Certifications & Training

If you are reading this page, you likely want to judge whether my dive advice is worth trusting. That is a fair question, and card count alone does not prove depth. Below is the training I have taken and how I think about it so you can evaluate the context for yourself.

Not every class changed how I dive. Some were foundational and some were forgettable, but each shaped how I think about skill, safety, and growth. This is not a brag list. It is context so you can see where I have been and decide what that means.

Current Status

  • Divemaster (SDI)
  • Dive Count: 150+

In the Works

  • None

Certifications by Agency

SSI

  • Open Water Diver
  • Navigation
  • Deep
  • Science of Diving
  • Nitrox
  • Equipment Techniques
  • Night & Limited Visibility
  • Stress & Rescue
  • React Right

SDI

  • Drysuit Diver
  • Wreck Diver (Limited Penetration)
  • Divemaster
  • Dive Guide
  • Adult and Child Emergency Care [FRT]
  • Oxygen Administration [FRT]

GUE

  • Fundamentals - Recreational

TDI

  • Advanced Nitrox
  • Intro to Tech

Additional Training

Core Certifications

  • CPR / AED / Emergency Oxygen Provider

The Human Diver

ScubaGuru Academy

Divers Alert Network (DAN)

All completed via DAN eLearning:

  • Dive Boat Safety Best Practices
  • Emergency Planning for Divers
  • Emergency Planning for Dive Operators & Professionals
  • HIRA Level I for Dive Professionals
  • HIRA Level II for Dive Professionals
  • Dive Conditions & DCS Risk
  • Breathing Underwater is an Unnatural Act
  • Ears and Diving
  • Environmental Stewardship for Divers
  • Environmental Stewardship for Dive Operators & Professionals
  • Prepared Diver
  • Inert Gas Exchange, Bubbles, and Decompression Theory
  • Pathophysiology of Decompression Illness
  • Assurance of Breathing Gas Quality
  • Diabetes and Recreational Diving