Associations · Cave diving

NACD
National Association for Cave Diving

El NACD was established in 1968 with the purpose of promoting safer cave diving through training and instruction. As a pioneer in the training, education, exploration and research on caves, NACD’s goals involve:
• Setting up and maintaining the current guidelines in the form of physical and psychological standards, as well as the necessary techniques and gear for safe cave diving.
• Furthering education and disseminating information on safe cave diving through the organization’s facilities and providing an advanced education and training program essential to safe cave diving.
• Achieving wider spread cooperation and understanding among the members of the recreational and cave diving community (as well as the public in general) so that together they can work toward the common goal of increasing cave diving safety.
• Exploring underwater caves and encouraging educations and distributing information to the government, the private industry and the public in general.

NSS
National Speleological Society

The NSS was founded for the purpose of advancing and expanding the study, conservation, exploration and knowledge of caves. Over 12,000 members in 200 caves organize regular meetings in order to coordinate activities among the speleologists.