At the time, the four categories of membership were chosen to create clarity. In addition, the focus of our aim is on training schools for commercial divers, to share knowledge about training standards, education and (use of) equipment to increase safety and quality.  

The aim of this is to communicate clearly with each other, with (future) divers and companies/contractors about what is or is not a training school for commercial divers. An Associate Membership can lead to Full Membership, when the school has fully implemented the IDSA Standards and wishes to be audited.

All members will be fully informed, can participate in meetings, committees, etc. The only difference is that the members, the (future) divers and the diving contractors will immediately see that you are (not) a provider of training. Full members are for certain audited training schools for commercial divers and they are the voting members.

When a member of IDSA, commercial diving school, completes (re)certification audit successfully qualification cards can be issued. First step of the IDSA Member, the professional Diving School which is an associated member, is to fill in (certification) or update (recertification) the Full Members Application. In order to (re)gain the full member status an audit organized by IDSA must be done and finished positive.

After positive audit, an extra subscription fee must be paid, a new IDSA Membership registration No will be given.

From now the IDSA full member, the training school, can apply for IDSA qualification cards for its graduates (not the students from the past done their training during Associate Membership). Application can be done by filling in the form in excell. This information will be used to fill in the text on the IDSA Qualification Cards automatically. After payment IDSA will start producing the cards.

Financially: According to the IDSA Standards subscription should be paid by 30^th  June – if the fee for subscription is not paid the member can be suspended.

If full member pays the invoice before 31^st December suspension will be withdrawn and full membership will be restore based on earlier audit and terms.

Administration costs will be charged.

If full member is not a member for more than a year – the school can become a member – an associate member and start procedure for full membership accordingly the IDSA procedures.

A full member can lost its full membership when an re-audit is negative.

A member can be suspended when the IDSA rules and guidelines are not followed.  

IDSA is a branch organisation of commercial diving schools and/or other companies involved with commercial diving.
Please contact one of our members for following a commercial diver training.
The strength lies in the fact that most members provide the training in their own language.

Only full members can apply for IDSA Qualification cards for their students.

See our website www.idsaworldwide.org

IDSA logbooks can be ordered by IDSA members, the companies and/or diving schools.

Please contact an IDSA member for obtaining an IDSA logbook.

Currently IDSA has no arrangements to recognize cards issued by any other training organisation. They are issued centrally, either on behalf of  IDSA Full Member schools to their graduates, on successful completion of a training course or after a practical and theoretical assessment of their diving experience.  Assessments are rare. an ‘Experience Assessment’, but the necessary Assessors and  diving facilities would take time to arrange and it would be unlikely to be cost effective. Please look through the list of Full Member Schools (Diver Training) in the Members Section of our Web Site. www.idsaworldwide.org and make direct contact with any school which might suit your needs.

Only full members, the training institute, can apply for an IDSA Qualification card (credit card format) for their graduates.

So contact a full member – see our website for full members – for commercial diver trainings.

When an IDSA Qualification card is issued by IDSA we can check the authencity with our database.
The qualification is valid but it only validates his level of competence on graduating from his course as mentioned on his card.

And when the date of graduation is in the past.
Let the diver show his  latest experience as a diver by showing his dives logged in his logbook(s) over the past years.
Check the national and local regulations and if possible take an in-water assessment.

This certificate is issued by a member of IDSA.

Only full members can apply for an IDSA Qualification card (credit card format) for their students. IDSA can only verify the issuing of IDSA Qualification Cards.

This training institute was / is an Associate Member. This member has received the IDSA Training Standards & procedures to implement in their training program. This means that we do not know the content of the syllabus used.

Please contact directly the Associate Member.

In some countries IDSA cards are recognized. For example: Italy (Sicily), Norway, Denmark.

It is the duty of the diving contractor to know this before starting a project.

IDSA has contact with IMCA for recognition of IDSA cards worldwide. However still not confirmed by IMCA in formal documents.

The legislation of the hosting country is leading. The authorities can give you the information/decision needed.

Please contact your training school (formal) full member of IDSA.

If the training school cannot apply for a replacement – please let us know.

When you apply for a replacement. Please send us copy of your formal IDSA Card and a copy of a valid ID (please scratch the photo) – actual address. We charge € 40,00 per card.  We will send you an invoice and after payment we shall forward the IDSA Card.

Please contact your training school (formal) full member of IDSA.

If the training school cannot apply for a replacement – please let us know.

When you apply for a replacement. Please send us copy of your formal IDSA Card and a copy of a valid ID (please scratch the photo) – actual address. We charge € 40,00 per card.  We will send you an invoice and after payment we shall forward the IDSA Card.

Since its beginnings IDSA qualification cards have always been issued centrally by the administration:

IDSA Cards can be verified by IDSA.