Paul Heinerth is a pioneer in diver education, in both open water and overhead environments. He has been instructing for the National Association of Cave Divers (NACD) and curently with the National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section (NSS-CDS) for over 36 years.

Paul carries a Master Instructor Rating with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), and a Trimix, Cave & Rebreather Instructor qualification with the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD). He also has the rating of instructor trainer with PADI/DSAT, IANTD and TDI .

Paul has held world records for deep cave penetration and is credited with many cave discoveries. Paul is a member of the United States Deep Caving Team and participates in significant expeditions that explore and survey the uncharted reaches of our world. His work has been covered by National Geographic in Florida, Mexico, Bahamas and Antarctica.

Paul loves wreck diving and has dived such wrecks as the ocean liner Oceanos off the Wild Coast of South Africa and the wreck the Empress of Ireland in the Saint Lawrence Seaway in Canada.