Course Director/Owner
Matt Henson, enlisted in the Marine Corps right out of high school and was a Combat Engineer for 17.5 years. After being introduced into scuba diving by his best friend he caught the bug and progressed up to Open Water Scuba Instructor, His mentor and Instructor passed the torch for him to continue teaching in the Carolinas as Narqd Scuba came alive as a business partnership. Throughout his career he worked for various shops and owned his own training facility, all while making safe divers. After 17.5 years of service to our country and multiple combat tours to both Iraq and Afghanistan, Matt retired from the Marine Corps as a Gunnery Sergeant.
Matt has been diving for over 16 years and teaching for more than 14 years. He has certified hundreds of Open Water divers and other specialty certifications at all levels. His passion for diving can be felt by all who are around him. In his career as an instructor, Matt has continued to progress and learn new underwater skills to keep scuba fresh through continuing education and dive travel. He currently serves as an SDI Course Director. He teaches every manner of recreational specialties, too many to reference, and loves to introduce interested divers to the technical diving world through the gateway classes: SDI Sidemount, Cavern, Intro to Tec, He brings a light to guide the way for new divers to share the love for the thing we call scuba! If you get to Jacksonville, North Carolina area take the opportunity look him up. Guarantee he’ll take you to the water and you’ll probably learn something new and have fun in the process! At the very least you’ll hear a great story…or two!
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In the summer of 2013, I signed up for my Open Water where I fell in love on my very first dive. I immediately started planning on how to become an Instructor so I could share my discovery of the underwater world. Matthew Henson was my Open Water Instructor, and his passion for scuba diving was palpable to all his students. He spoke about one of his mentors, Dev Spradlin, and that motivated me even more to become one of them. I met Dev shortly after and it was easy to see why Matt was so passionate about diving with such a great influence. Through years of training, time in the water, and excellent mentorship, I became an Instructor in 2016. My love for scuba diving, teaching, and sharing the underwater world with anyone willing to learn is contagious. Like all Narq'd Instructors, I am also a tech and cave diver with a passion of looking at wet rocks when not teaching.
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After experiencing a roller coaster Internship for a defunct dive shop during college, I found Dev and his family of Narq'd Instructors. I have since grown through his DiveMaster Candidacy, years of study/courses, Matt's excellent IDC/mentorship, and Jeff Loflin's legendary Cave classes. With all of their in-house wisdom and other masters in the trade, I specialize in Sidemount training, but I still love bringing in new family members through the Open Water Scuba Diver class. Like all Narq'd Instructors, I am a technical cave diver with a fascination for wet rocks.
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