compulsory, multiple

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Inside <certification> data about the certification of a diver is given. Several <certification> elements can occur one after the other. At least one <certification> element must occur inside the <education> section.

In case a dive <instructor>'s data are defined before in the UDDF file it is possible to set a cross-reference via <link/> to these data inside <certification>. Then the <instructor>'s data need to be given only once (globally) but can be used as often as necessary.

<education>

<certificatenumber> <instructor>, <issuedate>, <level>, <link/> (for cross-referencing <instructor> data – if defined before), <organization>, <specialty>, <validdate>

<education>

<certification>
    <level>Bronze</level>
    <certificatenumber>192837</certificatenumber>
    <organization>VDST</organization>
    <instructor>
        <personal>
            <firstname>Ingo</firstname>
            <middlename>Jürgen</middlename>
            <lastname>Knattermann</lastname>
            <sex>male</sex>
            <birthdate>
                <!-- date of birthdate not known -> statements omitted -->
            </birthdate>
        </personal>
        <address>
            <!-- address not known -> statements omitted -->
        </address>
        <contact>
            <language>German</language>
            <!-- phone number unknown -> <phone> element omitted -->
            <email>ijk@knattermanns_tauchschule.de</email>
            <homepage>http://www.knattermanns_tauchschule.de</homepage>
        </contact>
    </instructor>
    <issuedate>
        <datetime>2005-06-26</datetime>
    </issuedate>
</certification>
                

<certification>
    <specialty>Strömungstauchen</specialty>
    <organization>VDST</organization>
    <instructor>
        <personal>
            <firstname>Ingo</firstname>
            <middlename>Jürgen</middlename>
            <lastname>Knattermann</lastname>
            <sex>male</sex>
            <birthdate>
                <!-- date of birthdate not known -> statements omitted -->
            </birthdate>
        </personal>
        <address>
            <!-- address not known -> statements omitted -->
        </address>
        <contact>
            <language>German</language>
            <!-- phone number unknown -> <phone> element omitted -->
            <email>ijk@knattermanns_tauchschule.de</email>
            <homepage>http://www.knattermanns_tauchschule.de</homepage>
        </contact>
    </instructor>
    <issuedate>
        <datetime>2005-08-27</datetime>
    </issuedate>
</certification>