WRSTC:
World Recreational Scuba Training Council

The WRSTC or World Recreational Scuba Training Council was founded in 1999 and is dedicated to creating minimum recreational diving training standards for the various scuba diving certification agencies across the world.

The World Recreational Scuba Training Council restricts its membership to national or regional councils. These councils consist of individual training organizations who collectively represent at least 50% of the annual diver certifications in the member council's country or region. A national council is referred to as a RSTC (Recreational Scuba Training Council).

World Recreational Scuba Training Council is also dedicated to the worldwide safety of the recreational diving public. As such, one of the WRSTC’s primary goals is the development of worldwide minimum training standards. The establishment of globally recognized and implemented standards is a valuable asset in addressing local and national regulatory issues.

The World Recreational Scuba Training Council is the mechanism for worldwide cooperation in reaching international consistency in minimum course training standards. Member Councils of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council recognize and accept responsibility for the promotion of worldwide safety of the recreational diving public, international consistency of training standards and worldwide credibility of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council.

U.S.-based scuba training agencies that meet the membership criteria may apply to and become a member of the RSTC.

World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC) is dedicated to the worldwide safety of the recreational diving public. Through it’s membership, the World Recreational Scuba Training Council is the mechanism for worldwide cooperation in reaching international consistency in minimum course training standards. Member Councils recognize and accept responsibility for the promotion of worldwide safety of the recreational diving public, international consistency of training standards and worldwide credibility of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council.

The World Recreational Scuba Training Council's membership is restricted to national or regional councils comprised of the individual training organizations who collectively represent at least 50% of the annual diver certifications in the Member Council’s country or region. Countries or regions without a current Member Council that are interested in forming an RSTC organization and then applying to become a affiliate should contact WRSTC-World Recreational Scuba Training Council for more information.