Category A1 (Voting Member )
A business engaged in the manufacturing and/or authorized wholesale distribution of diving equipment; or a company whose primary activity and income are derived from authorized independent wholesale sales representation of diving equipment within the dive industry. Including:
- International Distributor
- Manufacturer
- Manufacturing Representative
- Supplier
- Wholesale Distributor
Category A2 (Voting Member)
A business engaged in the training and monitoring of recreational diving instructors, the production and authorization of recreational diver certifications, and the promulgation of recreational diving standards. Including:
- Dive-Specific Training Organization
- Dive Instructor Training Organization
Category A3 (Voting Member)
Periodical with a frequency of four diving-related publications per year; or book publishers with at least one diving-related title currently in print; or video, film or media with at least one diving-related title in print or syndication; or consumer or trade show that produces one major dive-related show per year; or
a company whose primary activity, membership and/or income is derived from consulting in the dive industry. Including:
- Dive Industry Consultant
- Dive Photographer/ Videographer
- Dive-Specific Environmental Organizations
- Dive-Specific Media
- Dive-Specific Non-Profits
- Dive Show Organizer
Category A4 (Voting Member)
A professional dive retailer with a physical business location legally operating in a business zone location and holder of a business license and/or a tax resale number and engaged in the retail sale of diving equipment; or A company whose primary activity and/or income is derived from the dive retail industry. Including:
- Resort-Based Retail Dive Center
- Retail Dive Center
- Sporting Goods Retailer
Category A5
(Voting Member)
A business whose primary source of income is derived from providing the diving activities or accommodations at a dive destination (this includes resort operators, dive boats and diving live-aboard vessels); or a business whose primary source of income includes the transportation to dive destinations (this includes airlines, cruise lines, travel wholesalers and travel agents); or a business whose primary activity, membership and/or income is derived from the dive travel industry. Including:
- Airline
- Cruise Line
- Boat/Live Aboard Operator
- Dive Resort Operator
- Hotel
- Tourist Board
- Travel Agent/ Retailer
- Travel Association
- Travel Wholesaler
Associate Member (Non-Voting Member)
Any business, organization, firm, partnership, association or individual that is involved in the diving industry but does not fall into the categories listed above. Including:
- Instructor/Assistant Instructor/Divemaster/Con
- Educational Institution
- Other Environmental Organizations
- Public Safety/Rescue Diver