{"id":1442,"date":"2021-04-02T11:15:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T04:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?page_id=1442"},"modified":"2021-06-16T18:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:58:12","slug":"practicalities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/diving\/practicalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspects pratiques"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1442\" class=\"elementor elementor-1442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4912d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4912d63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7da1bc\" data-id=\"c7da1bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f4f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c1f4f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37ebc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d37ebc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">plonger au Japon<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70e146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d70e146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASPECTS PRATIQUES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69acd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e69acd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42a76a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42a76a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1cc38d\" data-id=\"c1cc38d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87a69c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e87a69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b911ce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b911ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b57fa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9b57fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3df3db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3df3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0af63 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab0af63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a64b9ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a64b9ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-476baa1\" data-id=\"476baa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7a6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce7a6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comme c&#8217;est souvent le cas au Japon, la pratique locale de la plong\u00e9e a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 ses\u00a0 propres particularit\u00e9s en termes d&#8217;\u00e9tiquette, <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/culture\/#diving-japanese-style\">d&#8217;approche et de culture de la plong\u00e9e.<\/a> et se distingue par certains aspects plus pratiques que nous allons aborderons ici.<\/p><p>Il faut garder \u00e0 l&#8217;esprit que plong\u00e9e japonaise actuelle est l&#8217;h\u00e9riti\u00e8re d&#8217;une assez longue tradition, d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e dans un isolement partiel d\u00e9coulant principalement en raison de la <strong>barri\u00e8re que constitue la langue japonaise<\/strong>.<br \/>Ceci est vrai tant dans l&#8217;archipel qu&#8217;\u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9tranger, o\u00f9 les plongeurs japonais pr\u00e9f\u00e9reront, dans l&#8217;ensemble, plonger dans des structures offrant des services en japonais, et fonctionnant dans le cadre des codes culturels nippons.<br \/>Ce isolement relatif permis de d\u00e9velopper et renforcer certaines tendances et pratiques parfois un peu surprenantes, que nous allons pr\u00e9senter bri\u00e8vement \u00e0 travers les pages de ce site.<\/p><p>Mais le Japon est loin d&#8217;\u00eatre le seul pays dans ce cas.<\/p><p>Prenons par exemple la culture de la plong\u00e9e la plus r\u00e9pandue en France m\u00e9tropolitaine, qui se pratique dans le cadre des normes strictes d&#8217;une loi fran\u00e7aise juridiquement contraignante (le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/codes\/id\/LEGISCTA000022417869\/2010-07-02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code du sport<\/a>), en osmose avec les standards de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plongee-plaisir.com\/fr\/les-organismes-denseignement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">f\u00e9d\u00e9rations fran\u00e7aises<\/a> affili\u00e9es (elles-m\u00eame affili\u00e9es \u00e0 la <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CMAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMAS<\/a>, dont la France est un membre fondateur et important).<\/p><p>Cette plong\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise (parfois appel\u00e9 <strong><em>\u00e9cole fran\u00e7aise de plong\u00e9e<\/em><\/strong>, souvent avec une certaine fiert\u00e9 qui n&#8217;est pas sans rappeler celle qu&#8217;attachent les guides nippons au le <strong><em>style japonais d&#8217;encadrement <\/em><\/strong><em>des plongeurs<\/em>) est soutenue par une vie associative tr\u00e8s active et une forte pratique en club (\u00e0 tel point que les plongeurs francophones appelent souvent toutes les structures organisant de plong\u00e9e, quelles qu&#8217;elles soient, des <em>clubs de plong\u00e9e&#8230;<\/em>), pr\u00e9sente un profil quelque peu similaire en terme d&#8217;isolation (relative) et d&#8217;autor\u00e9f\u00e9rence culturelle.<\/p><p>En effet, la plong\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise, comme la plong\u00e9e japonaise, s&#8217;organisent toutes deux dans son propre cadre de r\u00e9f\u00e9rentiel, qui peut \u00eatre tout aussi surprenant pour des plongeurs qui y sont ext\u00e9rieurs&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c840896 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"c840896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-c4003e8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Les organismes de plong\u00e9e au Japon\"> Les organismes de plong\u00e9e au Japon <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Les organismes de plong\u00e9e au Japon\" href=\"#divinagenciesinjapan\" divinagenciesinjapan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Les organismes de plong\u00e9e au Japon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-b04825d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Un cadre l\u00e9gal sp\u00e9cifique\"> Un cadre l\u00e9gal sp\u00e9cifique <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Un cadre l\u00e9gal sp\u00e9cifique\" href=\"#a-specific-legel-framework\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Un cadre l\u00e9gal sp\u00e9cifique<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-6d03511\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Types de plong\u00e9es\"> Types de plong\u00e9es <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Types de plong\u00e9es\" href=\"#diving-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Types de plong\u00e9es<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-2dbda4f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Structures de plong\u00e9e\"> Structures de plong\u00e9e <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Structures de plong\u00e9e\" href=\"#dive-structures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Structures de plong\u00e9e<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-6bdd43c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Paiement et prix\"> Paiement et prix <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Paiement et prix\" href=\"#payment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Paiement et prix<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-9599ff9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"\u00c9quipement et location de mat\u00e9riel\"> \u00c9quipement et location de mat\u00e9riel <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" 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<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"D\u00e9charges de responsabilit\u00e9 et certificats m\u00e9dicaux\" href=\"#liability-medical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>D\u00e9charges de responsabilit\u00e9 et certificats m\u00e9dicaux<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-35ed453\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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et niveaux de plong\u00e9e\"> Certifications, brevets et niveaux de plong\u00e9e <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Certifications, brevets et niveaux de plong\u00e9e\" href=\"#diving-certification-caeds-and-levels\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Certifications, brevets et niveaux de plong\u00e9e<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c56ae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c56ae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4e4f4\" data-id=\"9e4e4f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be7c5b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6be7c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2082f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2082f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b320cf\" data-id=\"7b320cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202d656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202d656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"divinagenciesinjapan\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Les organismes de plong\u00e9e au Japon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bc0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89bc0e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comme dans la plupart des pays asiatiques, la plong\u00e9e japonaise se pratique principalement <strong>sous une forte influence des normes du <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Recreational_Scuba_Training_Council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSTC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>Le RSTC, ou WRSTC,\u00a0 acronyme du <a href=\"https:\/\/wrstc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>World Recreational Scuba Training Council<\/em><\/a>, et est un organisme cr\u00e9\u00e9 aux USA <strong>en 1999<\/strong> dans le but d&#8217;\u00e9tablir des <strong>normes minimales pour les formations de plong\u00e9e sous-marine de loisir<\/strong>, normes et standards partag\u00e9s par toutes les agences de certification qui y sont affili\u00e9es.<\/p><p>La plupart des agences affili\u00e9es sont d&#8217;origine nord-am\u00e9ricaine, et ont des motivations commerciales affirm\u00e9es.<br \/>Parmi elles, ont compte des\u00a0 organsisations telles que <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_Association_of_Diving_Instructors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PADI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuba_schools_international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuba_Diving_International\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SDI<\/a> ou la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Underwater_Instructors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAUI<\/a>, qui partagent donc aujourd&#8217;hui des normes de formation communes, et d\u00e9livrent certification aux niveaux unifi\u00e9s, pour les plongeurs, encadrants et formateurs (<em>Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Instructeur<\/em> etc\u2026).<\/p><p>Il est important de sp\u00e9cifier que ces agences ne r\u00e9glementent en fait\u00a0 uniquement <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">les formations de plongeurs<\/span>, et non la pratique pour les de plongeurs certifi\u00e9s.<\/p><p>Cependant, l&#8217;influence des normes appliqu\u00e9es lors des formations des plongeurs et aussi celles des encadrants influe fortement sur l&#8217;organisation m\u00eame des plong\u00e9es r\u00e9cr\u00e9atives \/ d&#8217;explorations&#8221; \/ <em>fun-dives,\u00a0<\/em>m\u00eame lorsqu&#8217;aucune formation n&#8217;est propos\u00e9e (ce que certains plongeurs surnomment la <em>plong\u00e9e de type PADI).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad7039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ad7039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Recreational_Scuba_Training_Council\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/RSTC.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6837\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e4216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d8e4216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb567a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb567a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cela ne signifie toutefois pas qu&#8217;aucune autre organisation de plong\u00e9e n&#8217;est pr\u00e9sente dans le pays.<br \/><br \/>Il existe par exemple un certain nombre de f\u00e9d\u00e9rations affili\u00e9es \u00e0 la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_mondiale_des_activit%C3%A9s_subaquatiques\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CMAS<\/strong><\/a> au Japon, ainsi que des clubs et des structures appliquant les normes CMAS souvent plus exigeantes pour le passage des niveaux de plongeur (Plongeur CMAS Une \u00c9toile* , CMAS Deux \u00c9toiles*, CMAS Trois \u00c9toiles ***\/Guide de palanqu\u00e9e \/ <em>Dive Leader<\/em>, etc.).<br \/><br \/>Le <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Sub-Aqua_Club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BSAC<\/strong><\/a> (British Sub-Aqua Club (qui applique des standards similaires \u00e0 ceux de la CMAS dont il \u00e9tait autrefois membre) est \u00e9galement bien implant\u00e9, et il existe aussi des agences ax\u00e9es sur la <strong>plong\u00e9e technique \/ <em>tek<\/em><\/strong>.<br \/><br \/>Cependant, les normes de formation les plus courantes, ainsi que le style de plong\u00e9e loisir qui en d\u00e9coule sont le plus souvent directement issues des normes de formation RSTC.<br \/>Ceci s&#8217;explique aussi en partie par les liens historiques qui unissent le Japon et les \u00c9tats-Unis, o\u00f9 fut d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 le mod\u00e8le RSTC, depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2d9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca2d9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Mondiale_des_Activit%C3%A9s_Subaquatiques\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/950px-Confederation_Mondiale_des_Activites_Subaquatiques_logo.svg-300x133.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/950px-Confederation_Mondiale_des_Activites_Subaquatiques_logo.svg-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/950px-Confederation_Mondiale_des_Activites_Subaquatiques_logo.svg-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/950px-Confederation_Mondiale_des_Activites_Subaquatiques_logo.svg.png 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a810083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a810083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0dda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0dda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DANS LE D\u00c9TAIL<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>En ce qui concerne les agences affili\u00e9es au World Recreation Scuba Training Council \/ RSTC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PADI <\/strong><\/a> est actuellement le leader du march\u00e9 dans le pays.<br \/><strong>La branche japonaise de PADI Asie-Pacifique a d\u00e9livr\u00e9 plus de 2 millions de certifications<\/strong> depuis la cr\u00e9ation du premier bureau international \u00e0 T\u014dky\u014d en 1979, ce qui conf\u00e8re au Japon la place de <em>deuxi\u00e8me pays au monde en nombre de plongeurs certifi\u00e9s par PADI<\/em>.<\/p><p>Cependant, la premi\u00e8re agence non affili\u00e9e \u00e0 la CMAS \u00e0 s&#8217;\u00eatre implant\u00e9e dans le pays \u00e9tait en fait la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naui.co.jp\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NAUI<\/strong><\/a>, qui a \u00e9tabli une premi\u00e8re base au Japon seulement quelques ann\u00e9es apr\u00e8s la cr\u00e9ation de l&#8217;agence en 1960.<br \/>Un <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Underwater_Instructors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICC (session de formation de formateurs) NAUI<\/a> a eu lieu au Japon en 1970, et constitue le premier programme d&#8217;enseignement de la plong\u00e9e sous-marine non CMAS du pays, pr\u00e8s d&#8217;une d\u00e9cennie avant l&#8217;arriv\u00e9e de PADI sur le march\u00e9 japonais.<br \/>En raison de son histoire particuli\u00e8re, la NAUI est toujours bien repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e au Japon, en particulier chez les plongeurs plus \u00e2g\u00e9s et aussi dans la r\u00e9gion d&#8217;Okinawa.<\/p><p>Et comme ailleurs en Asie, les centres de plong\u00e9e affili\u00e9s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/divessi\/posts\/ssi-japan-\/191205020996981\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SSI<\/strong><\/a> sont en constante augmentation, et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tdisdi.com\/community\/japan\/?lang=th_th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SDI\/TDI<\/strong><\/a> renforce aussi sa pr\u00e9sence dans le pays (cet organisme est particuli\u00e8rement appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 pour les passerelles qu&#8217;il offre aux plongeurs loisirs vers les programmes de plong\u00e9e technique de l&#8217;agence principale, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technical_Diving_International\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TDI<\/a>)<\/p><p>Le Japon compte \u00e9galement un certain nombre de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmas.org\/federation-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>f\u00e9d\u00e9rations de plong\u00e9e sous-marine affili\u00e9es \u00e0 la CMAS<\/strong><\/a>, notamment :<\/p><p>la<a href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-cmas.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Japan-CMAS (JCS)<\/strong>,<\/a> <br \/>la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmas.org\/federation-list\/federation-japan-cmas-instructor-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CMAS Instructor Association Japan (JCIA),<\/strong><\/a><br \/>la <a href=\"https:\/\/jeff-c.com\/diver\/diver-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Educational Facilities Federation \u00a0(JEFF)<\/strong>,<\/a> <br \/>la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kdjapan.net\/aboutkd\/aboutkd.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kansai Sports Diving Federation Japan \u00a0(KD Japan)<\/strong>,<\/a><br \/>la <a href=\"https:\/\/marine-techno.or.jp\/?page_id=875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marine Techno Educational System Diving Division \u00a0(MTES)<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>ainsi que la <a href=\"https:\/\/jusf.gr.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Underwater Sports Federation \u00a0(JUSF)<\/strong>,<\/a> ax\u00e9e sur la pratique des sports subaquatiques.<\/p><p>Le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsac.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BSAC<\/strong><\/a>, qui applique des standards similaires \u00e0 ceux de la CMAS (dont il formait autrefois une f\u00e9d\u00e9ration membre), a \u00e9galement une pr\u00e9sence active au Japon, en pleine expansion.<\/p><p>Pour ce qui est de la plong\u00e9e technique, outre les programmes <em>tek <\/em>des agences RSTC ainsi que ceux l&#8217;agence TDI pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment mentionn\u00e9e, vous trouverez au Japon des communaut\u00e9s de plongeurs et des possibilit\u00e9s de formation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2020854638144611\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GUE<\/strong><\/a> et <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iantd.jp\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IANTD.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>En ce qui concerne la <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plong%C3%A9e_en_apn%C3%A9e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>plong\u00e9e en apn\u00e9e<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (&#8220;plong\u00e9e libre&#8221;, <em>freediving<\/em>), outre les programmes de formation \u00e0 l&#8217;apn\u00e9e d\u00e9sormais propos\u00e9s par l&#8217;ensemble des agences de plong\u00e9e RSTC, vous trouverez plus sp\u00e9cifiquement\u00a0 une f\u00e9d\u00e9ration affili\u00e9e \u00e0 l&#8217;<a href=\"http:\/\/aida-japan.com\/\"><strong>AIDA<\/strong><\/a>, la <a href=\"http:\/\/aida-japan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Apnea Society (JAS)<\/strong><\/a>. <br \/>Il existe aussi des structures affili\u00e9es \u00e0 l&#8217;<a href=\"http:\/\/apnea-academy-asia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Apnea Academy<\/strong><\/a> et aussi la <a href=\"https:\/\/jusf.gr.jp\/freediving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>section apn\u00e9e<\/strong><\/a> de la f\u00e9d\u00e9ration japonaise de sports subaquatiques affili\u00e9e \u00e0 la CMAS.<br \/>Il est fort probable que la pratique de l&#8217;apn\u00e9e va continuer de se d\u00e9velopper au Japon, comme c&#8217;est actuellement le cas \u00e0 travers le monde (et n&#8217;oublions pas que le Japon a sa propre <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/culture\/japans-diving-culture\/history\/ama\/\">tradition d&#8217;apn\u00e9e professionnelle <\/a>tr\u00e8s ancienne).<\/p><p>Les associations japonaises d\u00e9di\u00e9es \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e loisir comptent la <a href=\"https:\/\/diving.or.jp\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Leisure Diving Association JLDA <\/strong><\/a>et \u00e9galement la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scuba.or.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Scuba Diving Association.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Pour ce qui est des associations professionnelles, il existe une association regroupant les plongeurs professionnels disposant du brevet d&#8217;\u00c9tat japonais (secteur loisir ou industriel),\u00a0 la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sensui.or.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Dive Association (JDA),<\/strong><\/a> ainsi que la<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npo-bsn.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Japan Professional Scuba Diving Instructors Association (JP) <\/strong><\/a>qui accueille \u00e9galement la <strong>Japan Snorkelling Federation.<br \/><\/strong>Les structures affili\u00e9es \u00e0 la <strong>JP <\/strong>\u00e9mettent leurs propres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jp-international.net\/contents\/reissue.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cartes de<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jp-international.net\/contents\/reissue.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certification, <\/a>align\u00e9es sur les niveau de plongeurs RSTC.<br \/><br \/>Une autre structure validant des niveaux de plong\u00e9e est la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stars-hq.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stars <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stars-hq.org\/\"><strong>Net-diver School <\/strong><\/a>dont le r\u00e9seau d&#8217;\u00e9coles \u00e9mettent des cartes de certification suivant les niveaux plongeurs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.net-diver.org\/top\/ccard.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RTSC <\/a>ou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.net-diver.org\/top\/ccard.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMAS.<\/a><\/p><p>Au-del\u00e0 des organismes de formation et de certification, d&#8217;autres structure li\u00e9es \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e sous-marine existent au Japon, comme la <a href=\"http:\/\/guide-kai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Scuba Diving Guide Association (Guide-Kai)<\/strong><\/a>, une association plut\u00f4t unique r\u00e9unissant des c\u00e9l\u00e8bres guides de plong\u00e9e Japonais (plus d&#8217;informations \u00e0 ce sujet <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/culture\/japanese-style\/guided-diving\/\"><strong>ici<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p><p>Par ailleurs, l&#8217;office national du tourisme japonais, la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jnto.go.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan National Tourism Association (JNTO)<\/strong><\/a>, a r\u00e9cemment cr\u00e9\u00e9 un site d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 la promotion de la plong\u00e9e sous-marine au Japon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japan.travel\/diving\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Diving<\/strong><\/a>, que nous recommandons vivement, car il constitue \u00e0 nos yeux l&#8217;une des meilleures source d&#8217;information locale sur les sites de plong\u00e9e du Japon.<\/p><p>Nous saluons \u00e9galement l&#8217;excellent travail de l&#8217;organisation \u00e0 but non lucratif <a href=\"https:\/\/dive-in-japan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NPO Japan Diving Experience<\/strong>,<\/a> qui effectue un excellent travail de promotion et aussi de liaison, en aidant les plongeurs ne parlant pas le japonais \u00e0 entrer en contact avec les op\u00e9rateurs japonais locaux, et qui pourra \u00eatre d&#8217;une aide pr\u00e9cieuse aux plongeurs audacieux voulant tremper leurs palmes dans ces eaux japonaises encore si peu connues !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820b4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"820b4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/DSC_2167-2-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/DSC_2167-2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/DSC_2167-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/DSC_2167-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/DSC_2167-2-1.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029ef25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029ef25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source de l&#8217;image: <a href=\"https:\/\/bucho-diver.com\/2019\/06\/06\/fins-for-scuba-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bucho-diver.com\/2019\/06\/06\/fins-for-scuba-diving\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997a10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"997a10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9239442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9239442\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e108f\" data-id=\"28e108f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b350a6d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b350a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab7bf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ab7bf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31ccc44\" data-id=\"31ccc44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9b62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad9b62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"a-specific-legel-framework\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Un cadre l\u00e9gal sp\u00e9cifique<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b847145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b847145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a71bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a71bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Au-del\u00e0 des normes de formation des divers organismes de plong\u00e9e pr\u00e9sent dans le pays, le Japon dispose d&#8217;une <strong>l\u00e9gislation propre<\/strong> r\u00e9gissant la pratique des activit\u00e9s sous-marines professionnelles.<\/p><p>Bien que ce cadre juridique soit fortement ax\u00e9 sur les activit\u00e9s de plong\u00e9e industrielle (scaphandriers), son influence s&#8217;\u00e9tend \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e loisir, puisque les moniteurs de plong\u00e9e exer\u00e7ant professionnellement au Japon devraient, en th\u00e9orie, tous d\u00e9tenir un <strong>Brevet d&#8217;\u00c9tat de plongeur professionnel<\/strong>, le <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E5%A3%AB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Sensui-shi Menkyo<\/em><\/strong> <strong>\u6f5c\u6c34\u58eb\u514d\u8a31<\/strong><\/a>, pour avoir le droit de travailler l\u00e9galement dans les eaux japonaises.<\/p><p>Les agences de formation comme PADI prennent en compte cette sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9 nationale, comme sur cette <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E5%A3%AB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>page <\/strong><\/a>destin\u00e9e aux futurs encadrants japonais, clarifiant certains points d&#8217;articulation entre le statut d&#8217;instructeur et le brevet d&#8217;\u00c9tat japonais.<\/p><p>La <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sensui.or.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japan Dive Association (JDA) <\/strong><\/a> repr\u00e9sente par ailleurs les plongeurs professionnels (scaphandriers, moniteurs ou autres) agr\u00e9\u00e9s.<\/p><p>Pr\u00e9cisons qu&#8217;il ne s&#8217;agit pas l\u00e0 d&#8217;un \u00ab Code du sport \u00bb, \u00e0 l&#8217;image du cadre juridique fran\u00e7ais par exemple, o\u00f9 tous les moniteurs sportifs sont tenus d&#8217;\u00eatre titulaires d&#8217;un brevet d&#8217;\u00c9tat pour \u00eatre autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 enseigner en \u00e9tant r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9s pour leurs activit\u00e9s.<\/p><p>Il s&#8217;agit plut\u00f4t d&#8217;un cadre l\u00e9gislatif visant \u00e0 r\u00e9gir toutes les activit\u00e9s professionnelles en milieu hyperbare, constitut\u00e9 d&#8217;une s\u00e9rie de lois nationales encadrant le travail, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la sant\u00e9 qui imposent certaines restrictions pratiques.<\/p><p>\u00c0 titre d&#8217;exemple, l&#8217;article 15 de l&#8217;<em>Ordonnance sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la sant\u00e9 au travail en conditions hyperbares<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/elaws.e-gov.go.jp\/document?lawid=347M50002000040_20200828_502M60000100154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u9ad8\u6c17\u5727\u4f5c\u696d\u5b89\u5168\u885b\u751f\u898f\u5247<\/a>) r\u00e9glemente la pression partielle maximale d&#8217;azote autoris\u00e9e dans les gaz respiratoires \u00e0 400 kPa (c&#8217;est-\u00e0-dire 4 bar), ce qui correspond \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s \u00e0 la PpN2 atteinte lors d&#8217;une plong\u00e9e \u00e0 l&#8217;air \u00e0 41m, profondeur elle-m\u00eame arrondie \u00e0 40m dans le texte.<\/p><p>Le but de cette disposition l\u00e9gale est avant tout de contraindre les plongeurs professionnels \u00e0 un certain conservatisme dans l&#8217;approche et la gestion de la narcose gazeuse.<\/p><p>Mais dans les faits, cette disposition limite la profondeur maximale l\u00e9galement autoris\u00e9e pour toute plong\u00e9e utilisant l&#8217;air comme gaz respiratoire \u00e0 40 m\u00e8tres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-95791b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95791b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e00ceb\" data-id=\"7e00ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6c9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d6c9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/7%E6%97%A5%E9%96%93%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC-%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E5%A3%AB%E8%A9%A6%E9%A8%93-%E5%90%88%E6%A0%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-%E6%A8%A1%E6%93%AC%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E3%83%BB%E8%B3%87%E6%A0%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA\/dp\/4770326610\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/71S9pBR0kML-721x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/71S9pBR0kML-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/71S9pBR0kML-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/71S9pBR0kML-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/71S9pBR0kML.jpg 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Manuel de pr\u00e9paration \u00e0 l'examen du  Sensuishi, le brevet d'\u00c9tat japonais<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a83f2a7\" data-id=\"a83f2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f02030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f02030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f20cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f20cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20190925201538-1024x672.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20190925201538-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20190925201538-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20190925201538-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20190925201538.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Exemple d'une carte de brevet d'\u00c9tat professionel<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a02393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a02393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source de l&#8217;image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shikaku.fun\/entry\/diver-license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.shikaku.fun\/entry\/diver-license<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0551886 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0551886\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a52a1d2\" data-id=\"a52a1d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72700e3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72700e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81a51f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81a51f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-470406a\" data-id=\"470406a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81192f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81192f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"diving-style\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types de plong\u00e9es<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ec3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6ec3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La <strong>plong\u00e9e du bord<\/strong> est tr\u00e8s courante au Japon, car les longues c\u00f4tes souvent tr\u00e8s am\u00e9nag\u00e9es du pays offrent un acc\u00e8s facile \u00e0 de nombreux spots.<\/p><p>La plong\u00e9e du bord est particuli\u00e8rement r\u00e9pandue sur les c\u00f4tes rocheuses de l&#8217;\u00eele principale de Honsh\u016b par exemple, o\u00f9 les points d&#8217;entr\u00e9e de certains sites, en particulier \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de la m\u00e9galopole Pacifique, sont sp\u00e9cialement am\u00e9nag\u00e9s pour les activit\u00e9s subaquatiques.<br \/><br \/>La vie des plongeurs locaux est facilit\u00e9e par des infrastructures d\u00e9di\u00e9es comme des parkings et un acc\u00e8s am\u00e9nag\u00e9 avec des rampes, mains courantes et des cordes au niveau des points d&#8217;entr\u00e9e, et souvent des douches pour se dessaler apr\u00e8s la plong\u00e9e (quand ce ne sont pas des sources chaudes en plein air&#8230;)<br \/>Disons que c&#8217;est l&#8217;un des aspects positifs de la b\u00e9tonisation massive des c\u00f4tes japonaises, o\u00f9 d&#8217;in\u00e9vitables am\u00e9nagements en b\u00e9ton, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C3%A9trapode_(structure)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t\u00e9trapodes<\/a> ou autres, couvrent plus de 50 % des rivages du pays\u2026<\/p><p>Certains lieux offrent une exp\u00e9rience hybride : \u00e0 l&#8217;Izu Ocean Park (d\u00e9partement de Shizuoka, r\u00e9gion du Kant\u014d), vous vous enregistrez \u00e0 votre arriv\u00e9e, et \u00eates ensuite libre d&#8217;utiliser les installations \u00e0 votre guise entre 9h (ouverture et premi\u00e8re immersion) et 15h (limite pour la derni\u00e8re immersion).<\/p><p>Pr\u00e9cisons aussi qu&#8217;il ne faut <strong>pas sous-estimer les possibilit\u00e9s offertes par la plong\u00e9e du bord<\/strong> <strong>au Japon<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Les rivages locaux peuvent certes offrir une plong\u00e9e standard, souvent avec une excellente vie macro.<br \/>Mais les zones plus expos\u00e9es et\/ou donnant sur des eaux plus profondes peuvent offrir des plong\u00e9es bien plus dynamiques, o\u00f9 les rencontres avec du gros, des bancs de poissons et m\u00eame des sc\u00e8nes de pr\u00e9dation ne sont pas rares, en particulier sur les \u00eeles plus \u00e9loign\u00e9es&#8230;<\/p><p>Il est m\u00eame possible de\u00a0 voir des bancs requins-marteaux halicorne lors d&#8217;une <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/nanpo-islands\/#shs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plong\u00e9e du bord ayant lieu tr\u00e8s t\u00f4t le matin dans les \u00eeles Izu<\/a>, par exemple&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6c986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa6c986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0448bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0448bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/IOP-1024x571.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/IOP-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/IOP-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/IOP-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/IOP.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86150e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86150e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plong\u00e9e du bord, Izu Ocean Park, p\u00e9ninsule d&#8217;Izu<\/strong> &#8211; Source de l&#8217;image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/es\/Izu-Oceanic-Park-Futo.d6221404.Guia-Turistica?pwaLob=wizard-package-pwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expedia.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a39bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"37a39bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb601d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb601d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La<strong> plong\u00e9e en bateau<\/strong> est \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s courante, en particulier dans les \u00eeles du sud.<\/p><p>Les plong\u00e9es se font principalement \u00e0 partir de bateaux confortables con\u00e7us pour la plong\u00e9e, souvent \u00e9quip\u00e9s de douches, qui naviguent \u00e0 grande vitesse vers les sites des environs ou, dans certains cas, vers des spots plus \u00e9loign\u00e9s, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement des petites \u00eeles accessibles uniquement en bateau.<\/p><p>Dans les zones plus recul\u00e9es, la plong\u00e9e bateau se pratique aussi \u00e0 partir de simples bateaux de p\u00eache convertis, au confort parfois sommaire.<\/p><p>Il est important de garder \u00e0 l&#8217;esprit que la plupart des villes c\u00f4ti\u00e8res du Japon ont encore, \u00e0 ce jour, d&#8217;importantes activit\u00e9s de p\u00eache, ce qui contribue parfois \u00e0 restreindre l&#8217;acc\u00e8s par bateau \u00e0 des zones de plong\u00e9e potentiellement int\u00e9ressantes, qui sont r\u00e9serv\u00e9es aux p\u00eacheurs locaux.<\/p><p>Dans certaines r\u00e9gions, les\u00a0 bateaux de plong\u00e9e permettent l&#8217;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des <strong>spots avanc\u00e9s avec du courant<\/strong>,<br \/>(mais g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plus mod\u00e9r\u00e9 qu&#8217;en Indon\u00e9sie, aux Maldives ou aux Palaos), offrant de bonnes <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/highlights\/diving-highlights\/#drift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>plong\u00e9es d\u00e9rivantes<\/strong><\/a> comme, dans l&#8217;archipel des Nansei, \u00e0 Yonaguni, Miyako, Kume, ou autour des \u00eeles Kerama et Amami, ou encore pour la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre plong\u00e9e requins-marteaux de l&#8217;\u00eele de Mikomoto, \u00e0 Honsh\u016b.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b890fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b890fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c988560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c988560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1612413130109784_20210204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1612413130109784_20210204.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1612413130109784_20210204-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1612413130109784_20210204-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4acc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db4acc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bateau de plong\u00e9e &#8211; Source de l&#8217;image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtp.co.jp\/sp\/area\/detail\/565\/KAKEROMA%20ISLAND%EF%BC%86SOUTH%20AMAMI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wtp.co.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313b8a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313b8a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Les croisi\u00e8res-plong\u00e9e (<em>liveaboard<\/em>) sont \u00e0 l&#8217;heure actuelle tr\u00e8s peu d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es au Japon (2021), \u00e0 l&#8217;exception de quelques courtes croisi\u00e8res semi-priv\u00e9es autour des \u00eeles d&#8217;Okinawa, prenant souvent la forme de bateaux charteris\u00e9s \u00e0 destination de populations sp\u00e9cifiques de plongeurs, tels que les photographes sous-marins.<\/p><p>Cependant, si les crosi\u00e8res-plong\u00e9es domestiques sont encore tr\u00e8s rares, les choses \u00e9voluent actuellement, peut-\u00eatre en raison des restrictions actuelles sur les voyages internationaux induites par la pand\u00e9mie de Covid-19.<\/p><p>Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, les rares croisi\u00e8res organis\u00e9e dans l&#8217;archipel \u00e9tait principalement concentr\u00e9es sur des groupes d&#8217;\u00eeles de la r\u00e9gion d&#8217;Okinawa ou les \u00eeles Satsunan du sud de Ky\u016bsh\u016b.<\/p><p>Un op\u00e9rateur, <a href=\"https:\/\/stingraycruise.com\/discoverycruise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stingray Cruises,<\/a>, organise \u00e9galement des sorties en bateau et de courtes croisi\u00e8res dans la r\u00e9gion de la mer de Genkai et aussi dans la r\u00e9gion de Saikai (\u00eeles d&#8217;Okinoshima, \u00eeles Iki et \u00eeles Got\u014d) dans le nord de Ky\u016bsh\u016b ainsi que les \u00eeles Satsunan du sud de Ky\u016bsh\u016b.<\/p><p>Leur branche ax\u00e9e sur les \u00eeles Satsunan,<a href=\"https:\/\/tokara-dive.jp\/2019sche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tokara Discovery Cruises,<\/a> propose des croisi\u00e8res d&#8217;exploration de 3, 4, 5 et 7 nuits autour des \u00eeles Tokara \/ de l&#8217;archipel des Satsunan, mais ces croisi\u00e8res restent actuellement, pour des raisons logistiques, <strong>hors de port\u00e9e des plongeurs ne parlant pas japonais.<\/strong><\/p><p>Plus d&#8217;informations sur les croisi\u00e8res de croisi\u00e8re japonaises <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/highlights\/diving-highlights\/#liveaboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ici<\/strong><\/a>, ainsi que d&#8217;autres <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/practical\/links\/#liveaboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>liens<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>Nous verrons bien si les croisi\u00e8res plong\u00e9e se d\u00e9veloppent \u00e0 l&#8217;avenir dans l&#8217;archipel.<br \/>Toutefois, certains aspects pratiques, tels que les conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques et l&#8217;agenda des plongeurs japonais viennent compliquer l&#8217;organisation de croisi\u00e8res r\u00e9guli\u00e8res, compar\u00e9 \u00e0 des endroits comme l&#8217;Indon\u00e9sie ou la Tha\u00eflande, par exemple.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f559c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f559c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1664e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1664e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tokara-dive.jp\/cruise\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tokara_course-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tokara_course-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tokara_course-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tokara_course-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tokara_course-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tokara_course-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f54f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f54f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Itin\u00e9raire de croisi\u00e8re-plong\u00e9e dans les \u00eeles Tokara <\/strong>&#8211; Source de l&#8217;image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtp.co.jp\/sp\/area\/detail\/565\/KAKEROMA%20ISLAND%EF%BC%86SOUTH%20AMAMI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tokara-dive.jp\/cruise\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a0414f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a0414f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bdf882\" data-id=\"1bdf882\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6d095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc6d095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Technical diving support is rare. <br \/><\/strong>Unless one is already the member of some sort tech diving community with a local presence, local <strong>support for technical diving<\/strong> <b>is<\/b> <strong>generally not available.<\/strong><\/p><p>One major exception is the Osezaki area (Shizuoka Pref., Kant\u014d region, Honsh\u016b island), where an operator is quite supportive towards technical divers, and offers, on advance special booking, a larger range of range of onsite gas-filling options\u00a0 (nitrox, trimix, oxygen&#8230;), along with rental of doubles, Sofnolime for rebreather divers, and aluminium tanks for sidemount configurations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c75ca3\" data-id=\"5c75ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6b69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a6b69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73686c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c73686c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kazkian.com\/z\/manboon\/cat174\/cat5\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tek.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tek.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/tek-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6431150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6431150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kazkian.com\/z\/manboon\/cat174\/cat5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kazkian.com\/z\/manboon\/cat174\/cat5\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7e374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d7e374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Guided diving is the norm.<\/strong><br \/>While Japan offers many opportunities for easy-access shore diving, divers actually rarely practice completely autonomous, unguided diving, unlike in the North American context, for instance.<br \/>Although there are exceptions, Japan is not generally a place where certified divers can just show up and a dive centre, rent tanks and weights, and go do their thing.<\/p><p>Unguided shore diving is not really encouraged in the country, and most structures i.e. dive clubs and dive centres, will not generally rent tanks, even to certified and qualified advanced divers, if they do not know them, for safety and responsibility. <br \/>Some areas might also have specific local rules, stating that all visiting divers must be accompanied by a local dive guide.<br \/>There are exceptions of course, such as the previously mentioned Izu Ocean Park (Shizuoka Pref.), where divers have free use of the facilities and rental equipment, organising their own two dives within a set timeframe.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45a0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d45a0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/divingpoint.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/big97ee5438d7c5754c2d8e8b86b6ad4520.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/big97ee5438d7c5754c2d8e8b86b6ad4520.jpg 999w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/big97ee5438d7c5754c2d8e8b86b6ad4520-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/big97ee5438d7c5754c2d8e8b86b6ad4520-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d4808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1d4808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dive site map<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtp.co.jp\/sp\/area\/detail\/565\/KAKEROMA%20ISLAND%EF%BC%86SOUTH%20AMAMI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divingpoint.net<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f063da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f063da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And yet in Japan, most locally organised diving, whether directly from shore or from a boat, will be guided diving, mostly led by a local dive guide following teaching standards and \u201cgood practices\u201d given by RSTC organizations.<\/p><p>This is actually often preferable, because good local guides will generally allow you to make the most of your dive through their intimate knowledge of the dive site, and for safety, since conditions can change easily (and let\u2019s not forget the Kuroshio flows at an average of 3 knots in some places off the coast of Japan, which would mean quite a drift for divers caught directly in the main flow\u2026)<\/p><p>And importantly, since this one of the distinctive traits of Japanese diving, local dive guides will frequently be highly knowledgeable when it comes to the local underwater fauna and flora (which is particularly appreciated by photographers), as both dive centres and guides they employ make a point of acting as ambassadors of the local environment they represent.<\/p><p>Japanese guides generally go beyond the traditional roles of \u201c<em>divemaster<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>eagle-eyed local spotter<\/em>\u201d, and this rarely found elsewhere, except perhaps in certain contexts employing marine biology specialists, or macro-diving specialised areas like Lembeh in Indonesia, for instance. <br \/>More on Japanese-style dive guides <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/culture\/diving-style\/guided-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c5beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1c5beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Snorkeling is common, freediving less so.<\/strong><br \/>Japan also offers some good<strong> snorkeling<\/strong> options, but these are mostly concentrated in the southern subtropical areas (Nansei islands, Okinawa region), where shallow coral reefs can be accessed from the beach.<br \/>Beware though, some industrial snorkeling operations found in the Okinawa area not really up to standard, and reef fish feeding was unfortuantely still quite widespread until recently (something also found for <em>discover scuba diving \/ try-dives<\/em> offered to non-certified divers).<\/p><p>In other parts of the country, snorkeling.skin diving activities may be limited by water temperatures, sea conditions and rocky shorelines \u2013 this is not always the case though, and the Nanp\u014d archipelago, for instance, offers good snorkeling spots and guided snorkeling tours, despite more rocky conditions.<\/p><p>For more serious \/ experienced snorkelers and freedivers, Japanese waters have the potential to offer great experiences, including open water options and the chance to get in the water with large marine mammals, notably dolphins in Mikura-jima and Miyake-jima in the Izu islands, and also, in the cooler season, with migrating whales, especially to the north of Okinawa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6117184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6117184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ponta-dolphinswim.com\/2020\/03\/25\/2020dolphin\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/mikura2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/mikura2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/mikura2020-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/mikura2020-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325a219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"325a219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dolphin swim in Mikura-jima<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ponta-dolphinswim.com\/2020\/03\/25\/2020dolphin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ponta-dolphinswim.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70906fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70906fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These activities are usually called something like &#8220;<em>whale swim<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>dolphin swim<\/em>&#8220;, and while some operators do a great job, you might encounter a great variety in operating standards and practices, notably in terms intrusiveness, awareness and respect of the animal&#8217;s well-being across the country.<\/p><p>Some areas like the Ogasawara islands forbid entering the water less than 100 to 150 metres from whales, depending on the species, which limits in water interraction.<br \/>This kind of rule might be extended to other areas in the future.<\/p><p>Finally, there is also the possibility to organise a shallow-water freediving experience with <em>ama<\/em> traditional freedivers in the Kansai region (more on this here).<br \/>Breath-hold spearfishing is generally off-limits in Japan, as it requires a permit from local fisheries in most places, pernmit which is not open to non-Japanese nationals, but there might be regional exceptions.<\/p><p>As elsewhere in the world, the freediving community is growing, helped by the fact that Japan has has good results in the competitive freediving scene, including some world record holders in different categories.<br \/>Beyond entry-level training, nost of the modern freediving action seems concentrated in the Okinawa region, but this may change in the future&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-184e206 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"184e206\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbe04cb\" data-id=\"dbe04cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2091 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f7a2091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5862e62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5862e62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cccc33\" data-id=\"5cccc33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35899ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35899ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"dive-structures\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structures de plong\u00e9e<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ebdd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34ebdd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japanese divers generally dive through <strong>dive centres located near major dive spots<\/strong>, which range from simple dive-shops to all-inclusive diving resorts also offering accommodation and dining options, especially in more remote areas, and everything in between (dive centres able to organise accommodation, etc\u2026).<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In most tourism-oriented coastal towns and islands, dive operators will usually have some sort of accomodation option available (hotel, homestay or dorm or a <i>minshuku <\/i>Japanese style bed and breakfast lodgings), either as cooperation between the dive operator and the hospitality provider, or actually part of the dive business itself.<br \/>Because of this, divers will generally have access to some type of package deal including accommodation and meals in a convenient (and often tasty) <strong>all-in-one package<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b3ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41b3ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoshinosuna.ne.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/hoshinosuna-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/hoshinosuna-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/hoshinosuna-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/hoshinosuna-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/hoshinosuna.jpg 1071w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Diving Pension Hoshinosuna, Iriomote, Okinawa Prefecture<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec75de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec75de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Local divers in more urban, landlocked areas also often make use of <strong>dive centres located in the city<\/strong>, far from the sea, which offer a hybrid service, somewhere between a diving-club and a travel agent. <br \/>These city-based dive centres usually organise regular (weekly or more) diving excursions to different areas of the archipelago.<br \/>Some of these urban structures take the form of an associative club, with membership fees, but most are simply commercial structures responsible for organising training sessions and diver certification, as well as selling\/renting equipment and taking care of diving logistics for the divers who pay for their services.<\/p><p>These structures will generally offer some sort of transportation service, and can often take care of all the organisational aspects of a dive outing, which is very handy for time-pressed Japanese divers.<br \/>On a cultural side note, you&#8217;ll see many Japanese operators calling their dive centres XYZ <i>diving service<\/i> or XYZ <i>marine service<\/i>, but this seems to be something of a trend and does not represent a specific business category.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a88358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a88358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/31289077_1003403609806936_4770994584593367040_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/31289077_1003403609806936_4770994584593367040_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/31289077_1003403609806936_4770994584593367040_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/31289077_1003403609806936_4770994584593367040_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9603cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9603cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dive center in \u014csaka<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SukyubadaibingushoppuBonuru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SukyubadaibingushoppuBonuru\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9b975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9b975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In all cases, as with many things in Japan, it will be necessary to <b>book in advance.<\/b><\/p><p>Most Japanese divers, like the majority of the Japanese population, have much less free-time and vacations than their European counterparts, for example. This does not stop them from going diving very regularly, but also means diving activities are usually very well organized, in an effort to try to waste as little time as possible.<\/p><p>Which also means there is <strong>little room for flexibility or improvisation,<\/strong> which is why you should always remember to book in advance, rather than hoping to join a dive trip at the last minute\u2026<\/p><p>It is also better to try to <strong>avoid weekends<\/strong> if at all possible, which are often very busy, <strong>as well as <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/practical\/travel-tips\/#booking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>major holidays<\/strong><\/a>, that constitute the peaks of Japanese high season for all leisure activities.<br \/>The main holidays to look out for are the <strong>Golden Week<\/strong>, a collection of four 4 national holidays within seven days (the core being April 29 to May 5), which, in combination with well-placed weekends, is one of Japan&#8217;s three busiest holiday seasons.<br \/>The other dates to look out for are the <strong>O-bon week <\/strong>(generally August 13 to 16) and <strong>New Year\u2019s<\/strong> break (which has less impact on domestic diving since it is in winter) \u2013 more on Japanese holidays <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japan-guide.com\/e\/e2282.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a1fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7a1fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/crowds.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/crowds.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/crowds-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/crowds-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be067a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be067a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Diving crowds at Osezaki, Shizuoka Pref.<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/fujikaze.cocolog-nifty.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/post-0d8e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fujikaze.cocolog-nifty.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2db1a7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db1a7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9277c\" data-id=\"8e9277c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2495ce5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2495ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f1701b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f1701b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9213b80\" data-id=\"9213b80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb3553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fb3553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"payment\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paiement et prix<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ccc80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5ccc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c498fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c498fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Payment<\/strong><\/p><p>If the structure you\u2019re diving through acts as a booking agent, which is generally the case when diving through a city-based dive centre for instance, you will pay them directly, in advance, and they will handle payments to the on-site dive operator that will be welcoming you. <br \/>Remember to <strong>check the payment options available beforehand, as credit cards are not accepted everywhere<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Also remember that there is virtually <b>no tipping in Japan<\/b> \u2013 at least not in a standard commercial service setting (some form of tipping does exist, but it is restricted to specific, traditionally defined contexts and highly formalised, of which scuba related activities are definitely not a part of), so there is <strong>no need to plan a tip for your dive guide or staff.<\/strong><\/p><p>If you do want to give something, <strong>give little gifts instead<\/strong>, especially <strong>snack food and drinks<\/strong> for instance. <br \/>As a cultural side note, Japanese divers going diving overseas will often bring Japanese food as gifts for the staff of dive centre where they will be diving &#8211; this is highly appreciated by Japanese staff, especially in more remote places where Japanese products are rare!<\/p><p>One place where we worked had a dedicated staff-fridge, always full of delicious Japanese snacks and other <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/links\/#giftculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>temiyage\/omiyage<\/em><\/a>, ranging from rice crackers and sweets to bottles of sh\u014dch\u016b liquor!<\/p><p>Korean divers often bring cosmetic facial masks as well, along with endless snacks. Maybe you can try to invent your own national gift tradition?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680b013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"680b013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20181220_tokyoeki_temiyage_11-670x395-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20181220_tokyoeki_temiyage_11-670x395-1.png 670w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/20181220_tokyoeki_temiyage_11-670x395-1-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b765520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b765520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Omiyage<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalan.net\/news\/article\/306696\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jalan.net\/news\/article\/306696\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34cb73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34cb73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Diving prices<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Diving in Japan is not cheap, in that it is definitely <strong>more expensive<\/strong> <strong>than<\/strong> what you find in certain <strong>locations operating at rock-bottom prices<\/strong>, especially in South-East Asia or the Caribbean for instance.<\/p><p>However, diving is <strong>not extraordinarily expensive either<\/strong>, and you\u2019ll find that boat-based fun-diving prices are now, in most cases, roughly on par with many other locations around the world.<br \/>And conditions found on boats, along with your typical dive-centre facilities and service, are often superior than what you would find elsewhere, and nitrox, when available, is often free of charge for certified divers.<br \/>Diving in <strong>Okinawa also tends to be cheaper<\/strong> than elsewhere in Japan.<\/p><p>As a national average, a 2-tank boat will usually be around 130 euro \/ 160 USD \u2013 which is indeed on the high-side, but not incredibly expensive, actually cheaper than places we have worked at in Indonesia\u2019s Komodo, Mexico\u2019s Sea of Cortez or Thailand\u2019s Andaman sea.<\/p><p>That said, <strong>some areas<\/strong>, especially in Honsh\u016b <strong>do charge a lot for shore diving<\/strong> (up to 30 euro\/40 USD per tank), but this does include use of dive centre facilities, which again are usually quite superior to what you would find elsewhere, and also the services of a competent dive guide, which, as previously explained, is often mandatory since most dive centres will refuse to simply lend tanks to certified divers they do not know. <br \/>As an illustration, Shizuoka&#8217;s Izu Ocean Park charges roughly 55 euros \/ 65 USD for 2 tanks with weights (unguided shore diving), with full use of their facilities between 9am and 3pm. The facilities include\u00a0 heated changing rooms, 31 shower heads and hot baths in which you can hop in with your dry suits on during the cold winter season (keeping in mind that this is not considered ideal in regards to post-dive decompression \/ off-gasing&#8230;)<\/p><p>Some city-based dive centres and local resorts might offer <b>interesting packages including diving, transportation and sometimes accommodation options.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a997fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a997fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Courses<br \/><br \/>Dive training courses<\/strong> (and <strong>imported equipment <\/strong>prices, imported brands are often almost 50% more expensive than in Europe or the USA\u2026) <strong>are on high side<\/strong> in most cases, so keep this in mind if planning to do dive courses in Japan.<\/p><p>It has also been reported to us that some dive centres sometimes withhold certification, spreading out the training over mandatory, paying training sessions.<\/p><p>We are both diving instructors, and familiar with both club-based dive training (where certifications can take up to one year per level, in a typical French CMAS club setting for example) and the standard 3 to 4 day Open Water-type courses commonly offered in holiday destinations.<\/p><p>While we totally understand and welcome the option to take more time and work on skills with a student (which is one of the great things about regular club training), and also firmly believe you should only certify students truly meeting required skill requirements, we also believe that any extra training required should to stay within the bounds of reason, especially in commercial contexts. <br \/>When extra training is required, it should definitely not lead to students paying a lot more than they had be told to actually get certified.<\/p><p>This is hopefully rare, and probably restricted to\u00a0 Japanese-language environments, but as a general recommendation do ask around, and enquire about the teaching process when planning to do some dive training, in Japan or elsewhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b94b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5b94b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/2020-10-24_1938_5f94041101481_l_sp.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/2020-10-24_1938_5f94041101481_l_sp.jpg 466w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/2020-10-24_1938_5f94041101481_l_sp-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4cbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4cbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Entry level certification, 2 days 1 night program<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mic21.com\/blog\/show\/blog\/13509.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog.mic21.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef75860 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef75860\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27cfd26\" data-id=\"27cfd26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428cec2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"428cec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8289a25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8289a25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a84a844\" data-id=\"a84a844\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e0e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e0e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"equipment-and-rental-options\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00c9quipement et location de mat\u00e9riel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb16e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beb16e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japanese divers often have their own equipment, but many facilities offer do equipment rental options, which is generally well maintained, if a little pricey.<\/p><p>If planning to dive in the cool season or northern waters, however, please note that <strong>drysuit rental is not very common<\/strong>, and even if it is possible, it might be <strong>difficult to find larger size suits<\/strong>, or even for common builds &#8211; this is definitely something to look out for if you plan to dive in Japan in winter.<\/p><p>As a rule, it is <strong>best to check what sizes are available<\/strong>, as common clothing and <strong>foot sizes<\/strong> in Japan are generally smaller than those commonly found in other countries, which tends to restrict the availability of &#8220;large&#8221; sizes, both for hire and for sale, especially in dive centres not specialising in a non-Japanese clientele.<\/p><p><strong>Cylinders\/ dive tanks<\/strong> are generally made of <b>steel <\/b>(<strong>10L \/ 12\/ 14L<\/strong> steel tanks are the most common, some areas might have 18L as well), but <b>AL80 aluminium tanks<\/b> (11 litres) so common in tropical locations, are also used in the warmer waters of Okinawa, for example.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;ve never dived on steel tanks, the main difference with aluminium tanks is that they become <i>less negatively buoyant <\/i>at the end of the dive, as you breathe up the air they contain. <br \/>They never become <i>positively buoyant <\/i>at the end of the dive, unlike aluminium tanks. Steel tanks are also heavier (which is why they&#8217;re the most common tanks used for diving in cooler waters, where diver more exposure protection), so substract roughly 2 kg from the weight you normally use with aluminium tanks when diving steel.<\/p><p>Please note that outside rare structures offering technical diving service, <strong>tank valves in Japan are almost exclusively<\/strong> <strong>yoke\/INT<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; we strongly recommend that you <b>bring a DIN to yoke adapter <\/b>if you\u2019re diving a DIN first stage like we do, because Japanese dive centres will not necessarily have adapters, or enough for a group of divers with DIN regs&#8230;<\/p><p>Independent double-outlet, Y or H valves like those found mostly in continental Europe are also not found in Japan, so remember to set up your octopus on a first stage before travelling if you normally dive with two independent first-stages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93de4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93de4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Din &gt; Yoke Adapter<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956e5e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"956e5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It will be quite difficult to rent <strong>twinsets<\/strong>, as commercial support for slightly more &#8220;technical&#8221; is virtually inexistent outside already established diver communities, with the Osezaki area (Shizuoka Pref.) being the exception to the rule.<\/p><p><strong>Sidemount diving<\/strong> is not that common, but is growing in Japan, in relation with efforts of major RSTC certification agencies to promote side-mount training, but sidemount divers should keep in mind that aluminium tanks are not the norm, meaning that in most places only steel tanks are available&#8230;<br \/>Remember to check with the dive centre to see if they have no problem with you diving sidemount, and\u00a0 also confirm their shore\/boat logistics.<\/p><p>\u00a0Also do check if they have aluminium tanks if required,\u00a0 and remember to bring spare parts for your sidemount kit.<\/p><p>Even if there is a strong North-American influence is Japanese diving, the country is resolutely <b>metric<\/b>, and pressure gages are all in <strong>bar<\/strong> (and not in PSI).<br \/>Weights will also be given in <strong>kilograms<\/strong>, rather than pounds.<br \/>Likewise, dive briefings will be given in <strong>metres<\/strong>, not feet, and temperatures in degrees Celsius\/centigrade (for the record, Japanese laws regulating underwater activities give pressure indications in <em>pascal <\/em>units, kPa, MPa&#8230;).<br \/>Refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/dive-info\/some-practicalities\/#metricimperial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metric \/ imperial cheat-sheet for more info.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Nitrox is often available<\/strong> (check with your dive centre) and commonly free of charge. Maximum operating depths are calculated based on a maximum oxygen partial pressure\u00a0 of <strong>1.4 bar<\/strong> (and not 1.6 bar like, it is sometimes found some European countries, like France for instance).<\/p><p>When it comes to equipment setup,\u00a0 Japanese divers are usually quite self-sufficient, at least when it comes to <strong>setting up their own gear,<\/strong> especially if it&#8217;s their own personal equipment. <br \/>Some places might offer to do a basic set up of your equipment, as a service or for practical reasons, especially for boat dives, but this is <strong>not the norm<\/strong>, unlike<br \/>South-East Asia and other places where it is common for dive staff and\/or boat crew to setup customer&#8217;s gear for them.<\/p><p>If you would rather set up yourself (and we definitely think you should&#8230;), or not have anyone touch your own equipment, make sure to mention this at the dive centre, just in case&#8230;<\/p><p>For <strong>electronics<\/strong>, Japan uses <strong>100 V \/ 50\/60 Hz<\/strong> voltage (which is the lowest in the world, Europe being <span class=\"ILfuVd\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">220-240V and the United States 110-120V<\/span><\/span>) and <span class=\"ILfuVd\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Type A plug sockets, which has two rectangular-pins, that are vertical to each other.<br \/>Most devices can handle lower voltages , but battery charging might be slower.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c763dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c763dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71bf922\" data-id=\"71bf922\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebc2b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ebc2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f9f6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f9f6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f40eb8f\" data-id=\"f40eb8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca5820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca5820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"liability-medical\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D\u00e9charges de responsabilit\u00e9 et certificats m\u00e9dicaux<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445edba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"445edba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japanese dive centres will ask you to fill out standardised <strong>liability release and risk recognition forms<\/strong>, usually the model provided by the RSTC agency to which the dive centre is affiliated (PADI, SSI, NAUI, SDI\u2026).<\/p><p>Should an accident occur, the exact legal value of these documents is difficult to establish in Japan (the Japanese legal system is complex, and something of a hybrid between civil and common law) but these documents are always required by operators, unlike in European legal contexts where liability release-type documents have little value and their use is now downplayed, or where they might be technically illegal, such as in the French context, where the operator is bound by law to accept responsability.<\/p><p>The dive centre staff should normally do everything they can to ensure your safety, but diving does engage a part of individual responsibility (\u81ea\u5df1\u8cac\u4efb, <em>jiko sekinin<\/em>, which has become a very common concept in Japan), and <strong>Japanese dive operators will normally not let you dive without a signature of these documents.<\/strong><\/p><p>Do note that some dive operators will only have a Japanese version ready to use, and you should, of course, not sign any documents that you cannot read.<\/p><p>When diving with a Japanese dive centre, we recommend that you <strong>check in advance that an English version of required forms will be available<\/strong> (all RSTC agencies make multilingual forms available free of charge online, but you must also know how to find them).<\/p><p>While it is always a good idea to do regular medical check-ups and get a doctor\u2019s clearance for diving (especially after entering middle-age and if planning to dive in more stressful conditions such as colder water or current, for instance), <strong>it is not a legal requirement in Japan to show recent medical certificate giving you clearance to dive,<\/strong> and Japanese dive centres will generally ask you to fill out with a <strong>standard RSTC medical questionnaire instead.<\/strong><\/p><p>Again, make sure that this document will be available in a language that you can read, and note that if you have to answer &#8220;<strong>yes<\/strong>&#8221; to any of the questions on the medical questionnaire, <strong><u>you will have to see a doctor<\/u><\/strong> (general practitioner) <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>obtain clearance<\/strong> to take part in diving activities.<\/p><p>This is in no way specific to diving in Japan, but you\u2019re not familiar with this kind of medical form and\/or think you might have a condition mentioned on it, it could be a good idea to ask the dive centre to see their medical questionnaire in advance, in order <strong>anticipate<\/strong> problems, <strong>and getting medical clearance, if required, before your trip.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-134354b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"134354b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1664707\" data-id=\"1664707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae8081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cae8081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_1-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1MDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibHVlamFwYW4ub3JnXC9mclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE5XC8yMDIxXC8wNVwvMTAzNDZFX0RpdmVyLU1lZGljYWxfRm9ybV9QYWdlXzEtMS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_1-1.png 3154w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_1-1-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db97beb\" data-id=\"db97beb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d2ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00d2ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1MDMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibHVlamFwYW4ub3JnXC9mclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE5XC8yMDIxXC8wNVwvMTAzNDZFX0RpdmVyLU1lZGljYWxfRm9ybV9QYWdlXzIucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2-791x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/10346E_Diver-Medical_Form_Page_2.png 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d822d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d822d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PADI Medical questionaire sample<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pros-blog.padi.com\/2020\/06\/30\/diver-medical-2020-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pros-blog.padi.com\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b593c3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b593c3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-640e2a4\" data-id=\"640e2a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb560b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bb560b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32ee05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32ee05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6413e7d\" data-id=\"6413e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9310ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9310ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"insurance\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assurances<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4d173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d4d173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japanese diver centres usually provide some basic insurance coverage for their customers, but this <strong>does not extend to emergency hyperbaric recompression treatment<\/strong>.<\/p><p>And this recompression chamber treatement can be very expensive, often in the thousands of dollars per session, keeping in mind that full treatment might require a set of multiple sessions&#8230;<\/p><p>This is also in no way specific to diving in Japan, but we strongly advise divers to get<strong> specific insurance coverage, clearly covering planned diving activities and emergencies, including medical evacuation and hyperbaric treatments.<\/strong><\/p><p>Well-known specialised diving insurance provider such as <a href=\"https:\/\/dan.org\/membership-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DAN<\/strong>,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/diveassure.com\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DiveAssure<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <b>Diveassist<\/b> are a good choice, and some insurance companies like Dive Assure offer packages covering the duration of a single trip.<br \/>Another option would be more general insurance policies that also cover recreational diving activities, such as those offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldnomads.com\/row\/travel-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WorldNomads<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/safetywing.com\/nomad-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SafetyWings<\/strong><\/a> or others (but they probably won&#8217;t be as efficient in handling diving emergencies as specialist inssurance).<\/p><p>If you are already covered by general travel insurance, make sure to check that it does indeed cover your planning diving activities in Japan or elsewhere, and other key aspects such as hyperbaric recompression treatments and medical evacuation \/ repatriation from Japan.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danjapan.gr.jp\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Japan<\/a> has a 24\/7 Japanese emergency hotline<br \/>+81-3-3812-4999, with an English-speaking operator available from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm at +81-45-228-3066 &#8211; the operator \/ medical team can give you advice if you have health concerns after a dive, whether you are a DAN member or not (but only member&#8217;s medical expenses are covered)<\/p><p>There are <strong>recompression chambers in most major cities<\/strong> and diving areas in Japan, but these can be <strong>relatively far from the dive sites<\/strong>, especially in a mountainous country like Japan.<br \/>Which means that it is always best to dive conservatively, within the guidelines given by your computer, to maintain slow ascent rates of 10m per minute max, and to remember to stay well hydrated before and after the dive.<br \/>It&#8217;s also best to go easy on sake, sh\u014dch\u016b liquor and other dehydrating beverages when diving the next day.<\/p><p>As a reminder, even though hot-springs are often found next to dive sites (at the Izu Ocean Park, for instance) and as incredibly tempting as it might seem, <b>hopping into the warm waters a hot-spring\/<i>onsen<\/i><\/b> <b>straight after a dive is<\/b> <b>not recommended<\/b> as it directly affects blood circulation, which could affect bubble formation and possibly interfere with off-gassing&#8230;<br \/>As with other aspects like sports after diving, <i>jiko-sekinin <\/i>(self-responsability) or not, it is recommended to wait a few hours before indulging&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552091e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"552091e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-24-at-19.48.29.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-24-at-19.48.29.png 968w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-24-at-19.48.29-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-24-at-19.48.29-768x640.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e401d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e401d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danjapan.gr.jp\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">danjapan.gr.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-057dde9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"057dde9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1d93c8\" data-id=\"d1d93c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5b906 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e5b906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bafbf45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bafbf45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d8dcbb\" data-id=\"8d8dcbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f802662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f802662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"diving-certification-caeds-and-levels\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certifications, brevets et niveaux de plong\u00e9e<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d56549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d56549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While Japan does have CMAS-affiliated federations, a branch of the BSAC and a few technical diving oriented organisations (IANTD, etc, see above for more info), the absolute majority of dive centres will be <strong>RSTC-affiliated<\/strong> (and mainly PADI for the time being, though this might change in the future, if we consider at the massive growth of SSI diver centres and instructors elsewhere in Asia).<\/p><p>If you are a CMAS-certified diver, and only have a CMAS certification, we strongly advise you to <strong>make sure to bring you certification card with you<\/strong>, as it can be difficult to justify your training level without it, since there is no real cross-federation centralised diver database accessible online.<\/p><p>Most dive centre professionals will have no problem understanding your certification level, and the following (rough) equivalence is usually applied:<\/p><p><b>CMAS * diver\u00a0 &gt; Open Water diver<\/b><\/p><p><b>CMAS ** diver\u00a0 &gt; Advanced Open Water diver<\/b><\/p><p><b>CMAS *** diver \/ CMAS **** &gt; Rescue or Divemaster<\/b><\/p><p><b>Instructor, supervisor, moniteur &gt; OWSI Instructor<br \/><\/b><br \/>Obviously, this somewhat <strong>reductive<\/strong>, as the real training situation is much more complex, with very real differences between RSTC and CMAS standards, notably\u00a0 regarding their approaches to notions of diver autonomy and supervision, the introduction of diver rescue\/assistance training and the teaching decompression stops, and also clear differences in depth ranges and ratings.<br \/>Nonetheless, this conforms roughly\u00a0 to ISO standards,\u00a0 and most structures, in Japan or elsewhere, will apply this type of basic equivalence for the constitution of their groups of divers, and depth &#8220;ratings&#8221;.\u00a0<b> <\/b><\/p><p>For more details, you can also refer yourself to our homemade <strong>diver level \/ training agencies equivalence chart<\/strong> below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdd307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"fcdd307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcdd307\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Scuba Training Levels and Equivalent Diving Qualifications\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDU2NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9TQ1VCQS1UUkFJTklORy1BR0VOQ0lFUy1FUVVJVkFMRU5UUy0yLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZjZGQzMDcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2339\" height=\"1653\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2.png 2339w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-2048x1447.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2339px) 100vw, 2339px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4564'>\n\t\t\t\tScuba Training Levels and Equivalent Diving Qualifications\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4303606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4303606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While most Japanese dive centres will be RSTC affiliated, keep in mind that <strong>RSTC standards are only given for training dives<\/strong>. <br \/>As such, RSTC agencies do <strong>not specify any actual depth standards for recreational, \u201cfun diving\u201d<\/strong> outside of a training context, and simply recommend divers to stay \u201cwithin the limits of their training and experience\u201d, and <strong>not to dive deeper than 40m.<\/strong><br \/>This maximum depth is in line with Japanese legal requirements defining a maximum partial pressure of nitrogen when diving on air as a breathing gas, as specified by Article 15 of Japan\u2019s <em>Ordinance on Safety and Health for Work Under Hyperbaric Conditions.<\/em><\/p><p>This aspect is often misunderstood, even by some dive professionals themselves who <strong>wrongly believe RSTC training standards apply actually to \u201cfun dives\u201d<\/strong>. <br \/>In the chart above for instance, depth given for RSTC agencies refer to the maximum depths specified in their <strong>training standards.<\/strong><\/p><p>That said, one should keep in mind that, should an accident occur, the dive centre and dive professionals involved <u>will have to be able to justify their decisions and actions, under the angle of duty of care <\/u>( which is the legal obligation imposed on an individual to adhere to standards of reasonable care and avoid negligence while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others).<br \/>Standards or not, this is why bringing an inexperienced, Open Water Diver level-trained diver to a depth of 30m+ might raise a few eyebrows, even if it is not a breach of RSTC standards <em>per se.<\/em><\/p><p>This is also why, in practice, most RSTC-affiliated<b> dive centres will usually apply the following maximum depths, <\/b>given for training dives in their agency standards, to actual exploration \/ &#8220;fun&#8221; dives :<\/p><p><strong>&#8211; 18m max for an Open Water diver<\/strong>, <strong><br \/>&#8211; 30m max for an Advanced Open Water diver<\/strong> or more, and <strong><br \/>&#8211; access to the 30 to 40m depth range given at the discretion of the dive centre\/guide<\/strong> <strong>and the diver<\/strong>, depending on their experience, comfort level and\/or training.<\/p><p>We hope this clears up the situation, and helps to understand why we <strong>all should respect a dive centre and\/or dive professional\u2019s sometimes conservative guidelines<\/strong>, and always <strong>respect the indications given in the dive briefing<\/strong> and local rules.<br \/>Even if this mean diving to a max depth of 30m while avoiding any mandatory decompression stops, when you are trained and experienced in diving to <i>50m+ dive with deco<\/i> <i>stops<\/i> in a different setting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef7dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bef7dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e63f02d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e63f02d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b14c3f1\" data-id=\"b14c3f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faed165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faed165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diving certification\ncheat-sheet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94e015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"b94e015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b94e015\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Scuba Training Levels and Equivalent Diving Qualifications\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDU2NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9TQ1VCQS1UUkFJTklORy1BR0VOQ0lFUy1FUVVJVkFMRU5UUy0yLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImI5NGUwMTUifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2339\" height=\"1653\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2.png 2339w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SCUBA-TRAINING-AGENCIES-EQUIVALENTS-2-2048x1447.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2339px) 100vw, 2339px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4564'>\n\t\t\t\tScuba Training Levels and Equivalent Diving Qualifications\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b398e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b398e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most RSTC-affiliated<b> dive centres will usually apply the following maximum depths, <\/b>given for training dives in their agency standards, to exploration\/&#8221;fun&#8221; dives:<\/p><p><strong>&#8211; 18m max for an Open Water diver<\/strong>, <strong><br \/>&#8211; 30m max for an Advanced Open Water diver<\/strong> or more, and <strong><br \/>&#8211; access to the 30 to 40m depth range given at the discretion of the dive centre\/guide<\/strong> <strong>and the diver<\/strong>, depending on their experience, comfort level and\/or training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b969aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b969aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d07b6a\" data-id=\"0d07b6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611ebea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"611ebea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08115b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08115b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wrstc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/RSTC.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-6837\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ffa248\" data-id=\"3ffa248\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f38a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f38a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"metricimperial\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Metric \/ imperial cheat-sheet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9330b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"8e9330b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8e9330b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Metric to Imperial Cheat Sheet (practical equivalents)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9tZXRyaWMtdG8taW1wZXJpYWwtLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjhlOTMzMGIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial-.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1653\" height=\"2253\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial-.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial--220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial--751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial--768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial--1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/metric-to-imperial--1503x2048.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6865'>\n\t\t\t\tMetric to Imperial Cheat Sheet (practical equivalents)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64c5b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64c5b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-affd7ca\" data-id=\"affd7ca\" 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