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WHY I BEGAN DIVING
I wanted to go somewhere that was not immediately available to others. Somewhere that  few had gone before. I was looking for a sense of adventure you could say.
Weightlessness is quite enjoyable and unless you  can afford to go into outer space, scuba diving is the only other place I know of that you  can be weightless, or neutrally buoyant.

TRAINING
Beginning with the basic open water program, continuing with decompression theory  or technical diver, all training includes knowledge and understanding as well as skills development. Stress management and "what if's" are included in each class.
After  confined water training, we will "prove our training" on open water dives. These are not dives I take you on, but dives we will complete TOGETHER. Continuing to learn through experience how to handle pitfalls. You will be confronted with scenarios and stressors that have proven fatal to others. So that you may act on the training and understand by experience that you are capable to do so. These will be completed in a reasonable, profesional manner. Not through endangerment but encouragement.
I began teaching because I Love diving and I wanted to share the knowledge others have shared with me.

The Experience I can share:
My Dive Log:
I began scuba diving in the 60s as a child in my parents pool. I continued with formal scuba education in the mid 80s. I then assisted with about 8 years of classes. I entered the cave training programs in the late '80s. There I was introduced to nitrox and completed my trimix course in 1994. I completed a closed circuit rebreather course in 2000. In a single year I make as many as 100 personal, non-training dives. I will often make as many as 90 cave dives in a year, 40 of which are scooter (dpv) dives. I make the remainder in the ocean or Chesapeake Bay. I also make numerous dives as deep as 180 fsw on air and  about 4 + dives a year on helium or trimix to depths of 300ft. My dives are in the range of up to 2 hours bottom time. I have completed more than 200 hours on my closed circuit unit and enjoy the system more with every dive. I'm using about 5 or 6 cf of O2 for a 2 hour dive to 110 ft. including  40 minutes of deco on 100% O2 in the loop!! To spend 60 minutes at 200fw I may use less than 5 cf of helium.

Decompression and Technical Diving
Advanced Nitrox, Decompression,Technical Nitrox, Extended Range and Intermediate Trimix can give you additional tools to go where few have gone before. These programs include the knowledge, understanding and skill evolutions, including stress management exercises needed to improve your response to various conditions and stimuli encountered on these types of dives

DIVING CAVE AND/OR DEEP
 I would like to train those whom  have a desire to do this type of diving and so seek proper training to do so in the safest possible manner. Required decompression, cave and techical diving can be VERY dangerous. However, with proper training we can make informed decisions, plan apropriately and MINIMIZE our risk.

 443-994-9181 or mail to: DiveSafety@Verizon.net
Jeff Johnson
Technical Instructor
IANTD and TDI

Recreational Courses
1. Basic Nitrox
2. Advanced Nitrox: to 140fw, limited deco
NEW recreational courses  
3. Recreational Trimix: up  to 130fw, no deco
4.Adv. Rec. Trimix: prereq: Adv. Nitrox, to 150fw

Instructor Programs for all courses above

Technical Courses
1. Decompression:   maximum depth: 150ft
2. Technical Nitrox: maximum depth: 180ft
3. Intermediate Trimix: maximum depth: 200ft
4. Full Cave: Doubles configuration
5. DPV and Stage Diving
Rebreather courses
Rebreathers have finally come of age. If you missed the boat on nitrox or trimix, DON'T be the last to convert to the advantages of  rebreathers!
The present day machines are changing dive plans and schedules like never before. They will have the greatest impact on diving in our lifetimes!!
3. DiveRite
5. CCR Cave
6. CCR Normoxic Trimix
Completing Sue's basic cave training in Sac Actun, the Yucatan, Mexico
Jeff and buddy, Divemaster Ralph Youngs
Diving Vaca Ha, Mexico
Jeff Johnson
IANTD, TDI Technical Instructor
Member 1998 - 99 US Deep Cave Team
Jeff diving his closed circuit rebreather
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