NDSTC Diving Instructor
First Division Consulting · Panama City, Florida, United States · Posted Jun 5, 2026
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First Division Consulting is seeking highly trained and competent Diving Instructors to support current operations at the NDSTC diving center located in Panama City, Florida. This Position is contingent upon award and actively receiving candidates at this time for assessment and selection purposes.
Each Candidate Instructor shall have successfully performed in a US Armed Forces active-duty Military First Class Diver or higher or Diving Medical Technician (DMT) billet for a minimum of six years. The instructor must have performed Instruction / duties within the previous 5 years. All contract instructors supporting NDSTC shall be capable and qualified to instruct students in training tanks, pier side, and in open water environments.
The Contractor shall:
Comply with dive physical requirements.
Comply with U.S. Navy diving tactics, techniques, and procedures IAW the U.S. Navy Diving curriculum.
Comply with Diving Operational Readiness Inspection and Diving Safety Assessment requirements as delineated by OPNAVINST 3150.27 (series).
Conduct a minimum of eight dives per year.
Comply with all applicable job sheets and diving supervisor’s direction.
Qualify as a Navy Material Maintenance Management (3-M) 301 Maintenance Person within 30 days of reporting to the command.
Utilize only U.S. Navy diving life support equipment furnished by the Government (not including personal dive gear referenced in Para 4.2).
Prepare a personalized lesson plan for each subject matter area assigned using the lesson plans furnished by NSEOD or NDSTC.
The instructor shall be qualified in the diving equipment being instructed (SCUBA, MK16, MK25, or Surface Supplied Dive Rig).