What cave diving association do you belong to?

[Sly-vester]

The NACD or the NSS-CDS do NOT provide a free membership with a certification card. Having a certification card doesn't mean you are a member. You have to pay dues to be a member either annual or lifetime sustaining. If you are still confused by this please remind me before ever diving with me, or PM me and I will explain it to you.

[papsje]

I'm not sure you were referring to me. If you were, then you need to recognize the difference between getting a GUE certification and paying an annual fee for GUE membership. GUE does have members. But not everyone that has a GUE certification is a member. Just like you can get certified through NACD or NSS-CDS and not be a member. The poll is about membership (ongoing support), not certification.

The above is correct.

I and many other people are playing members of GUE. So my answer tot the original question should be GUE. (Not GUE Cave1)

[keri.lewis]

FYI, GUE is an organization with annual membership. Its tag line is "Education, Conservation, Exploration". But it is not a cave diving organization and does not mention cave conservation anywhere in its info.

Fair comment, but with it's internal organisation, support for cave exploration projects that do environmental science, and environmental baseline projects (many of them in caves around the world) it does a lot of cave conservation work.. I'd have said it has some credentials in that area and is an association that is arranged around it. Though the ocean diving prevents it from being a pure "cave diving association".. that much I will concede..

Let's not confuse the certification agency issue with the cave project/conservation issue though.

FInally i- the Poll didn't mention cave conservation either - just Cave diving associations.. just pointing out y'know

[Sludge]

So my answer to the original question should be GUE. (Not GUE Cave1)

Apparently you didn't read the original question. Are you a member of NACD, NSS-CDS, both, or neither?

[Sly-vester]

Apparently you didn't read the original question. Are you a member of NACD, NSS-CDS, both, or neither?

it seems so easy doesn't it. I could have never predicted that so many people would be so adamant to be recognized for their GUE certs.

[Herbie]

Shout out to Florida Underwater Karst Divers, we dont DIR ....we DIB (DO IT BEST)!

[Taucher-Tom]

Concerning this poll I´m only member of the CDS.

Concerning the next survey about ALL cave diving associations, please don´t forget the Cuban "Grupo Cársico" and the German "Forschungstaucher Aach"

[hunabku]

Since we are giving shout outs!

River City Grotto of the NSS!!!

[papsje]

Apparently you didn't read the original question. Are you a member of NACD, NSS-CDS, both, or neither?

Topic title: What cavediving association do you belong to?

[Herbie]

Topic title: What cavediving association do you belong to?

Here in America, the Land of the Free , it doesn't matter what stinking "topic title" the thread is, post what you want and live on! OR another way to put it could be ....I got your "topic title" right here's !