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)
• Staying at the DM level - I currently have no plans to become an instructor. I prefer helping people more than formally teaching them.

Certifications by Agency

SSI

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

GUE

• Fundamentals - Recreational

SDI

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

Additional Training

Core Certifications

• CPR / AED / Emergency Oxygen Provider

The Human Diver

• Level 0: Human Factors in Diving
• HFiD: Essentials (2025)

ScubaGuru Academy

• Risk Management for Diving Professionals

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