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.
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)
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.
Equipment Manufacturers
- Aeris - Dive computers, regulators, BC's, fins, masks, wet suits, accessories
- Dacor - BC's Regulators, dive computers, fins
- Dive Rite - Tech Gear
- Halcyon - Tech Gear
- HydroSpace Engineering - Tech Gear
- Mares - Regulators, dive computers, BC's, fins, masks
- OxyCheq - Dive computers, gas analyzers, other tech gear
- Suunto - Dive computers
- U.S. Divers - Masks, fins, wetsuits
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
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.
- PADI Boat Diver - February 1, 2008
- PADI Cavern Diver - December 31, 2008
- PADI Deep Diver - October 14, 2007
- PADI Digital Underwater Photographer - November 7, 2007
- PADI Drift Diver
- PADI Dry Suit Diver - October 13, 2007
- PADI Enriched Air Diver - July 24, 2007
- PADI Equipment Specialist - November 14, 2007
- PADI Ice Diver - March 1, 2008
- PADI Multilevel Diver
- PADI National Geographic Diver
- PADI Night Diver - September 16, 2007
- PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy - January 29, 2008
- PADI Search and Recovery Diver - October 7, 2007
- PADI Semiclosed Rebreather
- PADI Underwater Naturaslist
- PADI Underwater Navigator
- PADI Underwater Videographer
- PADI Wreck Diver - August 30, 2009
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.