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Hello,I will be able to answer your questions regarding oil field diving, commercial equipment,salvage diving,saturation and mixed gas diving, as well as deep diving tecniques,and it`s related physiology,treatment,and hazards.
Experience in the area
Commercial diver since 1986
Graduated(honors) from Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving (Oakland,Calif.-1986)
What do you like about this subject?
The challenges of working and living undersea,knowing that each day is different from the previous one,and realizing that mother nature doesn't care that you are getting paid for it.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
A lot of the training that is done by astronauts for space missions, is first simulated underwater.
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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Jay | 04/22/09 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Gary for your answer |
| richard | 01/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the response...much food for ..... |
| Sarah | 09/26/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very helpful indeed, great expert ! |
| Mitchell | 06/07/07 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks a lot! That helps :) |
| Iovita | 03/24/07 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Gary Shonert
2010-11-12 hearing:
Hello Al. I do not see a problem for you learning to Scuba dive just because you are hard of hearing, however i HIGHLY recommend that you first see a Doctor (an Ear Specialist). Only he or she will be
2010-06-13 pin hole in air line:
Hello Lee, I would HIGHLY recommend that you REPLACE the WHOLE air line! It is not worth messing around and trying to cut out that section which has the pin hole.....Do not do it! Depending on the lenght
2009-10-07 School Closing:
Hello Rodney, I really don't know if Capt. Mikalowski is still living. I know that the College has been closed for quite some time, but as to whether the Capt. is still living, or has passed on i am not
2009-08-20 Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving:
Hello Mark, I believe i saw an article on it's closing quite a while back, and if i am correct it would have been in 1989, but i am not 100% sure. It might have been 1991. I have not seen anything online
2009-06-30 decompresion sickness:
Hello Jim, Headaches remain a problem for many divers, especially for beginners,(I don't know your level of expertise) as tension and anxiety play a big roll in causing headaches.By what you have told
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