CMAS Europe (CMAS EU) is an organisation created expressly to represent the interests of

Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS; known in English as the World Underwater Federation) is an international federation that represents underwater activities in underwater sport and underwater sciences, and oversees an ...

(CMAS) within the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

and in other parts of

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

by European national diving federations affiliated to CMAS.

Purpose and organisation

Its purpose is to promote, support, develop and as necessary, defend the following interests of CMAS within the European Union and in other parts of Europe - the CMAS International Diver Training Certification System,

underwater sports Underwater sports is a group of competitive sports using one or a combination of the following underwater diving techniques - breath-hold, snorkelling or scuba, usually including the use of equipment such as diving masks and fins. These sp ...

represented by CMAS, the actions of the

CMAS Scientific Committee CMAS may stand for: * Clinical Movement Analysis Society of the UK and Ireland * CMAS (gene), the human enzyme cytidine monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase * Center for Mexican American Studies, an academic research center at Universi ...

concerning the protection of both the marine environment and underwater cultural heritage, and all other events relevant to CMAS’ aims. It is incorporated as an Association internationale sans but lucrative in

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. Its operation is overseen by a board of directors. It holds special membership status within the

European Underwater Federation The European Underwater Federation (EUF) is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of scuba diver training organisations operating in both the Voluntary sector, not for profit and Business, for profit sectors within Europe. Purpos ...

(EUF).

Membership

The following organisations (in alphabetical order by name of country) are the CMAS National Federations which founded CMAS EU on 25 June 2005: * Austria - Tauchsportverband Österreichs (TSVÖ) * Belgium - Fédération Royale Belge De Recherches et d'Activites Sous-Marines and Belgische Federatie voor Onderwateronderzoek in-sport (FEBRAS-BEFOS) * Cyprus - Cyprus Federation of Underwater Activities (AUFC) * Czech Republic - Svaz Potápěčů České Republiky (SPČR) * Denmark - Dansk Sportdykker Forbund (DSF) * Estonia - All Eesti Veeliit (EAVSL) * Finland - Ry Sukelajaliito (SR) * France -

Fédération Française d'Études et de Sports Sous-Marins The (FFESSM) is a French sports federation specialized in recreational and competition underwater sports, like scuba diving and freediving. It is the main diver training organization in France. The historical ancestor of the federation was cre ...

(FFESSM) - terminated membership in 2014 * Germany - Verband Deutscher Sporttaucher eV (VDST) * Great Britain - Sub-Aqua Association (SAA) * Great Britain - British Underwater Sports Association (BUSA) * Greece - Hellenic Federation for Underwater Activities (HFUA) * Hungary - Magyar Buva Szakszövetség (MBSZ) * Ireland -

Comhairle Fo-Thuinn ''Comhairle Fo-Thuinn'' (; Irish for "Under-Wave Council"; CFT), also known as Irish Underwater Council (IUC) and trading as Diving Ireland, is the national governing body for recreational diving and underwater sports in Ireland. Organisati ...

(CFT) * Italy - Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva has Attivita subacquee (FIPSAS) * Latvia - CMAS Baltic (CB) * Lithuania - Lietuvos Povandeninio Sporto Federcija (LUSF) * Luxembourg - Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Activités et Sports Subaquatiques (FLASSA) * Malta - Federation of Underwater Activities Malta (FUAM) * Netherlands -

Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond The Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond, (NOB) is the national governing body for recreational diving and underwater sports in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, w ...

(NOB) * Poland - Komisja Dzialalnosci Podwodnej - Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze (KDP-PTTK) * Poland - Polski Zwiarek Pletwonurkowania (PZP) * Portugal - Federação Portuguesa de Actividades Subaquaticas (FPAS) * Slovakia - Zväz Potãpacov Slovenska (SPA) * Slovenia - Slovenska Potapljaska Zveza (SPZ) * Spain - Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas (FEDAS) * Sweden - Svenska Sportdykarförbundet (SSDF)

References

External links

CMAS Europe home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:CMAS Europe Underwater diver organizations Supraorganizations International organizations based in Europe