Captain Stephen W. Bielenda
Diving Safety officer, Dive & Marine Consultant
1961 to Present
EXPERT WITNESS
CASES
2006 Leslie Grene; Barrett J. Grene; Linda Grene Wrongful Death
Spearfishing
2003 Long Island – Vessel personal injury accident – submitted
Opinion. Friedman Levy & Goldfarb, P.C
1999 New York Federal Court, Vessel ILLUSIONS Exoneration from or
Limitation of Liability – Nicoletti Hornig & Sweeney, won case.
1994 PA – Edward Soellner and Roseanne Huffman v. Robert J. Burns,
et al. Wrongful death suit – case settled.
1994 Vessel Deep Six Diving Corp, Donovan Parry Walsh & Repetto,
P.C. settled
1991 NJ - Wrongful death suit – case settled.
1989 Gary Gentile vs. U.S. NOAA – Vessel operator & deep diving
instructor. case was won, allowing diver’s access to the USS
Monitor. First Expedition (July 1990)--240 FSW.
1985 Chicago – Friend of Court – Vessel salvage – submitted Opinion.
1977 Brooklyn Supreme Court - Sea Traveler’s Marina – won case.
1973 Long Island District Federal Court - Vessel sinking and salvage
– settled case.
Diving Safety Officer (2001-2007)
Life Support Technologies Inc. Nassau University Medical Center
Hyperbaric Consultant Eastern Dive Boat Association (1987-Present)
Westchester Medical Center Hyperbaric Chamber (2002 - 2004)
DSO Lectured and assisted presentation and operation of the
Hyperbaric Chamber
Underwater Guide & Consultant (1993, 1996)
US Navy Explosive Ordinance Department Assisted US Navy EOD divers
as an underwater guide to survey inside the ships weapons
magazines.
YMCA Scuba Instructor Trainer (1962 – 1981)
Trained Scuba Instructors to certify scuba divers
UNDER SEA ADVENTURES, INC., Miller Place, NY
(1980- 2003) Owner/Operator – Research Vessel WAHOO
Marine surveyor
Wreck and scuba diving specialist, including deep air diving;
Leader of 47 Andrea Doria Expeditions;
Established industry standard of deep diving criteria and dive
vessel operations;
Rediscovered treasure ship: SS Republic, August 1981, sank after
collision with SS Florida,
January 1909, containing an alleged $10 M in gold half eagles;
Rigged heavy equipment underwater using (10 ton) lift bags;
Salvaged many submerged vessels;
Accomplished navigator, using radar, loran nautical charts, and
plotting;
Operated at night, in fog and rough weather;
Handled all phases of diving emergencies, treatment and evacuations;
and
Interviews and lectures on vessel operation, shipwrecks, diving and
safety.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS
USCG Merchant Marine Officer, Coastwise 100 tons 200 miles oceans
(1976 - present)
Notary Public New York State (1973 - present)
New York State Suffolk County Pistol license (1971) to present
Hyperbaric Chamber Operator (1997 and recertified May 2004 -
present)
YMCA Scuba Instructor Trainer (1962-1981)
CMAS (1967-1981)
Instructor Trainer Officer Suffolk County police Scuba team 1977-78
Instructor Trainer Officer New York City Police Divers
Instructor New York City Emergency Services Diver
Diving 47 years.
PADI Master Scuba Instructor/Instructor Trainer, M 1317 certified
PADI (1967-1981)
PADI IDC STAFF INSTRUCTOR 27 Oct 91 Upgrade 18 Dec 95
PADI Certified Instructor Development staff member
PADI Master Scuba Diver trainer
PADI Wreck Diver instructor
PADI Deep Diver instructor
PADI Ice Diver instructor
PADI Underwater Photographer instructor
PADI Under water Hunting & Collecting instructor
PADI Research Diver
PADI Certified Public Safety Diver
PADI Certified Scientific Diver level 1
IANTD Trained & certified Nitrox Diver # 1322
IANTD Trained & certified-Tri-Mix Diver #185
Scuba Accident management training & lecturer
YMCA Instructor Trainer 1962- 1981
YMCA certified instructor 1962
YMCA Metropolitan New York scuba program Representative
YMCA Scuba lifesaving accident management instructor
Certified CPR and First Aid
PLATINUM PRO 5000 DIVER
PADI 1000 DIVEMASTER
PADI Master Scuba Instructor (1967 - present)
Certified YMCA Scuba diver (1961)
PADI 1000 Divemaster
SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Diver
FCC Marine Radio Operators Permit (1976 – present)
Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator Permit # 100005029 (1989 –
present)
Technical Nitrox certified (#1322) & Trimix certified (#185) 1989
VOLUNTEER
Retired Unites States Coast Guard Auxiliary
USCG Diver Evacuation Helicopter Training Courses – Designed and
delivered Moriches Coast Guard Station
USCG station, NY (1980’s) & USCG Fire Island station, NY (1990’s)
Suffolk County Police Dept. - Designed & delivered Scuba Instructor
Training Course
New York YMCA Scuba Field Representative
ASSOCIATIONS
AAUS, American Academy Underwater Sciences member
Long Island Dolphins Inc. (Dive Club) – President (Member 1962 –
Present)
Eastern Dive Boat Association – Past President (1985-1997) Present
Member
St.Agnes Hyperbaric Chamber -Past Member Board of Directors
City Island Hyperbaric Chamber Facility - Past Member Board of
Directors
Extended Range Diving Organization (ERDO) – Past Board Member
PUBLISHED ARTICLES, BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS, TV, RADIO & OTHER
REFERENCES
Published Articles, Contributions & References:
Co-author with Captain Janet Bieser: United Sates Coast Guard
Proceedings 2002 - Dive Safety Article; LI Newsday - King of The
Deep by Nick Karas, August 1980; Shadow Divers - book about U-869,
released June 2004 by Robert Kurson; Wreck Valley I, II, III by Dan
Berg, Robert Louis Stevenson III; Last Dive by Bernie Chowdury 2000
U-Who Submarine; Deep Descent, Kevin McMurry 2001; Andrea Doria
Angles of Attack, by Peter Hunt; Yankee Magazine, July 1999; Esquire
Magazine, July 2000; Atlantic Coastal Diver; Sport Diver; Skin Diver
Magazine; Atlantic Coastal Diver by James F. Jenny; Andrea Doria;
Discover Diving articles by Hillary Viders and Bill Blyer; SubAqua
Journal by Joel Silverstein; Scuba Times; New York Times; Wall
Street Journal; New York Daily News; Long Island Newsday by Bill
Blyer; Northwest Airlines; Underwater USA; Boston Globe Newspaper;
Long Island Newsday, Nick Karas; Frank Keating, New York Daily News;
New York Times Articles; Fire Island Tides; Hank Keatts Dive Into
History U-Boats; Oregon, Greyhound of the Atlantic, a Diver’s Scrap
Book by Herb “Cap” Kaassmann; and Shipwreck Diving by Dan Berg.
TV Programs/Interviews/Endorsements
CNN news; Wreck Valley
Series; New York's CBS News; NBC News; ABC news; Ch-12 Long Island,
WABC, WCBS; Truman Taylor; CBS Boston; Beneath The Sea guest speaker
(1978 through 2004); Lori Mangan (TV fishing show); BTS program;
Boston Sea Rover presentations (1976 through present); and product
endorsement DIVE ALERT - Diver Swimmer Safety Equipment.
Radio: One hour Radio Interview by WBAB 1980.Joel Martin Show
email captainswb@gmail.com
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