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Pat Emmons
Email: pemmons@msn.com

Mr. Patrick Emmons is the Scuba Diving Program coordinator at Over The Hill and Under the Waves scuba site.    Pat is a certified NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) instructor, a TDI (Technical Diving International) instructor and has been diving professionally since 1998. At the age of 63, Pat has over 20 years of scuba diving experience and over 1000 hours of diving experience.  One of his primary goals as an instructor is to share the experience with older adults.

Pat began his career as a diver in February 1986.  Pat’s initial diving experiences included the exploration of water filled mines in the mid west around St. Louis, which fueled his passion for the sport of scuba diving. In the mid 1990’s, Pat enrolled in the scuba program at the University of Texas at Arlington to begin work on his professional scuba diver ratings. Pat completed his NAUI scuba instructor rating in August of 2000. Pat is credited with the creation of interactive Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for the
University Scuba curriculum. Pat is also an instructor in Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures, Extended Range, underwater photography and CPR/First Aid.

 

Pat’s diverse and unique diving experiences canvas the globe to include:
The Great Lakes, Bonne Terre lead mine, Puget Sound, Cozumel Mexico,  Harbour Island Bahamas, Curacao and Bonaire Netherlands Antilles, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Belize, Guam, Palau and Truk Lagoon (Chuuk Island) in the south Pacific

Favorite dive buddy:
 "My wife Laura.  She first became a certified diver in 1997. Laura is a master diver with over 200 dives."

Most memorable dive:
"A midnight dive on Haps reef in Guam with only my wife, a Divemaster and myself.  The full moon illuminated the underwater reef teaming with beautiful Spanish Dancers, Lion Fish and Candy Cane shrimp. My wife and I swam effortlessly in the warm gentle sea, bathing in moonlight and the solitude making for a totally memorable experience."

 

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