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Scientific Diving

Mission of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøScientific Diving Program 

The mission of the University of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's Scientific Diving Program is to support excellence in underwater research. To this end we must develop, review and implement standards for safe scientific diving; educate and train the membership in the most current safe scientific diving practices; and to represent the scientific diving interests of the membership before administrations of USF, the Florida Institute of Oceanography, as well as other organizations and government agencies. See .

Purpose of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøScientific Diving Office

The purpose of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøScientific Diving Office is to ensure that all scientific diving is conducted in a manner that will maximize protection of scientific divers from accidental injury and/or illness, and to set forth standards for training and certification that will allow a working reciprocity between other research facilities specifically organizational members of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøis an active member of the AAUS and thereby complies with all AAUS policy and procedure.