In the following we list some links to organisations that have close ties to research diving, as well as third party funding organisations that support scientific activities and thus research diving. (These are links to external sites for which the KFT is not responsible for the content.) Versicherungsträger (BG Bau) European Scientific Diving Panel (ESDP) […]
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Statutory accident insurance is probably the least known branch of the German social insurance system. However, after health insurance, statutory accident insurance is the second oldest social insurance in Germany. The Accident Insurance Act of 6 July 1884 was the first of its kind in the world. It resulted in a fundamental change. Until then,
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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
The Scientific Diving Commission is the professional association of the subaquatic sciences in Germany. It brings together researchers from all scientific disciplines active in diving, their associations, experts from the statutory accident insurance, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and training companies recognised by the employers‘ liability insurance associations. For the professional sector there
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Scientific diving in Germany includes all diving work in a professional scientific and filmmaking journalistic environment. This includes e.g. archaeological excavations, zoological or botanical sampling, scientific photo and film documentation, sediment sampling, geological work etc. All persons who dive for professional reasons (regardless of whether freelance, employed or in training) must provide proof of the
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