Introduction to Scuba Diving

SPORT NAME: Scuba Diving
DESCRIPTION: underwater diving using an independent oxygen supply
NOTE: SCUBA acronym is "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus"
SPORT TYPE: | underwater sport | water sport |

Certification Organizations

NAME IN FRENCH: Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)
NAME IN SPANISH: Confederación Mundial De Actividades Subacuáticas
NAME IN ENGLISH: world Underwater Federation
ESTABLISHED: 1959
WEB SITE URL: cmas.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

ENTITY: National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)
ESTABLISHED: 1960 (as the National Diving Patrol)
WEB SITE URL: naui.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

ENTITY: Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
ESTABLISHED: 1966
WEB SITE URL: padi.com | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

Other Organizations

ENTITY: Divers Alert Network (DAN)
ESTABLISHED: 1980
WEB SITE URL: dan.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

Web Sites

ENTITY: Scuba Doll Dot Com
WEB SITE URL: scubadoll.com | Link |

References:

- askaboutsports.com - scuba diving - archive
- scuba.about.com - 2002 archive |
- wikipedia.org - diver certification organizations - lisst
- wikipedia.org - scuba diving - article
- wikivoyage.org - scuba diving
- curlie.org - recreation - outdoors - scuba diving - directory
- commons.wikimedia.org - scuba diving - images category