Judy Kay
Course Director

I have a strong commitment to ongoing education. Why? It deepens divers enjoyment of snorkeling and diving. I have several Distinctive Specialty Courses focused on the beauty of the underwater world. They pick up where the standard AWARE specialties leave off. Consider separating yourself from the pack to potential employers with these under your belt. In today’s competitive market place all dive operations are looking for ways to differentiate themselves from the masses.

As a prospective employee you need to do the same thing. Make yourself more valuable by making yourself more versatile. Prepare yourself to teach key specialties and as many specialties as possible, prepare yourself to teach DAN classes and EFR classes. All of these offer crucial continuing education for divers. You need to be prepared to teach them. In diving, all of us need to focus on training divers not simply certifying tourists.

During the Instructor Development Class you will learn the basics of how to teach scuba diving to a typical athletic sports enthusiast. You will also get guidance on how to work with the not so typical anxious individual who wants to explore this underwater world of ours or is being dragged along by a significant person in their life. Additionally you will also get training in selling techniques that will increase your value to any prospective employer.

When you have the opportunity to dive with me you will find that I do not subscribe to the philosophy of diving 60 for 40 in a ‘nose to butt’ line behind the dive master/leader. My goal is to dive safely yet extract every ounce of enjoyment possible out of every dive. My ultimate goal is to help you help others do the same.

Specialty Instructor Credentials

  • Project Aware
  • AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
  • AWARE Fish Identification
  • AWARE Shark Conservation
  • High Altitude Diver
  • Boat Diver
  • Deep Diver
  • Digital Underwater Photographer
  • Diver Propulsion Vehicle
  • Drift Diver
  • Dry Suit Diver
  • Emergency Oxygen Provider
  • Enriched Air Diver
  • Equipment Specialist
  • EVE Instructor User
  • Invasive Lionfish Tracker
  • Multi-Level Diver
  • National Geographic Diver
  • Underwater Naturalist
  • Underwater Navigator
  • Night Diver
  • PADI AED
  • PADI Marine Life Injuries
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Underwater Photography
  • Search & Recovery Diver
  • Sea Turtle Awareness Diver
  • Self-Reliant Diver
  • Shark Awareness
  • Tec Rec Trimix Blender
  • Underwater Videography
  • Whale Shark Awareness
  • Wreck Diver

Specialty Instructor Trainer Credentials

  • AWARE Fish Identification
  • AWARE Shark Conservation
  • High Altitude Diver
  • Boat Diver
  • Deep Diver
  • Digital Underwater Photographer
  • Diver Propulsion Vehicle
  • Drift Diver
  • Dry Suit Diver
  • Emergency Oxygen Provider
  • Enriched Air Diver
  • Equipment Specialist
  • EVE Instructor User
  • Invasive Lionfish Tracker
  • Multi-Level Diver
  • Underwater Naturalist
  • Underwater Navigator
  • Night Diver
  • PADI AED
  • PADI Marine Life Injuries
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Underwater Photography
  • Search & Recovery Diver
  • Sea Turtle Awareness Diver
  • Self Reliant Diver
  • Shark Awareness
  • Tec Rec Trimix Blender
  • Underwater Videography
  • Whale Shark Awareness
  • Wreck Diver

Special Instructor Credentials

  • Emergency First Response for Adults
  • Emergency First Response for Children
  • IDCS
  • Course Director

Special Instructor Trainer Credentials

  • Emergency First Response for Adults
  • Emergency First Response for Children

Distinctive Specialty Instructor Credentials

  • Advanced Fish Watching
  • Computer Assisted Diver
  • Reef Coral Identification
  • Reef Creature Identification
  • Marine Life Snorkeling

Distinctive Specialty Instructor Trainer Credentials

  • Advanced Fish Watching
  • Computer Assisted Diver
  • Reef Coral Identification
  • Reef Creature Identification
  • Marine Life Snorkeling

Divers Alert Network Programs

  • Basic Life Support and First Aid
  • Oxygen Provider, Scuba or Aquatics
  • Advanced Oxygen First Aid, Scuba
  • Hazardous Marine Injuries
  • Automated External Defibrillator, Scuba or Aquatic
  • Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
  • Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen
  • On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
  • Dive Medicine for Divers Level 1
  • Dive Medicine for Divers Level 2
  • Dive Medicine for Divers Level 3

DAN Instructor Trainer Credentials

  • Basic Life Support and First Aid
  • Oxygen Provider, Scuba or Aquatics
  • Advanced Oxygen First Aid
  • Hazardous Marine Injuries
  • Automated External Defibrillator, Scuba or Aquatic
  • Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
  • Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen
  • On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
  • Dive Medicine for Divers Level 1
  • Dive Medicine for Divers Level 2
  • Dive Medicine for Divers Level 3

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