SPF Scuba: Additional Resources

Chapter 4: Scuba Certification & You

As promised, here is a form to help you evaluate the total cost of an open-water diver certification course from different dive centers & instructors. Available in three formats:

• a PDF form: print one page per dive center/instructor, then compare the totals.
• a spreadsheet file (XLS) with totals automatically calculated. The XLS comes in a zip file. Simply unzip it!
• an online Google Sheet. If you have a Gmail or Google account, you can “make a copy” and then work with it.

Other resources:

• PADI Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding
• More information about women’s health and scuba diving
• About menstruation and scuba diving

Diving with disabilities:

• Diveheart Foundation
• Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA)
• International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD)

Divers Alert Network (DAN) regions:

• DAN Europe: The countries of the Mediterranean Basin, the countries on the shores of the Red Sea, the Middle East including the Persian Gulf, the countries on the shores of the Indian Ocean north of the equator and west of India and Sri Lanka, as well as the related overseas territories, districts, and protectorates.
• DAN USA: USA & Canada
• DAN World: the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Bahamas, British & U.S. Virgin Islands), Micronesia, Melanesia, Guam, Central, and South America, including Brazil.
• DAN Asia-Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific islands, Indonesia, Polynesia, Southeast Asia, India, China, Thailand, Taiwan, and Korea.
• DAN China: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
• DAN Japan: Japan, Japanese islands & related territories, with regional responsibility for Northeast Asia-Pacific.
• DAN Southern Africa: South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Zaire, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, and Mauritius.