Search results

First it is CMAS AMERICAS. We are currently in the process of moving to a private server. Should be up in a week or so. Just taking a bit longer than anticipated. CMAS ONE

Bottom line there is no substitution for proper training, endless practice and exercise of common sense! CMAS One

Right On! Think about it. Just the small volume of the Spare air rules it out - even the largest volume spare air is not going to last more than a few breaths at depth when the adreneline is pumping! CMAS One

Any card issued more than five years ago for an Instructor levl is considered by CMAS HQ to be expired. CMAS AMERICAS follows that policy so basically all of the CMAS Instructor cards issued by the YMCA program are now expired. They are welcome to come on board with CMAS AMERICAS but will have...

Guys - The entire CMAS system is not government sponsored. To understand CMAS you have to understand its beginning and structure. Back in the early 1950's diver training was basically individual divers passing it on to one another. Most of these "Instructors" were former military divers from the...

Trey - German is one of our top Cave Instructors and teaches in one of the best places to learn cave diving. We also have several in Florida as well. Enjoy your diving. Frank CMAS ONE

bjjman - Again there is no "equivalency" to any other agency were you merely get handed a card from CMAS. The YMCA program was suppose to include CMAS training as part of their program in order to issue the card but they did not fulfill that requirement and just gave them out for money. Their...

You are slightly miss informed. CMAS does not have "equivalencies" with PADI just an agreement to recognize their training. You still have to undergo skill evaluations and then add the training you would be missing from PADI to bring you up to CMAS Standards. We do work with dive shops and the...

Ed - Would you mind telling me where you live and the name of your CMAS Instructor? Thanks, Frank

CMAS AMERICAS is the recognized technical (training) federation of CMAS courses in the US. That means that we are responsible for developing Instructors and dive schools in the US and non represented areas of the Caribbean. What do you mean everywhere else? It is not used very much outside the...

I am going to try and clear this up once and for all as it is getting to be tiresome repeating it over and over. We had many people trying to crossover as Instructors from the YMCA when the program died. As with all crossover applications we request a copy of all certifications, current medical...

Mitch - Obviously, you did not understand the problem with the YMCA equivalency system. It was not applied as it was agreed to for many years. Thant is part of the reason CMAS AMERICAS exists. The collapse of the YMCA program was eminent for many years before it actually occurred. Standards were...

You need to take a CMAS course in order to get a CMAS Card. The YMCA does not exist anymore so the system is the same as that for any other legitimate organization. You need to make the qualification requirements for the certification you wish to have. CMAS ONE

I was not referring to Central America as a Continent just that it is a geographical barrier that defines North and South America. The point was just that AMERICA is generally considered the Political Enitity known as the USA. Nothing more was intended. If you google the Continents it says there...

The only current agreement between CMAS and PADI is to recognize each others existence and give credit for the training done to allow a student to enter each others courses. That being said you have to realize that CMAS does not have as many segregated courses as PADI does. Many of the specialty...

The YMCA is no longer invoilved in Scuba Training and in issuing CMAS certification "equivalencies" (they never really taught CMAS), If you go to our webpage Welcome to CMAS AMERICAS OFFICIAL WEBPAGE you can see the list of Instructors and our coverage area. We are growing slowly but we are...

Guess you did'nt do well in geography in school. If you open any geography text book and look at a list there is North America, South America and Central America. North America is made up of the US and Canada. Also if you say America in almost any part of the world it is immediately identified...

Yes I do out of Clearwater Florida.

Were are you located in the UK? Frank

Again your information is not entirely correct. In some places such as Greece and France you must be certified by a CMAS member organization to dive without going through a check out procedure in order to dive without a guide (i.e. Instructor or Three Star Diver (Divemaster)). Of course other...