David Palandro holds a PhD in Marine Science and has been diving since 1991 and has served as Dive Safety Officer and Dive Safety Board member for two American Academy of Underwater Science (AAUS) organizational members. He has held both a Department of Interior Motorboat Operator Certification and a US Coast Guard Captain’s license. He has over 1000 dives in different environments and holds numerous certifications, including:
- NAUI Instructor
- NAUI Technical Diver
- IANTD CCR Diver
- IANTD CCR Trimix Diver
- NAUI-DAN Diving First Aid for Professional Divers Instructor
- DAN Instructor