Editing Module:Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques

{{short description|International organisation for underwater activities}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques<br />World Underwater Federation
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| abbreviation        = CMAS
| predecessor         = [[Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive|CIPS]], Comité des Sports Sous-Marins
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| formation           = {{Start date and years ago|1959|01|11}} at [[Monaco]]
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| type                = {{ubl | [[List of international sport federations|Sports federation]] | [[International nongovernmental organization|INGO]] | [[List of diver certification organizations|Diver training organization]] }}
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| purpose             = Underwater sports & sciences, and diver training
| headquarters        = [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| location            = Viale Tiziano, 74 00196 Roma Italy
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| region_served       = International
| membership          = National Federations
| language            = [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
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| leader_name         = Anna Arzhanova
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| key_people          = [[Jacques-Yves Cousteau]]
| main_organ          = General assembly
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| affiliations        = {{ubl | [[SportAccord]] | [[Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations|ARISF]] | [[International World Games Association|IWGA]] | [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] }}
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'''Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques''' ('''CMAS'''; known in English as the '''World Underwater Federation''') is an international federation that represents underwater activities in [[underwater sports|underwater sport]] and underwater sciences, and oversees an international system of recreational [[snorkelling|snorkel]] and [[scuba diver]] training and recognition.  Its foundation in [[Monaco]] during January 1959 makes it one of the world's oldest [[underwater diving]] organisations.<ref>The [[Cave Diving Group]] (CDG) was founded in 1946 in the UK. The [[British Sub-Aqua Club]] (BSAC) was founded in 1953.</ref>

== Origins ==
An international congress of diving federations representing all underwater disciplines met in [[Brussels]] on 28 September 1958. National delegates attended from following countries: Belgium, Brazil, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Portugal, Switzerland, the United States of America and the former [[Yugoslavia]]. Following a decision at that congress, a meeting was held in [[Monaco]] on 9–11 January 1959, which officially established the World Underwater Federation, with an acronym based on its French title as ''CMAS''.<ref name="aboutcmas">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmas.org/cmas/about |title=The history of CMAS |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |access-date=20 April 2010 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127082540/https://www.cmas.org/cmas/about |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
A founding member and key proponent of ''CMAS'' was the French underwater explorer and diving pioneer [[Jacques-Yves Cousteau]] who was chosen to be the inaugural president with [[Luigi Ferraro (naval officer)|Luigi Ferraro]], Italian underwater pioneer, appointed as vice-president.<ref name="Luigi Ferraro; C.M.A.S.">{{cite web |url= http://www.luigiferraro.it/en/cmas |title= Luigi Ferraro; C.M.A.S. |year= 2012 |publisher= Luigi Ferraro's official site |access-date= 4 September 2012 |archive-date= 8 May 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120508215237/http://www.luigiferraro.it/en/cmas |url-status= live }}</ref>
 
CMAS succeeded the ''Comité des Sports Sous-Marins'' (Underwater Sports Committee) of the [[Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive]] (CIPS) (International Confederation of Sport Fishing), which was founded on 22 February 1952.<ref name="aboutcmas" /><ref name="Luigi Ferraro; C.M.A.S."/>

== Organisation ==
CMAS consists of three major committees – sport, technical and scientific.<ref name="technical">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmas.org/technique |title=The Technical Committee |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |access-date=30 November 2010 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127090510/https://www.cmas.org/technique |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="sport">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmas.org/sport |title=The Sport Committee |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |access-date=30 November 2010 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084519/https://www.cmas.org/sport |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="scientific">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmas.org/science |title=Scientific Committee |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |access-date=30 November 2010 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017151050/https://www.cmas.org/science |url-status=dead }}</ref>  These committees are overseen by a board of directors (BoD) elected periodically at the annually convened general assembly. The BoD, the sport committee and the scientific committee oversee sub-committees known as commissions. Day-to-day operation is overseen by a steering committee appointed from the BoD. Its headquarters is currently located in [[Rome]].
 
=== The steering committee ===
The steering committee consists of eight members. As of 2020, the members were:<ref name="steering">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmas.org/cmas/the-board-of-directors |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615190705/http://www.cmas.org/cmas/the-board-of-directors |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title=The Steering Committee |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |access-date=23 April 2013 }}</ref>
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*President – Anna Arzhanova (Russia)
*Secretary general – Kevin O'Shaughnessy (Ireland)
*Vice president – Alain Germain (France)
*Vice president – William Peña (Colombia)
*President sports committee – Michel Gaunard  (France)
*President technical committee – Flemming Holmn  (Denmark)
*President scientific committee – Francisco Lacase (Argentina)
*Treasurer – Ilias Xiarchos (Greece)
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== Sport committee ==
CMAS Sports Committee is the world governing body of 11 [[underwater sports]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cmas.org/sports.html |website=www.cmas.org | title=Sports }}</ref>
*[[Aquathlon (underwater wrestling)|Aquathlon]]
*[[Freediving]]
*[[Finswimming]]
*[[Spearfishing]]
*[[Sport diving (sport)|Sport diving]]
*[[Underwater hockey]]
*[[Underwater orienteering]]
*Underwater [[parasports]]
*[[Underwater rugby]]
*[[Underwater target shooting]]
*Visual ([[Underwater photography]] and [[Underwater videography]])

Across these sports, CMAS organises the several world championships:

''Year in brackets () denotes inaugural event'

* [[Underwater Orienteering World Championships]] (1973)
* [[Finswimming World Championships]] (1976)
* [[Underwater Hockey World Championships]] (1980)
* [[Underwater Rugby World Championships]] (1980)
* [[Underwater Photography World Championships]] (1985)

In 2007, CMAS organised the inaugural [[2007 CMAS World Games|CMAS World Games]] in attempt to boost popularity of underwater sports by hosting all world championships as one event. However, this ultimately failed as it brought too many sports outside of their pre-established calendars, resulting in the 2007 event being the only one ever organised and played.

== Technical committee ==
 
===Role===
The role of the technical committee is the provision of "safe diving for CMAS members" and seeks to achieve this by "promoting world class standards for all aspects of Scuba Diving and ensuring adherence of them by member federations and dive providers".<ref name="About-CMAS-TC">{{cite web|title=About the Technical Committee|url=http://www.cmas.org/technique/about-tec/|publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date=28 January 2013|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013202710/https://www.cmas.org/technique/about-tec/|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, standards director, education director, technical director, diving security director, special tasks director and a number of general members.  It oversees the two following systems – a diver training standards system known as the "CMAS International Diver Training Standards" and a certification system known as "CMAS International Diver Certificates".<ref name="About-CMAS-TC"/><ref name="Learn To Dive">{{cite web|url= http://www.cmas.org/learn-to-dive/|title= Learn To Dive|publisher= Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date= 28 January 2013|archive-date= 17 October 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221017103703/https://www.cmas.org/learn-to-dive/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
 
Since CMAS effectively started as a volunteer organisation for hobbyists, its courses tend to reflect the full range of European and world diving standards. Compared to other diving organisations which may be more geared towards holiday and tropical water diving, and while organisations like [[PADI]] or [[Scuba Schools International|SSI]] tend to bring divers into the water immediately, CMAS entry-level training is more extensive, featuring more "classroom" delivered theory.<ref name="dtp">{{cite manual |title=C.M.A.S. Diver *, **, ***, ****Training Program Diver |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |date=7 February 2008 |version=Version 2007/01}}</ref>

=== Qualifications ===
 
====Standards, certification and training delivery====
[[File:CMAS-Ausbildung.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|The CMAS training system.]]
The CMAS Technical Committee has developed a qualification system currently known as the "CMAS International Diver Training Standards" which consists of published universal standards for [[recreational diving]], [[technical diving]] and [[Diving instructor|leadership diver grades]].<ref name="CMAS-S+P">{{cite web|url= http://www.cmas.org/technique/cmas-international-diver-training-standards-and-procedures-manual/|title= CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual|publisher= Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date= 28 January 2013|archive-date= 13 October 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221013202713/https://www.cmas.org/technique/cmas-international-diver-training-standards-and-procedures-manual/|url-status= dead}}</ref>
 
The CMAS Technical Committee has also developed a [[Diving certification|diving certification system]] called the "CMAS International Diver Training Certification System" for most of its diver training standards and which permits divers that have been trained in accordance with the CMAS International Diver Training Standards, to have their training recognised worldwide particularly in countries where CMAS affiliated federations exist. The system includes a double sided certification card format where one side depicts the achieved CMAS standard while the other side has details of the issuing organisation and the diver.<ref name="Learn To Dive"/><ref name="Certificate format">{{Citation| title= CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual| chapter-url= http://www.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2212&language=1/| access-date= 28 January 2013| publisher= Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques| pages= 2–3| chapter= Chapter 1 Universal Standards and Procedures| archive-date= 18 June 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210618034617/https://www.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2212&language=1/| url-status= dead}}</ref>
 
CMAS itself does not provide training or conduct the issuing of certifications – this is available from two sources.  Firstly, from national diving federations affiliated to the CMAS Technical Committee using their member diving clubs, their member instructors where the federation is exclusively an instructor organisation or by agreement with independent underwater diving training organizations operating in the countries where those federations are based.<ref name="CMAS Technical Committee Affiliates">{{cite web|title=Federations affiliated to the CMAS Technical Committee|url=http://www.cmas.org/technique/federations?comme=2|publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date=27 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013185254/https://www.cmas.org/technique/federations?comme=2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=CMAS-ISA>{{cite web|title=Welcome to CMAS Instructors South Africa|url=http://www.cmas.co.za/AboutUs.aspx|publisher=CMAS Instructors South Africa|access-date=28 October 2012|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921152852/http://www.cmas.co.za/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SEI Organizational Standards">{{cite web|title=ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS|url=http://www.seidiving.org/about-us/organizational-standards/|publisher=Scuba Educators International|access-date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220053419/http://www.seidiving.org/about-us/organizational-standards/|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Secondly, from specially accredited dive centres known as "CMAS Dive Centers" (CDC) who use dedicated CMAS training materials.<ref name="CMAS Diving Centers">{{cite web|title=CMAS Diving Centers|url=http://www.cmas.org/cmas/diving-centers|publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date=27 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013202715/https://www.cmas.org/cmas/diving-centers|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Recreational diver training programmes ====
[[File:CMAS 4-star diver certification card PC160019.jpg|thumb|CMAS four-star diver certification card issued by South African Underwater Union, the South African affiliate in the 1980s, which later became the South African Underwater Sports Federation and CMAS Instructors South Africa, the current South African federations.]]
 
Standards are offered for recreational diver training for the following grades of scuba and snorkel divers.<ref name="CMAS-S+P"/>
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* '''Introductory SCUBA Experience''' – "this training programme aims at providing interested persons with an [[introductory diving]] experience, to a maximum depth of ten (10) metres under the direct supervision of a CMAS Instructor, whilst using air as a breathing gas, in a safe manner."<ref name="CMAS-ISE">{{cite book| title = CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual| chapter-url = http://www.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2155&language=1/| access-date = 29 January 2013| publisher = Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques| page = 1| chapter = CMAS Introductory SCUBA Experience Training Programme| archive-date = 18 June 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210618025923/https://www.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2155&language=1/| url-status = dead}}</ref>
* '''[[CMAS* scuba diver|One Star Diver]]''' – "a diver who is competent in the safe and correct use of all appropriate open water scuba diving equipment in a sheltered water training area and is ready to gain open water diving experience in the company of an experienced diver."<ref name="diver definitions" >{{cite book |author=dernp |title= Standards & Requirements Diver and Instructor (Version 2002/00 ) |chapter-url= http://www.metropolis2.co.uk/Bish/Diver_Instructor_St_et_Rs_V_2002_00_A.pdf |access-date=18 May 2017 |publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques |page=3 |chapter=Definitions of Diver and Instructor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121957/http://www.metropolis2.co.uk/Bish/Diver_Instructor_St_et_Rs_V_2002_00_A.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''[[CMAS** scuba diver|Two Star Diver]]''' – "a diver who has gained some open water diving experience and is considered ready to take part in dives partnered by a diver of at least the same or a higher grade. The two-star diver may dive with a One Star Diver in sheltered shallow water."<ref name="diver definitions"/>
* '''Three Star Diver''' – "a fully trained, experienced, senior diver who is considered competent to supervise other divers of any grade in open water and support an instructor in the pool and open water training."<ref name="diver definitions"/>
* '''Four Star Diver''' – "a three-star diver who has attained a higher than average level of knowledge and ability supported by broad diving experience. They are able to assist in the training of One Star Divers and be competent to lead divers in order to accomplish major diving tasks or project objectives."<ref name="diver definitions"/>
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'''Snorkelling'''
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* '''One Star Snorkel Diver''' – "a snorkel diver who is competent in the safe and correct use of relevant snorkel diving equipment used in a swimming pool or sheltered water. The snorkel diver is familiar with relevant personal equipment and its use in a sheltered open water area. The snorkel diver is ready to gain further open water training."<ref name="Snorkel Diver Standards">{{cite book| title= Snorkel Diver Standards| chapter-url= http://www.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2166&language=1/| access-date= 29 January 2013| publisher= Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques| chapter= Definition of Snorkel diver and Snorkel diver Instructor grades| archive-date= 18 June 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210618014115/https://www.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2166&language=1/| url-status= dead}}</ref>
* '''Two Star Snorkel Diver''' – "a snorkel diver who has gained some open water diving experience.  The snorkel diver is considered ready to take part in dives with other snorkel divers, under supervision if a minor.  The CMAS 2 star snorkel diver is considered trained."<ref name="Snorkel Diver Standards"/>
* '''Three Star Snorkel Diver''' – "A fully trained snorkel diver who has gained considerable experience in open water snorkel diving under various conditions. The three-star snorkel diver has acquired life-saving skills and can lead snorkel divers in open water dives."<ref name="Snorkel Diver Standards"/>
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==== Speciality diver training programmes ====
Standards are provided for the following speciality training for recreational divers:<ref name="CMAS-S+P"/>
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* [[Apnea|Apnoea Diver Level I]]
* Apnoea Diver Level II
* Apnoea Diver Level III
* Disabled Diver: Open Water Diving Environment Level I
* Disabled Diver: Open Water Diving Environment Level II
* Disabled Diver: Open Water Diving Environment Level III
* {{annotated link|Nitrox diver|Enriched Air Nitrox Diver}}
* {{annotated link|Dry suit diver|Drysuit Diver}}
* {{annotated link|Altitude Diver}}
* {{annotated link|Underwater navigation|Underwater Navigation}}
* [[Underwater search and recovery|Search and Recovery Diver]]
* {{annotated link|Ice diver|Ice Diver}}
* [[Diving air compressor|Compressor Operator]]
* {{annotated link|Nitrox blender|Nitrox Gas Blender}}
* {{annotated link|Trimix blender|Trimix Gas Blender}}
* [[Cave diving|Cave Diver Level I (Cavern Diver)]]
* [[Diver propulsion vehicle|Recreational Scooter Diver]]
* [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] (CPR) and [[Basic life support]] (BLS])
* [[Oxygen first aid|Oxygen Administration]]
* {{annotated link|Rescue Diver}}
* [[Trimix (breathing gas)|Recreational Trimix Diver]]
* Semi-Closed [[Rebreather]] Diver
* Advanced Semi-Closed Rebreather Diver
* Closed Circuit Rebreather Diver
* Children Diving Bronze Award
* Children Diving Gold Award
* Children Diving Silver Award
* Wreck Diver Level 1: – Autonomous, recreational, non-penetration [[wreck diving]].<ref>{{cite report |url=https://archives.cmas.org/document%3FsessionId%3D%26fileId%3D2158%26language%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwjUpvWG7LKIAxVi3gIHHQKcOu4QFnoECBcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1YEsIuD8MSZ1V2vmc5cCB6 |title=Standard 2.B.27: CMAS Wreck Diver Level 1 Training Programme |chapter=Chapter 2 |work=CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual |author=((CMAS Technical Committee)) |access-date=8 September 2024 }}</ref>
* Wreck Diver Level 2:– Autonomous, recreational, penetration [[wreck diving]].<ref>{{cite report |url=https://archives.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2159&language=1 |title=Standard 2.B.28: CMAS Wreck Diver Level 2 Training Programme|work=CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual |chapter= |author=((CMAS Technical Committee)) |access-date=8 September 2024 }}</ref>
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* {{visible anchor|Self-Rescue Diver}} – [[Scuba gas planning]] skills, [[bailout to emergency gas supply]] carried by the diver, management of multiple gas cylinders, [[deployment of a decompression buoy]] from depth, [[Tethered ascent|tethered buoyant emergency ascent]], use of [[long hose regulator]], self-release from entanglement, and use of [[backup diving equipment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.cmas.org/technique/self-rescue-diver-training-programme |title=Self-Rescue Diver Training Programme |website=archives.cmas.org |access-date=1 July 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927223024/https://archives.cmas.org/technique/self-rescue-diver-training-programme |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2965&language=1 |work=CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual |title=3.B.31 CMAS Syllabus for Self-Rescue Diver Training Programme / BOD no 181 ( 04-18-2013 ). Minimum Course Content |access-date=2024-07-01 |archive-date=2024-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701075146/https://archives.cmas.org/document?sessionId=&fileId=2965&language=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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====Technical diver training programmes====
Standards are provided for the following technical diver training grades:<ref name="CMAS-S+P"/>
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* {{annotated link|Advanced nitrox diver|Advanced Nitrox Diver}}
* Advanced Semi-Closed Rebreather Diver
* [[Cave diving|Cave Diver Level II (Apprentice Cave Diver)]]
* Cave Diver Level III (Full Cave Diver)
* [[Technical diving#Definition of technical diving#Gas mixes#Deep air/extended range diving|Extended Range Nitrox Diver]]
* [[Trimix (breathing gas)#Mixes#Naming conventions|Normoxic Trimix Diver]]
* [[Overhead environment]] Scooter
* Technical Scooter Diver
* Trimix Diver
* Advanced Trimix Diver
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==== Leadership diver training programmes ====
Standards are provided for the training of the following grades of recreational snorkel and scuba instructors:<ref name="CMAS-S+P"/>
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* '''{{visible anchor|One Star Snorkel Diver Instructor}}''' – "a CMAS 2 star snorkel diver who is interested in and has knowledge of practical snorkel diver instruction.  The instructor is qualified to conduct practical lessons in a swimming pool and to teach the CMAS 1 star snorkel diver certificate.  The instructor can be used as an assistant instructor in open water, but cannot plan an open water dive and lead a group of divers on his own."<ref name="Snorkel Diver Standards"/>
* '''{{visible anchor|Two Star Snorkel Diver Instructor}}''' – "an experienced one-star snorkel diver instructor who has the knowledge, skills, and experience required to lead and instruct 1, 2 and 3 Star snorkel diver students in the classroom, swimming pool, and open water.  The experienced CMAS 2 Star snorkel diver instructor may assist in the training and education of CMAS 1 Star snorkel diver instructors."<ref name="Snorkel Diver Standards"/>
* '''{{visible anchor|One Star Instructor}}''' – "a three- or four-star diver who has demonstrated a knowledge of the techniques of diving instruction and has proven, under evaluation, to be competent in practical instructional skills and diving safety procedures: They are qualified to train and certify novice diving students in a full CMAS One-Star Diver scuba program."<ref name="diver definitions"/>
* '''{{visible anchor|Two Star Instructor}}''' – "an experienced one-star instructor who has the knowledge, skills, and experience required to teach groups of divers in the classroom, pool, and in open water, and to train qualified dive supervisors, assistant instructors and assist in the training & evaluation of One-Star Instructors. They are qualified to teach and certify all CMAS diver levels including snorkel instructor levels."<ref name="diver definitions"/>
* '''{{visible anchor|Three Star Instructor}}''' – "a highly experienced two-star instructor who is competent to train all grades of divers and instructors and able to take responsibility for instructor certification programs and the conduct of diving schools/centres and specialised training courses or events."<ref name="diver definitions"/>
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====Instructor speciality grades====
Standards are provided for speciality training of assistants, [[dive master|dive supervisors]], snorkel instructors and scuba instructors:<ref name="CMAS-S+P"/>
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* Apnoea Instructor
* Instructors Assistant for Disabled Divers
* Instructor for Disabled Divers
* Instructor Trainer for Disabled Divers
* Nitrox Instructor
* Advanced Nitrox Instructor
* Nitrox Instructor Three Star
* Ice Diver Instructor
* Trimix Instructor
* Advanced Trimix Instructor
* Nitrox Gas Blender Instructor
* Trimix Gas Blender Instructor
* Cave Diving Instructor I (Cavern Diving Instructor)
* Cave Diving Instructor II (Full Cave Diving Instructor)
* Cave Diving Instructor III (Cave Diving Staff Instructor)
* Recreational Scooter Assistant
* Technical Scooter Assistant
* Overhead Environment Scooter Assistant
* Recreational Scooter Instructor
* Technical Scooter Instructor
* Overhead Environment Scooter Instructor
* Semi-Closed Rebreather Instructor
* Advanced Semi-Closed Rebreather
* Closed Circuit Rebreather Instructor
* Children Diving Dive Leader
* Children Diving Instructor
* Children Diving Instructor Trainer
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== 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>

== Recognitions, agreements and affiliations ==
 
=== Recognitions ===
Organisations which recognise CMAS as the international federation for underwater sport and activities include:
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* [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)<ref name="ioc-wuf">{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/content/the-ioc/recognised-sport-federations/federation9/ |title=World Underwater Federation |publisher=[[IOC]] |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819061355/http://www.olympic.org/content/the-ioc/recognised-sport-federations/federation9/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="arisf">{{cite web |url=http://www.arisf.org/members/Underwater |title=Members: CMAS – World Underwater Federation |publisher=Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) |access-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190236/http://www.arisf.org/members/Underwater |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref>
* [[UNESCO]]<ref name="unesco-wuf">{{cite web |url=http://ngo-db.unesco.org/r/or/en/1100067200 |title=World Underwater Federation |publisher=[[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702014221/http://ngo-db.unesco.org/r/or/en/1100067200 |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[SportAccord]] (formerly General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF))<ref name="gaisf">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportaccord.com/en/members/index.php?idContent=644&idIndex=32 |title=List of International Sports Federations |year=2012 |publisher=SportAccord |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507073823/http://www.sportaccord.com/en/members/index.php?idContent=644&idIndex=32 |archive-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[World Games]]<ref name="worldgames">{{cite web |url=http://www.theworldgames.org/the-sports/sports/trend-sports/underwater-sports-fin-swimming |title=Underwater Sports: Fin Swimming |year=2012 |publisher=International World Games Association (IWGA) |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709223418/http://www.theworldgames.org/the-sports/sports/trend-sports/underwater-sports-fin-swimming |archive-date=9 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] (WADA)<ref name="wada">{{cite web |url=http://wada-ama.org/en/Resources/List-of-International-Federations/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416025336/http://wada-ama.org/en/Resources/List-of-International-Federations/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |title=List of International Federations |year=2012 |publisher=World Anti-Doping Agency |access-date=1 September 2012 }}</ref>
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=== Agreements ===
* Agreement with the [[International Life Saving Federation]] (ILSF) was signed on 21 October 1994 regarding recognition of ILSF's rescue diver and instructors.<ref name="ordc">{{cite web|title=OVERVIEW OF RESCUE DIVER'S CERTIFICATION|url=http://www.ilsf.org/sites/ilsf.org/files/filefield/APP%2016%20ILS%20Overview%20Rescue%20Diver%27s%20Certification.pdf|publisher=International Life Saving Federation|access-date=17 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101123240/http://www.ilsf.org/sites/ilsf.org/files/filefield/APP%2016%20ILS%20Overview%20Rescue%20Diver%27s%20Certification.pdf|archive-date=1 November 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Agreement with the [[Professional Association of Diving Instructors]] (PADI) was signed on 30 January 1998 in Anaheim regarding a system of recognition for scuba divers moving between the CMAS and PADI training schemes.<ref name="C.M.A.S. PADI Agreement">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndf.no/getfile.php/1068/cmaspadi_a.PDF|title= C.M.A.S. / PADI Agreement |publisher= Norges Dykkeforbund |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508230305/http://www.ndf.no/getfile.php/1068/cmaspadi_a.PDF |archive-date=8 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Agreement with the [[Nautical Archaeology Society]] (NAS) was signed on 27 April 2002 in Brussels to 'explore the possibilities of cooperation between NAS and CMAS in the field of underwater archaeology' including "exchange of information" and mutual recognition of training programs.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}

=== Affiliations ===
* [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN)<ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=http://www.iucn.org/about/union/members/who_members/members_database/|title=Members' database, International NGO|publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature|access-date=1 September 2012|archive-date=2 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202045502/http://www.iucn.org/about/union/members/who_members/members_database/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Member federations ==

In Feb 2024, 105 nations:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/ | title=National Federations | access-date=2024-02-12 | archive-date=2024-02-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212221447/https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

* Africa: 15 nations <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/africa.html | title=AFRICA | access-date=2024-02-12 | archive-date=2024-02-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212221935/https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/africa.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* America: 15 nations <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/america.html | title=America | access-date=2024-02-12 | archive-date=2024-02-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212221938/https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/america.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Asia: 27 nations <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/asia.html | title=ASIA | access-date=2024-02-12 | archive-date=2024-02-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212221934/https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/asia.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Europe: 40 nations <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/europe.html | title=EUROPE | access-date=2024-02-12 | archive-date=2024-02-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212221936/https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/europe.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Oceania: 3 nations <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmas.org/national-federations/oceania.html | title=Oceania }}</ref>

CMAS membership consists of at least 130 national federations from five continents:<ref name="aboutcmas"/><ref name="f">{{cite web|title=Federations|url=http://www.cmas.org/federation-list|publisher=Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020210417/https://www.cmas.org/federation-list|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | {{Flag|Algeria}} (<small>Fédération Algerienne De Sauvetage De Secourisme Et Des Activites Subaquatiques</small>)
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 | {{Flag|Egypt}} (<small>Egyptian Underwater & Lifesaving Federation</small>)
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 | {{Flag|Madagascar}} (<small>Fédération Malgache De Plongée Sous Marinem</small>)
 | {{Flag|Morocco}} (<small>Federation Royale Marocaine De Plongée Et Activites Subaquatiques</small>)
 | {{Flag|Mauritius}} (<small>Mauritian Scuba Diving Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Namibia}} (<small>Namibia Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Seychelles}} (<small>Scuba Divers Federation Of Seychelles</small>)
 | {{Flag|Seychelles}} (<small>Submarine Activity Federation Seychelles</small>)
 | {{Flag|South Africa}} (<small>CMAS Instructors South Africa (CMAS-ISA</small>)
 | {{Flag|South Africa}} (<small>[[South African Underwater Sports Federation]] (SAUSF)</small>)
 | {{Flag|Tunisia}} (<small>Fédération Des Activites Subaquatiques De Tunisie</small>)
 | {{Flag|Tunisia}} (<small>Fédération Tunisienne Des Pêches Sportives</small>)
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{ubl
  | {{Flag|Argentina}} (<small>FederaciÓn Argentina De Actividades Subacuaticas</small>)
 | {{Flag|Argentina}} (<small>Asociación De Hockey Subacuático De Argentina</small>)
 | {{Flag|Brazil}} (<small>Confederaço Brasileira De Pesca E Desportos SubaquÁticos</small>)
 | {{Flag|Canada}} (<small>Canadian Underwater Games Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Canada}} (<small>Association Des Moniteurs De La Cmas Qc</small>)
 | {{Flag|Canada}} (<small>Canadian Diving Program</small>)
 | {{Flag|Chile}} (<small>Federación Deportiva Nacional De Actividades Subacuáticas Y Salvamento Acuático</small>)
 | {{Flag|Colombia}} (<small>Federacion Colombiana De Actividades Subauaticas</small>)
 | {{Flag|Cuba}} (<small>Federacion Cubana De Actividades Subacuaticuas</small>)
 | {{Flag|Ecuador}} (<small>Federación Ecuatoriana De Buceo Y Actividades Subacuaticas</small>)
 | {{Flag|Mexico}} (<small>Federacion Mexicana De Actividades Subacuaticas A.C.</small>)
 | {{Flag|Mexico}} (<small>International Diving Instructors Mexico</small>)
 | {{Flag|Peru}} (<small>Federacion Deportiva Peruana De Actividades Subacuaticas</small>)
 | {{Flag|United States}} (<small>United States Underwater Sport Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|United States}} (<small>U.S. Freediving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|United States}} (<small>[[Underwater Society of America|Underwater Society Of America]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Uruguay}} (<small>Federacion Uruguaya De Actividades Subacuaticas</small>)
 | {{Flag|Venezuela}} (<small>Federacion Venezolana De Actividades Subacuaticas</small>)
 }}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{ubl
 | {{Flag|China}} (<small>Chinese Underwater Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Hong Kong}} (<small>Hong Kong Underwater Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|India}} (<small>Underwater Sport Association India</small>)
 | {{Flag|Indonesia}} (<small>Indonesian Subaquatic Sport Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Iran}} (<small>Islamic Republic Of Iran Lifesaving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Israel}} (<small>[[Israeli Diving Federation]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Japan}} (<small>Japan Cmas Instructor Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Japan}} (<small>Japan Underwater Sports Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Japan}} (<small>Japan Educational Facilities Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Japan}} (<small>Jcs</small>)
 | {{Flag|Japan}} (<small>Marine Techno Educational System Diving Division</small>)
 | {{Flag|Japan}} (<small>Kansai Sports Diving Federation Japan</small>)
 | {{Flag|Jordan}} (<small>Royal Jordanian Marine Sports Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Kazakhstan}} (<small>Underwater Federation Republic Of Kazakhstan</small>)
 | {{Flag|Kuwait}} (<small>Kuwait Academy For Diving & Swimming</small>)
 | {{Flag|Kuwait}} (<small>Kuwait Diving And Lifesaving Committee</small>)
 | {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} (<small>Kyrgyz Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Lebanon}} (<small>Lebanon Water Festival</small>)
 | {{Flag|Malaysia}} (<small>Malayan Sub Aqua Club</small>)
 | {{Flag|Malaysia}} (<small>Malaysia Coastal Subaquatic Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Maldives}} (<small>Maldives Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} (<small>Toa Engineering Corporation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Palestine}} (<small>Palestinian Swimming & Aquatic Sport Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Philippines}} (<small>Philippine Federation Of Cmas Underwater Activities</small>)
 | {{Flag|Philippines}} (<small>Philippine Association On Underwater Activities</small>)
 | {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} (<small>Saudi Arabia Maritime Sports Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Singapore}} (<small>Singapore Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|South Korea}} (<small>Asia Diving Council</small>)
 | {{Flag|South Korea}} (<small>Korea Underwater Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Syria}} (<small>Syrian Underwater Sport Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Chinese Taipei}} (<small>Chinese Taipei Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Chinese Taipei}} (<small>Taiwan Technical & Science Diving Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Thailand}} (<small>Association Of Thailand Underwater Sports</small>)
 | {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} (<small>Fujairah International Marine Club</small>)
 | {{Flag|Vietnam}} (<small>Vietnam Aquatic Sports Association</small>)
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{ubl
 | {{Flag|Armenia}} (<small>Armenian Federation Of Underwater Sports</small>)
 | {{Flag|Austria}} (<small>Austrian Diving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Belarus}} (<small>Belarus Federation Of Underwater Sport</small>)
 | {{Flag|Belgium}} (<small>Royal Belgian Diving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Belgium}} (<small>Groupe Belge De Recherches Scientifiques Sous-Marines</small>)
 | {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} (<small>Diving Association Of Bosnia And Herzegovina</small>)
 | {{Flag|Bulgaria}} (<small>Bulgarian National Association Of Underwater Activity</small>)
 | {{Flag|Bulgaria}} (<small>Federation Bulgare De Peche Sous Marine</small>)
 | {{Flag|Croatia}} (<small>Croatian Diving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Croatia}} (<small>Croatian Federation Of Sports Fishing On Sea</small>)
 | {{Flag|Cyprus}} (<small>Cyprus Federation Of Underwater Activities</small>)
 | {{Flag|Czech Republic}} (<small>Divers Association Of Czech Republic</small>)
 | {{Flag|Denmark}} (<small>Danish Sports Diver Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Estonia}} (<small>Estonian Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Finland}} (<small>Finnish Divers' Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|France}} (<small>[[Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins|Fédération française d'études et de sports sous-marins]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Georgia}} (<small>Georgian Underwater Sports Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Germany}} (<small>Verband Deutscher Sporttaucher E.V.</small>)
 | {{Flag|Greece}} (<small>Hellenic Federation For Underwater Activities & Sportfishing</small>)
 | {{Flag|Greece}} (<small>Hellenic Swimming Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Hungary}} (<small>Hungarian Divers Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Hungary}} (<small>Underwater Explorers' Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Ireland}} (<small>[[Comhairle Fo-Thuinn|Irish Underwater Federation]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva E Attivita Subacquee</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Comitato Italiano Ricerche Studi Subaquei</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>International Academy Of Underwater Sciences And Techniques</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Nadd Global Diving Agency</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Asd Acqua Team</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Union Italienne Sport Pour Tous</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Associazione Cmas Diving Center Italia</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Associaziona Nazionale Istruttori Subacquei</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>[[Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee|Federazione Italiana Attivita Subacquee]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Federazione Italiana Sport Acquatici</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Asi-Alleanza Sportiva Italiana Divisione Subacquea</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Esa Worldwide</small>)
 | {{Flag|Italy}} (<small>Albatros Progetto Paolo Pinto</small>)
 | {{Flag|Latvia}} (<small>Cmas Baltic Sporta Biedrtba</small>)
 | {{Flag|Latvia}} (<small>Latviajas Zemudens Sporta Federacija</small>)
 | {{Flag|Liechtenstein}} (<small>Liechtensteiner Tauchsport Verband</small>)
 | {{Flag|Lithuania}} (<small>Lithuanian Underwater Sport Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Luxembourg}} (<small>Federation Luxembourgeoise</small>)
 | {{Flag|North Macedonia}} (<small>Macedonian Diving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Malta}} (<small>Federation Of Underwater Activities Malta</small>)
 | {{Flag|Moldova}} (<small>Federation Of Underwater Activities Of The Republic Of Moldova</small>)
 | {{Flag|Monaco}} (<small>Federation Monegasque Des Activites Subaquatiques</small>)
 | {{Flag|Montenegro}} (<small>Diving Association Of Montenegro</small>)
 | {{Flag|Netherlands}} (<small>[[Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Norway}} (<small>Norwegian Diving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Poland}} (<small>Underwater Activity Commission Polish Tourist Country-Lovers Society</small>)
 | {{Flag|Poland}} (<small>Polish Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Poland}} (<small>Commission Diving Nationale Defense League</small>)
 | {{Flag|Portugal}} (<small>Federation Portugaise D'Activites Subaquatiques</small>)
 | {{Flag|Russia}} (<small>Russian Underwater Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|San Marino}} (<small>Federazione Sammarinese Attivita Subacquee</small>)
 | {{Flag|Serbia}} (<small>Serbian Underwater Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Slovakia}} (<small>Slovak Diving Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Slovenia}} (<small>Slovenian Diving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Spain}} (<small>[[Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas|Federacion Espanola De Actividades Subacuaticas]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Sweden}} (<small>Swedish Sportsdiving Federation</small>)
 | {{Flag|Switzerland}} (<small>Schweizer Unterwassersport-Verband</small>)
 | {{Flag|Switzerland}} (<small>Cmas.Ch</small>)
 | {{Flag|Turkey}} (<small>[[Turkish Underwater Sports Federation]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|Ukraine}} (<small>Public Organization Ukrainian Federation Of Underwater Sport And Underwater Activities</small>)
 | {{Flag|United Kingdom}} (<small>[[Sub-Aqua Association]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|United Kingdom}} (<small>British Spearfishing Association</small>)
 }}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{ubl
 | {{Flag|Australia}} (<small>[[Australian Underwater Federation]]</small>)
 | {{Flag|New Zealand}} (<small>New Zealand Underwater Association</small>)
 | {{Flag|Tahiti}} (<small>Fédération Tahitienne De Sports Subaquatique De Compétition</small>)
 }}
|}

== See also ==
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===General===
*{{annotated link|List of diver certification organizations}}
 
===Key people===
* {{annotated link|Frédéric Dumas}}
* {{annotated link|Philippe Tailliez}}
 
===Organisations===
*{{annotated link|CMAS Europe}}
*{{annotated link|Scuba Educators International}}
*{{annotated link|YMCA SCUBA Program}}
 
===Sport===
*{{annotated link|Finswimming World Championships}}
*{{annotated link|Underwater Hockey World Championships}}
*{{annotated link|Underwater Orienteering World Championships}}
*{{annotated link|Underwater Photography World Championships}}
*{{annotated link|Underwater Rugby World Championships}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.cmas.org CMAS homepage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130516195511/http://history.cmas.org History of CMAS website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20240212224554/https://www.cmas.org/ History Results]
*[https://www.sportalsub.net/en/ Results]
*[http://www.cmas-america.org CMAS American Zone] (in Spanish, English and Portuguese)
*[http://www.cmasasia.org Asian Underwater Federation] (CMAS Asia)
*[http://www.cmas-europe.net CMAS Europe homepage]
 
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