Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee Explained
| Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee |
| Abbreviation: | FIAS |
| Formation: | 1972 |
| Type: | NGO |
| Headquarters: | Milan |
| Location: | Viale Andrea Doria, 8 20124 Milano Lombardy |
| Region Served: | Italy |
| Leader Title: | National President |
| Leader Name: | Bruno Galli |
| Affiliations: | CMAS
EUF
Confederazione Italiana delle Attività Subacquee (CIAS) |
| Former Name: | ENAL-FIAS |
The Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee (FIAS) (Italian Underwater Activities Federation) is an Italian non-profit diver training organization. It is a member of:
- CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques)
- EUF (European Underwater Federation)
- CIAS (Confederazione Italiana delle Attività Subacquee).
It counts in Italy 130 distinct federated clubs (34 sezioni territoriali and 96 circoli).
History
It was founded as ENAL-FIAS in 1968, then changed in FIAS in 1972.[1]
Activities
Courses and diver certifications
FIAS offers internationally recognized (CMAS) diver certifications.[2]
Most relevant courses
- Base - 20m, air (CMAS *)
- ARA - 30m, air (CMAS **)
- ARA Estensione - 40m, air, decompression diving (CMAS ***)
- Nitrox - Nitrox diving
- IAA 1 - 50m, air
- IAA 2 - 60m, air
- Trimix 62 - 62m, normoxic Trimix
EUF Certification
The FIAS obtained CEN certification from the EUF certification body in 2005 for the following scuba diver grades:[3]
- Base certified to EN 14153-2/ISO 24801-2
- Diving Guide certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
- Trainee Instructor certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
- Federal Instructor certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
The EUF register number is EUF CB 2005004.[4]
Other activities
It works alongside Italian Civil Protection and actively supports environment research and protection projects like the MAC project for the coastal environmental monitoring.
References
- Web site: La Struttura . Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee . it . 13 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001035749/https://www.fias.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127&Itemid=128 . 1 October 2011.
- Web site: Brevetti Federali . Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee . 26 November 2007 . it . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216044031/https://www.fias.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=179 . 16 December 2008.
- Web site: CEN EUF Certification . Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee . it . 30 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012226/https://www.fias.it/certificazione-cen-euf . 24 September 2015.
- Web site: EUF Certified Training Systems/Training Organisations . EUF Certification International . 30 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131010181820/http://www.euf-certification.org/index.php?id=7667 . 10 October 2013.
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