Cave Divers Association of Australia
The CDAA was formed in September 1973. At the time landowners throughout the Mount Gambier area of South Australia, were contemplating the closure of all holes to diving for fear of legal liability following a spate of diving fatalities in the water filled caves. With the forming of the CDAA, sinkhole divers hoped to prevent the wholesale closure of the dive sites by presenting a united voice in defence of their sport. They wished to indicate to landowners and the public at large that they were able to regulate their activities to acceptable standards of safety and training. The newly formed CDAA set up a series of criteria and testing procedures. Initially these were a listing of all the popular cave diving sites divided into three different categories* based on their degree of difficulty. Cards were issued to divers to display to landowners to indicate their competency. The landowners gained confidence in the ability of the CDAA to produce safe divers and, as a result, the holes remained open.
Cave Diving Down Under
Cave Diving Down Under is a website for ALL Australian cave divers: ASF-CDG, TDI, GUE, and CDAA certified.
This site is the definitive resource for cave diving in Australia including: expedition and dive reports, equipment reviews, information on cave diving sites across the country, cave maps, cave diving systems and training information.
Cozumel Caves Expeditions
A team of cave divers devoted to exploring and mapping the cenotes and sea caves of Cozumel in order to help preserve and conserve them.
Divers Alert Network
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/
The largest association of recreational divers in the world, DAN is supported by membership dues and donations. The benefits of DAN membership include emergency medical evacuation assistance through DAN TravelAssist®, a subscription to Alert Diver magazine and access to DAN's insurance services.
National Association for Cave Diving
The NACD was established in 1968 for the purpose of achieving safer cave diving through training and education. As a pioneer in cave training, education, exploration and research, the NACD has the following goals:
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To establish and maintain current guidelines in the form of physical and psychological standards, as well as equipment and techniques necessary for safe cave diving.
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To encourage education and distribution of safe cave diving information throughout the facilities of the organization and to provide a program of education and advanced training essential for safe cave diving.
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To achieve closer cooperation and understanding among members of the cave and recreational diving communities (and the general public) so they may work together toward the common goal of increasing safety in cavern and cave diving.
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To explore underwater caves and to encourage education and distribution of information to government, private industry and the general public.