Diving certification and verification
- Recommended Practice
- Revision 0.1 - January 2026
This document outlines IMCA's guidelines for diver training and certification – it emphasises the importance of recognised qualifications for offshore diving operations and consolidates the topics covered by earlier IMCA information notes related to diver in-water training and certification.
Contents
- Introduction
- List of IMCA-Recognised Diver Training Certificates
- Surface-Supplied Diver Certificates
- Closed Bell / Saturation Diver Certificates
- Verification of Certificates
- In-Water Diver Training Certificates
- Diving Supervisor CPD Status
Revision
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Rev. 0.1 - January 2026Updated to include recognition of Galician Diving Certificates
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Rev. - June 2025Initial publication