Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond

Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond
Dutch/Netherlands underwater sports association/federation/union
AbbreviationNOB
Formation1962 (1962)
TypeNGO
PurposeUnderwater Sports & Sciences and diver training
HeadquartersNetherlands
Location
Region served
Netherlands
Membership
16,000 members (including 2100 instructors) [1]
Official language
Dutch
AffiliationsCMAS
CMAS Europe[2]
EUF[1]
Websitehttp://www.onderwatersport.org/

The Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond, (NOB) is the national governing body for recreational diving and underwater sports in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962. In 2008 there were 290 scuba diving clubs and schools with a total of 20.000 members. The NOB is a member of CMAS Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques.[3] The aim of the NOB is to develop recreational scuba diving in the Netherlands.

  1. ^ a b "About the NOB". Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. ^ "CMAS Europe Articles of Association, 25 June 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 29 May 2013.