Diploma Recognition

The French Sports Ministry only recognises the certifications for supervised or autonomous divers (“PE/PA, Plongeur Encadré/Plongeur Autonome”) issued by the 5 organisations mentioned in the French Sports Code (ANMP, FFESSM, FSGT, SNMP, UCPA) and by CMAS.

All the standards that these course qualifications must meet are therefore equivalent.

Diving Levels 1 to 3 issued by these 5 organisations comply with the French legal requirements and each certification allows a diver to continue with the next scuba education level.

The ANMP Dive Leader-Level 4 Course provides further instructor knowledge, which can be built up later in the frame of each dive federation or of the instructor training delivered by the French State (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS).

Recognition of competences certified by other agencies

An instructor may range a diver in a course level according to his own competences, regardless of any training system.

However, if dive skills have already been certified by another agency, the instructor will acknowledge those to take them into account of the ANMP courses.

The ANMP has mutual recognition agreements with the French GNPU (“Groupement National de Plongée Universitaire”) and with the international agencies PADI and SSI, so as to easily integrate holders of those certifications within the ANMP training system.

Recognition agreement with the French GNPU (university divers group)

All holders of a GNPU Dive level 1 to 3 may directly take any follow-up ANMP course.

Recognition agreement with PADI

The ANMP has signed a recognition protocol, so that ANMP instructors may acknowledge skills acquired by PADI divers.

PADI CERTIFICATION	Corresponding ANMP skills which are deemed equivalent	ANMP CERTIFICATION
OPEN WATER DIVER	Modules 0, 1 and 2	“LEVEL 1” DIVER (supervised 20m)
ADVANCED	Idem Open water, + Modules 3, 4 and 5	“LEVEL 2” DIVER (autonomous 20m supervised 40m)
RESCUE + PADI “Deep Dive” + "Emergency First Response"	Idem Advanced, + Modules 6, 7 and 8	“LEVEL 3” DIVER (autonomous 60m)

ANMP CERTIFICATION		PADI CERTIFICATION	FOLLOW-UP COURSE
“LEVEL 1” DIVER supervised 20m	corresponds to :	OPEN WATER DIVER
“LEVEL 2” DIVER autonomous 20m supervised 40m	corresponds to :	ADVANCED	Qualification "night dive" assessed in the logbook => may take a RESCUE DIVER course
“LEVEL 3” DIVER autonomous 60m	corresponds to :	RESCUE	Qualification "night dive" assessed in the logbook => may take a DIVEMASTER course

Recognition agreement with SSI

The ANMP has signed an agreement with SSI on Feb 6^th, 2004 concerning a mutual recognition of their first dive course certifications.

ANMP	ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS	SSI
Certification "LEVEL 1"	Medical fitness to dive established since less than a year. Parental authorisation for minors. Make at least one open water dive with a SSI instructor (with and without scuba gear), to grow accustomed to the characteristics of the SSI courses and training system.	Certification "OPEN WATER DIVER"

SSI	ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS	ANMP
Certification "OPEN WATER DIVER"	Aged at least 12. Medical fitness to dive established since less than a year. Parental authorisation for minors. Make at least one open water dive with an ANMP instructor (holder of the State diploma BEES1, DEJEPS or higher), with scuba gear, to grow accustomed to the characteristics of the ANMP courses and training system as well as the French diving regulatory framework.	Certification "LEVEL 1" DIVER

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