| The main professional scuba diving instructor union in | | | | Moulins 06600 ANTIBES - FRANCE . |
| France is ANMP (National Association of Diving | | | | Even if PADI is the biggest recreational diving |
| Instructors), while the nation's main recreational diving | | | | organization in the world, it enjoys no direct |
| organization, which has been influencing the French | | | | recognition from the French diving legislation. There |
| scuba diving evolution and regulation historically, is | | | | are some limitations that do not match PADI |
| FFESSM (French Federation of Underwater Study and | | | | standards. But generally, a US person wishing to dive |
| Sports). ANMP focuses on the protection of the | | | | in France for recreation will face no issues with their |
| French diving trade and on its evolution and regulation. | | | | US based certification (be it PADI, NAUI, YMCA or |
| It represents the professional part of the recreational | | | | GUE). Maybe, only to comply with CMAS (World |
| diving activity, while the FFESSM represents the non | | | | Federation of Underwater Activities) standards, a bit |
| profit part. The ANMP also proposes diving courses | | | | more supervision might be required. |
| similar to those of the French federation, recognized | | | | Among the countries that have adopted the French |
| in France and across the world by another | | | | CEDIP standards for divers certifications is Ukraine. |
| organization, the CEDIP. | | | | CEDIP in Ukraine has been progressing exponentially. |
| CEDIP is the European organisation for professional | | | | CEDIP diving organizations in Ukraine can be found in: |
| diving instructors that is represented by 16 major | | | | Berdyansk, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Evpatoriya, |
| European diving organisations. It is the organization | | | | Crimea, Feodosiya, Crimea, Kharkov, Kherson, Kiev, |
| which gives the international recognition to the diver | | | | Krivoy Rog, Makeevka, Mariupol, Nikolaev, Odessa, |
| levels from the French trade union, the ANMP. CEDIP | | | | Olenevka (Crimea), Sevastopol, Simferopol (Crimea), |
| professional diving instructors offer courses for | | | | Sudak (Crimea), Yalta (Crimea), Zaporozhie. |
| individuals, small groups, families and friends, complete | | | | CEDIP Diving instructors and schools operate in 46 |
| courses, daily or hourly courses. Up to date | | | | countries worldwide. The only known to us CEDIP |
| information may be requested at any time from: | | | | diving instructors in the USA are based in Hawaii |
| CEDIP Euro 92, Bat F Route des Cistes ZI des Trois | | | | (Kealakekua). |