About me:
I am a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, NASE Master Instructor, and owner of PA SCUBA Supply.
I was first certified as an Open Water Diver in 1994 in
Huntsville Alabama. I started diving in Alabama quarries, Florida springs and
the Florida Gulf Coast. I made many moves over the years and had the opportunity
to dive in many different parts of the world. I got the opportunity to do a lot
of diving and completed Advanced Open Water in the warm, clear waters in The
Philippines where I was also introduced to technical diving. Another move had
me back in Florida in the Destin area where I took full advantage of all the
boat and shore ocean diving available and also drove north to the Florida
springs and caves. That is also where I earned TDI Nitrox certification. I
continued to dive often in warm water until I moved to Maryland, where
I used a dry suit for the first time while taking my Rescue Diver
certification. It was also the first time I dove in a lake that had ice
floating on the water. To this day, Rescue is the toughest class I ever took and
probably the one where I learned the most. I completed both Divemaster and
Instructor certifications in Pennsylvania, also while wearing a dry suit. I
do a lot of dry suit diving mostly because of
where I live. I really prefer the warm tropical waters but I will take any
chance I can get to dive warm or cold. In 2018 I had the opportunity to spend a
year in Kuwait and do quite a bit of diving in the Arabian Gulf. I also had my
first experience learning what it was like working as a resort instructor. It
was much different than my previous experiences both as an independent
instructor and as a team instructor with students from St Francis
University.
I
consider myself a very well-rounded diver and have experience in a
large variety of envionments and conditions. It is very important for
an instructor to have a wide range of experience obtained over many
years. Over several decades I have dove in water hot, warm, cold, and
freezing. I dove water that was crystal clear, water you couldn't see
your hand in front of your face and everything in between. As an
instructor, I have a variety of experience as well, working in the
university environment, as a small shop instructor, as an independent
instructor, and as a resort instructor. I have taught students as a
member of a team where instructors work like an assembly line, both as
a sending and receiving referral instructor, and my favorite--working
with the same students from beginning to end.
I teach all skills
neutrally buoyant. You won't be kneeling on the bottom to clear your
mask in my classes. While some students will think this means my class
is more difficult, actually the opposite is true. In fact, when working
as a resort instructor, students who were not able to make it through
their skill performance in the pool with a different instructor would
come to me the following week to try again. I had a 100% success rate
not only training students to perform all required skills, but they
also did it neutrally buoyant.
I am currently certified to teach all PADI standard specialties and most NASE specialties.
As the owner of PA SCUBA Supply ( www.pascubasupply.com
) I sell and service gear that I believe is the best value in the
industry. My motto is "I don't recommend it because I sell it, I sell
it because I recommend it."
Scott Rummings
PADI MSDT 390874
NASE Master Instructor 40770
ASHI Instructor Trainer 20282
