Membership Benefits

Membership benefits to both the individual dive program administrator and institution are outlined below. The resources to create, maintain and grow a safe and effective zoo and aquarium dive program are what we share as members.

Full benefit descriptions at bottom.

Dive Program Administrator Listserv – One of our most utilized benefits provides a secure platform for members to communicate about pertinent issues, ideas and challenges.  This is an invaluable resource that taps into years of experience and the most unique aquatic institutions in the country.

Annual Symposium and Networking Event Attendance – In conjunction with the Dive Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) conference, this day-long gathering is a forum of presentation by ADPA members, invited Corporate Partners, and the business of the ADPA Board and Committees.

Google Site – This member’s only resource provides access to ADPA Annual Symposium presentations, dive program information, and management tools from the ADPA programs around the country, and a link to the ADPA DSO Brett Dodson Scholarship application.

Bottom Times Newsletter – This quarterly publication is chock full of industry-driven articles and training information, IT updates, organizational spotlights, Dive Hacks, current corporate partnerships, job announcements, and equipment recalls.  Members can contribute to this valuable membership benefit.

Professional Development Resources – In addition to our ADPA Annual symposium, you can attend a variety of training workshops on topics of gear repair and training, management techniques, and a variety of important dive safety officer and industry issues.  The DSO workshop for new and current DSO’s is updated annually to reflect current trends and DSO needs.

Group Representation – Take advantage of relationships that have been forged over the years with the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), RAW, AALSO, and ADPA Corporate Partners, for direct access to wholesale pricing and various other industry contact.

DPiC (Dive Program in the Cloud) – Web-based application facilitating dive program administrative compliance needs including dive logging, equipment inventory and maintenance tracking, dive physicals, and training expiration dates.

Access to Corporate Partner Benefits – Many of our Corporate Partners offer discounts, educational opportunities or direct contact that can only  be accessed by current members.

Brett Dodson ADPA DSO Scholarship – Active members of ADPA in good standing, who have never attended our ADPA Annual Symposium, are eligible to apply.  This scholarship helps to fund a new zoo or aquarium Dive Safety Officer to attend the ADPA Symposium & Training Day and The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) annual trade show.

Full Voting Privileges – Key Board of Director roles (President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Membership Director) as well as amendments to the Bylaws are decided by a majority vote from Professional level members in good standing.

Board of Directors Eligibility – Take an active role in the leadership of the organization by serving on the Board of Directors, either an elected or appointed position.