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“Three ways you can live your life. You can watch what happens, you make things happen, or you can wonder what happened."
Captain Phil Harris
Robert Aschermann
Master Instructor, Course Director
Instructor since 2001
Robert became certified as an Open Water diver in 1999 at Scubaland Adventures when the one and only Scubaland store was located on North Lamar, next to Desperado’s night club for anyone that can remember that far back. Robert fell in love with SCUBA diving and soon became a PADI Instructor.
Bubbles are a funny thing. When the hi‐tech bubble burst it ended one career for Robert but started a far more rewarding one. In 2003 Robert began his career as a dive store owner by opening Scubaland’s south store on William Cannon.
In 2007 Rob drank the cool‐aid and became a PADI Course Director and the President of Scubaland Adventures. He now focuses most of his attention on running one of the largest and most successful SCUBA franchises in Texas, as well as developing new PADI professionals, Underwater Photography and traveling.
In January of 2020 Rob became the sole owner of Scubaland Adventures and The Swim School of Austin.
Core Credentials
- Master Instructor
- Master Scuba Diver Trainer
- Open Water Scuba Instructor
- Divemaster
Specialized Credentials
- Course Director
- IDC Staff Instructor
Specialty Credentials
- AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Instructor
- Deep Instructor
- Digital Underwater Photography Instructor
- Drift Instructor
- Dry Suit Instructor
- Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor
- Enriched Air Instructor
- Equipment Specialist
- Fish Identification Instructor
- Night Diver Instructor
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor
- Project Aware Instructor
- Search & Recovery Instructor
- Underwater Navigator Instructor
- Underwater Photographer Instructor
- Wreck Instructor
EFR Specialty Credentials
- EFR Instructor
- Care for Children w/AED Instructor
DAN Instructor Credentials
- Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
- Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
- First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
- Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving
- Automated External Defibrillators for Aquatic Emergencies
- Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
- Diving Emergency Management Provider Program
- Diving Emergency Specialist (DES)
- Swim Teacher Trainer Babies
- Swim Teacher Trainer Beginner
- Swim Teacher Trainer Advanced
- Swim Teacher Trainer Adult Beginner
- Swim Teacher Trainer Adult Advanced