Staff Bio - Brett Harper

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor 196891

- At-a-Glance -
Certified in 2005, 130+ logged dives
0 to 130 feet depth, 6 to 200 feet visibility, 74 – 96 degrees

- Passions for teaching-
I love to share the things I know with others and give them a greater appreciation of this crazy world in which we live in.

- Passions for diving & Teaching -
To see the look of amazement on someone else’s face when they relax and explore underwater for the first time.  It’s kind of like walking on the moon but wetter and with less walking.

- Diving goals -
Dive as much as possible, possibly grow gills.

- Certified to teach the following courses -
Care for Children w/AED
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Project Aware
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty
Enriched Air Diver
Fish Identification
Boat
Equipment Specialist
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Photographer
Deep
Drift
Underwater Navigator
Search & Recovery
Wreck
Emergency First Responder

- Notable Scuba Experiences –

Whale shark in Roatan, Honduras
Heck of a first dive after becoming certified!

Dolphins in Utila, Honduras
Dolphin encounter on cruise

Belize on Lighthouse reef
Hugh Parkey’s has excellent staff, reef was beautiful

Costa Maya, Mexico
Teeny little boat, unspoiled reef

Attended Pro Dive in Ft. Lauderdale, FL August – Dec 2005
Professional diving school, is it nap time yet? Incredible staff.

Worked at Stuart’s Cove in Nassau, Bahamas
Fantastic diving, worked my tail off.  Try the shark encounter dive, that’s where they film part of “Shark Week” every year.