The National Association of Underwater Instructors
The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) is a United States-based SCUBA diver training organization concerned with promoting dive safety through education.
NAUI is official CE and ISO certified in May 2007, on all 3 diver levels and both instructor levels.
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NAUI History
NAUI was founded by Albert Tillman and Neal Hess in 195
In August 1960, NAUI's first Instructor Certification Course was held at the Houston's Shamrock Hilton Hotel with 72 candidates. A little over a year later, in October 1961, NAUI was incorporated in the State of California as a non-profit educational organization. Al Tillman was the first President and Neal Hess, the Executive Secretary. Other original board members included John C. Jones of the Red Cross and Garry Howland of the United States Air Force.NAUI Worldwide remains the oldest international not-for-profit membership training agency organized solely to support and promote dive safety through education. Throughout its existence, NAUI has continually maintained a position in the forefront of diving education.
NAUI sanctioned Nitrox training in 1992 - the first recreational training agency to do so - continuing to innovate in support of its members and in the interest of diving safety.
In early 1997, in keeping with NAUI's founding principles, NAUI published standards for teaching technical diving, a practice that had been growing among NAUI members for several years.
NAUI Courses
NAUI Worldwide offers a full range of training programs from Skin Diver through Instructor Course Director
NAUI Worldwide offers a full range of training programs from Skin Diver through Instructor Course Director, with dozens of specialty courses including nitrox and technical diving. Thousands of member Instructors, affiliated stores, resorts, and service centers are located in countries throughout the world.The NAUI Technical Diving Division was started in 1997 with the goal of creating a higher standard of training worldwide by codifying technical community training practices.
NAUI offers a large number of courses at all levels of diving experience. Below is a sampling of the most popular courses.
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NAUI Scuba Diving Courses
Learning to be a NAUI diver is an adventure all in itself! Grab a friend and start at home today with a NAUI educational system from your local NAUI Dive Center. Join the millions of others who discovered NAUI scuba diving and changed their lives forever. Want more information? Scroll on and get ready for the adventure of your life and a lifetime of adventure!
- NAUI Skindiver
- Fun for the whole family, this certification class is for 8 year-olds and older whether you are an accomplished swimmer or someone who has never spent time in the water. (Even the younger family members can share the fun: 5-year olds and older can enjoy a "Snorkeling for Kids of All Ages" non-certification class.)
- NAUI Scuba Diver
- Scuba Diver is an entry level scuba certification course during which you will learn the fundamental knowledge and skills to safely scuba dive in open water. When you complete your class you and your buddy will be free to explore and discover the many wonders of the underwater world%u2026and, you will have earned a NAUI Scuba Diver certification card - the most respected diver certification card in the world!
- NAUI Advanced Diver
- The Advanced Scuba Diver course is an enjoyable certification course for 12-year-old (or older) certified divers who desire additional training, have moved from one diving area to another and desire local orientation, do not have, but wish to obtain, NAUI certification, or who desire orientation to a variety of diving sites and conditions.
- NAUI Master Scuba Diver
- The Master Scuba Diver course is a continuing education certification course for divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. This course is an excellent progression toward NAUI Leadership roles.
- NAUI Technical Courses
- NAUI was the first training agency to certify all levels of diving ranging from traditional recreational trainin through all levels of technical training. Technical diving is a potentially dangerous activity that requires very special training, equipment and support. NAUI Technical Instructors are trained to not only qualify you for your dive objective, but also to give you a healthy respect for the technical diving environment.
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Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the inventor of the aqualung, was on the board of advisors of NAUI. Lloyd Bridges, who, as character "Mike Nelson" on the TV series "Sea Hunt", popularized scuba diving on a mass basis in America for the first time, was the first honorary NAUI instructor member. Buster Crabbe, the famous Olympic swimmer and movie star, was a NAUI instructor. Other celebrities who are certified NAUI divers include Kevin Costner, Lou Gossett Jr., and Cameron Diaz; Tiger Woods is a NAUI divemaster member. Most of the top universities, colleges and institutes of technology in the United States certify their students through NAUI, including the US Navy Seal Teams, Special Forces, and NASA astronauts. NAUI on YouTube
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