Course Director is the highest Instructor level in the recreational diving world. Course Directors, along with being able to teach all levels of PADI programs, are the only instructors that can teach the full Instructor Development Course. With two full time Course Directors on staff, our Course Directors personally teach all of our professional level programs, from Divemaster on up.
Most facilities have less experienced instructors teaching their Divemaster courses, their Assistant Instructor courses and other lower level professional programs. They then bring in part time Course Directors to finish the Open Water Scuba Instructor portion of their IDC.
At Seattle Scuba our two Course Directors bring their expertise to all levels of professional training. There is a quality difference. Our Course Directors go the extra mile to make sure you get a quality diving education. We are extremely proud that 100% of our Instructor Candidates have gone on to pass the PADI Instructor Examination, administered by examiners from PADI Headquarters, and become PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. We have never had one fail. Not one!
Join our professional programs and you will learn from the best. Why settle for less?
Most facilities have less experienced instructors teaching their Divemaster courses, their Assistant Instructor courses and other lower level professional programs. They then bring in part time Course Directors to finish the Open Water Scuba Instructor portion of their IDC.
At Seattle Scuba our two Course Directors bring their expertise to all levels of professional training. There is a quality difference. Our Course Directors go the extra mile to make sure you get a quality diving education. We are extremely proud that 100% of our Instructor Candidates have gone on to pass the PADI Instructor Examination, administered by examiners from PADI Headquarters, and become PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. We have never had one fail. Not one!
Join our professional programs and you will learn from the best. Why settle for less?
As the Course Directors at Seattle Scuba we are extremely proud of the superior training program we have developed here. We have no doubt that from the beginning Open Water Course up through our Instructor Courses, you cannot find more quality programs. We would be proud to assist you in attaining your diving goals. Cathy & Craig
Meet our PADI Course Directors. Cathy Sytsma and Craig Gillespie.
Craig returned to Seattle, and started Seattle Scuba, in 1998 after spending 20 years living and teaching diving in Asia and the South Pacific. Cathy joined him a short time after that and together they have built Seattle Scuba into the premier PADI Instructor Development Center in the Pacific Northwest. Even though Seattle Scuba has grown to be one of the largest diver training facilities in the country, the quality of their programs has never lagged. Over the years they have received numerous awards for the quality of the training they offer at Seattle Scuba. Both Cathy and Craig have attained the prestigous Silver Course Director Rating. They both love teaching diving and continue to teach with passion. They regularly teach all levels of courses from the beginning Open Water Course up through all the professional levels. Both of them will tell you that the reward felt in taking someone from beginner Open Water Diver, all the way up through the programs and watch them become an Instructor is a feeling that cannot be surpassed. "There is nothing I could have done with my life that would have been as rewarding as teaching people how to dive" Craig has said about his 47 years of teaching diving.
Come join our Seattle Scuba Silver Course Directors
Together they want to teach you.
Craig returned to Seattle, and started Seattle Scuba, in 1998 after spending 20 years living and teaching diving in Asia and the South Pacific. Cathy joined him a short time after that and together they have built Seattle Scuba into the premier PADI Instructor Development Center in the Pacific Northwest. Even though Seattle Scuba has grown to be one of the largest diver training facilities in the country, the quality of their programs has never lagged. Over the years they have received numerous awards for the quality of the training they offer at Seattle Scuba. Both Cathy and Craig have attained the prestigous Silver Course Director Rating. They both love teaching diving and continue to teach with passion. They regularly teach all levels of courses from the beginning Open Water Course up through all the professional levels. Both of them will tell you that the reward felt in taking someone from beginner Open Water Diver, all the way up through the programs and watch them become an Instructor is a feeling that cannot be surpassed. "There is nothing I could have done with my life that would have been as rewarding as teaching people how to dive" Craig has said about his 47 years of teaching diving.
Come join our Seattle Scuba Silver Course Directors
Together they want to teach you.