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Dive Organisations
Scuba Trust	Diving with disabilities. Charity promoting diving for all.
IAHD	The International Association for Handicapped Divers.
PBA Directory	Looking for a hard boat in the UK
NAS	the Nautical Archaeology Society is about more than just diving on old wrecks
BSOUP	British Society of Underwater Photographers
Earth Dive	At the heart of this research project is the Global Dive Log, a database into which divers (and snorkellers) log sightings of key indicator species and human induced pressures.
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Diver Training and Clubs
BSAC	British Sub Aqua Club - This club was formed in 1953 by a group of divers in London. BSAC was a founding member of the Confederation Mondiale des Activities Subaquatiques. It's thought to be the world's largest dive club. The BSAC school system is now taught in many countries around the world.
ScotSAC	Scottish Sub Aqua Club - ScotSAC was formed in 1953 and is recognised and supported by Sportscotland as the National Governing Body for the sport of diving in Scotland.
SAA	Sub-Aqua Association - the SAA is an association of independent dive clubs, mainly in the UK. SAA member clubs maintain their independence while maintaining the national standards of the SAA and benefiting from regional and national support.
CMAS	Confederation Mondiale de Activities Subaquatiques - CMAS was established in 1959 to unite all the national diving organizations that were beginning to develop worldwide. Jacques Cousteau was the organisation's first president and the organisation now certifies over a hundred thousand divers every year.
PADI	Professional Association of Diving Instructors  This Californian based agency is considered to be the world's largest diver-training organisation. The PADI training system is offered in over 3000 dive centres and resorts throughout the world. The schooling system incorporates learning via written and video modules, confined water training, a written exam and four open water dives.
NAUI	National Association of Underwater Instructors - Established in 1959 as a membership association. NAUI, based in the USA, claims to be the world's most respected, largest non-profit diver training organization in the world.
SSI	Scuba Schools International – the SSI is a commercial company promoting "serious diving - serious fun", is Colorado based. The first SSI agency was opened in Southeast Asia in 1983 and now has a worldwide network of regional centres serving the needs of divers, instructors and dealers. SSI merged with the National Association of Scuba Diving Schools in 1999.
TDI	Technical Diving international - Technical diver certification agency providing course descriptions on mixed gas diving, overhead environment and rebreathers. Spreading its wings into standard diver training & first responce training.
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Dive Magazines
Dive Magazine	UK's largest title & membership magazine of the BSAC
Diver	DiverNet has grown into a major divers' resource in its own right
Sport Diver	The Destiantions guide from Sport Diver Mag (UK)
X-Ray Dive Magazine	FREE Delivered to your desktop as a PDF
Scuba Diving	More independent of the US mags. Some emphasis on diver training
Asian Diver	Some great features about sites we hear little about in Europe.
Scuba Diver (Australia)	One of the better Australian dive mags
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Dive Forums
Yorkshire Divers	Probably the more active of the UK's general dive forums
Rebreather World	If you're into CCR you've probably already found his one
ScubaBoard	Very large, very international forum with broad range of topics
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Dive Directories
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