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The National Association for Cave Diving (NACD) was founded in 1968 with the goal of improving the safety of scuba diving in caves through training and education.〔 A non-profit corporation, the NACD has its headquarters in Gainesville, Florida but is conducting its administration and operations from High Springs, Florida.〔 NACD offers training courses and certification in cavern and cave diving, and instructor courses.〔 As part of its mission to raise safety standards in cave diving, the NACD publishes a quarterly journal,〔 holds seminars,〔 and sponsors cave diving projects.〔 ==Training== The oldest cave diving training organization, the National Association for Cave Diving (NACD) was established in 1968 for the purpose of achieving safer cave diving through training and education, The goal is not to encourage cavern or cave diving, but rather to aid interested divers in becoming safe cavern and cave divers. The NACD is * a professional cave diving organization * serves cave divers throughout the world * instructors in the US, Mexico, Australia and Europe (14 different countries) * dedicated to promoting a greater appreciation and a full understanding of the unique underwater cave environment * dedicated to the special needs required for safe cave diving for the casual visitor and serious explorer alike The NACD offers special training and certification programs, regular seminars, workshops, and a variety of specialized publications. The NACD is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with membership open to all who have an interest in underwater caves. All members receive discounts on products and admission fees to NACD events.〔 The purpose of the NACD Training standards is * To provide each NACD instructor with a general statement of the technical and philosophical principles of cave and cavern diving espoused by the NACD, with a view to insuring that every student receives training consistent with the policies and goals of the NACD. * The NACD believes that a professional educator should have the discretion and freedom to bring his or her own unique knowledge, experience, and teaching style to the classroom, whether above or below the water, as long as the result is a well-trained cave or cavern diver. * This freedom recognizes the competence and professionalism of each NACD instructor and allows each course to meet adequately the varying needs, interests, and skill levels of each student. * The NACD also acknowledges that many facets of cave and cavern diving practice, procedure, and equipment configuration remain topics of debate by equally qualified experts and that it is in the best interest of the student to be presented with differing views.〔 The goals of the NACD are * To establish and maintain current guidelines in the form of physical and psychological standards, as well as equipment and techniques necessary for safe cave diving * To encourage education and dissemination of safe cave diving information throughout the facilities of the organization and to provide a program of education and advanced training essential for safe cave diving * To achieve closer cooperation and understanding among members of the cave and recreational diving communities (and the general public) so they may work together toward the common goal of increasing safety in cavern and cave diving * To explore underwater caves and to encourage education and dissemination of information to government, private industry and the general public. To accomplish these goals the NACD is organized to provide the following services〔 The NACD training program was developed around issues that were causing fatalities in North Florida Springs. These issues are commonly referred to as the Guidelines of Accident Analysis. The guidelines, beginning with the most frequent cause for fatalities, are * Lack of proper training for the overhead environment * Lack of a continuous guideline to open water * Failure to use proper gas management to plan dives * Going too deep for the gas mix used * Failure to use 3 lights/maintain equipment〔 Cave diving can be extremely safe with proper training and by always abiding by the rules that have been established. Thus the need for training in cave diving was established. The NACD philosophy of safe cave diving is based on a system of checks and balances to insure that NACD standards are maintained in each course. The courses available are as described below:〔http://www.safecavediving.com/training.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Association for Cave Diving」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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