The Dive Table

After taking their Essentials of Recreational Diving course (UTD), "Hosts" Steven and Paul sit down with their "Guest," instructor Jay, to discuss what they thought about the class as well as how Jay performed as an instructor.

This episode is a crossover episode of the UTD Scuba Diving Podcast.  We are sharing their podcast because they are officially announcing that Jay Gardner is their new Director of Development.  Jay has been doing his best to keep it under wraps and he's finally allowed to discuss his new position and what it means to the agency that he has been training with almost from the beginning of his scuba journey.

Enjoy!

This year, Jay is joined for The Reef of Horrors, Vol. 2 by friend of the show, Jack Der.  Jack is a CA native and regular dive buddy with Jay.  While they don't share any common scary stories, they do have a few that will make you think twice about eating certain foods before diving or before diving when you know specific creatures are nearby. 

Jay sits down with the Training Director of United Team Diving (UTD) Ben Bos to discuss the designing of scuba training for adults and designing a scuba training curriculum that revolves around what divers really need and not what they think they need.  Ben has been a professional diver for 24 years and self-admittedly in a previous life was in marketing and sold everything from, "sofas, stereos, cars, copy machines, coffee and paper and everything in between...everything except houses and boats."  

Ben was only 12 years old when he started diving and more than 30 years later, diving is a way of life.  He has worked all over the world as a scuba diver including running a dive center for over 12 years.  He is currently the Training Director for one of the world's most progressive Scuba Organizations, ‘United Team Diving, ‘(UTD).  

Ben has not only made diving his passion, but also his living and has contributed to some of the industry's most groundbreaking innovations. The re-development and evolution of Ratio Deco into Ratio Deco 3.0 as well as the DIR compatible side mount configurations are but two examples. 

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Ben is happiest when he is exploring unknown places deep in a Chinese jungle, abandoned mines or inside old shipwrecks.  The thrill of teaching both novice and experienced divers is what drives him to never stop learning and expanding his own knowledge.

UTD - United Team Diving

www.utdscubadiving.com

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https://www.thedivetable.com/

Fish Dive Surf, Inc.

https://fishdivesurf.com/

Gardner Underwater

https://gardnerunderwater.com/

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• Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.

• Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.

Gareth Lock sits down with Jay to discuss all things, 'Human Factors.'

Gareth Lock is a retired senior officer in the RAF, having spent 25 years flying Hercules transport aircraft, involved in flight trials and R&D, and a Systems Engineer/Requirements Manager. 

He left the RAF in 2015 setting up the Human Diver to bring human factors knowledge and practice from aviation, oil & gas, healthcare and academia into the sports, military, scientific and commercial diving domains. He has since taught more than 500 people face-to-face, 2000 people online, published a book, and produced a documentary, all about applying human factors, non-technical skills and a Just Culture to diving. 

He provides HF advice to the British Diving Safety Group and co-chairs the Natural History Dive Safety group which advises on diving safety to the UK media sector. In terms of diving, he was trained primarily through GUE up to Tech 2, CCR 1, and was the head of QC for the organisation for a number of years.

Gareth Lock

https://www.thehumandiver.com/

The Dive Table

https://www.thedivetable.com/

Fish Dive Surf, Inc.

https://fishdivesurf.com/

Gardner Underwater

https://gardnerunderwater.com/

If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: 

• Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop;

• Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts;

• Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.

• Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.

Jay sits down again with Kevin "Heat" Wood to discuss their personal journey's in becoming UTD instructors.

Kevin was born in Olney, MD and graduated from Virginia Tech with an engineering degree. He is currently a B-52 pilot trainer for the Air Force Reserves as well as a UTD Instructor.  

"The ability to slip into an unknown and hostile environment filled with strange creatures and to come back safely requires discipline and hard work while also incorporating math, science, and technology... you're basically a low budget astronaut."   - Kevin "Heat" Wood

The Dive Table

www.thedivetable.com

Fish Dive Surf, Inc.

www.fishdivesurf.com

Gardner Underwater

www.gardnerunderwater.com

If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: 

• Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop.
• Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts;
• Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.
• Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.

Jay sits down with UTD Instructor and B52 pilot trainer, Kevin Wood, to discuss the similarities and differences when it comes to training these two fields.  Is training the same no matter the realm?  Do only the specifics change?

The Dive Table

www.thedivetable.com

Fish Dive Surf, Inc.

www.fishdivesurf.com

Gardner Underwater

www.gardnerunderwater.com

If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: 

• Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop;
• Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts;
• Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.
• Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.
• Also visit us at, www.fishdivesurf.com

The United Nations World Trade Organization (UNWTO) defines 'Ecotourism' with 5 characteristics.  Jay sits down with Greg Wolf for his third and final episode to discuss these characteristics and the impact ecotourism has on the environment.

The Dive Table

www.thedivetable.com

Fish Dive Surf, Inc.

www.fishdivesurf.com

Gardner Underwater

www.gardnerunderwater.com

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: 

• Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop;

• Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts;

• Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.

• Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.

• Also visit us at, www.fishdivesurf.com

Daniel sits down with Jay to discuss his latest scuba training, 'Overhead Protocols,' before he officially ventures into cave diving training and beyond.

Jay and Greg continue their conversation about underwater archeology but this time they each give up their top three sites that they would like to explore...

...and on a side note, Ethan Hawke was mistaken for Kevin Bacon in the 'MoonKnight' series, so there's your 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon...sort of.

https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/some-marvel-fans-are-convinced-moon-knight-villain-ethan-hawke-is-kevin-bacon/

The Dive Table

www.thedivetable.com

Fish Dive Surf, Inc.

www.fishdivesurf.com

Gardner Underwater

www.gardnerunderwater.com

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-porter73/message

If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: 

Also visit us at, www.fishdivesurf.com