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Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee
Abbreviation	FIAS
Formation	1972
Type	NGO
Headquarters	Milan
Location	Viale Andrea Doria, 8 20124 Milano Lombardy;
Region served	Italy
National President	Bruno Galli
Affiliations	CMAS; EUF; Confederazione Italiana delle Attività Subacquee (CIAS)
Website	www.fias.it
Formerly called	ENAL-FIAS

The Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee (FIAS) (Italian Underwater Activities Federation) is an Italian non-profit diver training organization. It is a member of:

CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques)
EUF (European Underwater Federation)
CIAS (Confederazione Italiana delle Attività Subacquee).

It counts in Italy 130 distinct federated clubs (34 sezioni territoriali and 96 circoli).

History

It was founded as ENAL-FIAS in 1968, then changed in FIAS in 1972.^[1]

Activities

Courses and diver certifications

FIAS offers internationally recognized (CMAS) diver certifications.^[2]

Most relevant courses

Base - 20m, air (CMAS *)
ARA - 30m, air (CMAS **)
ARA Estensione - 40m, air, decompression diving (CMAS ***)
Nitrox - Nitrox diving
IAA 1 - 50m, air
IAA 2 - 60m, air
Trimix 62 - 62m, normoxic Trimix

EUF Certification

The FIAS obtained CEN certification from the EUF certification body in 2005 for the following scuba diver grades:^[3]

Base certified to EN 14153-2/ISO 24801-2
Diving Guide certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
Trainee Instructor certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3
Federal Instructor certified to EN 14153-3/ISO 24801-3

The EUF register number is EUF CB 2005004.^[4]

Other activities

It works alongside Italian Civil Protection and actively supports environment research and protection projects like the MAC project for the coastal environmental monitoring.

References

^ "La Struttura" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee. 13 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
^ "Brevetti Federali" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008.
^ "CEN EUF Certification" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Attività Subacquee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^ "EUF Certified Training Systems/Training Organisations". EUF Certification International. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.