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About SAA SCUBA Founded in 1981, The Scuba Club of the Sunshine Athletic Association is an organization of people from around South Florida who share a common interest in diving. These men and women enjoy frequent excursions, which affords them an opportunity to explore the "mysteries of the deep". The purposes of SAA Scuba, in addition to those of our parent organization's constitution, are to support the public education about, and provide for the protection of, the natural resources of our oceans and the life systems they support. We abide by the highest standards of safety and we encourage individuals to obtain official diver certification by recognized associations. Many of our recruits come from the ranks of interested snorkelers. The Scuba Club's members and interested friends meet 4 or 5 times a year at private homes throughout the area, sharing dinner and listening to speakers discuss various subjects, including the care and maintenance of diving equipment, the use of dive tables, and the wonders of exotic diving destinations. Membership in DAN, the Divers Alert Network, is recommended as the club itself is an active supporter. DAN membership is required for all club sponsored out-of-country dive trips. Within our ranks are Certified Instructors, Dive Masters, Safety and Advanced Open Water Divers, and newly certified Open Water Divers. Certification ranges from PADI through the gamut to NAUI; all highly respected organizations with the professional diving community. Activities are as simple as a Sunday morning beach dive from a familiar location in South Florida and as elaborate as a week long excursion on a live-aboard, or a relaxing stay at a dive resort in Bonaire. Our membership has been involved in a variety of environmental and community projects that include: Save The Manatees, Audubon Sea Turtle Conservation, HCN, Our House, Hope House, Save Our Reefs Foundation, Ocean Watch and St. Mary's Recompression Chamber. SAA Scuba's growing contribution in the South Florida community mirrors the club's motto: "Awareness Through Education-Responsibility Through Involvement". The Buddy System affords us the opportunity of mutual support and SAA is the agent that fulfills that bond. SAA Scuba is a serious fraternity of safe divers who enjoy a social relationship that is rewarding to all those willing to participate in its active programs. We welcome all qualified individuals, and we say with pride that "Going Down Will Never be the Same Again".