What I Offer
Technical Diver Training
Great Lakes Tech Diving offers TDI technical diving courses for divers looking to begin or advance their technical diving education.
Training includes open-circuit technical diving through Advanced Trimix, Hollis Prism 2 closed-circuit rebreather courses, and Nitrox and Advanced Gas Blender training.
With over 25 years of technical diving instruction and extensive Great Lakes wreck diving experience, I emphasize practical skills, sound judgment, and real-world diving procedures.
Cylinder Inspection & Maintenance Training
Great Lakes Tech Diving offers PSI-PCI Visual Cylinder Inspector, Valve Repair Technician, and Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning Technician courses for individual divers and dive industry personnel.
Training is available in person in Northwest Ohio, and through live, interactive online classes by appointment.
Learn more about our courses, upcoming training dates, and registration options.
Great Lakes Dive Trips
I also organize wreck diving trips to many areas around the Great Lakes.
- Whitefish Point (Lake Superior)
- Straits of Mackinac
- Presque Isle, MI (Lake Huron)
- Port Austin, MI (Lake Huron)
- Sheybogan/Two Rivers/Sturgeon Bay, WI (Lake Michigan)
- and more!
Winter 2027 Training Opportunities
Make the most of the winter months by expanding your diving knowledge and preparing for the upcoming season.
Great Lakes Tech Diving is offering PSI-PCI Visual Cylinder Inspector, Valve Repair Technician, and Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning Technician courses in January, February, and March 2027.
In-person classes are held in Wauseon, Ohio, near Toledo. Live, interactive online training is also available by appointment.
Upcoming Courses
| Jan 23, 2027 | PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector | Wauseon, OH |
| Jan 24, 2027 | PSI Valve Repair/Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning | Wauseon, OH |
| Feb 20, 2027 | PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector | Wauseon, OH |
| Feb 21, 2027 | PSI Valve Repair/Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning | Wauseon, OH |
| March 20, 2027 | PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector | Wauseon, OH |
| March 21, 2027 | PSI Valve Repair/Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning | Wauseon, OH |
| May 15-19, 2027 | TDI Advanced Nitrox/Deco Procedures | Gilboa Quarry |
| June 21-26, 2027 | TDI Hollis Prism 2 Air Diluent CCR Diver | Gilboa Quarry |
| By Appointment | Now Booking All Courses for 2027 | |
| By Appointment | Hollis Prism 2 Try Dive |
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The name says it all
Great Lakes Tech Diving. It’s what I do. It’s what I teach. The Great Lakes contain some of the best shipwrecks in the world. The water in the Great Lakes is fresh and cold, perfect for preserving shipwrecks rather than destroying them. You can visit wooden sailing ships that have been on the bottom for 100 years that are still intact with the masts still standing. Many of these wrecks are beyond sport diving limits and require training in decompression diving and mixed gas diving.
My name is Rick Kruzel and I offer technical diver training tailored for the Great Lakes environment. If you want to dive the Great Lakes, your training should reflect that. I have been teaching technical diving courses for over 20 years in the Great Lakes. If you want to dive the deep wrecks of the Great Lakes, I can help you achieve it!