Our Crew - The Tribe
SSI INSTRUCTOR TRAINER JODY PRATT
JODY PRATT is a SSI Instructor Trainer with 25 years diving experience founded Confederation Divers in 1994 and opened shop in 1996. He holds many Specialty Instructor Ratings. With some 8,500+ dives under his belt and thousands of certified divers over the years, he still enjoys getting back to the basics in his Open Water classes with his students. He has a passion for the water and loves to teach skills to others.
JODY operates his school with his family and friends in Rexton in conjunction with his other passion; Maritime Firefighter School as an IFSAC certified Fire Service Instructor and Technical Rescue Instructor-Trainer.
In 1994, JODY organized the first ever Pointe-du-Chene Wharf Clean Up and has dedicated every year since to a new location in conjunction with PADI's Project Aware. JODY holds various PADI Specialty Instructor ratings; Altitude, Aware Dive Against Debris, Aware Shark Conservation, Boat, DAN O2, Deep, Diver Propulsion, Drift, Dry Suit, Emergency First Response, Enriched Air, Equipment Specialist, Field Neurological, Fish Identification, Full Face Mask, Hunter, Ice, Multilevel, Naturalist, Navigation, Night, Oxygen Provider, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Photographer, Public Safety Diver, PSD Surface Support Specialist, Project Aware, Research, Search/Recovery, Self-Reliant, Sidemount, Surface marker Buoy, Videographer, Wreck and Wreck Detective.
JODY operates his school with his family and friends in Rexton in conjunction with his other passion; Maritime Firefighter School as an IFSAC certified Fire Service Instructor and Technical Rescue Instructor-Trainer.
In 1994, JODY organized the first ever Pointe-du-Chene Wharf Clean Up and has dedicated every year since to a new location in conjunction with PADI's Project Aware. JODY holds various PADI Specialty Instructor ratings; Altitude, Aware Dive Against Debris, Aware Shark Conservation, Boat, DAN O2, Deep, Diver Propulsion, Drift, Dry Suit, Emergency First Response, Enriched Air, Equipment Specialist, Field Neurological, Fish Identification, Full Face Mask, Hunter, Ice, Multilevel, Naturalist, Navigation, Night, Oxygen Provider, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Photographer, Public Safety Diver, PSD Surface Support Specialist, Project Aware, Research, Search/Recovery, Self-Reliant, Sidemount, Surface marker Buoy, Videographer, Wreck and Wreck Detective.
SSI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATE BILLY PRATT
Billy began diving at an early age. He loves the crystal clear waters of the Floridian Springs and has enjoyed many dives in Ginnie Springs and Blue Grotto. Billy held the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 343 Okanagan.
Billy is our strong back on the crew and has many years experience as a divemaster on our boats and aquaculture sites.
Billy is our strong back on the crew and has many years experience as a divemaster on our boats and aquaculture sites.
SSI MERMAID INSTRUCTOR
EMILY PRATT
Emily started her diving career very early and has taken to the water like a fish. She competed as a synchronized swimmer for 5 years and built a tremendous strength in the water. Emily held the rank of Master Seaman, Level 3 CANSail and Level 3 Marksmanship with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 343 Okanagan. She has completed her schooling in Police Foundations and aspires to become a RCMP officer, until then she has become a Mermaid Instructor and Fitness & Nutrition Consultant.