IDSA International Diving Schools Association

The International Diving Schools Association (IDSA) was formed in 1982 with the primary purpose of developing common International Diving Standards. The Association is concerned with all divers - Offshore, Inshore and Inland - as well as specialist non-diving qualifications e.g. Supervisor, DMT and LST. It has already established International Diver Training Standards (details in the publications page) based on the consensus opinion of its many members. The Standards provide both a yardstick for those responsible for either administering existing National Standards or creating new ones, and a guide for Clients, Diving Contractors and Divers themselves. It is considered that the introduction of these Internationally agreed diver training standards will have the effect of: - Improving Safety - Providing Contractors with a direct input to the Diver Training Syllabus - Enabling Contractors to bid across National Borders on a more even playing field - Improving Diver quality - Providing Divers with greater Job Opportunities The IDSA Diver Training System is based on a modular approach. Each Standard, or Level of Competence, is made up from a combination of modules (see Tables below) modules may be taught in two ways either Individually or Combined as an integrated course, modules may be combined to run a course leading to one of the IDSA Levels, for example, if modules A & B are combined, successful students would be eligible to receive the IDSA Level I (SCUBA qualification).