Mark's Diving Page

Just because you're certified don't make you qualified -- Steve Bielenda

My Local Dive Shop

The local dive shop I frequent and train with. I highly recommend these guys. Not only are they a good group to work with, they have some of the best instructors and divemasters I've worked with.

Other Dive Shops

Local Diving

Other Diving

Great Lakes

I would like to do some diving in the Great Lakes, especially some of the deeper wrecks (see the Technical Diving section below)

Wreck Diving

Technical Diving

This is a list of resources on Technical Diving that I've collected. I'm not responsible for the accuracy of any of this information. It's just some links I've collected that I've found useful.

Scuba on TV

On Line Stores

Equipment Manufacturers

Certification

  • IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
  • NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors
  • NACD - National Association For Cave Diving
  • NSS/CDS - National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section
  • PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors
  • SDI/TDI/ERDI - Scuba Diving International/Technical Diving International/Emergency Response Diving International
  • YMCA - YMCA SCUBA program

On-Line Forums

Miscellaneous

Wreck Dive Wish List

This is the list of wrecks I would like to dive

  • Gunilda - 240' - 280' - Lake Superior
  • Andrea Doria - 180' - 250' - Off the Northeastern coast of the US
  • Roy A. Jodrey - 130' - 240' - St. Lawrence River
  • Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon - 30' - 210' - Dozens of World War II Japanese warships sunk by allied attacks in Operation Hailstone beginning on February 17, 1944.
  • Bikini Atoll - 100' - 180' - several wrecks including the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and battleship USS Arkansas
  • U-869 - 235' - The famous U-Who
  • USS Wilkes-Barre - 140' - 250' - Florida Keys

Cave Dive Wish List

This is the list of caves I would like to dive

Certifications

SCUBA certifications I have, am working towards, or want to get.

Professional Level Certifications

Professional SCUBA certifications I have, am working towards, or want to get.

Specialties

SCUBA specialty certifications I have, am working towards, or want to get.

Specialty Instructor

Once I get my OWSI, I'm going to start working toward MSDT. Part of that includes being certified to teach at least five specialties. These are the ones I'm interested in teaching.

PADI DSAT TecRec Certifications

PADI's technical dive training is done through its Diving Science and Technology division.