The
HDSUSA
prides
itself
on
the
accurate
investigating
and
recording
of
diving
history.
These
high
standards
have
attracted
the
support
of
the
world's
leading
divers,
many
of
whom
sit
on
the
HDSUSA
Advisory
Board.
Among
these
are
oceanographer
Sylvia
Earle;
pioneering
diver,
photographer,
filmmaker,
scientist
and
author
Hans
Hass;
the
First
Lady
of
the
Sea
Lotte
Hass;
ocean
explorer
and
environmentalist
Jean-Michel
Cousteau;
Diving
Systems
International
founder
and
equipment
developer
Bev
Morgan;
Newtsuit
inventor
Phil
Nuytten;
Divers
Alert
Network
founder
Peter
Bennett;
astronaut
/aquanaut
Scott
Carpenter;
renowned
underwater
photographer
Ernie
Brooks
II;
American
diving
legend
E.R.
Cross;
French
diving
pioneer
Andre
Galerne;
Oceaneering
founder
Lad
Handelman;
D.U.I.
founder
Dick
Long;
Body
Glove
founders
Bob
and
Bill
Meistrell;
leading
British
medical
authority
Sir
John
Rawlins;
deep-ocean
scientist
Andreas
Rechnitzer;
Scubapro
founder
Dick
Bonin;
and
hyperbaric
specialist
J.
Thomas
Millington.
Membership
Benefits
The HDSUSA
enables individuals, organizations and corporations with an interest
in diving history to make academic, social and practical contacts on
both national and international levels.
One
of the most significant benefits of Society membership is the
quarterly magazine Historical Diver,where you'll find
articles covering the history of diving from ancient times to the
modern surge in recreational diving. The magazine features profiles
on such personalities as Jacques Yves Cousteau, Augustus Siebe and
Hans and Lotte Hass, as well as in-depth articles on Mark V diving
helmets, scuba regulators and more.
Another valuable membership benefit is the Society's
affiliation with other similar organizations worldwide. These
organizations welcome you to participate in their programs and
functions at their prevailing member price. A list of these
organizations can be found on the Affiliated Organizations
page.The Society offers a reciprocal arrangement for their
members.
The
Society also provides members the opportunity to acquire books,
publications and videos relating to the history of diving. Several
of these items are limited editions and in some instances the
Society is the sole American supplier of them.
Members of diving societies other than the HDSUSA also
receive a regional society newsletter, which is enclosed with their
copy of Historical Diver.Join HDSUSA now.
The Society
Logo
The HDSUSA
logo depicts a helmet manufactured in London around the middle of
the 19th century by Augustus Siebe, who is generally considered "the
father of deep sea diving." In much the same way that Cousteau and
Gagnan's Aqualung launched world recreational diving, the designs
incorporated in Augustus Siebe's equipment provided a safe and
efficient means for man to work under the sea. It was the Augustus
Siebe helmet design and its accompanying apparatus that launched the
trade of the diver.
The
Augustus
Siebe
helmet
gained
a
reputation
for
safety
during
its
use
on
the
wreck
of
The
Royal
Georgein
1840.
The
combination
of
features
incorporated
in
its
design
became
the
standard
for
helmet
construction
throughout
most
of
the
world,
and
certain
features
were
incorporated
into
the
design
of
modern-day
space
suits. |
