Originally certified to dive in Negril Jamaica, I quickly caught the diving
bug and began literally immersing myself in SCUBA. Working my way through the
recreational ranks, with a technical detour or two; I earned everything from underwater navigation to Ice
Diving! I first became a Divemaster in 2003 assisting with classes @ a local
dive shop and am currently a SEI (Formally YSCUBA) Instructor, CMAS Instructor, and Scuba
Diving International Instructor. In
addition, I hold instructor ratings from the Divers Alert Network, American
Heart Association, SeaSigns, teach just about every SDI specialty available
and teach several TDI technician courses. I also hold certifications
in "Visual Inspection Procedures", "Oxygen Service
Technician", and "NITROX Gas Blender" from Technical Diving International, as
well as "Regulator Service Technician" from Air Tech SCUBA Services.
Now, a little about why I want to share diving with you.
Diving for me has been more than addictive, it has been life altering. You
find yourself literally living an adventure at times. Diving shipwrecks in the
graveyard of the Atlantic or even the Great Lakes, seeing first hand;
breathtaking coral reefs, artifact collecting and fossil hunting, and even diving
beneath an ice sheet. I'm told I breath
only through my mouth while asleep... That's because I'm dreaming of diving!
Diving is all about self improvement. Through continuing education courses,
you find yourself learning more about yourself and the world around you than
you ever thought possible. Become a junior archeologist preserving and
researching the artifacts you recover from a shipwreck in the Atlantic. Learn
more about anatomy and physiology than you thought you could by participating
in continuing education courses in basic life support and dive medicine.
Become a junior paleontologist fossil hunting in the Cooper River SC. Next
thing ya know you'll be taking a boater safety course or doing a clean-up at
your local state park. After all, we see first hand; the health of our environment
and quickly become advocates for wildlife and naturally want to protect what
we've fallen in love with. The list goes on and on...
You know how to tell your in the room with a diver? Wait a minute and
they'll tell ya.
Dive into another
world...
Gary
Surfacing from my very first dive!
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