Claim: There are different equivalences of diver certifications (a document (usually a wallet sized plastic card) recognizing that an individual or organization authorized to do so, "certifies" that the bearer has completed a course of training as required by the agency issuing the card) in the world in different countries such as in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, and Finland.
Evidence: A Diving certification or C-card is a document (usually a wallet sized plastic card) recognizing that an individual or organization authorized to do so, "certifies" that the bearer has completed a course of training as required by the agency issuing the card. Australia Part 1 Part 3 Part 4 Belgium OOW-SYNTRA or
OTS-CFPME Canada Unrestricted SCUBA Unrestricted SCUBA plus Restricted Surface Supplied Diver Surface Supplied Mixed Gas Diver to 70m, or
Unrestricted Surface Supplied Diver to 50m + Unrestricted SCUBA Bell diver Denmark National SCUBA Diver Surface supplied diver to 50m Finland National SCUBA Diver National Surface Supply Diver - 50m The International Diving Schools Association publishes a list of commercial diver certification equivalences, based on the minimum requirements of the association for 4 levels of commercial diver certification: