Safety & Education
Stay abreast of safety and compliance issues with ADCI Consensus Standards -- cited by OSHA, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the authorative for best practices.
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Ensure a continuous sequence of participation and maintenance of skills necessary to safely perform all commercial diving activities with your ADCI Commercial Diver Certification.
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ADCI represents the commercial diving industry around the world. Founded in 1968, the Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc. was originally a small group of diving companies with a goal to create a nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and science of commercial diving. The establishment of industry-wide safe standards for commercial diving was the foundation upon which ADCI was built. Since then, ADCI has grown to encompass more than 400 member companies, furnishing services and/or support for the conduct of safe underwater operations from 41 nations throughout the world.
Mission:
- To promote the highest possible level of safety in the practice of commercial diving and underwater operations.
- To promote proper and adequate training and education for industry personnel.
- To foster open communication within the underwater industry.
- To hold accountable all members in adherence to the Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADCI Development of BSR-ADCI-01-201X - UPDATE
(05JUNE2025)
The ADCI is in the process of developing a new standard for the minimum requirements for commercial diver training, through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Approved as an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer in December 2023, the ADCI has been working on a draft of the new standard through various writing committees established to look at different areas of instruction. The Committees have been established to comply with ANSI requirements and are composed of a careful balance of identified industry subject matter experts.
The process is currently in round five of development, with the draft of the standard scheduled for formatting into its selected template by mid-July 2025.
An industry-wide notification will be made announcing a public review period. A subsequent announcement will follow when it becomes time for ratification of the draft by the Consensus Committee.
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