Charlie Cooper
Head Instructor
Charlie fell in love with the Pacific Ocean when growing up on the island of Guam. He returned to his love at the first opportunity and has been diving and sailing the Pacific for the past 40 years. He was first certified in 1973 and had more than 2000 dives before deciding to become an instructor. He is now a PADI certified Master Instructor and enjoys teaching and sharing his love of the ocean with everyone he meets.
Professional Certifications:
PADI Master Instructor 2013
PADI IDC Staff Instructor
PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer
PADI Open Water Instructor 2006
PADI Divemaster 2000
Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer 2013
Emergency First Response Instructor 2006
DAN Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings
Enriched Air Nitrox, Dry Suit Diver, Underwater Photographer, Digital Underwater Photographer, Boat Diver, Night Diver, Underwater Navigator, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Underwater Naturalist, AWARE Fish ID, Search and Recovery Diver, Deep Diver, Diving Accident Management, O2 First Aid, DAN BLS Pro, DANO2, DAN Advanced O2, DAN Hazardous Marine Life Injuries, DAN Dive Medicine for Divers, AED, Remote O2, On-Site Neurological Assessment for Diver
Caitlin Cooper
Instructor
Caitlin grew up in Santa Cruz and, from an early age, was in love with the water. She enjoys all kinds of diving and loves learning new aspects of the sport. She enjoys working with Reef Check California, gathering data on the rocky reef system up and down the California coast line. There is always something to learn, and she is constantly adding more specialties to her list.
Monterey and Carmel have her favorite dive sites in the world! She also enjoys driving up north along the Sonoma and Mendocino coast lines. It is fun to get away to warm water locations but, when she does go, she just can’t wait to come home and dive Monterey.
Professional Certifications
PADI IDC Staff Instructor 2017
DAN Instructor 2014
Master SCUBA Diver Trainer 2014
PADI Open Water Instructor 2013
PADI Assistant Instructor 2013
PADI Divemaster 2013
Emergency First Response Instructor 2013
Specialty Instructor Ratings
EFR Adult and Care for Children w/ AED, Fish Identification, Project AWARE, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Dry Suit Diver, Boat Diver, Altitude, Deep Diver, Underwater Navigator, Tec Rec Nitrox and Trimix Blender, Digital Underwater Photography, DAN O2, DAN Marine Life Hazards, DAN BLS, DAN Neurological Assessment.
Boomer
Instructor
Professional Certifications
Specialty Instructor Ratings