International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers explained

International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
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Abbreviation:IANTD
Type:NGO
Purpose:Underwater Diver training
Location:119 NW Ethan Place, Lake City, Florida 32055[1]
Region Served:Global
Leader Title:CEO
Leader Name:Luis Augusto Pedro
Key People:Dick Rutkowski
Affiliations:United States RSTC
Website:http://www.iantd.com/

The International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD) is a scuba diving organization concerned with certification and training in recreational diving, technical diving, cave diving, wreck diving, rebreather diving and diver leadership. Originally formed as the International Association of Nitrox Divers in 1985 by Dick Rutkowski it pioneered the introduction of Enriched Air Nitrox diving to the recreational diving community, before its name change in 1992 to reflect the more "technical" diving courses it had begun to teach. The European Association of Technical Divers (EATD) became part of IANTD in 1993.

History

Dick Rutkowski, the former dive supervisor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), formed the International Association of Nitrox Divers (IAND) in 1985 to teach nitrox to recreational divers. This program was developed through NOAA during his tenure. In 1992 Tom Mount became the President and CEO, and the name of the organization was changed to the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD). Billy Deans has also served as a director of IANTD. Prior to founding IAND, Rutkowski worked for Dr Wells and was director of the diver training at NOAA.

As the first agency to offer recreational certification in nitrox, IANTD grew at a steady pace from 1985 through February 1992 with the support of Hyperbarics International. The European Association of Technical Divers (EATD) was formed by Kevin Gurr, Richard Bull, and Rob Palmer in the UK in 1992 and merged into IANTD the following year. In 1992 Tom Mount became President of IANTD, a position that he held until 2005. During this period of time IANTD saw rapid growth as the diving community began to accept the use of technology such as nitrox.[2] In 1992 the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) became the first mainstream US agency to accept IANTD qualifications, and the Sub-Aqua Association (SAA) became the first UK agency to recognise IANTD certifications in 1993.

In 2000, IANTD introduced a free-diver program prepared by Divetech Ltd of Grand Cayman.[3]

On January 7, 2016 IANTD becomes the first agency in the scuba industry to acknowledge digitally validated logs as an official proof of diving experience,[4] furthermore it declares Diviac its official digital logbook.

In March 2018, IANTD joined the United States RSTC and renewed its ISO certification .[5] [6]

Qualifications

The IANTD qualification system was structured as follows as of January 2013.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Recreational programs

Technical programs

Cave Programs

Wreck program

Rebreather programs

Leadership programs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IANTD World Headquarters . 2015 . IANTD . 14 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509002802/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/contact-1 . 9 May 2015 .
  2. Web site: About IANTD . 2011 . 1 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902032246/http://www.iantd.com/iantd2.html . September 2, 2012.
  3. . 2000 . First free-diving course offered . Sports Diver . 14 . 16 June 2018 .
  4. Web site: IANTD to use Diviac for its online dive logbooks – DeeperBlue.com. DeeperBlue.com. 2016-01-12.
  5. Web site: Lunn. Rosemary E Lunn. IANTD joins the RSTC. X-Ray Mag. AquaScope Media ApS.. 24 May 2018. 28 March 2018.
  6. Web site: IANTD ISO certification (EUF International Certification). International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers. 24 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Recreational Programs. IANTD. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123005115/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/2012-08-29-15-44-41/recreational-dive-programs. 23 January 2013.
  8. Web site: Technical programs. IANTD. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119065848/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/2012-08-29-15-44-41/technical-dive-programs. 19 January 2013.
  9. Web site: Cave programs. IANTD. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119074516/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/2012-08-29-15-44-41/cave-dive-programs. 19 January 2013.
  10. Web site: Wreck programs. IANTD. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123005124/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/2012-08-29-15-44-41/wreck-dive-programs. 23 January 2013.
  11. Web site: Rebreather programs. IANTD. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130122193448/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/2012-08-29-15-44-41/rebreather-dive-programs. 22 January 2013.
  12. Web site: Leadership program. IANTD. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119064253/http://www.iantd.com/index.php/2012-08-29-15-44-41/leadership-dive-programs. 19 January 2013.
  13. IANTD Standards & Procedures ed 2016

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