Diver organisations
Diver organisations are membership based organisations where the membership is wholly, or at least in large part, underwater divers, and the organisation is intended to further a mutual interest related to underwater diving or the aquatic environment as it affects divers or diving activity. Some organisations have more than one focus of interest.
Freediving
[edit]- AIDA International (AIDA) – Worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath-hold events
- AIDA Hellas – National representative of AIDA International in Greece
- British Freediving Association (BFA) – British affiliate to AIDA International
- Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) – International organisation for underwater activities
Recreational and technical scuba
[edit]- British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) – Recreational diving club, training and certification agency based in the UK
- Cave Divers Association of Australia (CDAA) – Association to represent cave divers and administrate and support cave diving in Australia
- Cave Diving Group (CDG) – UK based cave diver training and certification agency
- Comhairle Fo-Thuinn (CFT) – Governing body for recreational diving and underwater hockey in Ireland
- Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) – International organisation for underwater activities
- Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas (FEDAS) – Spanish national federation for underwater activities, affiliated to CMAS
- Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins (FFESSM) – French diver training and certification agency
- International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD) – Non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands
- National Association for Cave Diving (NACD) – American non-profit organization for improving cave diving safety
- Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) – Project and organization to map the underwater cave systems of the Woodville Karst Plain
Scientific, archeological and historical
[edit]- Historical Diving Society
- Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) – British organisation to further research in nautical archaeology for the public benefit
- Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) – A provincial heritage NGO in Ontario, Canada
- Sea Research Society – American nonprofit for marine research
Underwater sports
[edit]- Australian Underwater Federation (AUF) – Governing body for underwater sports in Australia
- British Octopush Association (BOA) – National body for underwater hockey in the United Kingdom
- British Underwater Sports Association (BUSA) – British affiliate to the world underwater federation sports committee.
- Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas (FEDAS) – Spanish national federation for underwater activities, affiliated to CMAS
- Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins (FFESSM) – French diver training and certification agency
- South African Underwater Sports Federation (SAUSF) – Official World Underwater Federation representative body in the Republic of South Africa
- Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu (TSSF) – Turkish national governing body for underwater sport and lifesaving
- Underwater Society of America (USOA) – American national representative organization for underwater sport.
Other
[edit]- Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) – Canadian non-profit to create artificial reefs for habitat enhancement and recreation
- Divers Alert Network (DAN) – International group of not-for-profit organizations for improving diving safety
- Green Fins – Organisation in South East Asia for preservation of coral reefs by improving diver behavior
