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Welcome to the Commission for Scientific Diving in Germany

The Commission for Research Diving in Germany (KFT) is a registered professional association of german research institutions which carry out scientific diving on the basis of the current national rules and regulations. Members of the professional association are in particular universities, non-university research institutions and companies which employ “certified research divers”, the training companies for

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International Certificates

European certificates “European Scientific Diver” and “Advanced European Scientific Diver In the European Member States which are listed as “Statutory member” in the European Scientific Diving Panel (ESDP) it is possible to apply for the equivalence certificate “European Scientific Diver” (ESD) or “Advanced European Scientific Diver” (AESD) in their respective country. The basis for the

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Members of the Commission for Scientific Diving Germany

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholz-Centre for Polar- and Marine Research –  Centre for Scientific Diving (CSD) (Training Facility) Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) German Maritime Museum (DSM) Scientific Diving Centre of the Christian-Albrechts.Universtität zu Kiel – Institute for Geosciences (Training Facility) Scientific diving Centre (FTZ), University Rostock (Training Facility) Institute for Applied Ecosystem Research IfAÖ GmbH The Leibniz Institute

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Crossover Courses

On an international level, certified research divers are certified as European Scientific Divers / Advanced European Scientific Divers and can work on this basis in many parts of the world. Foreign research divers with the certification “European Scientific Diver / Advanced European Scientific Diver” are fully recognised in Germany. The use of scientific divers from other

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Commission for Scientific Diving Germany (KFT) PROF. DR. PHILIPP FISCHER (SPRECHER) Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Biologische Anstalt Helgoland D-27498 Helgoland Copyright Notice All articles, images and data published on this website are protected by copyright. They may only be modified, reproduced, distributed to third parties in copies or used for public reproduction with the consent of KFT.

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Scientific Diving in Germany

Scientific Diving in Germany The Scientific Diving Commission is the professional association for subaquatic sciences in Germany. It brings together researchers from all diving-active scientific disciplines, their associations, experts from statutory accident insurance, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, as well as training companies recognized by the employers’ liability insurance associations. For the professional

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