Certifying Agency Contact & Verification Assistance

All instructors are issued an instructor number or some other form of verifying credential,  that they have met the standards of their certifying agency to instruct students. Below is a short list of dive agencies worldwide that we hope will assist you when searching for your next instructor. The most popular agencies have links by the phone number for online instructor searches generated by the corresponding agency website. As this site expands we will update these quick links to make it easier to contact the most popular agencies around the world.

 

Additional Agencies

AAUS – American Academy of Underwater Sciences 251-591-3775

ACUC – American Canadian Underwater Certifications +34 917668412

ADS – Association of Diving School (Japan/International) 050-3740-5588

ANDI – American Nitrox Divers International 800-229-ANDI

ANMP – Association nationale des moniteurs de plongée +33(0)493-332-200

BSAC – British Sub Aqua Club +44 (0)151 350 6200

CEDIP – European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors +39 329 6263749

CMAS – Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques  0039 06 3211 0594 / 3

DIA – Dive International Agency info@dia.cloud

DDI – Disable Divers International +45 77 345 340

EDA – European Diving Association +49 171 / 41 57 476

ERDI – Emergency Response Diving International +2077294201

EUF – European Underwater Federation  +33 450 444 046

FEDAS – Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas + 34/93/200 67 69

FIPSAS – Italian Angling and Diving Activities Federation 01382061008

FMAS – FEDERACION MEXICANA DE ACTIVIDADES SUBACUATICAS A.C. 5521297021

GUE – Global Underwater Explorers +1 (386) 454-0820

HSA – Handicap Scuba Association HSASCUBA.COM

IAC – International Aquanautic Club +49 201 670049

IAHD – International Association for Handicapped Divers www.iahd.org

IANTD– International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers + 386 438 8312

IART – International Association of Rebreather Trainers +49 (0) 6578 9855 760

IDEA – International Diving Educators Association 904 744 5554

IDSA – International Diving Schools Association+33(0)2 97 73 72 61

ISDA – International Scuba Diving Academy +39 338 888 2236

JP – Japan Professional Scuba Diving Instructors Association+81 3-6231-1628

JUDF – Japan Underwater Diving Federation 03-6240-4305

NAS – Nautical Archaeology Society +44 23 9281 8419

NASE– The National Academy of Scuba Educators +1 888 903 NASE

NDL – National Dive League INFO@NDL-GLOBAL.COM

PDIC – Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International  1-765-281-0133

SAA – Sub Aqua Association +44 (0) 151 2871001

SDSC – Scientific Diving Supervisory Committee 01248 600035

SEI – Scuba Educators International  (765) 281-0600

SNSI – Scuba Nitrox Safety International 1-772-777-4382

TSA – Trimix Scuba Association +39 340 988 5900