CMAS Europe
AbbreviationCMAS EU
FormationJune 25, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-06-25) at Brussels
TypeINGO
Legal statusAssociation internationale sans but lucrative, incorporated in Belgium
PurposePromotion and defence of CMAS within the European Union
HeadquartersOffice of FEBRAS-BEFOS
(Belgian National Diving Federation)
Location
  • Brusselsesteenweg 313-315 2800 Mechelen - Belgium Belgium.
Region served
Europe
Membership
CMAS National Federations based in Europe
Official language
English
President
Ronny Margodt[1]
Main organ
Board of Directors.
AffiliationsEUF
Websitecmas-europe.net

CMAS Europe (CMAS EU) is an organisation created expressly to represent the interests of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) within the European Union and in other parts of Europe by European national diving federations affiliated to CMAS.

Purpose and organisation

Its purpose is to promote, support, develop and as necessary, defend the following interests of CMAS within the European Union and in other parts of Europe - the CMAS International Diver Training Certification System, underwater sports represented by CMAS, the actions of the CMAS Scientific Committee concerning the protection of both the marine environment and underwater cultural heritage, and all other events relevant to CMAS’ aims. It is incorporated as an Association internationale sans but lucrative in Belgium. Its operation is overseen by a board of directors.[2][3]

It holds special membership status within the European Underwater Federation (EUF).[4]

Membership

The following organisations (in alphabetical order by name of country) are the CMAS National Federations which founded CMAS EU on 25 June 2005:[5]

References

  1. ^ "General Assembly of CMAS Europe 2017".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "CMAS EUROPE aisbl, ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION" (PDF). CMAS EU. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "CMAS EUROPE aisbl" (PDF). Service Public Fédéral Justice. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Structure". European Underwater Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Historique". 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

External links

Underwater diving
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