Certifications
| Certification Name | Pre Requisites | Minimum Age | Max Depth | More Info | Certifying Dive Shops |
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| NASE, Advanced Open Water Diver | NASE Open Water Diver level (or equivalent) AND answer No to all questions on the NASE Medical History form, or secure a physician’s approval for diving prior to the start of the course. | 12 | 30 m/100 ft |
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| NASE, Assistant Instructor | NASE Divemaster level (or equivalent) + doctor’s approval for diving within 1 year AND a physician-signed NASE Medical History form, or equivalent. | 18 |
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| NASE, Cave Diver |
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| NASE, Closed Circuit Rebreather Cave Diver |
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| NASE, Deep Diver | Open Water Diver, equal rating | 15 |
logged 100 minutes ABT
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| NASE, Diver Propulsion Vehicle Pilot |
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| NASE, Equipment Specialist | Open Water Diver, equal rating | 12 |
logged 100 minutes ABT
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| NASE, Leadership/Divemaster | NASE Rescue Diver level + Master Diver + a physician-signed NASE Medical History form | 18 | 1,000 accrued minutes Actual Bottom Time (ABT) or at least 60 logged dives |
1,000 accrued minutes Actual Bottom Time (ABT) or at least 60 logged dives |
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| NASE, Master Diver | Rescue Diver, equal rating | 18 |
25 dives or 500 minutes actual bottom time (ABT)
To enrol, you must meet all of the prerequisites outlined in the NASE Worldwide General Course Standards and Procedures. |
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| NASE, Night Diver | Open Water Diver, equal rating | 12 |
logged 100 minutes ABT
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| NASE, Nitrox Specialty | Open Water Diver, equal rating | 12 |
logged 100 minutes ABT
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| NASE, Open Water Diver | Be comfortable and relaxed in water too deep to stand (able to swim 200 meters, any combination of strokes, no time limited, and able to float, drown proof or tread water) | 12 |
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| NASE, Open Water Scuba Instructor | Assistant Instructor (or equal rating) + pass NASE Instructor pre-assesment exam |
100 dives or 2000 minutes ABT
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| NASE, Rescue Diver | Advanced Open Water Diver (or equal rating) + CPR & First Aid + Oxygen Provider (or equal rating) | 12 |
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| NASE, Sidemount Cave Diver |
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| NASE, Ultimate Buoyancy Control | Open Water Diver, equal rating | 15 |
logged 100 minutes ABT
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| NASE, Underwater Navigation | Open Water Diver, equal rating | 18 |
logged 100 minutes ABT
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| NASE, xTEK 45 | NASE xTek Basics and Rescue Diver levels (or equivalent) | 18 | 45 m/150 ft |
45 m/150 ft |
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| NASE, xTek 60 (Tri Mix) | NASE xTek 45 Diver level (or equivalent) | 18 | 24-30 m/80-100 ft |
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| NASE, xTEK Basics & Rescue | NASE Nitrox and Rescue Diver levels (or equivalent) | 16 |
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| NASE, xTEK Cave Diver | NASE Nitrox and Rescue Diver levels (or equivalent) | 18 |
Although prior technical diver training is desirable, it is not required. For divers lacking this training, the course will include the same material as in the NASE xTek Basics course and, if needed, xTek 45. |
Your diving journey always starts with your diver certification. Diving is an immensely fun activity but needs to be done correctly as it can be very dangerous when done irresponsibly. Finding the right training for the diving activity that you intend to partake can be a challenging task.
There are a number of Diver certification bodies with hundreds of different courses offered; these courses are interrelated through a system of prerequisites and requirements such as age, experience and other factors. Through manual research we have compiled a unified database of all certifications & qualifications offered by the major bodies with notes, prerequisites and age requirements for each one.
The database below should provide some insight to the path that a diver can take in attaining the perfect mix of training necessary for the conditions and activities that he/she desires to partake in.