About Sage

Sage Hagan is a PADI Course Director and PADI Tec Trimix Instructor, currently serving as Course Director and GoTec Program Lead at Utila Dive Center in Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras — one of the leading PADI Career Development Centers in Central America. In that role, Sage oversees UDC's full technical diving program, from Tec 40 through Trimix, alongside the recreational-to-professional pathway for divers working toward Divemaster, Instructor, and Master Scuba Diver Trainer status. Sage was previously based at Fathom Five Divers on Kauai, Hawaii.

Credentials At A Glance

Leadership Rating

PADI Course Director — the highest non-staff instructor rating PADI awards, qualifying Sage to train and examine new PADI Instructors.

Technical Diving

PADI Tec Trimix Instructor, teaching the full open-circuit TecRec pathway from Tec 40 through Tec Trimix, plus gas blending instruction.

Current Position

Course Director & GoTec Program Lead at Utila Dive Center, Utila, Honduras.

Instructor Training Sage Provides

Recreational Instructor Development

  • Divemaster
  • Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
  • Specialty Instructor training, across every PADI specialty
  • Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) Prep
  • IDC Staff Instructor
  • Course Director Training Course (CDTC) Prep

Technical Instructor Development

  • Tec 40, Tec 45, and Tec 50 Instructor
  • Tec Sidemount Instructor
  • TecRec Trimix Diver Instructor
  • TecRec Gas Blender Instructor
  • TecRec Trimix Blender Instructor Upgrade

Ready to start your next certification, or take the next step toward becoming an instructor yourself?

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