If you are not already a certified diver, you need to get certified by a recreational certification agency. The two most popular and largest agencies are PADI and NAUI.
PADI is the world’s largest and most respected scuba diving training organization. They are ISO Standards Compliant and have courses for all levels of diver expertise, tons of educational information available, and business opportunities and support. In addition, they are a growing force concerned with increasing environmental awareness and protection philosophies that emphasize the importance of protecting fragile aquatic ecosystems. You can check it out at and get more info at https://www.padi.com/.
NAUI’s has a global reputation for the best in training and educational products. They too have some of the highest training standards in the recreational diving industry and are also highly regarded for our Technical Diver Training. Like PADI, they are committed to preservation and conservation of our underwater environment. See more at https://www.naui.org/.
Below is a complete list of all the agencies:
- American Canadian Underwater Certifications (ACUC)
- American Nitrox Divers International (ANDI)
- Association nationale des moniteurs de plongée (ANMP)
- British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC)
- Comhairle Fo-Thuinn (CFT)
- Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)
- Fédération Française d’Études et de Sports Sous-Marins (FFESSM)
- Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee (FIAS)
- Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas (FEDAS)
- Global Underwater Explorers (GUE)
- International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD)
- International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD)
- International Diving Educators Association (IDEA)
- Israeli Diving Federation (TIDF)
- National Association for Cave Diving (NACD)
- National Academy of Scuba Educators (NASE)
- National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)
- Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond (NOB)
- Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
- Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International (PDIC)
- The Sub-Aqua Association(SAA)
- Scuba Diving International (SDI)
- Scuba Educators International (SEI)
- Scottish Sub Aqua Club (ScotSAC)
- Scuba Schools International (SSI)
- Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu (TSSF)
- United Diving Instructors (UDI)
- Unified Team Diving (UTD)
- YMCA SCUBA Program
You have to choose which is right for you. So get out there, educate yourself, get certified and get diving!!! You will be glad you did!
