Looking to be CMAS Certified

[LACounty4806]

What do I have to do to get on board? I respect the confederation and would like to get it ramped up here in the US. A little info would be great. Thanks.

[CMAS One]

The first thing to do would be to visit the CMAS AMERICAS website and then send us a copy of your certification, diving CV and contact information. We will be running programs in your area to bring folks on board in the near future.

Cheers,
Frank
Frank J. Toal Jr., President
CMAS AMERICAS

[eric_alo]

Hi Frank,

I have a question on CMAS C-Card numbering. I made a google search and it says:

XXX/Y00/ZZ/99/888888
Where
XXX = Olympic acronym of the country of the federation or CDC
Y = F for Federation
O for CDC
00 = Code number given by C.M.A.S.
ZZ = Level of the card ( P1, P2, P3, P4, I1, I2, I3 )
99 = Year of issuance in two positions
888888 = Sequential number in 6 position mandatory yo initialise to 000001 ean year on January 1st

My Card has: PHI-FO1-P2-M40-10-000013

I don't get the M40.

[eric_alo]

Hi Frank,

Are Federations empowered to have an option to slightly modify the course?
I mean here in the Philippines, they have split the 2 Star into 2 Star Advance Openwater and 2 Star Rescue Diver.

I haven't seen the 2 Star Rescue though but I will be taking it by next week.

Thank you.

[MAZ1]

Hi-
I am one dive short of my French Federation level 2 certification and wonder if I can do my missing (the 40 meter dive- have done all else including the rescue portions of the cert.) dive at a US CMAS center. I'll be in Puerto Rico next month and believe there are some CMAS centers there.
Thanks,
Maz1