| Cave Diving in North Florida University of Florida Academic Diving Program Instructors (Top L-R) Asst. Director - Alexander Penalta, Dr. Robert Millott, Richard Penalta, (Bottom L-R) Dr. Milledge Murphey, Dr. Joseph Singnorile |
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| Law Firm Penalta & Stiger, P.A. 595 South Federal Highway Suite 600 Boca Raton, FL 33432 (561) 955-9970 |
| Penalta and Stiger Law |
CHRIST OF THE ABYSS The Florida Keys The original "Il Christo Degli Abissi" statue stands in the Mediterranean Sea - Genoa, Italy |
USS DUANE Coast Guard Cutter Pennekamp Park Key Largo, Florida |
FORMER LEGAL ADVISOR - SCUBA INSTRUCTION & RISK MANAGEMENT University of Florida - Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, SCIENTIFIC DIVING COORDINATOR Legal Advisor, University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance, Academic Diving Program Legal Advisor, National Young Mens' Christian Association Scuba Program-Florida Field Legal Advisor, United States of America Underwater Federation Legal Advisor, National Association for Cave Diving SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR RATINGS (CMAS) International Confederation Mondiale Des Activites Subaquatiques - Instructor (002 - USA) a/k/a World Underwater Federation - Paris France founded in 1959 by Capt. Jacques Yves Cousteau (NAUI) National Association of Underwater Instructors - Instructor & Asst. Instructor (UFADP) University of Florida Academic Diving Program - Instructor (YMCA) Young Mens Christian Association - Gold and Silver Star Instructor (YMCA) Young Mens Christian Association - SLAM Instructor SCUBA DIVING NON-INSTRUCTIONAL RATINGS (PADI) Openwater Diver (PADI) Advanced Openwater Diver (YMCA) Openwater Diver (NAUI) Master Scuba Diver (ARC) American Red Cross Multimedia First Aid (ASHI) American Safety & Health Institute - Pediatric First Aid-Adult First Aid-Universal First Aid (AHA) American Heart Association CPR - Adult/Child CPR with Mask and Choking Adult/Infant AED Automated External Defibrillators - Infant CPR with Mask and Choking (NAUI) Diving Rescue Techniques (CMAS) First Degree (CMAS) Second Degree (CMAS) Third Degree (CMAS) Fourth Degree (CMAS) Third Degree Scientific Diver (006 - USA) (NACD) Cavern Diver (NSS/CDS) Cavern Diver (NAUI) Cavern Diver Specialty (NAUI) Wreck Diver Specialty (SDI) Computer Nitrox Diver |
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Deep Wreck Diving Pennekamp Park Key Largo, Florida |
| " The ocean has always been a salve to my soul...the best thing for a cut or abrasion was to go swimming in salt water. Later down the road of life, I made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land." --Jimmy Buffett |
| Captain Slate ATLANTIS DIVE CENTER Pennekamp Park Key Largo, Florida |
| SCUBA DIVING ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Robert F. Millott, Ed.D., Milledge Murphey, Ph.D., Mary Beth Horodoski, Ed.D. and Alexander Penalta, Esq. "OSHA Regulations' Potential Impact on the Dive Industry." SOURCES, National Journal of Underwater Education, Vol. 7, Issue 5 September/October (1995), Technical Issues, p.42 Murphey, Ph.D., Milledge and Alexander Penalta "Cavern Diving: A Student's Perspective."National Association for Cave Diving, Vol. 19, No. 1 January/February (1987), p.4. AWARDS Directors Award for Outstanding Long Term Service to the University of Florida Academic Diving Program, 1994; Outstanding Services Rendered External Diving, November 1987; Instructor Spring 1987; Instructor Summer 1987; NAUI Gator Instructor Trainer Course Participant; NAUI/UF Instructor Trainer Course, Most Improved Candidate, 1986; Outstanding Assistant Instructor Award, Fall 1986 INVITED GUEST SPEAKER Radio Interview. Civil and Criminal Aspects of Scuba Diving Instructor Negligence, Boating Negligence, and other related forms of Human Negligence. RADIO FIESTA, WLVS-AM 1380, Revista Dominical Contacto Sunday Radio Broadcast, Helman Ruiz. June 7, 1998 University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performances, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, PET 4491 Sports Law, "Intentional Torts and the Right of Self-Defense" Gainesville, Florida. November 1997 University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Academic Diving Program, "Civil and Criminal Aspects of Negligent Scuba Diving Instruction" November 1997 Riverglades Elementary "Career Day - The Law and Scuba Diving" Parkland, Florida. April 1997 "Let's Talk about Sex: A Primer for Management in Sexual Harassment Claims." University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performances, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, PET 4491 Sports Law. Gainesville, Florida. October 1996 University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performances, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, PET 4491 Sports Law. "Employment Practices and Gender Discrimination in Sports Law" Gainesville, Florida. October 1996 University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Academic Diving Program. "Negligence in Scuba Diving Instruction" October 1996 Dania Marine Trade Association "Hiring Practices and Pre-Employment Screening Procedures that Will Prevent your Company from Being Sued" Dania, Florida. June 1996 |
FORMER COMMITTEES AND ADVISORY PANELS
University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance, Academic Diving Program, Legal Advisor
National Young Mens' Christian Association Scuba Program, Legal Advisor
United States of America Underwater Federation, Legal Advisor
National Association for Cave Diving, Legal Advisor
International Business Advisory Board, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Import/Export Committee Member
Commercial and Legal Committee Member
International Banking, Finance and Currency Committee Member
Foreign Relations and Correspondence Committee Member
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Marine Committee Member
University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance, Academic Diving Program, Legal Advisor
National Young Mens' Christian Association Scuba Program, Legal Advisor
United States of America Underwater Federation, Legal Advisor
National Association for Cave Diving, Legal Advisor
International Business Advisory Board, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Import/Export Committee Member
Commercial and Legal Committee Member
International Banking, Finance and Currency Committee Member
Foreign Relations and Correspondence Committee Member
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Marine Committee Member
| DIVING ENVIRONMENTS Scuba Diving since 1982 Five Hundred (500) + Open Water Ocean Dives Three Thousand (3000) + Pool Hours Twenty-Five (25) + River Dives One Hundred (100) + Night Dives Fifty (50) + Wreck Dives Fifty (50) + Cavern Dives Six (6) Deep Penetration Cave Dives into Florida Underwater Caves claiming the lives of Open Water Instructors, Divers, and a U.S. Navy SEAL |
| Penetration into the Devil's Eye Underwater Cave System in North Florida |
| Diving with the Manatees at Crystal River in West Florida |
| Hyperbaric Medicine Chamber Training Inside View of the Hyperbaric Chamber loaned by NASA University of Florida -- Shands Hospital |
| "Encounters with the Angels of the Deep" |
| Orange Grove Sink |
| The Grim Reaper follows us into every underwater cave -- waiting among the shadows for us to make a mistake and claim his next victim |
| The Cave Diver's line during the initial stages of "SILT OUT" is sometimes the difference between one's last dive on the planet... ...or returning home alive to dive another day |
| Isshin-ryu Master Milledge Murphey, Ph.D. and Apprentice to Okinawan Isshin-ryu Master Tatsuo Shimabuku Esteemed Professor, Teacher and Mentor University of Florida Academic Diving Program Director |
| "Next Generation Scuba Diver" diving in Pennekamp Park - Key Largo, Florida |
| WATERSPORTS |
| Descent into Devil's Ear |
| WATERSPORTS Continued... |
