There are mainly the following kinds of leisure diving abroad: CUA (China Diving Association)
CMAS (world diving Federation)
PADI (Professional Diving Coaches Association)
national association of underwater instructors
International Union of Diving Schools
International scuba diving school
Leisure diving of China Diving and Salvage Industry Association has been in China for more than 20 years, and China's leisure diving has been monopolized by foreign institutions such as the United States and Germany for training and certification. As a new game, there is a problem of irregular management in the leisure diving industry in China. Diving is often linked to tourism, and diving expenses are also linked to tourism expenses.
Together. As the fastest-growing diving area in China, Hainan has been a hot spot of tourists' complaints in recent years due to high fees, compulsory consumption and poor service.
China Diving and Salvage Industry Association is the highest authoritative national organization in China. The first self-discipline management method of leisure diving industry in China was studied and formulated, the first national standard of leisure diving training group was compiled, the first national leisure diving training framework system was established, and the first set of leisure diving training series textbooks was compiled. China has an independent and complete leisure diving training system, becoming the first leisure diving training management institution with independent intellectual property rights in China.
The first batch of Qingdao Maritime Vocational School, which obtained the certificate of training institution, was founded in 1958, and it is the diver training base of China diving and salvage industry association.