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NASE
NASE, the National Academy of Scuba Educators, was founded in 1982 in Lubbock, Texas. It was the concept of a group of diving enthusiasts and business experts who identified a different approach to certification agencies and their business practices. Some of the best ideas of this fledgling forerunner of NASE Worldwide remain with us today.
In 1991 NASE became a voting member of ANSI. ANSI sets the standards for recreational scuba training in the United States. The RSTC later became a secretariat to ANSI, responsible for making standards recommendations for adoption by the recreational diving community. NASE Worldwide adheres strictly to the standards as published by ANSI.
Throughout the mid 1990's NASE stayed progressive by being one of the first agencies to stop buddy breathing exercises due to health and safety reasons, and was one of the first recreational agencies to embrace the use of Nitrox during diver training programs.
