{"id":293,"date":"2024-04-06T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T15:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/szkolanurkowaniatest.dawidfemin.atthost24.pl\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2025-01-11T17:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:31:54","slug":"historia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demonray.de\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History PSAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"293\" class=\"elementor elementor-293\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5ce7e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d5ce7e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254660b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"254660b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History PSAI<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761747bd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"761747bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"#scrollToContent2\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#scrollToContent\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" fill=\"#ffffff\" height=\"800px\" width=\"800px\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xml:space=\"preserve\" stroke=\"#ffffff\"><g id=\"SVGRepo_bgCarrier\" stroke-width=\"0\"><\/g><g id=\"SVGRepo_tracerCarrier\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/g><g id=\"SVGRepo_iconCarrier\"> <polygon points=\"442.2,93.1 256,279.3 69.8,93.1 0,162.9 256,418.9 512,162.9 \"><\/polygon> <\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4521d701 .trapez elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4521d701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"scrollToContent\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7689171 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7689171\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4618c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4618c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdeb793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdeb793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Professional Scuba Association International is oldest technical \/ extended range scuba certification agencies in the world. PSAI was the first agency to offer certification at the diver and instructor levels in both recreational sport and technical diving, almost three decades before anyone else.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c07d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c07d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PSAI was first founded in 1962 as Florida Divers Supply (FDS) by Hal Watts. In 1969 the name was changed to Florida State Skindiving Schools (FSSS). FSSS at the time was one of the largest dive schools in the world, with four locations in Florida and one in St. Lucia. It was as FSSS where the Golden Triangle originated and later evolved into the PSAI logo used today. As the organization had expanded well beyond the borders of Florida the name was again changed to the Professional Scuba Association (PSA) in 1988. The tenants, upon which PSA training was built, were so successful they led to further expansion into the international diving arena. Thus, in 1995 the \u201cI\u201d was added to PSA to make it the Professional Scuba Association, International (PSAI).\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f234ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f234ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-308\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e705d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e705d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Florida state skin diving schools logo, where the PSAI Golden Triangle\u201d originated and later evolved into the PSAI logo used today.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e81dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e81dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History PSAI<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb738f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb738f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Virtually all of the early history PSAI centers on the vision and leadership of the founder, Hal Watts.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25aa1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25aa1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02.jpg 271w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d189b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d189b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hal has often been asked how and why he got so interested in deep diving and deep diving records. Actually, Hal got involved in SCUBA by accident. He moved to Orlando Florida from Atlanta, Georgia back in 1961. Hal belonged to the Georgia Arms Collectors association while living in Atlanta. After moving to Orlando he was looking in the newspaper ads for guns. He came across an ad selling SCUBA equipment. Since Hal had only dived once back in 1955 while in law school, he thought it may be interesting to try it again. Hal responded to the ad, bought the used equipment, which included a 1959 US Navy Diving Manual. The person selling the equipment, Jim Bollinger told Hal to read the manual and he would meet Hal at a local hotel swimming pool the next night and show him how to use it. They met and Hal was \u201chooked\u201d. Hal\u2019s first dive outside of that pool session was on Washington\u2019s Birthday, February 22, 1962 in Crystal River, Florida to a depth of 51 feet. Man, it was great, except for \u201chaving the hell scared out of him\u201d when a \u201cSea Creature\u201d as long as their boat swam past him. Hal later found out that Manatees, AKA \u201cSea Cows\u201d were not dangerous.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cacbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10cacbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hal soon became like a sponge getting all the information he could obtain, diving experience possible, and soon founding Florida Diver\u2019s Supply. His knowledge and success in diving soon caught the attention of John Gaffney \u2013 the founder of NASDS. Hal soon became the Training Director of NASDS and NASDS OWI # 1.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc63955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc63955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-311\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03.jpg 519w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1367b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1367b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hal Watts in 1965\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cbf27f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cbf27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PSAI PLACE IN DIVING HISTORY\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f499d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01f499d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Florida Divers Supply began training cave divers in 1962. Most of this training took place at locations such as: Silver Glen Spring, High Spring, Hornsby Springs, Gourdneck Spring, and Devils Eye. Florida Divers Supply started issuing the first FDS Cave Diver certification cards in 1963. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1474f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f1474f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 1969, Hal Watts was one of the original eight founders of the National Association of Cave Diving (NACD). Below you can see his signature along with the other seven founders on the signatory page of the articles of incorporation for the NACD.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d01226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d01226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04.jpg 547w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feca994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feca994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Also in 1969, Florida Divers Supply became Florida State Skindiving Schools. FSSS was headquartered in the Cave Diving Division in Jacksonville, Florida with Ed Hall as director. Below you can see the organisational structure of Florida State Skindiving Schools.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347d0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"347d0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05.jpg 391w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05-145x300.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d48e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d48e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Florida State Skindiving Schools issued Cave Diver certification cards starting in 1970. The Cave Diver text was a section in the FSSS Expert Diver Program Manual. Below is a note to Hal Watts from Ed Hall, sent in 1969, with a proposed outline for the FSSS Cave Diving Course.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fc765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74fc765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06.jpg 530w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5428f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a5428f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The expertise of FSSS and Hal Watts in the field of cave diver training during the 1970\u2019s was well recognized. Hal and his staff at FSSS were chosen to be the sole trainers of cave divers for NASDS (National Association of Skin Diving Schools). Below are copies of an exchange of letters between Bill Gates, Editor of Phreatic Diver, and John Gaffney, Executive Director of NASDS, showing Hal\u2019s critical role in training Cave Divers for NASDS.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0498b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c0498b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg 583w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c72733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c72733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 1988 PSA, in the FDS &amp; FSSS tradition, continued training Cave Divers and issuing Cave Diver certifications. Now that PSA has evolved into a much larger international certification agency, the PSAI Cave Diving Program has continued to expand into the many corners of the globe. It is with this manual that PSAI carries its legacy of quality cave diver training into the 21st Century. Hal has always kept contacts with his associates in the cave diving community.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c14c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c14c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PSAI\u2019S PLACE IN DEEP DIVING &amp; AMONG WORLD RECORD HOLDERS\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f757dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f757dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The best way to start this section would be to let Hal write it: \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9527334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9527334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cMy fourth dive was in a cave\/sink known as Hornsby Sink was to 155\u2019. I was really getting into deep air diving. Of course, back in those days, civilian divers were only using compressed air in the cylinders. In December of 1962, I made my first real deep dive to 250\u2019. During the next several years our dive club, The Forty Fathom Scubapros were making many dives to depths of 250 plus. In September 1965 several club members, including myself made a dive to 310 feet off a wall in Cozumel, Mexico. We brought up a piece of black coral the size of a 6 foot tree.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cae4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71cae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After that dive I just happened to be reading an article on deep air SCUBA diving and found that the current record was set by Jean Clarke-Samazen in 1954 to a depth of 350 feet. Wow, that set off my desire to attempt to break the record since I had already been to 350 feet. Several of our club members started diving to 250+ feet as often as time allowed, training for the new record attempt. We felt we were ready and set out to break the 350 foot record. On September 4, 1966 Herb Johnson and I were to attempt the dive, assisted by several club members as safety divers. The boat captain took our team off shore of Loo Key, Florida. The exact depth was not known for sure, but the captain estimated it to be almost 400 feet. After our safety team descended, Herb and I started our descent to go deeper than the 350 foot record. However, we could only reach a depth of 355 feet and landed on sand bottom. Oh well, it was a new record, not by much however, it did break the depth record. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43842b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43842b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not being satisfied with just barely breaking the record, our club continued to dive deep on a weekly basis. Then in 1966 we felt ready for another record attempt. John Gaffney, founder of The National Association of Scuba Diving Schools (NASDS) made arrangements for a boat off the coast of Miami for our dive. On this dive, the same club members were to be our safety divers. However, A. J. Muns was to be my dive buddy this time. Herb was happy to be \u201cjust a 300 foot safety diver\u201d. That sounds funny doesn\u2019t it, \u201cjust 300 feet\u201d? We had really set up an elaborate training program that would make the dive as safe as possible. In my opinion, SCUBA diving is not a safe sport. However, the program our club had designed through the years was the \u201csafest way\u201d to participate in an inherently dangerous sport. Being from Georgia, I had to look up the meaning of \u201cinherent\u201d, which means, \u201cBuilt in risk\u201d. NASDS accepted our Deep Air Diving program and issued Deep Diver Certification cards to divers who EARNED the rating. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654100e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654100e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Okay, it was time to attempt the dive. Of course, I wasn\u2019t nervous at all. (If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you). Of course we were all nervous. In fact, after I jumped into the water I realized that I did not have my fins. Alright, we got organized and the safety team divers were staged at various depths, down to 300 feet. (Just for a note, as of 2008 I had trained and dived to 300 feet with 50 divers, with ZERO MISHAPS.) <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a4849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a4849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To prove the depths we reached, A. A. and I each had \u201cclip on flags\u201d to attach to the line at our maximum depth. Diving to these depths requires each diver to take care of themselves, knowing that neither could help the other in an emergency without putting themselves in danger. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e48e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60e48e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I won\u2019t elaborate on our training except to say that the program is listed as, PSAI NARCOSIS MANAGEMENT. \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48d660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a48d660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During our planned, very rapid, non-exerting descent, the water seemed to be screaming by us, each breath was getting colder and colder due to the volume of air required to be delivered at an increased density. It was though I was breathing through ice water. During descent we exchanged the OK signal. We had a descent ate of about 300 feet per minute. As I reached a depth of 390 feet, I attached my flag to the line and turned to see if AJ had attached his. He was nowhere to be seen. I looked down, then around and then up. I did not see him but did see that he had attached flag to the line. I ascended and eventually met up with AJ during decompression. He told me after the dive that his mask had flooded and he could not see so he ascended.\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea0c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fea0c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/08.jpg 461w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/08-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c23f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2c23f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hal &amp; AJ after surfacing from their world record Deep Air Dive in 1966\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb980e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb980e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The new record was set and later listed in Guinness Book of World Records. However, Guinness no longer list SCUBA records.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abb52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1abb52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time passed and I and other Professional Scuba Association International (PSAI) instructors continued to teach and participate in extreme deep air dives on air. In 1970 I made a World Record Deep Air Dive in a cave to a depth of 414 feet. This is still the deep air record in cave diving.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c9e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c9e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/09.jpg 605w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/09-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d410b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9d410b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019ll answer the question that I have been asked by my fellow PSAI instructors, which is: What other world record divers have I trained or been affiliated with, either using SCUBA or during Breath Holding (APNEA) dives. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3cb450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3cb450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First I\u2019ll list the SCUBA air record holders that I have trained:\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f31a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f31a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Herb Johnson record to 355 feet in 1966\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595a82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"595a82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2) A. J. Muns record to 380 feet in 1967\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5acc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5acc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) John Gruener record to 437 feet in 1968 (he made the dive with Neal Watson)\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2cb0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2cb0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4) Marty Dunwoody women\u2019s record to 345 feet in 1987\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac33fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac33fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5) Scarlett Watts, my daughter and PSAI instructor, new women\u2019s record to 425 feet in 1999\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9159c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9159c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6) Mark Andrews, PSAI instructor men\u2019s ocean record to 519 feet in 1999\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615404c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"615404c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APNEA record holders that I have dived with during their record dives:\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe55ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe55ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Alejandro Ravelo in Florida 1997\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a2c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53a2c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2) Tanya Streeter in Florida and Sardinia, Italy 1998\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f718a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f718a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) Yasemin Dalkilic in Florida and Bodrum Turkey 2000\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9803e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b9803e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other world record divers that I have dived with, non-training dives:\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c749de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c749de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sheck Exley, Mary Ellen Eckhoff, Jim Bowden, Ann Kristovich and Neal Watson\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e256365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e256365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Record divers who I have consulted with after they contacted me: \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0824f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de0824f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bret Gilliam and Dan Manion. Both of these divers asked me if I had any advice for them since they were planning to make a deep air record attempt. My main suggestions were for them to plan the dive in water no deeper than 20 feet more than the planned dive and to have a line connected to the surface. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146bb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146bb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Professional Scuba Association International has the best deep diving program in the dive industry. The above records, with ZERO ACCIDENTS should speak for itself.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2b376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f2b376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-322\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10.jpg 488w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ac635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20ac635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hal Watts, Neal Watson, Mark Evans, Spenser Slate and Jan Watts\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3314b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e3314b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11.jpg 499w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb03c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb03c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deep Air World record holders; Hal Watts, Scarlett Watts and Mark Andrews\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09572f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09572f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PSAI Executive Chairman Gary Taylor has also been very involved with helping several Deep Diving Record holders. With his start in extended range deep air diving in the early 1970\u2019s, by 1990 he had successfully logged many deep air dives below 300 fsw (91 msw).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a7d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a7d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gary provided much of the initial training in extended range diving for Dan Manion, including Dan\u2019s Deep Air and Trimix training. Dan also had training with and gained experience by participating in many of the projects of The United States Deep Diving Team, which was founded and led by Gary Taylor. Gary still has one of the two dive computers that Dan carried with him on his World Record Deep Air Dive. It was Gary who wrote the original Deep Air Manual for IANTD.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39a9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a39a9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12.jpg 572w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a707ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a707ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pierwszy kurs Trimix prowadzony w Midwest United States. Instruktorzy; Tom Mount (2 od lewej) &amp; Gary Taylor (5 od lewej).Student Trimix Dan Manion jest 3 od lewej.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587de95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"587de95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sheck Exley and Gary often compared notes and consulted with each other. Gary came up with the suggestion of a controlled active electric underwater heater for divers engaged in deep dives with long decompression. Gary\u2019s friend Mark Owens took the idea from concept to manufactured prototype. Gary and Mark tested the prototype. Sheck had mentioned his concern for keeping warm on his extremely long decompression dives. This heater was first used by Sheck on his Trimix \u2013 Altitude record dive on August 1993 in Bushmansgat (Bushman\u2019s Hole) in South Africa. Sheck reported it was a, \u201cGod-send in helping me to stay warm and sane during the horrendous decompression demanded by my dive profile!\u201d Gary considered it \u201creturn favor \u201d for Sheck giving him the idea for a very unique lighting system used when Gary shot the very first underwater cave video. Gary, being the chronic archiver, still has the original prototype of the heater used by Sheck. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02101e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02101e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 1970, Hal wrote and copyrighted the first manual for Extended Range Deep Diving for instructors and conducted specialty courses and certification for those interested. One of the projects that Hal wanted was a film. He commissioned Ned DeLoach of New World Publications to produce a 16mm color film \u201cDeep Diving\u201d on location at Wakulla Springs, Florida. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7aaca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7aaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hal Watts formed a specialty diving club known as the \u201cForty Fathom Scubapros\u201d that was very active diving all over Florida especially at a sink hole that just happened to be 40 fathoms (73 meters, 240 feet) deep! Many of the other divers and organizations simply were not prepared to understand the desire of these early pioneers, so the Scubapros continued largely in quiet. During the 1970s they continued refining techniques and skills to improve in deep diving activities.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b9c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43b9c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13.jpg 493w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87ea26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a87ea26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Forty Fathom Scubapros\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5511c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a5511c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-326\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f44e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f44e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gary Taylor, diving and PSAI\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d8e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20d8e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gary started diving in 1969. From the very first dive he was hooked on SCUBA. Gary has always been very inquisitive and this led to him gaining as much experience, knowledge, and satisfying his curiosity in the underwater world by becoming a true explorer and innovator. Gary can still remember teaching SCUBA during the early 1970\u2019s using one of his favorite class guides: the yellow and black book published by U.S. Divers titled Sample Lesson Plan for Basic Skin and Scuba Diving, by Tommy Thompson with Introduction and endorsement by Jacques Cousteau. Gary still has two cherished copies of this publication. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5861706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5861706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It was during the 70\u2019s that Gary met Wes Skiles. Wes only lived a few blocks from Gary\u2019s house and they often spent time together comparing notes on the caves they were either exploring separately or together. During these explorations the two often found themselves diving well below the \u201csacred 130\u2019 (40m) depth mark.\u201d \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6525c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6525c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the late 1970\u2019s, Gary purchased one of the first models of the Radio Shack TRS-80 computer. All things revolving around SCUBA, using BASIC programing language, Gary stayed up 48 hours straight, right after his purchase of the computer, writing a computer program which would calculate all the important information a diver would need for single and repetitive dives based on the U.S. Navy Air Decompression Tables. All you would need to do was input your Depth, Bottom Time, and Surface Intervals. A bit ahead of its time considering how very few people owned computers in the 1970\u2019s. Gary also started using this computer to log dive information, write dive specialty outlines, dive exams, etc. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d8778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98d8778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During the early 1980\u2019s John Gaffney founder of NASDS became aware of the manuals Gary had written to teach students. John \u201cambushed\u201d Gary at a dinner meeting and started him on a journey of authoring dive manuals for international use by certification agencies. Since then, Gary has become one of the most prolific authors of dive manuals in the world. To date, Gary has authored over 50 different published titles of dive manuals for three major agencies: NASDS, IANTD and PSAI. He has also written numerous of articles for dive magazines and publications.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e657e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86e657e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15.jpg 499w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495b9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495b9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A much younger Gary Taylor (yellow arrow) in the early 1980\u2019s with a group of NASDS instructors in San Diego, California.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b40a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b40a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the early 1980\u2019s Gary founded The United State Deep Dive Team. During the 1980\u2019s, The United States Deep Diving Team was engaged in exploration projects which involved extended depth ranges, long bottom times and decompression at dive sites located at altitudes of 1500 meters (5,000 feet) and higher. In the early 1980\u2019s the US Deep Diving Team integrated the multi-level diving methodology presented by Dennis Graver at the IQ 8 conference in 1976 and the Cross Corrections to extend bottom times when exploring altitude sites. The nature of the altitude work of the team\u2019s projects became more demanding by the mid 1980\u2019s, therefore the team chose to use nitrox for a safety factor during decompression. Modified Cross Corrections were used at first. When the Buhlmann ZH-L16 Altitude Tables were published, they were used with safety modifications for nitrox. Later, more creative and direct uses for nitrox and altitude were devised.  Later modifications were made upon the full publication of the ZH-L16 algorithm in Tauch Medizin. In early 1988, Gary Taylor came up with the Nitrox to Air at Sea-level Altitude Equivalency Methodology for use by the U.S. Deep Diving Team in their projects. In late 1988, Gary devised the Theoretical Ocean Air Depth (TOAD) Methodology for the team\u2019s altitude projects. Publication of these methodologies didn\u2019t take place until April 1996, when Gary authored the IANTD Altitude Diving Manual. In the spring and summer issues of Immersed Magazine Gary wrote a two part article through which most of the world was introduced to these methodologies he had devised. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3688649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3688649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One of the very first publically available table generating software programs, which allowed the use of nitrogen, oxygen and helium mixtures, was Dive Profile Analysis (DPA). Gary was good friends with the creator of this software, Corey Berggren, having known him many years from their association in the cave diving community. Corey based Bulhmann ZH-L16 algorithm. After discussing the use of the software with both Corey and several phone calls with Dr. Buhlmann, Gary had an understanding of how best to use this program to produce Trimix Dive Tables for more extreme depth altitude diving projects the U.S. Deep Diving Team was ready to take on. The team became the first to use Dive Profile Analysis (DPA), within a few weeks of it\u2019s 1992 release modified fashion, based on Corey\u2019s and Bulhmann\u2019s input, to generate tables for the use of Trimix at altitude and actually dive them. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ddab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47ddab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Gary\u2019s personal conversations with B\u00fchlmann, (relating to the use of the ZH-L16 algorithm for the development of tables for industrial hyperbaric operations, as well as special tables for the 1994 World Record deep air dive of Dr. Dan Manion), it is easy to say that he was a researcher who paid very close attention to all the details. Gary headed the development of the first B\u00fchlmann recreational dive tables to be used by a major U.S. certification agency, NASDS. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89628c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89628c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Theoretical Ocean Air Depth (TOAD) Method, another innovation conceived by PSAI Executive Chairman \u2013 Gary Taylor, for using nitrox for diving sites at altitudes above sea-level. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d216a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d216a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In gathering information on deep air diving to train and improve upon what the United States Deep Diving Team needed for safely conducting their exploration and dive projects, Gary became well aware of Hal Watts (even before the founding of the team). Gary had been warned by the \u201cpowers that be\u201d to not tell anyone how deep he was diving and to stay away from Hal Watts. Maybe when you are more forward thinking than those believing in the sacredness of the 130\u2019 (40m) depth limit, you become a heretic. Gary remembers at the time thinking, \u201cOne day Hal and I will cross paths and I bet we will be the best of friends.\u201d That actually happened in the late 1980\u2019s. By then Gary had already started diving at 40 Fathom Grotto and soon Hal and he were hitting it off very well.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05182a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05182a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16.jpg 560w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f47c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f47c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United States deep dive team members at a Project Deep Desert Dive. Bob Hambidge 2nd row far left. Gary Taylor front row 2nd from left.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046668f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"046668f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 1992, Gary was working on his IANTD Trimix Instructor Trainer and had been invited to come stay with Tom Mount and be a part of Hal\u2019s Trimix Instructor course. This brought Gary and Hal even closer as friends and fellow professionals. It was during this year that Gary, started working on putting together Power Point slides to help Hal out for the PSAI Deep Air Program. Soon after Hal\u2019s Grotto manager, Bob Hambidge joined the United States Deep Diving Team and took part in Project Deep Desert.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af1149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9af1149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17.jpg 394w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33586f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33586f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Left to right: Gary Taylor, Tom Mount, Terrance Tysall, Hal Watts on Trimix Dive Summer 1992.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9dd99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9dd99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gary liked what he saw and started teaching PSAI courses in the 1990\u2019s. The more they got to know each other, the more they realized they had a common philosophy and vision for the dive profession. Hal knew Gary\u2019s past experience and skills. Gary was not just known as a prolific dive manual author but had served as an NASDS International Training Director as well as IANTD Advisory Board Member and Instructor Trainer-Trainer.  In early 2005, Hal appointed Gary to handle PSAI in the Americas. The following year Hal came to stay with Gary in Michigan for a month to work on PSAI Manuals. During the beginning of PSAI\u2019s global expansion, Gary and Hal both saw the opening for the development of innovative educational \/ training materials for PSAI. During that visit, the common shared vision for PSAI soon evolved into Gary being appointed PSAI President and co-owner of PSAI.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18f748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e18f748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-330\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18.jpg 383w, https:\/\/demonray.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2fb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d2fb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As Hal moved further into the retirement phase of his life (yet still very much involved in PSAI), Gary became PSAI Executive Chairman in November 2010. The PSAI Executive Board Members, PSAI Advisory Board Members, International Training Directors, and Country Licensees are all very much involved in sharing the vision of taking PSAI boldly into the future. PSAI Global Headquarters operates its offices out of Sand Point, Michigan.  The new generation of programs and materials developed by PSAI have caught everyone\u2019s attention. PSAI continues to grow at a fast pace internationally, with our expanding number of PSAI Country Licensees and PSAI Instructors throughout the world. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42baf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f42baf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poniewa\u017c PSAI przygotowuje si\u0119 do \u015bwi\u0119towania swojej z\u0142otej rocznicy w roku 2012, postaramy si\u0119 zebra\u0107 wi\u0119cej informacji historycznych PSAI aby m\u00f3c podzieli\u0107 si\u0119 nimi z ka\u017cdym i \u015bwi\u0119towa\u0107 50 rocznic\u0119 PSAI oraz jej wk\u0142ad w dziedzin\u0119 nurkowania. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b1733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b1733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DID YOU KNOW? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05a6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c05a6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI Founder &amp; CEO Hal Watts came up with the idea of the octopus regulator (safe 2nd).\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7309720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7309720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI Founder &amp; CEO Hal Watts coined the phrase: \u201cPlan your dive. ~ Dive your plan.\u201d\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c62ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85c62ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI was the first agency to require power inflated Buoyancy Control Devices (BCD\u2019s) and submersible pressure gauges (SPG\u2019s).\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64445a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64445a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI was the first agency to teach technical \u2013 extended range diving courses.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ef64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ef64f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI is the only agency which teaches Narcosis Management\u00ae.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6d9e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab6d9e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI is the only agency providing training for divers breathing air to 240 feet (73 meters).\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0bbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b0bbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI was one of the first certification agencies to issue Cave Diver certification cards in 1963. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466d89a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"466d89a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI Founder &amp; CEO Hal Watts authored the first extended range diver and instructor manuals. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d011249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d011249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI Executive Chairman Gary Taylor authored some of the very first recreational sport and technical diving specialty manuals. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b26db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27b26db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2022 PSAI Founder &amp; CEO Hal Watts and PSAI Executive Chairman Gary Taylor are both Platinum Pro Award recipients with over 10,000 dives each.\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historia PSAI Historia The Professional Scuba Association International jest najstarsz\u0105 profesjonaln\u0105 agencj\u0105 certyfikacji nurk\u00f3w na \u015bwiecie. 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