About Jeffrey Hansler, NAUI Instructor 5834

Jeffrey Hansler received his Scuba Diver Certification in 1975 from the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) through New England Divers and started teaching scuba in 1980. He joined the Ocean Gear team in 2002 when his eldest son, Mackenzie, wanted to be certified. His sons are both certified divers. Riley is currently attending California State University at Long Beach and Mackenzie is in a masters degree program at James Cook University in Townsville Australia.

Through Ocean Gear Dive Center, Jeffrey is involved with a special high school science study program that certifies and trains Advanced Placement Science students in marine data collection. Besides the opportunity to train and work with our next generation scientists, Jeffrey feels diving is more than just a fun activity. It is an opportunity to learn respect for others, responsibility and independence for self, and succeed with new challenges. As a ‘life-long learning’ devote, Jeffrey sees diving as an opportunity to expand horizons of knowledge, experiences, and our connection to the world we are dependent on for survival. For a listing of dive programs offered, click here >>

The Process of Learning

Jeffrey teaches ‘learning habits’ when working with new divers, giving them patterns for equipment set up and diving that will make them better divers even if they don’t dive on a regular basis. When you see Jeffrey in the water, you quickly to realize that his passion for diving is limitless and he is very likely an amphibious creature. For a listing of dive programs offered, click here >>

Experiential Diving Programs / Adventure Learning

Jeffrey and John Sims have created several experiential programs for executive and team retreats for organizations. For groups of beginning divers, it is truly the opportunity to discover another world rich with a vivid and full immersion experience. Their experiential programs for groups of certified divers focus on creating new perspectives in learning through learning exercises and analogies between diving, sales, customer service, communication, and negotiation. For a listing of experiential dive programs offered, click here >>

Scuba Certification Programs

As an active certified NAUI instructor, Jeffrey offers certification programs through Ocean Gear Dive Center, located in Huntington Beach California, in Orange County California. For a listing of dive programs offered, click here >>