Editing Module:Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (section)

== Scientific committee ==
 
===Role===
The committee considers its main task is to bring to the attention of the world underwater diving community, the important issues concerning the marine environment and how divers can play a major role in protecting it by serving as frontline observers of its overall health, particularly in respect to invasive species, coastal ecosystems and biodiversity.<ref name="about scientific">{{cite web|title=Standards of Scientific Committee|url=http://www.cmas.org/science/about-sci|publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=4 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204124313/https://www.cmas.org/science/about-sci|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Its officers who are elected from persons nominated at the CMAS General Assembly by affiliated national diving federations include the following positions – president, secretary, a number of general members and presidents of the following commissions – marine biology, marine archaeology, geology and professional relationships.<ref name="scientific"/>

===Scientific diving codes===
Over a 10-year period from 1977, the CMAS Scientific Committee was responsible for the development of the "Code of Practice for Scientific Diving" for [[UNESCO]]<ref name="Flemming">{{Citation
|editor-last=Flemming |editor-first=N.C.|editor2-last=Max |editor2-first=M.D.|others=Scientific Committee of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|date=1988 |title=Code of Practice for Scientific Diving: Principles for the Safe Practice of Scientific Diving in Different Environments. UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science 53 |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Div. of Marine Sciences |location=Paris (France) |issn=0503-4299 |oclc=18056894 |url=http://www.jodc.go.jp/info/ioc_doc/UNESCO_tech/080632eb.pdf |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322213127/http://www.jodc.go.jp/info/ioc_doc/UNESCO_tech/080632eb.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2011 |url-status=live
}}</ref> in cooperation with [[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea Grant]]. {{citation needed| date=March 2013}}

===Qualifications===
The CMAS Scientific Committee oversees a system of diving standards and certification that operates in parallel to the CMAS International Diver Training Certification System.
The system was developed to which recognize the status of a diver who is qualified to dive in the course of research whilst employed.  This internationally recognized standard of competence is a distinct advantage for working scientists who wish to travel between laboratories and institutes in different countries.
Known as the CMAS Scientific Diver Standard, the system consists of the following diver and instructor grades:
* CMAS Scientific Diver (CSD) (pre-requisite of CMAS 2 Star Diver plus scientific diver training)
* CMAS Advanced Scientific Diver (CASD) (pre-requisite of CMAS 3 Star Diver plus advanced scientific diver training)
* CMAS Scientific Diving Instructor (pre-requisite: CMAS 2 Star Instructor)
* CMAS Confirmed Scientific Diving Instructor (pre-requisite: CMAS 3 Star Instructor)
A programme of specialist courses both at entry and advanced levels in [[underwater archaeology]], [[freshwater biology]], [[marine biology]], [[marine geology]] and [[oceanology]] is also offered.
Training and certification (also known as brevets) for the above qualifications is available from organisations known as CMAS Scientific Centres (CSC).<ref name="Scientific diver">{{Citation| author  = Scientific Committee of CMAS| editor-last  = Norro| editor-first  = Dr Alain| date  = 2000| title  = CMAS Standard for Scientific Diver| publisher  = Scientific Committee of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques| url  = http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/hydro/vorl_portal/wiss_tauchen/CMAS_ESD_AESD.pdf| access-date  = 29 January 2013| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212100047/http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/hydro/vorl_portal/wiss_tauchen/CMAS_ESD_AESD.pdf| archive-date  = 12 December 2007| url-status  = dead| df  = dmy-all}}</ref>