Listing of various international dive-related agencies


Originally compiled by knotical from Scubaboard and added to when possible

Mostly Recreational SCUBA Certifying Agencies (plus some safety, research, medical, history, public safety, skin diving, standards, and technician)

ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certifications (www.acuc.ca)
ACUC - American Canadian Underwater Certifications (www.acuc.es)
AED - Associated European Divers
AIDA - Association International pour le Développement de l'Apnée
AII - Association of International Instructors
ANDI - American Nitrox Divers International
ANIS - Associazione Nazionale Istruttori Subacquei
ANMP - Association Nationale des Moniteurs de Plongee
APDI - Association of Swiss Professional Diving Instructors
ASSET - Association of SCUBA Service Engineers & Technicians
ATEC - Association of Technical and Recreational Diving Instructors
AUAS - Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences
AUF - Australian Underwater Federation
AUSI - Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors
BARAKUDA - International Aquanautic Club
BEFOS - Belgische Federatie voor Onderwateronderzoek en- sport
BSAC - British Sub Aqua Club
CARI - Montenegro Diving Instructors Association (RCUD)
CBPDS - Confederação Brasileira de Pesca e Desportos Subaquáticos
CDAA - Cave Divers Association of Australia
CDGGB - Cave Diving Group of Great Britain
CEDAM - Conservation, Education, Diving, Awareness and Marine Research
CEDIP - European Committee of Professional Diving Instructors
CFT - Comhairle Fo-Thuinn
CMAS - Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques
CRAS - Confederation Russe des Activites Subaquatiques
CTUF - Chinese Taipei Underwater Federation
DAN - Divers Alert Network
DEMA - Diving Equipment & Marketing Association
Diveheart
DIWA - Diving Instructor World Association
DRI - Dive Rescue International
DSF - Dansk Sportsdykker Forbund
EA - Eesti Allveeliit (Estonia)
EÖBV - Erster Österreichischer Berufstauchlehrer Verband
ERDi - Emergency Response Diving international
ESA - European Scuba Agency
ETDA - European Technical Diving Association (Luxembourg)
EUF - European Underwater Federation
FADAS - Federació Andorrana d'Activitats Subaquàtiques
FAS - Federatia de Activitati Subacvatice din Republica Moldava
FAST - Federation des Activites Subaquatiques de Tunisie/a>
FCDS - Federacion Chilena de Deportes Submarinos
FEBRAS - Fédération Belge de Recherches et d'activités Sous-Marines (BEFOS)
FEDAS - Federacion Española De Actividades Subacuaticas
FEDASub - Federación Ecuatoriana de Buceo y Actividades Subacuaticas
FFESSM - Fédération Française d'études et de Sports Sous Marins
FIAS - Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee
FIPSAS - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attività Subacquee
FIT - Freien Internationaltätigen Tauchlehrern
FLASSA - Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Activités et Sports Sub-Aquatiques
FMAS - Federation Monegasque des Activites Subaquatiques
FPAS - Federação Portuguesa de Actividades Subaquáticas
FPAS - Federacion Peruana de Actividades Subacuaticas
FQAS - Fédération Québécoise des Activités Subaquatiques
Federazione Svizzera di Sport Subacquei (AKA SUSV)
FST - Fachverband staatlich geprüfter Tauchsportlehrer e.V.
FVAS - Federación Venezolana de Actividades Subacuáticas
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers
HDS - Historical Diving Society
HKUA - Hong Kong Underwater Association
Hrs - Hrvatski ronilacki savez (Croatia)
HSA - Handicapped Scuba Association
IADRS - International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists
IADS - International Association of Diving Schools
IAHD - International Association for Handicapped Divers
IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
IART - International Association of Rebreather Trainers
IAST - International Association of Scuba Technicians
IDA - International Divers Association
IDD - Instructor Dive Development (Netherlands)
IDEA - International Diving Educators Association
IDF - Israeli Diving Federation
ISA - Instructors South Africa
ITDA - International Technical Diving Agency (UK)
ITDA - International Technical Diving Association
ITDA - International Technical Diving Association (Germany)
IUC - Irish Underwater Council (CFT)
JEFF - Japan Educational Facilities Federation
JULIA - Japan Underwater Leaders and Instructors Association
KADS - Kuwait Academy for Diving & Swimming
KSR - Kansai Sensui Renmei
LACUIA - Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association
LIFRAS - Ligue Francophone de Recherche et d'Activités Sous-Marines
LGS - Lifeguard Systems
LTV - Liechtensteiner Tauchsport Verband
MPSDA - Massachusetts Public Safety Divers Association
MDEA - Multinational Diving Educators Association
MSAC - Malayan Sub Aqua Club
MSDA - Mauritian Scuba Diving Association
NACD - National Association for Cave Diving
NADO - Nederlandse Associatie van Duikondernemingen
NAPD - National Academy of Police Diving
NASDS - National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools (SSI)
NASDS - National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools (Germany)
NASDS - National Association of SCUBA Diving Schools (Japan)
NASE - National Academy of Scuba Educators
NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors
NAVED - National Association of Vintage Equipment Divers
NBDHMT - National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology
NDF - Norges Dykkeforbund
NeLOS - Nederlandstalige Liga voor Onderwateronderzoek en -Sport
NIADD - National Instructors Association for Divers with Disabilities
NOAA - NOAA Diving Program
NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond
NSS-CDS - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section
OFDA - Old Fart Diver’s Association
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors
PAN - Professional Association for Underwater Technology
PATD - Professional Association for Technical Diving
PDA - Professional Diving Association
PDIC - Professional Diving Instructors Corporation
PSA/PSAI - Professional Scuba Association (International)
PSDA - Public Safety Diving Association
PSDA - Professional Sport Diving Association
PSI - Professional Scuba Inspectors
PSS - Professional Scuba Schools
PZPn - Polski Zwiazek Pletwonurkowania
RAD - Rebreather Advisory Board
RCUD - Regional Center for Divers Training in Underwater EOD
RsCG - Ronilakcki savez Crne Gore (Montenegro)
RSTC - Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC)
Rubicon - collects diving, aviation, and environmental research
RUF - Russian Underwater Federation
SAA - Sub Aqua Association
SCUBA-Training.net
SDA - Sports Diving Agency (ISDA)
SDI - SCUBA Diving International
SIAS - Scuola Internazionale Attivita Subacquea
SNMP - Syndicat nationale des moniteurs de plongée
SNSI - Scuba Nitrox Safety International
SOPAS - Savez Organizacija Podvodnih Aktivnosti Republike Srbije
SpCr - Svaz potápecueské republiky (Czech)
SPZ - Slovenska Potapljaska Zveza
Sr - Sukeltajaliitto ry (Finland)
SRDI - Special Response Diver International
SSAC - Scottish Sub Aqua Club
SSDF - Svenska Sportdykarförbundet
SSI - Scuba Schools International
SUF - Singapore Underwater Federation
SUSV - Schweizer Unterwasser-Sport-Verband (AKA FSSS)
TDI - Technical Diving International
TSSF - Türkiye Sualti Sporlari Federasyonu
TSVÖ - Tauchsportverband Öesterreichs
UDI - United Diving Instructors
UDIP - Ukranian Society of Professional Diving Instructors
UDT - Universal Diver Training
UEF - Underwater Explorers’ Federation
UHMS - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
UIA - Underwater Instructors Association (LACUIA)
URP - Universal Referral Program
USOA - Underwater Society of America
UUSF - Ukrainian Federation of Underwater Sports and Underwater Activities
VDST - Verband deutscher Sporttaucher
VDTL - Verband deutscher Tauchlehrer
VVW - Vlaamse Vereniging voor Watersport (Belgium)
WASI - World Association of Scuba Instructors (NASE)
WOSD - World Organisation of Scuba Diving
WRSTC - World Recreational Scuba Training Council
WUF - World Underwater Federation (CMAS)
YMCA Scuba