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About UsIB Divers, located south of downtown San Diego in Imperial Beach, is a full service NAUI Sport and Technical Diving facility. We have been providing training for US Navy and US Marine Corp recreational services as well as the general public of San Diego County for 35 years. Courses offered range from Basic Scuba Diver to Instructor Trainer for sport diving and from Technical EANx to Trimix Instructor and mixed gas Closed Circuit Rebreathers in the technical realm. IB Divers of San Diego carries a full line of top brand name equipment. Aqualung, Halcyon, Luxfer and Pressed Steel Cylinders, Scuba Pro, Sea Quest, and Sherwoood and also Sodasorb for the rebreather enthusiasts. A full range of services are available like Air, Nitrox, Trimix, Oxygen, and Argon fills, 3000 to 3500 psi while you wait. Nitrox 32 is banked and availiabe same as air. Oxygen cleaning is not required for Nitrox or Trimix fills. Equipment service, oxygen service, tank inspection using Vis Plus and regulator repair are all available by the best "certified" technicians in San Diego County. Our reputation is impeccable.
•Ralph Stogsdall–NAUI 3409L True friend and dive instructor mentor, has lost his battle with lymphoma. Ralph passed away peacefully Monday night, 27 Apr 2009, while at rest at home with family and friends. Ralph was one of the best, a San Diego diving icon, known by many and who will be missed dearly not only by his family and close friends but also the dive community. He has always been described as a gentleman, honest and caring, the Instructor of Instructors, and admired by many. His contributions to diving reach back to 1973 when he started his career as an Instructor NAUI training literally thousands of new divers ranging in all levels from Basic to Instructor. A few of Ralph's more recent accomplishments include: - 1995 Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Diving Community by the San Diego Counsel of Diving - 1996 Outstanding Performance and Service to Sport Diving by NAUI - 2001 Outstanding Contribution to Sport and Technical Diving by NAUI - 2002 Outstanding Dedication and Service to SCUBA program by Mar-Vista High School - 2007, 8 Sustained Dedication to SCUBA program for US Naval Sea Cadets - 2007 Outstanding Performance and Service to Sport Diving and Leadership by NAUI - 2005, 6, 7, 8 Retail Excellence by NAUI Ralph is to be laid to rest at Ft Rosecrans with full military honors. His absolute love of SCUBA and teaching will live on in his memory through his wife Kathleen and son Kyle.
•Kathleen Stogsdall–NAUI 4061L –IB Divers, owner –Teaching 32 years –Classes basic through instructor –Previously: employee of US Divers
•Malcolm Smith–NAUI 14677 –Teaching 16 years–Classes basic through instructor –Mixed Gas Blender Instructor –TRIMIX II Diver –Retired U.S. Navy
•Lonnie Sharp–NAUI 18314L - IB Divers Manager –Teaching 14 years – Course Director, Teaching basic through instructor –NAUI Technical Course Director, Through Trimix, Rebreather, and Wreck diving –US Navy Retired
•Rob Brauer–NAUI #37109 –Teaching 7 years –Classes basic through NAUI leadership –Ex-U.S. Navy, currently contractor to U.S. Navy
•Kitt Carlton-Wippern, Ph.D.–NAUI #32453 –Teaching 9 years –Classes basic through NAUI leadership –Diver Medical Tech –Ex-U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense Engineer
–Currently out of area but visits
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