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International Diving Educators Association

Associations Organisation Scuba Diving (English)

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  • IDEA
  • PADI
  • PDIC
  • SSI
  • School Course Learn to Dive
  • Underwater Photography/Video
  • Wreck Diving
Company description The INTERNATIONAL DIVING EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (IDEA) was originally established in 1952 as part of the FSDA - Florida Skin Divers Association (later changed to Florida Scuba Divers Association). FSDA was and still is a large group of politically active dive clubs. FSDA has been the voice of the diver since 1952. IDEA is proud of its past affiliation with FSDA.
Instructor training and certification was handled by FSDA Scuba Training Committee. Many new instructors were from out-of-state or had moved out of the state. The committee was spreading throughout the continental U.S. By 1978 there were more FSDA instructors outside the state than there were within. We had also spread to the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, the Antilles and Barbados. It was at this time the committee members decided that the FSDA Scuba Training Committee had outgrown FSDA. A new name, a new logo and a new direction was forthcoming. A new ``IDEA`` was born.
In February of 1978, the membership voted to expand the Scuba Training Committee to an international certification agency, based upon the same principles as the original committee. The International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) was officially formed.
In 1979 IDEA was reorganized and incorporated IDEA made its first International appearance as a member of the Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association) in Las Vegas in 1980. In 1987 the majority of certification agencies agreed to form a not-for-profit corporation known as the Recreational Scuba Training Council RSTC). The RSTC has one purpose for existing - to allow member associations a vehicle for developing standards and to monitor quality control for the mutual benefit of the recreational diving industry and the general public.
RSTC member agencies train over 85% of the divers certified worldwide. Member agencies of the RSTC are IDEA, NASDS, PADI, PDIC, and SSI.
IDEA offers a complete continuing education program, beginning with skin diver through instructor Trainer. Specialty courses include Basic Search & Recovery, Advanced Search & Recovery, Basic Wreck Diver, Artifact Diver, Underwater Hunter & Collector, Boat Diver, Basic Underwater Photography, Current (Swift) Water Diver, Limited Visibility Diver, Night Diver, Deep Diver, Research Diver. A variety of specialty courses are also available for both students and instructors. IDEA is the first certification agency to include Rescue Diver certification in the Instructor Training Course programs. IDEA is a progressive organization and recognizes the expertise of other certification agencies and will not discriminate against any agency dedicated to safe and modern scuba training. IDEA offers affiliated member- ship to instructors from other approved agencies. Any interested instructors may contact IDEA headquarters for further information on crossovers.
IDEA scuba course standards are based on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Revised Instructional Standards Minimum Course Content for Entry-Level Scuba Certification as approved on September 1, 1986
Location description: During the last few years IDEA has grown tremendously and is represented in over 30 foreign countries and all the continental United States.
Some of IDEA`s courses:
*Basic Search & Recovery
This course is designed to enable the Advanced Openwater diver to conduct shallow water (10` to 60`) search and recovery dives safely. Divers will study Boyles` Law, the dangers of Search & Recovery and all safety procedures needed to make safe and successful search & recovery dives. Search patterns will also be covered in this course.
*Basic Wreck Diver
The Wreck Diving course offers a new and exciting experience to the diver. Wrecks offer a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colors and marine life havens to see and explore. By completion of this course the student will be able to recognize wrecks that are safe to dive and realize that deep penetration into wrecks is hazardous and should not be undertaken by sport divers. There are hundreds of wrecks that offer safe sport diving without penetration.
*Artifact Diver
The course of Artifact Diver is designed to be safe supervised introduction to artifact diving. It will place special emphasis on collecting and reporting artifact finds, terminology and how to identify types of artifacts. Lecture and water work will be done in proper identification of types of artifacts, approximate age of artifact, how to locate possible artifact locations and how to care for and protect your artifacts.
*Underwater Hunter & Collector explains how a sport diver may use hunting and collecting skills to harvest food and other items under water. Students will become familiar with the use of collection devices, identification of different fish and marine life and their habitats, cleaning the catch and preserving collectible item. Laws and regulations governing fresh and saltwater limits on catches will be stressed.
*Current (Swift) Water Diver
The specialty of Current Water Diver is designed to be a safe supervised introduction to current diving. It places special emphasis on safety and procedures of dealing with diving in currents. Lecture and water work will cover entering and exiting currents, proper diving procedures, current patterns identification and diving in river and ocean currents.
*Limited Visibility Diver is an introduction to diving in conditions of silted water or dark water. Limited visibility training is beneficial to have in other types of specialty areas such as collector, artifact, search & recovery and salvage. The diver will be trained to deal with little or no visibility, to enter and exit from dark water, to use safety lines. The proper use of diving equipment in dark water conditions and the use of safety precautions will be taught.

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IDEA offers a complete continuing education program, beginning with skin diver through instructor Trainer. It is represented in over 30 foreign countries and all the continental United States.

Contact information:

Phone: (904) 744-5554
Fax: (904) 743-5425
Street Address:
P.O. Box 8427
Jacksonville
Florida
United States
32239-8427
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 5 Bogota, Lima, Kito
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