Rebreather – All Things Diving

PSAI – Professional Scuba Association International

PSAI was first founded in 1962 as Florida Divers Supply (FDS) by Hal Watts. In 1969 the name was changed to Florida State Skindiving Schools (FSSS). FSSS at the time was one of the largest dive schools in the world, with four locations in Florida and one in St. Lucia. It was as FSSS where the Golden Triangle originated and later evolved into the PSAI logo used today. As the organization had expanded well beyond the borders of Florida the name was again changed to the Professional Scuba Association (PSA) in 1988. The tenants, upon which PSA training was built, were so successful they led to further expansion into the international diving arena. Thus, in 1995 the “I” was added to PSA to make it the Professional Scuba Association, International (PSAI).

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Wreck, Cave, Rebreather

Website: http://psai.com

Email: global.headquarters@psai.com

Headquarter: United States of America
Address: 8174 Crescent Beach Road, Sand Point, MI 48755
Phone: 989 856 9979

TDI – Technical Diving International

TDI or Technical Diving International was founded in 1994 by underwater explorer Bret Gilliam. It was meant to be a complete educational system for non-sport diving with topics such as decompression, additional cylinders, alternative breathing gases, rebreathers, or overhead environments such as wrecks, caves or mines.

Training offered: Technical, Cave, Wreck, Rebreather

Website: http://www.tdisdi.com

Email: worldHQ@tdisdi.com

Headquarter: United States of America
Address: 1321 SE Decker Ave, Stuart, Florida, 34994
Phone: 1-888 778 9073

RAID – Rebreather Association of International Divers

RAID or Rebreather Association of International Divers was founded by Barry Coleman. In the early 90s he started rebreather diving and conceptualised the design of a recreational rebreather. Working closely with the design team at Poseidon, the Mk VI Discovery Rebreather was born and brought to market in 2007. RAID was then launched by Coleman to support the diver training required for Mk VI.

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Cave, Rebreather

Website: https://www.diveraid.com/

Email: admin@diveraid.com

Headquarter: Australia
Address: 18 Arunga Drive, Beresfield. NSW. 2322, Australia
Phone: +61 (0) 2 4088 0560

ANDI – American Nitrox Divers, Inc.

It is in 1988 that ANDI or the American Nitrox Divers, Inc. was formed to respond to a demand for training using other breathing gases than air. It also covered the filling of tanks with enriched air.

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Cave, Rebreather, Wreck, Hyperbaric

Website: http://www.andihq.com/

Email: andi@andihq.com

Headquarter: United States of America
Address: 74 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport, New York, 11520-3342
Phone: +1 (516) 546-2026

NAUI – National Association of Underwater Instructors

Al Tillman, (soon to become NAUI Instructor #1) was the director of sports for Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation during this period and established a training program sponsored by L.A. County to certify skin and scuba divers. In 1959 the National Diving Patrol was renamed the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI).

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Cave, Wreck, Ice, Rebreather, Gas Blending

Website: https://www.naui.org/

Email: NA

Headquarter: United States of America
Address: 9030 Camden Field Parkway, Riverview, FL. 33578
Phone: +1 813-628-6284

ISE – Inner Space Explorers

ISE which stands for Inner Space Explorers was founded in 2008 by Achim R. Schlöffel. An underwater explorer and the only german speaking Tec 2 instructor for GUE at the time. As a lot of people want to explore more of the underwater world the education provided by ISE is in depth. Its aimed to give the tools necessary to plan and realized exploration dives.

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Cave, Wreck, Gas Blending

Website: http://is-expl.com/

Email: iconhq@is-expl.com

Headquarter: Germany
Address: Freidankstrasse 3a, 81739 München
Phone: +49 89 693 04 503

IANTD – International Advanced Nitrox and Technical Diving

Up to a certain time, mixed gas diving and decompression gases were used almost exclusively for military or commercial purposes. Because it was quite simple and safe, mixed gases became more popular among some group of divers. In 1985 IANTD or International Advanced Nitrox and Technical Diving was founded to fill the gap and bring these techniques to the public.

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Cave, Rebreather, Wreck

Website: http://www.iantd.com/

Email: iantd@iantd.com

Headquarter: United States of America
Address: 119 NW Ethan Place Suite 101 Lake City, FL 32055
Phone: +1 386 438-8312

GUE – Global Underwater Explorers

GUE or Global Underwater Explorers was established in 1999 by Jarrod Jablowski. Following WKPP’s introduction in 1995 of a standardized approach to gear configuration and diving procedures, there was a significant reduction in diving incidents within the Woodville Karst Plain cave system. This is the idea behind GUE.

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Rebreather, Cave

Website: http://www.gue.com/

Email: info@gue.com

Headquarter: US
Address: 18487 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643
Phone: +1 (386) 454-0820, toll-free: (800) 762-DIVE (3483)

BSAC – British Sub-Aqua Club

Established in London in 1953 by entrepreneur Oscar Gugen and journalist Peter Small, the British Sub-Aqua Club has evolved from a small group of dedicated members and diving pioneers to the BSAC we know today.

Training offered: Recreational, Technical, Rebreather

Website: https://www.bsac.com/

Email: info@bsac.com

Headquarter: UK
Address: Telford’s Quay, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 4FL
Phone: +44 (0)151 350 6200

CMAS – Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques

CMAS is from the french name, Confédération Mondiale des Activités Sous-Marines and is named the World Underwater Federation in english. It was founded in 1959. One of the key founder and first president was the underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. CMAS now comprises over 130 diving federations from 5 continents. It is the oldest training agency and the one that most of the standards are based.

Services offered: Recreational, Technical, Cave, Wreck, Rebreather, Freediving

Website: http://www.cmas.org/

Email: cmas@cmas.org

Headquarter: Italy
Address: Viale Tiziano, 74
Phone: 0039 06 3211 0594 / 3