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Marc Grondin
NAUI Instructor #33221
NAUI Course Director
NAUI Technical Diving Instructor

Marc was introduced to diving while on holidays in the Caribbean in September of 1995. On his second dive he found himself 15 feet from a reef shark – and was immediately hooked. Diving for Marc evolved rapidly from a hobby to a passion. Three years after achieving his open water certification he obtained his instructor certification. In 2002 Marc’s sense of discovery and adventure brought him to Cave Country in Northern Florida, where he completed his first cave course. Inspired by that first Florida experience to increase his level of knowledge, in 2003 Marc started down the road into technical diving. Marc is currently teaching recreational, technical and leadership courses for Burton’s Dive Service.

Certifications	NAUI Scuba Diver August 1996 NAUI Equipment Specialty February 1997 NAUI Advanced Scuba Rescue Diver July 1997 NAUI Training Assistant October 1997 NAUI Instructor August 1999 TDI Nitrox Diver August 1999 NSS-CDS Cavern Diver 2002 TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver July 2003 TDI Decompression Procedures Diver July 2003 NSS-CDS intro to cave 2003 TDI Trimix diver March 2004 NSS-CDS Apprentice Cave diver March 2004 NSS-CDS Full Cave diver April 2005 NAUI Instructor Trainer Designation July 2005 NAUI Intro To Tech Instructor December 2005 NAUI Course Director Designation October 2006 NAUI Technical EANx Instructor July 2006 NAUI Helitrox Instructor July 2006 NAUI Decompression Techniques Instructor July 2006 NAUI Heliair Instructor July 2006 NAUI Technical Support Leader Instructor July 2006
Experience	800+ Logged Dives
Diving Philosophy	Err on the side of safety and enjoy.
Special Interests	Underwater photography and cave diving.
Favorite Dive(s)	Some dives are better than others but if I would have to choose one, it would have to be Madison Blue Cave.
Other Courses Taught