Diving certification and verification
- Recommended Practice
- Revision 0.2 - February 2026
This document lists the IMCA recognised diving certificates for offshore diving and links to the IMCA Verification Portal for verification of international offshore diving certificates.
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. 0.2 - February 2026Addition of Havtil surface supply and closed bell diving qualifications. Cessation of recognition of French Class 2 mention A certificates after 14 June 2024.
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Rev. 0.1 - January 2026Updated to include recognition of Galician Diving Certificates
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Rev. - June 2025Initial publication