Get FL NAUI Worldwide Certification Replacement Form 2016-2024

To request a replacement card, completely fill out the Replacement Card form and (if possible) send or fax us a clear photocopy of your training logbook pages and/or temporary certification card/ validation form, or a clear photocopy of your existing card. Include these with the replacement request form.

Since 1960, members of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide) have been training and developing the best divers in the world. Our motto is Dive Safety Through Education.

C-cards from PADI and NAUI do not expire. However, proof that you dived recently is frequently requested by dive centers. It is recommended that if you have not dived recently and are trying to start again, you should take a refresher course with a training agency.

Which one should you choose? Either one will do just fine. If you are a more practical, hands-on kind of diver, then NAUI would be better, but if you would love to dive your way around the world, PADI is perfect. Either way, you will come out the other end as a certified and safe diver.

Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) – PADI is the undisputed leader in recreational scuba diving training. While statistics vary, it is estimated that PADI has certified between 60-75% of recreational scuba divers worldwide.

PADI's Advanced Open Water course certifies you to a maximum of 30 meters / 100 feet. Apart from the small differences in their courses, NAUI and PADI are both good scuba diving agencies to be certified with. Both certifications will be recognized globally even though PADI is more widely known around the world.

NAUI leaders are recognized worldwide for their exceptional skills and expertise.

The answer is of course yes, you can get a new PADI card and the training that you have already done (even if with a different training agency such as BSAC, CMAS, SSI or NAUI) will not have been wasted and it is rare that we need to start from complete scratch again.

The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) is the oldest recreational scuba diving organization (est. 1959). Their motto is: “dive safety through education”. It is also the largest non-profit certifying agency for divers.