National Association of Underwater Instructors
![The First NAUI IC course, held in Houston, Texas, 1960.](/Images/godic/202501/29/1st_ICC4046.jpg")
![Sea Hunt popularized scuba diving as a recreational sport. It starred first honorary NAUI instructor member Lloyd Bridges and Zale Parry (NAUI #A12).](/Images/godic/202501/29/Sea_Hunt4046.jpeg")
![1960s NAUI Board of Advisors](/Images/godic/202501/29/NAUI_Original_board_of_Advisors4046.jpeg")
![NAUI Dive Tables used in 1981.](/Images/godic/202501/29/NAUI_Dive_Tables4046.jpeg")
The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide) is a non-profit 501 (c) (6) association of scuba instructors. It is a recreational dive certification and membership organization established to provide international diver standards and education programs. The agency was founded in 1960 by Albert Tillman and Neal Hess. NAUI is headquartered in Tampa, Florida (USA) with dive and member instructors, resorts, stores, service and training centers, located in Japan, South Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Mercosul (Brazil) and the Pacific Rim.