06/12/2026
When Jacques Cousteau innovated the Aqualung for scuba diving, IDEA and the FSDA played a vital role in the “unlocking” of the underwater world as it transitioned from Skin Diving to Scuba Diving. Formed in 1952 alongside the FSDA, the ‘International Diving Educators’ formed an association for the sole purpose of unifying global scuba leaders and developing the basis of Recreational Scuba Standards. This enabled the sport to take shape internationally and be taught safely. This gave rise to the Scuba Instructor and the Industry as a whole - the rest is History. Partners at IDEA later formed other celebrated agencies such as NAUI and PADI. There is a lot of heritage at IDEA and the FSDA that we are proud of. It’s time to get back to basics. We are the First Scuba Agency since 1952, American owned and operated with a business model that puts instructors first, just like in the beginning. IDEA was born out of Scuba Safety and is proud to support Spearfisherman and our Tournaments, just like Jacques Cousteau would have. IDEA Scuba | Where Scuba Began | Since 1952 🔱
