Ralph holds the dive industries most prestigious ratings, NAUI Course Director; this is NAUI's highest instructor
rating. It allows Ralph to offer NAUI programs from entry level through Instructor Trainer. Ralph’s experience
in the diving industry is widespread; he began teaching scuba diving in 1990 as a PADI instructor in Newburgh, NY. From 1990
to 1993 Ralph certified over 300 plus divers establishing Giglio Scuba as a force in the industry. Ralph worked for various
Dive Centers from 1994 to 1999. During that period he certified more divers than any Instructor or Dive Center in the greater
New York area. In 1999 Ralph entered into a venture with Regional Scuba in Newburgh, New York. He managed two PADI Dive Centers
during 1999 and 2000. In 2000 Regional Scuba, Inc. started to grow at an amazing rate, it prompted him to put his full effort
into Regional Scuba, Inc., now the only NAUI Pro Gold Instructor Training Facility, PADI 5 Star and National Geographic
Dive Center in the Mid Hudson Valley.
Ralph has logged over 5000+ dives around the world, and has extensive experience in North East Wreck Diving,
warm water Wreck Diving in North Carolina and the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada, Cave and Cavern Diving in Florida and Mexico
and Technical Deep Diving around the globe. Ralph just enjoys being underwater and shares his passion with all of his students.
Ralph also has experience in many other areas of diving. Ralph sought out training with only the best that the
industry had to offer. During Ralph’s instructor training he pursued learning from the man who wrote the book, PADI
Course Director Alex Bryskle. Alex has authored the PADI IDC curriculum and many other PADI programs. Alex has trained more
PADI Instructors than any Course Director in the world.
When the demand for technical training began to increase Ralph again pursued training with the best the industry
had to offer. Hal Watts “Mr. SCUBA “CEO and founder of PSAI. Ralph and Hal Watts met in 1995, after talking Hal
invited Ralph to come and train with him at 40 Fathom Grotto in Ocala Fl. Ralph accepted Hal’s invitation to be trained
by one of our industries greats, who still holds a place in the Guinness World Book of records for a Deep Air Cave Dive to
415 feet. It should be noted, that as time went on, it was accepted that extremely deep air dives were indeed hazardous and
the current records represent remarkable achievements. Unfortunately, the record is also at the very extreme edge of human
physiological tolerance and so Guinness no longer publishes deep air records or attempts.
Ralph holds the NAUI Course Director rating, he also holds Instructor Trainer ratings with PSAI and TDI
he also holds Instructor ratings with PADI, DAN and SDI. Ralph was one of the first PADI/DSAT TecRec Deep Instructor Trainers
in the world. Feel free to contact Ralph at regionalscuba@aol.com
Certifications:
NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors)
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NAUI Course Dierctor
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NAUI Instructor Trainer
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NAUI Instructor
NAUI Speciality Instructor
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Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Instructor
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Underwater Environment Instructor
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Underwater Hunter/Collector Instructor
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Search & Recovery Instructor
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Underwater Phohographer Instructor
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Scuba Rescue Instructor
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Advanced Scuba Rescue Instructor
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Underwater Archeologist Instructor
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Underwater Ecologist (Kelp & Coral Reef) Instructor
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Deep Diver Instructor
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Training Assistant Instructor
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Wreck Diver Instructor
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Dry Suit Instructor
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Altitude Diver Instructor
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Boat Diver Instructor
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Drift Diver Instructor
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Advanced Buoyancy Instructor
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Equipment Specialist Instructor
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Night Diver Instructor
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Digital Photography Instructor
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Underwater Navigation Instructor
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Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor
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Underwater Videographer Instructor
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Safety Signing Diver Instructor
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
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PADI Master Instructor
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PADI Staff Instructor
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PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
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PADI Instructor
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PADI – DSAT Tec Deep Instructor
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PADI – DSAT Tec Deep Blender including Trimix Instructor
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PADI – Emergency First Response Provider & Care for Children Instructor Trainer
- PADI Specialty Instructor
- Underwater Photography
- Digital Underwater Photographer
- Computer Assisted Diver
- Night Diver
- Deep Diver
- Wreck Diver
- Equipment Specialist
- Altitude Diver
- Underwater Naturalist
- Boat Diver
- Drift Diver
- Dry Suit Diver
- Oxygen First Aid
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery Diver
- Enriched Air Diver
- Underwater Videographer
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Advanced Wreck Diver
- Cavern Diver
- National Geographic Diver
- Advanced Wreck Diver
- Safety Signing Diver
PSAI (Professional Scuba Association International)
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PSAI Narcosis Management Instructor Trainer
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PSAI Nitrox Instructor Trainer
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PSAI Advanced Nitrox Instructor Trainer
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PSAI Extended Range Nitrox Instructor Trainer
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PSAI Rebeather Instructor Trainer
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PSAI Cavern Instructor
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PSAI Nitrox and Advanced Gas Blending Instructor Trainer
TDI (Technical Diving International)
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TDI Nitrox Instructor Trainer
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TDI Advanced Nitrox Instructor Trainer
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TDI Decompression Procedures Instructor Trainer
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TDI Extended Range Instructor Trainer to 200 ft. (new standard only allows 180 ft.)
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TDI Rebreather Instructor Trainer
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TDI Cavern Instructorr
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TDI Gas Blending and Mixing of Nitrox Instructor Trainer
SDI (Scuba Diving International)
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SDI Open Water Instructor
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SDI Computer Nitrox Instructor
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SDI Solo Diver Instructor
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SDI Visual Inspection Procedures (VIP) Instructor
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SDI (all of the NAUI and PADI Specialties listed above in SDI format)
DAN (Divers Alert Network)
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Dan Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Instructor
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DAN REMO2 Instructor
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DAN O2 First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies Instructor
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DAN AEDs for Scuba Diving Instructor
