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| Abbreviation | IANTD |
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| Formation | 1985 (1985) |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Underwater Diver training |
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Region served | Global |
CEO | Luis Augusto Pedro |
Key people | Dick Rutkowski |
| Affiliations | United States RSTC |
| Website | http://www.iantd.com/ |
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TheInternational Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD) is ascuba diving organization concerned with certification and training inrecreational diving,technical diving,cave diving,wreck diving,rebreather diving anddiver leadership. Originally formed as the International Association of Nitrox Divers in 1985 byDick Rutkowski it pioneered the introduction ofEnriched Air Nitrox diving to the recreational diving community, before its name change in 1992 to reflect the more "technical" diving courses it had begun to teach. TheEuropean Association of Technical Divers (EATD) became part of IANTD in 1993.
Dick Rutkowski, the former dive supervisor for theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), formed the International Association of Nitrox Divers (IAND) in 1985 to teachnitrox to recreational divers. This program was developed through NOAA during his tenure. In 1992Tom Mount became the President and CEO, and the name of the organization was changed to the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD).Billy Deans has also served as a director of IANTD. Prior to founding IAND, Rutkowski worked for Dr Wells and was director of the diver training at NOAA.
As the first agency to offer recreational certification in nitrox, IANTD grew at a steady pace from 1985 through February 1992 with the support of Hyperbarics International. The European Association of Technical Divers (EATD) was formed by Kevin Gurr, Richard Bull, and Rob Palmer in the UK in 1992 and merged into IANTD the following year. In 1992 Tom Mount became President of IANTD, a position that he held until 2005. During this period of time IANTD saw rapid growth as the diving community began to accept the use of technology such as nitrox.[2] In 1992 theNational Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) became the first mainstream US agency to accept IANTD qualifications, and theSub-Aqua Association (SAA) became the first UK agency to recognise IANTD certifications in 1993.
In 2000, IANTD introduced afree-diver program prepared by Divetech Ltd of Grand Cayman.[3]
On January 7, 2016 IANTD becomes the first agency in the scuba industry to acknowledge digitally validated logs as an official proof of diving experience,[4] furthermore it declaresDiviac its official digital logbook.
In March 2018, IANTD joined theUnited States RSTC and renewed itsISO certification .[5][6]
The IANTD qualification system was structured as follows as of January 2013.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Recreational programs[edit]
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Technical programs[edit]
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Wreck program[edit]
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Leadership programs[edit]
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