Bob Bennett is retired from the U.S.Army, and currently works for the Dept. of Defense. His diving experience ranges from open water wreck diving in the North East to cave diving in Central Florida. Having dived most environments, his primary interests are technical diving and training divers in all aspects of technical diving. He has over 17 years of diver training experience, and 12 years of technical training experience having trained over 500 divers from open water through Trimix. Bob has been diving since 1989.

Professional Diving credentials

• PADI Course Director
• DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Trainer
• DSAT Tec Trimix Instructor Trainer
• DAN Instructor Trainer
• IANTD Advanced NITROX Instructor Trainer

PADI Specialty Instructor Ratings

• AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation
• AWARE – Fish Identification
• Deep Diver
• Enriched Air Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Project Aware Specialty
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Wreck Diver
• Tec Rec Deep Diver
• Tec Rec Trimix Diver
• Tec Rec Gas Blender

Rose retired from the Department of the Army after 24 years of service to run the daily operations of the dive shop in Harlem, GA and has been diving for over 19 years since certifying in Hawaii.  Rose has also been involved in the administrative support to diver training.  Rose is certified to advanced and enriched air with a preference for diving from a boat in warm climate waters.  Her goal is to be a Divemaster by the end of 2020.

Dr. William “Zebulon” Belcher, Ph.D. is currently employed as an archaeologist and is a board-certified forensic anthropologist (American Board of Forensic Anthropology) with the University of Hawai’i-West O’ahu in Kapolei, HI. Prior to this position, he served as a forensic anthropologist and archaeologist with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, where he last served as the Deputy Laboratory Director for the last 18 years. Zeb is trained in both terrestrial and underwater archaeological techniques and has excavated over 100 World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War forensic cases in world-wide context (Asia, India, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and North America). He has also excavated several forensic cases and conducted several classes in forensic archaeology to scientists and police teams in Bogota, Colombia. Zeb has been diving since 1999. He is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and an EFR Trainer (#192276). He is certified in the following technical diving areas Advanced EANx Diver (IANTD) CCR Cave Diver (IANTD) CCR Normoxic Trimix Diver (IANTD) EANx Diver (IANTD) O2ptima Rebreather Diver (IANTD) Oxygen First Aid Tec Deep Diver (DSAT) Tec Trimix Diver He is certified to train divers in the following basic courses and dive specialties AWARE Fish Identification Diver Cavern Diver Deep Diver Enriched Air Diver Open Water Dive Instructor PADI Specialty Instructor Ratings Rescue Diver Search and Rescue Diver Tec Deep Dive Instructor Wreck Diver

Fred became hooked on diving after seeing a battery of barracuda on his first open water dive in Batangas, Philippines in 1987. Since then he has dived in Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Canada and a dozen states in rivers, lakes, caves, reservoirs, quarries and oceans from 250′ below to 6,200′ above sea level. He is particularly keen on caves and wrecks and technically challenging dives using his O2ptima rebreather. He became an instructor in 1993 and has guided several hundred divers through myriad courses up to Divemaster.

Professional Diving Credentials

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer PADI Specialty Course Instructor in Altitude, Cavern, Deep, Wreck, Nitrox, Drift and Equipment Specialist to name a few Emergency First Response instructor IANTD Advanced Nitrox Instructor IANTD Gas Blender

Service Technician Certifications

Atomic Aquatics, Dive Rite, Hollis, Oceanic, OTS, Scubapro, TUSA and Zeagle

Barry started diving in Hawaii in 2001 and became addicted quickly!!  Progressing thru Dive Master, Instructor (2002), Master  Scuba Dive Trainer(2003), and IDC Staff Instructor(2003) accomplishing multiple Instructor specialities along the way. Barry loves diving in new and challenging places, recently completing his Cavern Driver certification. Barry continues to expand his diving on the Technical side also, recently becoming a CCR certified diver on the DiveRite O2ptima at the TEC40 CCR level and working to the TEC60 CCR level.  Dive travel ranks high on Barry’s list, with his lifelong Dive Buddy (Wife), Ginna. Barry is also very active in the Veteran community being Retired US Navy of 26 years.

Ginna first became a certified diver in 2003 while living in Hawaii, progressing thru Advanced Open Water, Nitrox, and multiple specialities. She loves ocean diving and though she prefers warm weather, she appreciates the passion and allure of all aspects of the diving world. With a retail and customer service background of nearly 40 years, she will be happy to help with all your diving needs.

Rob has been diving since old enough to certify and has been around diving all his life joining his father on many dive charters as help on the boat before he was able to dive through certification, diving in the warm waters of Hawaii through dry suit diving in the St Lawrence River on the wreck of the Robert Gaskin to lake and quarry diving in Maryland and Georgia. Rob is a certified Dive Master and is currently working on his Instructor certification, he is also an avid snowboarder having been based on Colorado for the past few years despite his Hawaiian roots and more recent dive management training in Grand Cayman.

Dom served in the United States Marine Corps and is currently employed by the Dept. of Defense. Dom began diving in 2016 after getting certified with his wife through Bubbles or Not and was hooked. Dom quickly advanced through the Divemaster Program utilizing his VA G.I. Bill benefits becoming an instructor in 2018 and achieving Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating in 2019. Dom has a passion for long and deep TEC dives and enjoys exploring wrecks and caverns while continuing to push personal limits with more advanced training.  

Specialty Instructor ratings:

• Full Face Mask
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Dry Suit
• Enriched Air Nitrox
• Deep
• O2 Provider

I’ve always loved the ocean and all marine life. I started diving in Turks and Caicos in 2008, and dove every chance I got on family vacations. I got serious into diving in 2016 when I finally became certified. From there the goal was to become a professional. I went from open water certified to becoming an instructor as fast as I could, with some technical training in between. I became a certified PADI Instructor in 2017 while spending some time in Key Largo. My favorite dives are wreck dives, night dives, and shark dives. My favorite dive spots are in Key Largo, Panama, and Turks and Caicos.

I took my first breath underwater about 9 years ago. I earned my open water certification in a quarry, but after I moved here, I’ve been diving in the springs in Florida, Cozumel, Curacao, and Kay Largo – and a few lakes and quarries. I’ve been fortunate to dive with sharks, manta rays, turtles, eels, whale sharks, seahorses, and more fish than I can list. I like blue water diving, but I also enjoy checking out wrecks and wouldn’t pass up a chance to check out a new dive site. I hope I can pass on my love of diving to students – teaching them not only the basic skills but also a passion for adventure.

Kevin has been diving since 1990. Although much more comfortable in warm Caribbean waters, Kevin has spent much of his diving career in the kelp beds off Santa Barbara, California. Kevin’s flexible schedule as a Cloud Security Engineer affords him the flexible time to travel and teach courses during off-peak times during the week.

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Instructor Specialties:

• Night
• AWARE Shark Conservation
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Underwater Navigator
• Deep
• Enriched Air
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Project Aware, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
• Emergency Oxygen Provider
• Care for Children w/AED
• Emergency/First Response.