The Making of Trilogy Dive Center
A Legacy of Medicine, Mission, and the Deep
By Mike Massaro
The Door That Opened Everything
In 2005, I walked into a hyperbaric medicine course looking for answers. What I found was a door—one that opened into something much larger than I expected.
As a paramedic, I had already treated trauma in the field, in chaos, and in pain. But this was different. Hyperbaric therapy showed me that pressure could heal just as much as it could hurt. That oxygen, in the right environment, wasn’t just life—it was a tool.
That same year, I completed the Dive Medical Technician (DMT) course. I wasn’t sure where it would lead, but I knew I wanted to follow it.
That one decision shaped everything that came after.
Teaching on the Edge of Pressure
Over the next decade, I poured myself into teaching emergency medicine, tactical medicine, rescue training, and public safety diving. I led classes in hot warehouses, muddy lakes, boardrooms, and shooting ranges.
Some students wore badges. Some wore uniforms. All of them wore the weight of responsibility.
And alongside that, I taught recreational scuba. Not because I had to. Because I wanted to.
While others saw scuba as fun or relaxing, I saw it differently. I saw the potential—and the risks. I saw the need for a kind of training that respected both.
FIU, NASA, and the Foundation of Dive Safety
In 2014, I joined Florida International University as the Assistant Diving Safety Officer and Boating Safety Officer. I was responsible for maintaining the campus dive locker and coordinating safe field operations—but the experience went far beyond the classroom.
I had the privilege of supporting missions at the Aquarius Undersea Habitat, the world’s only underwater research lab. I worked alongside NASA astronauts, Navy divers, and marine scientists, in environments where safety protocols weren’t optional—they were mission-critical.
Every dive was planned with precision. Every piece of gear had purpose. That time at FIU became a turning point in my career. It cemented my foundation in dive safety, mission preparation, and operational discipline.
And it didn’t stop there.
Onshore, we maintained a large multiplace hyperbaric chamber, and our dive boat was equipped with a portable single-lock chamber—rare even in elite dive programs. That exposure didn’t just reinforce my knowledge of dive medicine—it expanded it. My interest in hyperbarics evolved into a full commitment.
I wasn’t just supporting underwater science—I was becoming part of the future of underwater medicine.
Life Offshore
In 2015, I got the call to go offshore.
My background made me a perfect fit for remote and offshore medicine—roles where you’re the only line of defense. Rigs and ships became my workspace. And help? It was often days away.
Emergency care at sea isn’t about reacting. It’s about planning. Preventing. Preparing.
And every lesson I learned out there followed me into the dive world.
Teaching the Next Generation of Dive Medics
By 2017, I began teaching Diving Medical Technician courses. These weren’t typical dive classes. They were built on real-world experience—offshore logic, field medicine, and hyperbaric science.
I taught students to think like medics. To expect failure and act anyway. To make calm decisions in chaotic environments. They didn’t just earn certifications—they gained a mindset.
The Birth of Trilogy Dive Center
In September 2020, during a time when the world was shutting down, I opened the doors to Trilogy Dive Center. This wasn’t a hobby. It wasn’t a fallback.
It was the natural evolution of everything I had built.
Trilogy became a place where emergency medicine, hyperbarics, public safety diving, offshore medicine, and recreational scuba could finally exist under one roof. Not separate specialties—but threads of the same rope.
We created a training center where divers could be taught the right way.
What Makes Trilogy Different
At Trilogy, we plan our dive trips like offshore missions.
We inspect gear with the eye of a medic.
We teach every course with one guiding belief:
One day, what you learn here might save a life.
That’s why we don’t cut corners. We don’t chase trends. We build divers with depth—in mindset, skill, and safety.
This Was Never a Hobby
Trilogy Dive Center has always been mission-driven.
It’s rooted in experience.
Sharpened by pressure.
Built on the belief that the best training comes from people who’ve lived it.
We’ve trained first-time divers and elite responders, scout troops and special operations teams. We’ve earned awards. But more importantly—we’ve earned trust.
And that trust wasn’t built on convenience.
It was built on competence.
The Mission Continues
The story of Trilogy Dive Center isn’t just about diving.
It’s about commitment—to safety, to preparation, and to people who choose to step into the unknown… and want to come back with more than memories.
We’re not done yet.
The mission continues.
One dive at a time.
— Mike Massaro
