Other Recreational Dive Training Organizations
If you’re not interested in the largest dive organizations out there, there are a variety of other organizations that you can look into. Below is a list of other highly respected, but not as common, dive groups. This is by no means a complete list.
ACUC – American Canadian Underwater Certifications
ANDI – American Nitrox Divers International
AUSI – Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors
BSAC – British Sub Aqua Club
CDAA – Cave Divers Association of Australia
CMAS – Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques
DRI – Dive Rescue International
EUF – European Underwater Federation
HSA – Handicapped Scuba Association
IAHD – International Association for Handicapped Divers
IANTD – International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
IDA – International Divers Association
MDEA – Multinational Diving Educators Association
NACD – National Association for Cave Diving
NASE – National Academy of Scuba Educators
NOAA –NOAA Diving Program
NSS – CDS – National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section
PDIC – Professional Diving Instructors Corporation
PSS – Professional Scuba Schools
SRDI – Special Response Diver International
SSAC – Scottish Sub Aqua Club
TDI – Technical Diving International
USOA – Underwater Society of America