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Staff Bio - Steve Pittman
- At-a-Glance -
Certified in 1987, Total logged dives 1,500 in 9 countries
0' to 187' Depth, 36F to 86F temperature, 0' to infinity visibility
PADI Course Director, Certified 1,000 students
- Certified to teach the following courses -
Deep Diver
Night Diver
Underwater Navigator
Wreck Diver
Search and Recovery Diver
Equipment Specialist
Boat Diver
Reef Ecology
Quarry Diver
Cavern Diver
Underwater Photographer
Drysuit Diver
Computer Assisted Diver
Caribbean Geography
Underwater Disc Photographer
Fishes of the Reef
Multi-Level Diver
Altitude Diver
Underwater Naturalist
Drift Diver
Creatures of the Reef
Underwater Crime Scene Investigator
Underwater Hunter
Research Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Videographer
Dive Historian
Ultimate Navigator
Project Aware
Enriched Air Nitrox
Aware - Fish Identification
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
Aware - Coral Reef Conservation
- Technical Diving Certifications-
National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section (NSS-CDS)
Basic Cave Diver
Full Cave Diver
Cavern Instructor
Recovery Diver
National Association for Cave Diving (NACD)
Full Cave Diver
International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD)
Enriched Air Diver
- Notable Scuba Experiences -
Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico
Anthony's Key, Roatan, Honduras
Cave Diving, North Florida, U.S.
Sand Cay, Bahamas
Captain Don's Habitat, Bonaire, N.A.
Silent Wings, Akumal/Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico
GhazalaI, Sinai Peninusla, Egypt
Cave Diving, Akumal, Q.R., Mexico
Bonne Terre Mine, Missouri, U.S.
M.V. Fling, Flower Gardens, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.
Blue Marlin Lodge, Southwater Caye, Belize
Posada Del Sol, Guanaja, Honduras
Nohoch Nah Chich, Akumal, Q.R., Mexico
Caribbean Explorer, Dominican Republic / Turks & Caicos
Foots Cay, Bahamas
Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico
Stuart Coves, New Providence, Bahamas
Springs Diving, North Florida, U.S.
Catalina Island, California, U.S.
Hawaii
U.S. Virgin Islands
Grand Cayman, W.I.
Cooper River, S.C.
Ozark Springs and Cave Systems
Local Lakes and Quarries
- Additional Information and Qualifications -
A w a r d s a n d H o n o r s
Oklah o m a L a k e P a t r o l D i v e T e a m I n s t r u c t o r 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5
T u l s a P o l i c e D i v e T e a m I n s t r u c t o r 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 5
A b e D a v i s S a f e C a v e D i v i n g A w a r d A u g u s t 2 3 , 1 9 9 2
W a k u l l a A w a r d f o r S a f e C a v e D i v i n g A u g u s t 2 3 , 1 9 9 2
P A D I C o u r s e D i r e c t o r H a l l m a r k o f E x c e l l e n c e 1 9 9 2 - 1 9 9 3 , 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 2
N S S - C D S R e g i o n a l S a f e t y O f f i c e r 1 9 9 2 - P r e s e n t
B i o g r a p h i c a l N o t e s
A c c e p t e d a s a n A p p r o v e d I n s t r u c t o r w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n C o u n c i l o n E d u c a t i o n ( A C E ) o n M a r c h 2 0 , 1 9 8 9 . T h i s r a t i n g a l l o w s s t u d e n t s o f t h e A p p r o v e d I n s t r u c t o r t o r e c e i v e c o l l e g e c r e d i t o n a v a r i e t y o f P A D I c o u r s e s .
P a r t i c i p a t e d i n u n d e r w a t e r c a v e e x p l o r a t i o n p r o j e c t s i n t h e B a h a m a s ( 1 9 9 0 ) , A r k a n s a s ( 1 9 9 2 ) , K a n s a s ( 1 9 9 2 , 1 9 9 3 ) , P o n D e R o s a , Q . R . , M e x i c o ( 1 9 9 0 ) , N a h o c h N a h C h i c h , Q . R . , M e x i c o ( 1 9 9 2 , 1 9 9 3 ) . N a h o c h N a h C h i c h i s n o w r e c o g n i z e d a s t h e l o n g e s t , t o t a l l y s u b m e r g e d , u n d e r w a t e r c a v e s y s t e m i n t h e w o r l d w i t h o v e r 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 o f s u r v e y e d a n d m a p p e d p a s s a g e , w i t h mO k l a o r e t o b e s u r v e y e d . T h i s p r o j e c t w a s r e c o g n i z e d b y T h e E x p l o r e r s C l u b , w h i c h a w a r d e d o u r t e a m E x p l o r e r s F l a g # 6 5 . T h i s f l a g h a s f l o w n a t b o t h t h e N o r t h P o l e a n d S o u t h P o l e w i t h o t h e r e x p e d i t i o n t e a m s .
I n v o l v e d w i t h t h e J A S O N P r o j e c t 1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 8 . J A S O N i s t h e o n l y m u l t i m e d i a s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l e x p e d i t i o n - o r i e n t e d e x p e r i e n c e t h a t s p a n s a n e n t i r e y e a r t h r o u g h a v a r i e t y o f p r o g r a m c o m p o n e n t s . J A S O N i s a m o d e l f o r m u l t i p l e c r e a t i v e a n d i n n o v a t i v e p u b l i c / p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h l e a d i n g U . S . a n d g l o b a l c o r p o r a t i o n s ; g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a n d m e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s ; a n d h o s t r e s e a r c h , g o v e r n m e n t , a n d e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s . T h e e x p e d i t i o n s y e a r a n d s i t e s a r e : 1 9 9 3 - B a j a C a l i f o r n i a S u r ,
1 9 9 4 - B e l i z e , 1 9 9 5 - H a w a i i , 1 9 9 6 - F l o r i d a , 1 9 9 7 - I c e l a n d / Y e l l o w s t o n e N a t i o n a l P a r k , a n d 1 9 9 8 - B e r m u d a / M o n t e r e y B a y / E a s t e r I s l a n d . T h e J A S O N P r o j e c t i s b a s e d f r o m t h e W o o d s H o l e O c e a n o g r a p h i c I n s t i t u t e , W o o d s H o l e M a s s a c h u s e t t s . M a s t e r t e a c h e r i n r e s i d e n c e a t U n i v e r s i t y o f
T uls a f o r 1 9 9 7 - 9 8 J A S O N t e a c h e r t r a i n i n g .
D i v e I n s t r u c t o r f o r J e n k s P u b l i c S c h o o l s C o m m u n i t y E d u c a t i o n ( 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 0 ) , B r o k e n A r r o w P u b l i c S c h o o l s C o m m u n i t y E d u c a t i o n ( 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 0 ) , B o y S c o u t s o f A m e r i c a ( 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 4 , 1 9 9 8 - P r e s e n t ) , a n d G i r l S c o u t s o f A m e r i c a ( 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 4 ) .
- Contact info for Steve Pittman -
Steve @DiveTulsa.com |
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