Diver Certification and Verification

  • Recommended Practice
  • June 2025

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
  • IMCA Acceptance Criteria for Diver Training Certificates
  • Direct Recognition of Training Schools and Certificates by IMCA
  • Revocation of IMCA Recognition
  • Minimum Criteria for Offshore Saturation Diver Training
  • Verification of Qualifications

Revision

  • Rev. - June 2025
    Initial publication