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Grotto Recon Instructor / Specialist Program

Join Ocala Grotto's "Grotto Recon Instructor / Specialist" Team. Annual membership is $1,200.00USD/Annually and includes: Complementary SCUBA Tank Air Fills (For Onsite Training Dives "ONLY"), GROTTO Facility Entry, Five Branded Grotto Recon Instructor/Specialist T shirts, Breakfast/Lunch Meals on Teaching/Training days (with Grotto Recon Instructor/Specialist T-shirt on),

Grotto Recon Instructor/Specialist Benefits

Included with your annual Grotto Recon Instructor membership.

Free Air Fills

Complimentary air fills while teaching as a Grotto Recon Instructor/Specialist.

Free Facility Entry

No entry fees when you are teaching or conducting recon at the Grotto.

Free Meals

Meals on us when you are wearing your Grotto Recon Instructor t-shirt on teaching days.

Five Branded T-Shirts

Five Grotto Recon Instructor shirts included with your annual membership.

Student Booking Platform

Our site handles Scheduling, Payments, and Waivers so you can focus on Training/Teaching.

World-Class Facility

Train across recreational, technical, commercial, and hyperbaric environments on site.

Requirements

Must be a current instructor in good standing with an RSTC member agency. Download the Instructor Form to teach and certify as a NASE Recon instructor ($1,200/year).

Current instructor in good standing with an RSTC member agency (NASE, PADI, SSI, NAUI, etc.)
Minimum 2 years of teaching experience
Valid instructor liability insurance
One-day orientation and reconnaissance training at Ocala Grotto
Annual Grotto Recon Instructor fee: $1,200/year — certified by NASE

Programs You Can Teach

Recreational SCUBA courses (Rescue, I.E., Divemaster)
Technical diving and rebreather training
Commercial diving — Surface-Supplied, Sea Scuba
Freediving courses
Hyperbaric chamber operations
Specialty courses (Nitrox, Deep, Night, Rescue)