Global Underwater Explorers
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Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) is a scuba diving organization that provides education within recreational, technical, and cave diving.[1] It is a nonprofit membership organization based in High Springs, Florida, United States.[2][3]
Founded | 1998 |
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Type | 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization |
Focus | research, exploration, science and education |
Location | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Revenue | Membership and donations |
Website | www |
GUE was formed by Jarrod Jablonski and gained early prominence in association with the success of its well-known Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP), which now has the status of a nonprofit affiliate of GUE.[4] Jablonski, the president of GUE, promoted the ideas of "Hogarthian" gear configuration attributed to William Hogarth Main, and the "Doing It Right" (DIR) system of diving, to a global audience.[5][6] Following the WKPP's introduction in 1995 of a standardized approach to gear configuration and diving procedures, there was a significant reduction in diving incidents within the Woodville Karst Plain cave system.[4]
The standardized approach is the basis of the diver training program of GUE, marking an important difference from the programs of other recreational diver training organizations.[7][8] GUE also focuses on protecting the maritime environment. The most popular GUE course is GUE Fundamentals, which is designed to introduce the GUE system to non-GUE divers and is the pathway to technical courses.[9] Further courses are offered in recreational, technical, and cave diving, as well as instructor courses.