Thomas Scuba Instruction

Thomas Scuba Instruction NAUI Scuba Instruction. Dive Safety Through Education In 2013 he earned the SASS Dirty Dozen award for diving 12 months straight in his wetsuit.

Steve Thomas has been diving since 2011 when he took his first NAUI basic scuba diver class at Western Michigan University which was taught by Rick Sass and Rob Knolle. He attended the Wednesday night dives to gain more experience diving the local inland lakes and meet others with the same passion for the sport. This included a dive in Gull Lake on January 1, 2013. The water that day was 36 degree

s – but he did it for the FREE t-shirt. In 2014 Steve became a member of the Kalamazoo County Water Safety and Recovery Association. He enjoys volunteering his time to give back to his community through scuba as a recovery diver. He continued his scuba education in an effort to improve his diving skills which would eventually lead to becoming a NAUI instructor in 2015. As an instructor Steve looks forward to passing on his love of diving to the next generation of NAUI divers. Steve worked with Sub Aquatic Sports teaching scuba part-time throughout SW Michigan. In 2019 he and his wife, Laura retired from Western Michigan University and began exploring what retirement should look like. In 2020 they moved to Florida and sunshine. Steve now lives in Ocala, Florida with his wife Laura. They have two adult children who are NAUI certified divers. A dive highlight for Steve was being able to enjoy their first dive after open waters on a Cozumel 80 foot drift dive during a family vacation. In addition to Cozumel, Steve has added several of the midwest quarries along with Bermuda, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Cabo San Lucas, the ABCs (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao), and various Florida sites to the growing list of his dive locations. He is looking forward to continuing NAUI scuba instruction in Central Florida along with diving the various springs in the area.

Blessed to be part of this dive community. Congratulations Jeff and Anna!!
09/01/2026

Blessed to be part of this dive community. Congratulations Jeff and Anna!!

08/31/2026

🚨 ODC AFTER HOURS SPECIAL GUEST 🚨

Join us as we welcome Jason Heinrich, a diver with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Recovery Team!

Jason will share a behind-the-scenes look at public safety diving, including the team’s mission, advanced training and specialized equipment. The team responds to incidents involving drowning victims, underwater evidence recovery and other operations throughout Marion County’s lakes, rivers, ponds and waterways.

We’ll also have the opportunity to see the team’s support truck and some of the equipment they use!

📅 Thursday September 24th
⏰ 6:00 - 8:00PM
📍 Ocala Dive Center, 500 SW 10th St, Ste 101

Please bring a chair and consider donating school supplies, children’s clothing or nonperishable items to support local families.

Come learn about a side of diving most recreational divers rarely get to see!

All are welcome, whether you are a seasoned diver or interested in starting to explore diving.

Well.... I guess you can teach an old diver new tricks. I earned my Cavern Diver Certification today! Thank you Jeff Bol...
08/12/2026

Well.... I guess you can teach an old diver new tricks. I earned my Cavern Diver Certification today!

Thank you Jeff Boles and Ocala Dive for the opportunity to explore new places and expand my knowledge. This was a great class.

Safe Diving Through Education!

Two days of open water dives between rain storms and we have a new NAUI Open Water & Nitrox Scuba Diver at Ocala Dive! I...
08/01/2026

Two days of open water dives between rain storms and we have a new NAUI Open Water & Nitrox Scuba Diver at Ocala Dive!

If you're going to get wet you may as well be hanging out below the surface with the fish.

Congratulations Laynee on your certifications! It was my pleasure working with you.


Congratulations to this group of 10 new NAUI Open Water Certified Scuba Divers on completing their open water dives toda...
07/25/2026

Congratulations to this group of 10 new NAUI Open Water Certified Scuba Divers on completing their open water dives today!

It was my pleasure working with you.

Thank you to Dive Masters, Glenda (not pictured) and Mike (left end) for helping in the pool and open water. Thanks to Instructor Jeff (not pictured) for assisting with open water dives as well.

Well Done Gang!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

God Bless!




Congratulations Chris and Reece on earning your NAUI Open Water Scuba Certification this week. It was a pleasure working...
07/23/2026

Congratulations Chris and Reece on earning your NAUI Open Water Scuba Certification this week. It was a pleasure working with the two of you.
Enjoy God's creation below the surface!

Great day in the classroom and pool yesterday!
07/18/2026

Great day in the classroom and pool yesterday!

07/17/2026

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34471

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