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About captaindanjohnson

Biography:

Captain Dan Johnson began diving in 1973 and has been an instructor since 1984. As an experienced Lake Michigan shipwreck hunter, he discovered the Kate Kelly and Lumberman shipwrecks off of Racine, Wisconsin in the early 1980's. He has extensive experience in Caribbean travel including Cozumel, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos (owned Turtle Inn Divers on Providenciales), Roatan, Belize, Bonaire, and the Bahamas. He has led expeditions to Palau, Yap, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Closer to home, Dan also has experience with group travel to Florida, including the Florida Keys, West Palm, and manatee adventures in Crystal River and Ginnie Springs.

Location:

Loves Park, Illinois

Interests:

Captain Dan is a dive shop owner, so his life is scuba diving! Otherwise he enjoys riding his motorcycle, is President and museum curator for the Lockwood Pioneer Scuba Diving Museum, and enjoys catching up with friends outside of work!

Occupation:

Captain Dan owns and operates a scuba diving shop. He also is President/Curator for Lockwood Pioneer Scuba Diving Museum, and is a real estate developer for over 32,000 square feet!

Gender:

Male

eBay User Name:

Scubagear5

Certification Agencies:

SDI, TDI, NASE, PADI

Dive History:

Captain Dan Johnson has been running dive charters at: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Heron, the Florida Keys, West Palm, Crystal River, Ginnie Springs, Florida's Northern Caverns, in the Caribbean including Cozumel (50+ trips), Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, Roatan, Belize, Bonaire, the Bahamas, as well as Palau, Yap, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.

Certification History:

Captain Dan Johnson was first PADI certified in 1973. Since then he has become a certified PADI Master Instructor MI (20709), SDI Instructor Trainer (12911), and NASE Master Instructor (15836715us). Dan is certified to teach just about every certification ranging from technical diving specialities to underwater photography. Other certifications: certified Boat Captain (organizes charters/trips), certified repair technician, and a certified breathing air compressor technician.

Certification Level:

Captain Dan is certified to teach Instructors through SDI, PADI, and NASE.

# of Logged Dives:

5,000 - ∞

Dive Classification:

Instructor / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master / Dive Con

Years Certified:

Ten Or More Years

Dive Equipment:

Captain Dan's dive shop carries: Aqualung, Apeks, Atomic, ScubaPro, Genesis, OMS, BARE, SeaQuest, Sherwood, Oceanic, Tusa, XS Scuba, Suunto, and many many more! Visit us to see full inventory! The dive shop also has an expert repair technician who repairs equipment for all major scuba diving manufacturers.