countries, except for Northern America - area of effect of the American systems PADI and NAUI. The certificates CMAS of all steps admit and centers of other federations.
NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors)
 The national Association of the Underwater Instructors was created in 1958 and is Southern-American national federation. The standards and demands NAUI are similar on PADI, however have some differences and are received only in USA in its neighbor states, in Australia and in countries of Southeast Asia.
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
 The professional Association of the Underwater Instructors is created in USA in 1966. Includes about 900 schools worldwide and represents a network of business schools and centers occupied exclusively with training of the divers - fans. The system of training has a hard standard and does not suppose deflections in a procedure of teaching. The activity of schools posed in particular region, monitors regional office, for example, PADI America or PADI Europe. The certificates are uniform for all regions and admit almost as other federations.
BSAC (British Sub-Aqua Club)
 The British Underwater Club is the most potent national club in the world, one of the founders CMAS. In spite of the fact that it is formal presents Great Britain in a system CMAS, his activity leaves for frameworks of national federation. The club arranges dive-centers in several European and Asian countries, pooling not only subject British Crown, but also citizens of other states.
CEDIP (European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors)
 The European Committee of the Professional Underwater Instructors very young organization, which includes the professional instructors of five European countries: Austria, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. It plots the activity on a fashion and similarity PADI.
IDD (Instructor Dive Development)
Development of the Underwater Instructors - one of the youngest federations with headquarters in Holland. The concepts, procedure of training and type certification are identical PADI, but have the rigider demands to safety of sinkages.
REMAINING ASSOCIATIONS And FEDERATIONS:
AACSD - American Association of Certified Scuba Divers
ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certification
AFSC - Australian Fin Swimming Commission
ANDI - American Nitrox Divers Int'l
AUF - Australian Underwater Federation
AURA - Ass'n of Underwater Breather Apparatuses
BSAA - British Sub Aqua Association
CAS - Chinese Underwater Association
CBPDS - Conf. Brasileanos de Pesca e Desportos Scubaquaticos
CDAA - Cave Divers Association of Australia
CIPP - Compagnie des Instructeurs Professionnels de Plongee
CTUA - Chinese Taipei Underwater Assocation
DRI - Dive Rescue International
DAES - Diver's Academy of Eastern Seaboard
DICA - Diving Instructor Certification Agency
DSF - Dansk Sportsdykker Forbund
EASE - Eastern Academy of Scuba Education
FFESSM - Federation Francaise d'Etudes et de Sports Sous Marins
FQAS - Federation Quebecoise des Activites Subaquatiques
FSSS - Swiss Federation of Underwater Sports
HSA - Handicapped Scuba Ass'n
IAHD - International Association for Handicapped Divers
IANTD - Int'l Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
IAST - International Association of Scuba Technicians
IDEA - International Diving Educators Association
IIA - Int'l Instructor's Academy
ISEA - International Scuba Educators Association
IUC - Ireland Underwater Council
JULIA - Japan Underwater Leaders and Instructors Ass'n
MDEA - Multinational Diving Educators Association
NACD - Nat'l Association of Cave Divers
NASDS - Nat'l Assocation of Scuba Diving Schools
NASE - National Association of Scuba Educators
NDF - Norwegian Diving Federation
NELOS - Nederlandstalige liga voor onderwateronderzoek en -sport
NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond
NSS -CDS - National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section
NSW - Dive Association
OUC - - Ontario Underwater Council
PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation
PSA - Professional Scuba Association
SAUU - South African Underwater Union
SSI - Scuba Schools Int'l
SUF - Singapore Underwater Federation
SUSL - Finnish Sportdivers Association
TDI - Technical Diving Int'l
USAUF - United States of America Underwater Federation
VASA - Viet Nam Aquatic Sport Association
YMCA - Young Men's Christian Association, Scuba Program
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