The International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) was originally established in 1952 as part of the Florida Skin Divers Association (FSDA). FSDA is a group of politically active Florida dive clubs. FSDA has been the voice of the diver since 1952. In 2022, with retirement looming for longtime agency head David Scoggins, IDEA passed to a new generation of divers. The new leadership is committed to building on the impressive history and heritage, while transforming IDEA to meet the challenges of the new millennium. IDEA Europe is a member of RSTC Europe.
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| - The International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) was originally established in 1952 as part of the Florida Skin Divers Association (FSDA). FSDA is a group of politically active Florida dive clubs. FSDA has been the voice of the diver since 1952. In 2022, with retirement looming for longtime agency head David Scoggins, IDEA passed to a new generation of divers. The new leadership is committed to building on the impressive history and heritage, while transforming IDEA to meet the challenges of the new millennium. IDEA Europe is a member of RSTC Europe. (en)
- L'International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) a été la première organisation de plongée sous-marine structurée à décerner des brevets aux États-Unis. Fondée en 1952 sous l'appellation de FSDA (Florida Skin Diver Association), elle fut d'abord réservée à la plongée en apnée, la plongée bouteille n'en étant qu'à ses balbutiements. Lorsque cette activité s'est développée au sein de la FSDA, le Scuba Training Comitee fut fondé. IDEA est un membre du World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC). (fr)
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| - USA 4604 49th Street North Ste 202 St. Petersburg, Fl 33709 (en)
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| - The International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) was originally established in 1952 as part of the Florida Skin Divers Association (FSDA). FSDA is a group of politically active Florida dive clubs. FSDA has been the voice of the diver since 1952. In the early days, Scuba Instructor training and certification was handled by the FSDA Scuba Training Committee which was also in charge of Standards & Procedures and new diver certifications. As FSDA grew, so did the Scuba Training Committee. By 1976 there were more FSDA instructors outside of Florida than within the state. Florida is home to many military bases and military personnel and with many FSDA Scuba Instructors in the military, the Scuba Training Committee began to grow internationally. As our military members transferred throughout the world, so did FSDA Scuba Instructors. In a short period of time the instructors had also spread to the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, the Antilles and Barbados and South America. It was at this time the committee members decided that the FSDA Scuba Training Committee had outgrown FSDA. In February of 1976, the membership voted to expand the Scuba Training Committee to an international certification agency. The name was changed and the International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) was formed. A new name, a new logo, and a new direction lead to a new “IDEA.”.In the year 1979 IDEA was reorganized and incorporated. IDEA made its first international appearance as a member of the Diving Equipment ManufacturersAssociation (DEMA) in Las Vegas in 1980. IDEA grew into over 30 foreign countries and across the continental United States. In 1996 IDEA became the fourth largest certification agency worldwide. In 2022, with retirement looming for longtime agency head David Scoggins, IDEA passed to a new generation of divers. The new leadership is committed to building on the impressive history and heritage, while transforming IDEA to meet the challenges of the new millennium. IDEA is proudly American owned and operated by US Military Veterans and First Responders. Other agencies may be owned in the far East, but IDEA is still based in Florida, where it all started. IDEA and the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC)In 1987 the majority of certification agencies agreed to form a not-for-profit agency known as the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC). The purpose of the RSTC is to allow member associations a vehicle for developing standards and to monitor quality control for the mutual benefit of the recreational diving industry and the general public. RSTC member agencies train over 85% of the divers certified worldwide. RSTC© USA is the parent organization of all other RSTC groups and the World Recreational Training Council, WRSTC. ISO scuba standards are based on the RSTC USA and WRSTC StandardsFounding Members of the RSTCIDEA – International Diving Educators Association PADI – Professional Association of Diving Instructors PDIC – Professional Diving Instructors Corporation NASDS- National Association of Scuba Diving Schools SSI – Scuba Schools InternationalIDEA and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)IDEA, along with the other members of the RSTC, developed the standards for the Entry Level Scuba standards registered and approved by ANSI. The RSTC is in charge of the SCUBA Standards Committee of ANSI. IDEA scuba course standards are based on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Revised Instructional Standards Minimum Course Content for Entry-Level Scuba Certification as approved on September 1, 1986.§IDEA has affiliates operating in Asia and Europe. IDEA Europe is a member of RSTC Europe. (en)
- L'International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) a été la première organisation de plongée sous-marine structurée à décerner des brevets aux États-Unis. Fondée en 1952 sous l'appellation de FSDA (Florida Skin Diver Association), elle fut d'abord réservée à la plongée en apnée, la plongée bouteille n'en étant qu'à ses balbutiements. Lorsque cette activité s'est développée au sein de la FSDA, le Scuba Training Comitee fut fondé. Avec le temps, l'importance du Scuba Training Comitee est allée sans cesse grandissante, ouvrant les portes de l'association floridienne à des instructeurs d'autres états, Jacksonville demeurant le berceau et centre international de celle-ci. En 1978, vu le nombre croissant d'instructeurs repris dans l'association et son internationalisation, la décision fut prise d'officialiser cet état de fait par une nouvelle appellation : IDEA. Dans les années qui suivirent, IDEA a intensifié de manière continue sa présence sur la scène internationale de la plongée, participant à la fondation de la confédération de plongée des États-Unis, le (RSTC), regroupant les instructeurs des organisations les plus importantes au monde, et du programme Universal Referral. La souplesse du « Referral agreement »[Quoi ?] permet au candidat de partager sa formation en différentes localisations. Il lui est donc possible de suivre les cours de théories et de piscine dans sa région et de terminer sa formation en milieu naturel lors de ses vacances sous les tropiques. Le referral program a été développé grâce aux efforts de IDEA, NAUI, PDIC, SSI et YMCA[réf. nécessaire] au bénéfice du client et de l'industrie de la plongée. En 1992, IDEA Italie a vu le jour avant de devenir IDEA Europe en 1995 et de nommer des responsables nationaux (Belgique, Espagne, Allemagne, ...). IDEA Europe a développé un programme didactique complet à base de livres bien sûr, mais aussi de vidéos, diapositives, etc. en Italien, Français, Anglais, Espagnol, Néerlandais et en Allemand[réf. nécessaire]. IDEA est un membre du World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC). (fr)
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