Diving Instructors

Find your closest instructors to enhance your diving skills and knowledge. Our curated list features qualified diving instructors who can provide personalized training and guidance, ensuring you have a safe and enjoyable diving experience.

Albania

Aliaksandr Maruk

Phone: +375255287303

Web: http://www.diving-minsk.eu/

Countries: Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am Technical Instructor and Course Director IANTD, and i have my own diveclub in Belarus. Diving since 2001 and dive professional since 2017. Another posssible countries for teaching are: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia

Vladislav Kamynin

Phone: +380674425588

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009106106168

Countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Albania

Associations: PSAI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian, Moldovian, English
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor , Sidemount Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am diving since 1998. I have my onw diveshop in Ukraine.

Australia

Lindsay Phillip Scott

Phone: +61 407 447 000

Web: http://www.totalimmersiondiving.com.au

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Lindsay is a passionate instructor with an eye for detail, his background in engineering lead him quickly down the technical diving path and into CCR diving. In 2016 Lindsay founded Total Immersion Diving, a business dedicated to proving high quality equipment and training for technical divers, and it is quickly becoming the premier facility for CCR training in Australia. Ingrained in his training are the philosophies of RAID with a heavy focus on creating thinking divers that are aware of modern practices and the impact of ‘Human Factors’ in diving today. Lindsay has a wide experience in diving from his local 10m muck dives to the caves of South Australia and Florida. After spending time in Vanuatu guiding dives on the President Coolidge he has a healthy respect for deep ocean diving and wreck penetration. Total Immersion Diving is located in Newcastle, NSW (Australia). Traning can be organise at the facilty or other locations in Australia. With strong ties in Mt Gambier and Vanuatu arangments can be made to complete your Liberty training where ever suits.

Pierre de Villiers

Phone: +61 (0) 433 156 500

Web: http://www.aisdiving.com.au

Countries: Australia, Solomon Islands

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Robert Thompson

Phone: +61 434564977

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008904368835

Countries: Australia, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia

Associations: TDI, BSAC

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since 1978 both in Cold and warm water environments. Last 5 years I have been a full-time dive industry professional, both as a technical OC and CCR instructor. I am also a certified service technician in all CCR’s I can teach, to ensure sound system knowledge. I love diving!!!

Austria

Bernhard Bekker

Phone: +49 1734041012

Web: http://www.Diving-Technologies.de

Countries: Germany, Austria, Norway

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de, en
Qualifications: IANTD CCR Cave Instructor Trainer, IANTD ART Instructor Trainer, IANTD Essential Instructor Trainer, IANTD Sidemount Instructor.
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Diving since 1992,Instructor 2009 Dual- Rebreather experience on several Units over 8 years in different combinations ( PSCR, MCCR, ECCR ). Training is also possible in Switzerland and Spain (mainland).

Hans-Joachim Benz

Phone: +49 17656778137

Web: http://www.sidemountjoe.com

Countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I am an active Sidemount Instructor since 2014, specialized in sidemount diving in cold water conditions. I am teaching my courses mainly in Germany at the Lake Constance. We offer training with suitable sidemount systems and the Liberty Sidemount CCR up to Trimix 100m Level.

Manfred Führmann

Phone: +49 1708955841

Web: http://www.tecserv.org

Countries: Germany, Austria

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving rebreathers since 1999. I am instructor since 2002 and teach Level 1 up to Trimix. Most of the courses take place in the Salzkammergut in Austria or wherever you want. In my company TecServ, I carry out inspections and repairs to rebreathers. Also, I produce oxygen-boosters for rebreather divers and dive centers. For leisure, I love to do some deep-diving, cave-diving and deep wreck-diving.

Marek Kainrath

Phone: +421 903 702 000

Web: https://www.libertydivers.com/

Countries: Slovakia, Austria, Mexico

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Slovak
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Founder of Level 3 Liberty divers club for Elite and demanding divers In love with all type of dives (caves, wrecks, marine life) Safety oriented diver

Belgium

Bruno Couëlle

Phone: +33 607100339

Web: http://www.duikpunt-duikschool.be/fr/nouvelles

Countries: France, Belgium

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: fr, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I enjoy Liberty rebreather on wreck and cave diving. I offer training in French or English in Belgium but can train in other places on request.

Erik Loots

Phone: +32 (0)475/93.90.38

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Rikske73

Countries: Belgium, France

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Dutch, English, French
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty SM Instructor, IANTD Cavern& Intro to cave instructor, IANTD Advanced EANx Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I started diving in 2002 and have been diving rebreathers since 2005. Next to diving for fun and teaching diving, I also work in diving (HSE) as a safety- and rigging diver for film- and media projects. My biggest passion is deep cave-diving, but equally a fan of wreck-diving and exploring marine life. I offer training primarily in Belgium, Holland and Lot-region in France but can train anywhere else in the world on request. Training can be done in Dutch, English and French.

Erik Wouters

Phone: 0032 476 496 180

Web: http://www.wouterserik.be

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: nl, fr, en
Qualifications: IANTD sidemount liberty instructor, IANTD ccr cave instructor trainer, IANTD ccr sidemount cave instructor, IANTD Liberty instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Ik ben een grotduiker en leraar. Ik heb de wereld overgestoken voor grotduiken. Het mooiste wat ik kan leren is ccr cave: zo'n uitdaging, een hoog technisch niveau, een continu bewustzijn, en... Ik zie dat de leerling vaardigheden heeft geleerd waarvan hij in eerste instantie nooit had gedacht dat hij die zou realiseren. CCR backmount en ccr sidemount creëren kansen met een maximaal bewustzijn. I’m a cavediver and teacher. I crossed the world for cavediving. Teaching the level of cavediving ccr is so attractive: it is a challenge, a high technical level, a continuous awareness, and ... I see that the student has learned skills that he never thought he would realize in the first place. CCR backmount and CCR sidemount create opportunities with maximum awareness.

Glenn Tessens

Phone: +32485575213

Web: https://www.gtproducts.be

Countries: Belgium, Netherlands, France

Associations: CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Dutch, English, German, French
Qualifications: CMAS Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I started diving in 1985 and became instructor in 1991. Since 2004 I started with technical diving in open circuit and since 2007 I dive with rebreather. My hunger for knowledge, my passion for diving and teaching and my search for new opportunities made me climb up the ladder to become Advanced nitrox Instructor, 3* Instructor (Trainer A), Rebreather Instructor Trainer, Gasblender Instructor Trainer, Compressor handling Instructor Trainer, Scooter Instructor Trainer, Sidemount Instructor Trainer. I love diving with sharks; wreck- and cave diving; organizing dive trips/stages and expeditions around the world. Since 2010 I’m the owner of Diveshop GTproducts I started a Divingschool, 25 years as leading instructor and now as advising member of the board. I was several years president of the technical committee in our federation and since 2020 a member of the board and the safety committee.

Johannes (Hans) Heesakkers

Phone: +31 654 642 648

Web: https://www.oceanexplorers.nl

Countries: Netherlands, Belgium

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Dutch and German
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Passionate in CCR wreck diving

Kris Robbroeckx

Phone: 0032 (0) 473 58 24 65

Countries: Belgium, France

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Dutch, English, French
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty sidemount instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Passionate about diving in general but cave and rebreather diving in particular

Kurt Storms

Phone: +32 499 60 72 32

Web: http://www.tecdiving-storms.webnode.be

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Dutch, English
Qualifications: IANTD ART CCR Liberty backmount Instructor, IANTD ART CCR Liberty SM Instructor, IANTD Trimix CCR Instructor, IANTD Intro To Cave Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I´m, a Divesoft Buddy and Technical Instructor. Founder of Descent Technical diving where i provide training all levels on the Divesoft Liberty ccr, backmount as sidemount. I have highly recommended the Liberty Sidemount to all my students that want to dive in caves and wrecks... or other small places.

Steven Galicia

Phone: +32 475 25 77 20

Web: http://www.galicia.be

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: nl, en, fr
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I offer training in Belgium or Malta. Training is possible in Dutch, English and French.

Brazil

Lucio Flavio P. Bravin

Phone: +55 61 99966655

Web: http://www.lagaogas.com.br/

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: pt, en, es
Qualifications: CCR ART LIberty Instructor, CCR Normotrimix Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Brunei

Rayner Ignatius

Phone: +60128397596

Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Bahasa
Qualifications: DI SM LIBERTY IINSTRUCTOR AIR DIL & DECO
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Bulgaria

Aliaksandr Maruk

Phone: +375255287303

Web: http://www.diving-minsk.eu/

Countries: Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am Technical Instructor and Course Director IANTD, and i have my own diveclub in Belarus. Diving since 2001 and dive professional since 2017. Another posssible countries for teaching are: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia

Canada

Chris Thornton

Web: https://www.facebook.com/chris.thornton.5477272/

Countries: Canada, USA

Associations: PADI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: Padi Tec 40 CCR Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Joseph Jonathan Bosquez

Phone: +1 832-620-5969

Web: https://www.divesoft.com

Countries: USA, Canada

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: yes
Languages: en, es
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Back Mount & Side Mount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Back Mount & Side Mount Helitrox Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Back Mount Mixed Gas Instructor, and TDI Liberty Back Mount Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor Trainer. TDI Bailout Rebreather Instructor IANTD Liberty Backmount & Sidemount Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Michael Robertson

Phone: +1 6139297742

Associations: TDI, IANTD, PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI, IANTD and PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Stephan Senecal

Phone: +1 (514)9468450

Web: https://www.facebook.com/stephan.senecal

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: fr, en
Qualifications: TDI CCR Mixed gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I can train at your own convenience.

China

Chiente Lee

Phone: +886 936777949

Countries: Philippines, Taiwan, China

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Li Haitao

Phone: +86 13825089580

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Chinese, English
Qualifications: TDI Advanced Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Started diving in 2010. Spent years of teaching trimix diving, cave diving in China, Indonesia, and Egypt. Diving Liberty CCR, JJ CCR, and X-CCR. Accumulated 3000+ Dive logs.

Li Yang

Phone: 13701326832

Associations: TDI, CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor, TDI Liberty Backmount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am an instructor who loves diving and has rich teaching experience, also committed to safe diving. I am the regional manager of the United States UTD Technical Diving Organization in China, the first instructor and instructor training officer in North China. I am a UTD scuba gear technician. And I am a SDI Instructor trainer Including 25 specialty courses, also a TDI Instructor Trainer which including Nitrox, advanced nitrox, decompression procedure, extend range(55 m) instructor trainer certifications. I am also an ERDI Diver and FRTI Instructor Trainer, EFR Instructor Trainer and CMAS two-star instructor and China National social sports instructor. I am certified in repairing international brands scuba equipments such as SCUBAPRO, MARES, AQUALUNG and so on. With 13 years of teaching experience, I have trained more than 600 recreational and technical divers and 100 instructors. In 2018, 2019 and 2021, I was awarded the Best Coach in China by SDI TDI ERDI Headquarters for three consecutive years. I also have personal diving experience of more than 6000 times, technical deep diving of 300+ times. Since 2016, I have participated in SCKPP project and explored more than 10 caves in Guangxi which have given me rich cave experience. Today, I have been one of the few cave instructors in China. I am the chief instructor of Underwater archaeology Team of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China, and I have trained 61 current underwater archeologists, while there are only 149 underwater archeologists in China. I also participated in many national-level underwater research projects in Xisha Islands and Nansha Islands. For many years engaged in the army (security organs), fire emergency and other training.

Longgui Yan

Phone: +86 15202116068

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Michael Wang Qi

Phone: +86 18605311023

Countries: China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese, Mandarin, English.
Qualifications: TDI Liberty SM Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Diving is my passion and lifestyle. Diving around the world in lakes, caves, and the seven seas is so exciting and amazing. Helping rescuers carry out diving missions safely and save lives is so rewarding. Diving also brings you lovely friends in any place on the planet that you could never imagine. That's why I love diving and I would be more than happy to invite anyone to join our diving community.

Victor Hsu Wei

Phone: +886-932-236-448

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Indigobluedivingclub

Countries: Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Air Dilent/ Deco instructor trainer, TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Mix gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

My name is Victor Hsu Wei, a person with passion for diving education from manufacturing background , now I focus on the Technical diving education especially on CCR, I am a TDI CCR instructor trainer as well an official Toddy style sidemount system instructor.I can teach the course in both English snd Chinese .I associate with many great diving explorer with great projects in Asia and Europe as well.I can go teaching wherever you need me there.

Colombia

Oscar Eduardo Ruiz Bermúdez

Phone: +57 3162439708

Web: http://www.technicaldivingcolombia.com

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: es, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Croatia

Damir Podnar

Web: http://www.reef.si

Countries: Slovenia, Croatia

Associations: IART, TDI, PSAI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: sl, en, it, hr, sr
Qualifications: IART Liberty Instructor Trainer, IANTD Liberty backmount and sidemount instructor trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Started diving in 1984, Technical, Full Cave, CCR, instructor trainer.

Cyprus

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

Czech Republic

Antonín Ptáček

Phone: +420 603868217

Web: https://www.facebook.com/tony.wolf.39

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cs
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Jakub Šimánek

Phone: +420 606083425

Web: https://www.divesoft.com/en

Associations: IANTD, TDI, ASTD

Factory trainer: yes
Languages: cs, en
Qualifications: Liberty Factory Trainer, IANTD, TDI & ASTD Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am a member of the Divesoft team producing the Liberty systems. I am continuously and permanently involved with the development. My main roles are: factory training, responsibility for creating training didactics, curriculums, teaching quality of worldwide Liberty Instructors and training directors and instructor trainers. I have a master’s degree of Education in Biology and Physical Education (sport) at the Charles University’s. I started SCUBA diving when I was 10 years old and I inherited the passion for diving from my father who has been diving since he was 17.

Jiří Šejba

Phone: +420604554823

Web: http://www.nautiluschodov.cz

Associations: CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cs, hr, ru
Qualifications: CMAS CCR advanced trimix instruktor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Potápění se věnuji od svých 11ti let, od roku 2001 jako instruktor a od roku 2009 se potápím s rebreathery, vyzkoušel jsem několik typů a v roce 2014 jsem zakotvil u Liberty. Miluji potápění na hlubokých vracích, v krásných lomech a zatopených dolech. Jsem absolventem hornicko-geologické fakulty, kde jsem se zaměřil na báňské záchranářství. 25 let jsem policejním potápěčem a od roku 2019 jsem hlavním instruktorem policejních potápěčů ČR.

Michal Guba

Phone: +420 775 058 461

Web: http://www.Trespresidentes.eu

Associations: TDI, ASTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cz, ru
Qualifications: TDI/SDI CCR instruktor – air diluent, ASTD CCR instruktor – TMX diluent, ASTD CCR instruktor – cave
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

20 let se věnuji jeskynnímu potápění z toho jsem 5let instruktorem jeskynního potápění, 24 let jsem sloužil u Policie ČR z toho 10 let jsem byl lektorem – instruktorem policejního potápění na odboru speciálních potápěčských činností a výcviku, 5let jsem se účastnil podvodních odminovacích misí v Bosně a Hercegovině, mou nejoblíbenější lokalitou je Hranická propast, nejkrásnější lokalitou jsou cenoty na Yucatanu Mexiko – Tulům, oblíbená configurace studená voda – ccr backmount+celoobličejová maska+suchý oblek s vyhríváním, oblíbená configurace teplá voda – ccr sidemount+mokrý oblek.

Petr Fatka

Phone: 777288100

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Czech
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty CCR instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Petr Slezák

Phone: +420 777237984

Web: http://www.kaprdivers.cz

Associations: PADI, ASTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cz, en
Qualifications: ASTD Liberty Technical Instructor Trainer, PADI CCR 100 Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Diving instructor since 1998. PADI Tec Instructor Trainer & IDC Staff Instructor, ASTD Liberty tec, cave, tmx instructor. Graduate faculty of sports and physical education at the Charles University, Prague, CZ. Owner of Kapr Divers.

Silvestr Pěkník

Phone: +420 603268392

Web: https://www.facebook.com/silvestr.peknik.1

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cs, pl
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Denmark

Edd Stockdale

Phone: +46793296609

Web: http://www.gradient-technical.com

Countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, ge
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor , RAID Liberty Instructor, Trimix/ Normoxic/ MOD2 level
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Edd works full-time teaching technical courses around the globe and joining research expeditions. With more than 5500 dives and 20 years diving, he is an instructor examiner and Technical Training Advisor with RAID, a member of The Explorers Club and a writer for training agency course manuals. His passion in diving includes looking for and documenting un-dived sites of historical value, developing tools to improve data collection for research teams and helping develop the next generation of explorers in diving. When not teaching or exploring Edd works with research institutions in the capacity of dive safety officer and technical diving consultant. He is involved in exploration projects in various areas and can often be found diving mines or wrecks, in and around Scandinavia.

Egypt

Aliaksandr Maruk

Phone: +375255287303

Web: http://www.diving-minsk.eu/

Countries: Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am Technical Instructor and Course Director IANTD, and i have my own diveclub in Belarus. Diving since 2001 and dive professional since 2017. Another posssible countries for teaching are: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia

Or Yehoshua Hayna

Phone: +972 526681008

Web: https://www.deepsiam.co.il/

Countries: Israel, Egypt

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: il, en
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Backmount/Sidemount CCR Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

IANTD Israeli Licensee, Owner of Deep Siam dive Center, Instructor since 2009.

Sameh Sokar

Phone: +201005000098

Web: https://scubaseekers.com/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Estonia

Edd Stockdale

Phone: +46793296609

Web: http://www.gradient-technical.com

Countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, ge
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor , RAID Liberty Instructor, Trimix/ Normoxic/ MOD2 level
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Edd works full-time teaching technical courses around the globe and joining research expeditions. With more than 5500 dives and 20 years diving, he is an instructor examiner and Technical Training Advisor with RAID, a member of The Explorers Club and a writer for training agency course manuals. His passion in diving includes looking for and documenting un-dived sites of historical value, developing tools to improve data collection for research teams and helping develop the next generation of explorers in diving. When not teaching or exploring Edd works with research institutions in the capacity of dive safety officer and technical diving consultant. He is involved in exploration projects in various areas and can often be found diving mines or wrecks, in and around Scandinavia.

Federated States of Micronesia

Jason Cunningham

Phone: 6714893654

Web: https://www.facebook.com/people/Tek-Dive-Guam/100095198116722/

Countries: Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Philippines

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: IANTD, TDI CCR LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Jason works full-time teaching recreational, OC technical and CCR technical courses. With more than 4000 dives and 25 years diving, he is an recreational Instructor Trainer for SSI and IANTD as well as a technical instructor for TDI. He has experience diving in Washington, British Columbia, Guam, Palau and Chuuk as well as many other locations around the world. As a MOD3 Prism2 instructor and an OC Extended Range instructor for both sidemount and twinset configurations, he’s passionate in ensuring his students receive the most updated and highest quality training.

Robert Thompson

Phone: +61 434564977

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008904368835

Countries: Australia, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia

Associations: TDI, BSAC

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since 1978 both in Cold and warm water environments. Last 5 years I have been a full-time dive industry professional, both as a technical OC and CCR instructor. I am also a certified service technician in all CCR’s I can teach, to ensure sound system knowledge. I love diving!!!

Finland

Ben Reymenants

Phone: +358453441614

Web: https://www.bluelabeldiving.com

Associations: TDI, IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty SM Advances recreational Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Diving for over 30 years. Passion for diving medicine and phyiology. Always looking for new explorations and new technologies keeps my hobby/ job interesting. I love teaching people out in the field, beyond the recreational limits. I’m happiest in a cave, on a scooter with a ccr.

Edd Stockdale

Phone: +46793296609

Web: http://www.gradient-technical.com

Countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, ge
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor , RAID Liberty Instructor, Trimix/ Normoxic/ MOD2 level
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Edd works full-time teaching technical courses around the globe and joining research expeditions. With more than 5500 dives and 20 years diving, he is an instructor examiner and Technical Training Advisor with RAID, a member of The Explorers Club and a writer for training agency course manuals. His passion in diving includes looking for and documenting un-dived sites of historical value, developing tools to improve data collection for research teams and helping develop the next generation of explorers in diving. When not teaching or exploring Edd works with research institutions in the capacity of dive safety officer and technical diving consultant. He is involved in exploration projects in various areas and can often be found diving mines or wrecks, in and around Scandinavia.

Jani Juhani Santala Jordbru

Phone: +358 40 552 7774

Web: https://pluravalley.com/

Countries: Norway, Finland

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Finnish
Qualifications: TDI Liberty SM Instructor and CCR Cave instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Jani Started his diving career in 1988. The first interest in the underwater world came after reading numerous books by the pioneer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, in his early childhood. Since then he has conducted more than 6000 dives, and now hold the highest instructor ratings for both TDI and SSI. Jani has been full-time teaching since 2013, and his shared passion for diving and traveling has led him to some of the strangest – and most beautiful – places on the planet. With more than 800 overhead certifications issued, he is also one of the highest qualified cave diving instructors in Europe. Co-owner of the Plura Valley dive center, and founder of Black Duck Diving. With Plura Cave in his backyard and only 1 hr drive to some good shore diving sites, it is easy to arrange CCR courses year round. Jani also has a teaching permit in Molnar Janos, Budapest, and spends a couple of months a year in Hungary.

France

Aldo Ferrucci

Phone: +33 629111216

Web: https://www.facebook.com/ferrucci.aldo.9

Countries: France, Italy

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: French, Italian, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Backmount and Sidemount Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have over 25 years of experience teaching technical diving and rebreathers. ·\tI have conducted, and continue to do, rebreather courses at all levels for divers and Instructors on 5 continents. ·\tI participated as underwater operations manager in many films for television and cinema ·\tI have dived on many of the most important and well known wrecks in the world ·\tI am Instructor Trainer of many of the units on the market, which I teach regularly in my center in the south of France in Cavalaire sur mer, where I have a boat dedicated to courses and rebreather diving. ·\tUpon specific request, I can take courses in other locations, providing specific logistics for the use of rebreathers ·\tI am passionate about underwater photography and video recording, as well as being a professional drone pilot

Bruno Couëlle

Phone: +33 607100339

Web: http://www.duikpunt-duikschool.be/fr/nouvelles

Countries: France, Belgium

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: fr, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I enjoy Liberty rebreather on wreck and cave diving. I offer training in French or English in Belgium but can train in other places on request.

Erik Loots

Phone: +32 (0)475/93.90.38

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Rikske73

Countries: Belgium, France

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Dutch, English, French
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty SM Instructor, IANTD Cavern& Intro to cave instructor, IANTD Advanced EANx Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I started diving in 2002 and have been diving rebreathers since 2005. Next to diving for fun and teaching diving, I also work in diving (HSE) as a safety- and rigging diver for film- and media projects. My biggest passion is deep cave-diving, but equally a fan of wreck-diving and exploring marine life. I offer training primarily in Belgium, Holland and Lot-region in France but can train anywhere else in the world on request. Training can be done in Dutch, English and French.

Glenn Tessens

Phone: +32485575213

Web: https://www.gtproducts.be

Countries: Belgium, Netherlands, France

Associations: CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Dutch, English, German, French
Qualifications: CMAS Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I started diving in 1985 and became instructor in 1991. Since 2004 I started with technical diving in open circuit and since 2007 I dive with rebreather. My hunger for knowledge, my passion for diving and teaching and my search for new opportunities made me climb up the ladder to become Advanced nitrox Instructor, 3* Instructor (Trainer A), Rebreather Instructor Trainer, Gasblender Instructor Trainer, Compressor handling Instructor Trainer, Scooter Instructor Trainer, Sidemount Instructor Trainer. I love diving with sharks; wreck- and cave diving; organizing dive trips/stages and expeditions around the world. Since 2010 I’m the owner of Diveshop GTproducts I started a Divingschool, 25 years as leading instructor and now as advising member of the board. I was several years president of the technical committee in our federation and since 2020 a member of the board and the safety committee.

Guilhem Campistron

Phone: +33 6 49 44 54 82

Web: https://www.turtledivetek.com

Countries: France, Guadeloupe, Martinique

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: French, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Helitrox Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

I have been a professional diving instructor since 2016. And since 2019, I am independent specialized in rebreather diving. I am also an instructor on several models (AP diving and M3S triton). I am a hypoxic diver and I particularly like wreck diving. I also train in cave diving. I travel regularly to my partners in the Caribbean with whom I train new clients, which allows me to work all year round in diving.

Jérôme Mercier

Phone: +33 620046435

Web: http://www.tech-attitude.com

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: fr, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Kris Robbroeckx

Phone: 0032 (0) 473 58 24 65

Countries: Belgium, France

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Dutch, English, French
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty sidemount instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Passionate about diving in general but cave and rebreather diving in particular

Nadir Quarta

Phone: +41 793597374

Web: http://www.zeroemissions.ch

Countries: Switzerland, Italy, France

Associations: PSAI, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en, fr, de
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer, PSAI CCR Trimix IT
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

More than 20 years of SCR/CCR experience (Dräger Dolphin and Ray, AP classic and Evolution, Ouroboros, Sentinel, RedBare, ISC Pathfinder, KISS Classic, Cis Lunar Mk5P) are now concentrated and ready for divers looking for solid and full range training. I am one of the very first instructors on the CCR Liberty and my experience around the world could makes me a good choice outside the borders.

Germany

Axel Söhngen-Hermle

Phone: +49 1794724795

Web: http://www.iantd.de

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de, en, fr
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor Trainer, IANTD CCR Cave Instructor, IANTD Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Bernhard Bekker

Phone: +49 1734041012

Web: http://www.Diving-Technologies.de

Countries: Germany, Austria, Norway

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de, en
Qualifications: IANTD CCR Cave Instructor Trainer, IANTD ART Instructor Trainer, IANTD Essential Instructor Trainer, IANTD Sidemount Instructor.
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Diving since 1992,Instructor 2009 Dual- Rebreather experience on several Units over 8 years in different combinations ( PSCR, MCCR, ECCR ). Training is also possible in Switzerland and Spain (mainland).

HP Hartmann

Web: http://www.gosidemount.com

Countries: Mexico, Mexico, Germany

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, de
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Hp Hartmann is one of the most famous cave divers in Mexico. He has been diving Side Mount for 14 years and together with Steve Bogaerts he developed the Razor Side Mount System 9 years ago. His videos have made Side Mount Diving well known and popular and sparked a real boom in Side Mount diving. In his talk, HP highlights the benefits of Side Mount diving and why, with this type of diving, the transition from scuba-diving to technical diving becomes fluid. He also gives insights into his exploration in Mexico and the Bahamas with exclusive videos. In addition he shows some insights to the future of Side Mount diving.

Hans-Joachim Benz

Phone: +49 17656778137

Web: http://www.sidemountjoe.com

Countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I am an active Sidemount Instructor since 2014, specialized in sidemount diving in cold water conditions. I am teaching my courses mainly in Germany at the Lake Constance. We offer training with suitable sidemount systems and the Liberty Sidemount CCR up to Trimix 100m Level.

Helmuth Biechl

Phone: +49 1714670261

Web: http://www.deepwreckdiving.de

Countries: Germany, Malta

Associations: ANDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, de
Qualifications: ANDI Technical CCR Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Diving since 1975, Diving Instructor since 1979, Instructor Trainer since 1985. Technical Diving since 1998. Specialized on rebreather diving, deep wreck diving, mine diving and solo diving for users, instructors and instructor trainers. NACD Full Cave Diver since 2000, Full Cave Instructor since 2018. Expeditions to the Carpathia wreck in 158m depth, to the Calino wreck in 150m depth, Natal wreck in 130m depth and Bluecher in 95m depth. ANDI Instructor Trainer Director and member of the board of ANDI since 2007. Owner of the diving facilility dwd- deep wreck diving since 2005, located in Gozo/Malta.

Henri Giera

Phone: +49 171 9475730

Web: http://www.tauchcenter-wuppertal.de

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Germany, English
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I started scuba diving in 2010 and I was incredibly fascinated by the underwater world. My way led me very quickly into the underwater caves and wreck world. So I discovered this area first OC and then CC. After I finished school, I turned my hobby into my job. I started at Menorca as a guide and gained experience to become a diving instructor the following year. Now i am the owner of Tauchcenter Wuppertal - Meeresauge e.K. and have been training scuba divers since 2017. I teach rebreather courses up to Advanced Recreational Trimix.

Jeremias Eisner

Phone: +49 170 6176273

Web: https://www.je-diving.de

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: German, English
Qualifications: IANTD CCR ART Liberty instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Big passion for Diving and enjoying the underwaterworld. Diving Instructor since 2016 in different Levels to tranfer this passion to our Students. We offer CCR-Liberty Training mainly in Germany with focus on the lakes around Leipzig.

Jörg Kleine-Piening

Phone: +49 1607989720

Web: http://www.iantd-technical-diving.de

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de, en
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, IANTD Expedition Trimix Instructor OC/CCR, IANTD Trimix OC/CCR, Adv. Wreck
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Manfred Führmann

Phone: +49 1708955841

Web: http://www.tecserv.org

Countries: Germany, Austria

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving rebreathers since 1999. I am instructor since 2002 and teach Level 1 up to Trimix. Most of the courses take place in the Salzkammergut in Austria or wherever you want. In my company TecServ, I carry out inspections and repairs to rebreathers. Also, I produce oxygen-boosters for rebreather divers and dive centers. For leisure, I love to do some deep-diving, cave-diving and deep wreck-diving.

Markus Ehmann

Phone: +4915117854194

Web: https://underthesurface.blue/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: German, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent, TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Decompression, TDI Liberty Sidemount Helitrox
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I started diving back in 2006 and was hooked immediately. Anything that could help me stay underwater was welcome and soon technical diving became my focus in order to venture deeper and wrecks, caves and diving rebreathers. Technical divers still are a small group among our sport and so in 2019, I decided to train as a Technical Diving Instructor in order to share my passion and coach future buddies. Working together with a local dive shop for equipment and logistics, allowed me to focus on training and mentoring. I am fortunate enough to have dived all over the world, experienced all the facets of technical diving with trimix, rebreathers, wrecks and caves, and still enjoy every time I get a chance to go under the surface.

Ute Hartmann

Web: http://www.gosidemount.com

Countries: Germany, Germany

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de, en
Qualifications: TDI LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT CCR INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Ute became a dive professional in 1994 and has worked in the diving industry of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Serbia & Slovenia, as well as in Thailand, Indonesia & on the Maldives. During all these years Ute has successfully trained more than 4.000 divers in all different diving environments & levels.She has been an active PADI Course Director since 1999 conducting full time IDCs for 15 years in a row and also a TecRec Instructor Trainer. After starting to work for Go Side Mount in 2016 she became a Cavern Instructor and started teaching the Liberty Sidemount CCR in 2019 with TDI.

Greece

Aliaksandr Maruk

Phone: +375255287303

Web: http://www.diving-minsk.eu/

Countries: Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am Technical Instructor and Course Director IANTD, and i have my own diveclub in Belarus. Diving since 2001 and dive professional since 2017. Another posssible countries for teaching are: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

Guadeloupe

Guilhem Campistron

Phone: +33 6 49 44 54 82

Web: https://www.turtledivetek.com

Countries: France, Guadeloupe, Martinique

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: French, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Helitrox Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

I have been a professional diving instructor since 2016. And since 2019, I am independent specialized in rebreather diving. I am also an instructor on several models (AP diving and M3S triton). I am a hypoxic diver and I particularly like wreck diving. I also train in cave diving. I travel regularly to my partners in the Caribbean with whom I train new clients, which allows me to work all year round in diving.

Guam

Jason Cunningham

Phone: 6714893654

Web: https://www.facebook.com/people/Tek-Dive-Guam/100095198116722/

Countries: Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Philippines

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: IANTD, TDI CCR LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Jason works full-time teaching recreational, OC technical and CCR technical courses. With more than 4000 dives and 25 years diving, he is an recreational Instructor Trainer for SSI and IANTD as well as a technical instructor for TDI. He has experience diving in Washington, British Columbia, Guam, Palau and Chuuk as well as many other locations around the world. As a MOD3 Prism2 instructor and an OC Extended Range instructor for both sidemount and twinset configurations, he’s passionate in ensuring his students receive the most updated and highest quality training.

Tyler Changhun Shin

Phone: +680-775-2117

Web: https://www.mkdivepalau.net

Countries: South Korea, Micronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI LIBERTY AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR, TDI LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run the largest diving resort in Palau and my team has over 12 years of diving experience in the region. The goal of the MK CCR team is to dive together using Liberty CCR equipment to record various spawning dives and special dives that can only be seen in PALAU. We are leading the CCR diving market in Palau, where OC divers still make up the majority. Palau has higher gas prices than other regions, so using CCR can provide an economic advantage. We encourage you to join our team.

Hong Kong

Chris Chan

Phone: +852 6688 4089

Web: https://www.divingdragon.hk/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarine, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Hi, I’m Chris Chan, from Hong Kong. I am an Instructor Trainer Evaluator (ITE), also is one of the first SDITDIERDI Instructor Ambassador and I owned a dive shop called “Diving Dragon” which is the SDI TDI 5 Star Professional Development Centre. I started teaching scuba since 2001.

Edmund Yiu

Phone: +852 93738101

Web: http://xtremedeepasia.com/

Associations: RAID, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: zh-CN, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am RAID Tec OC and CC Instructor Trainer, TDI Tec and CCR instructor, head of the RAID Greater China regional office. I have been diving for more than 20 year and teaching CCR and Technical Diving at full trimix level for more than 10 years. EI am qualify to teach both Liberty CCR Backmount and Sidemount unit. I am also the authorized dealer for Divesoft in China and factory authorized Liberty service technician providing full support of the unit in the region. I am able to teach in Chinese (Putonghua / Cantonese) and English.

Gallup Y.T. Lee

Phone: +852 94963306

Web: https://www.scuba-aquatec.com/

Countries: Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cn, en
Qualifications: PSAI Cave/Wreck/Trimix instructor trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Since becoming a dedicated technical diver in 2005I , now I am the V.P. of PSAI. Spending most of my time around China, I am committed to raising the level of technical diving skills and safety awareness among Chinese people. I lead groups of well-trained divers/instructors to conduct cave explorations and other technical diving activities all over China, ranging from deep, wreck, cave to re-breather diving. Besides promoting diving education around China, I also organize training tours to South East Asia, the U.S., Mexico and other places worldwide to enhance diving exposure in different environments.

Louise Kei Yin Chau

Phone: +852-97187888

Web: http://www.sunfishdiving.com

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarine ,English
Qualifications: Liberty Instructor, Evolution CCR Instructor Trainer, SF2 Instructor Trainer , Xccr Instructor, TDI OC & CC Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

TDI OC and CC Instructor Trainer, SDI Instructor Trainer Evaluator. TDI Technical Diving teaching for more than 14 years. Able to teach in Mandarin, Cantonese ,and English. Let’s splash with CCR

Vic Ching

Phone: +852-6167-7771

Web: https://www.facebook.com/vic.ching

Countries: Hong Kong, Thailand

Associations: IART, PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: zh-CHT, zh-CHS, en
Qualifications: IART Liberty Level3 Trimix instructor, PSAI Liberty Advanced Mixed Gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Yeung Kai Pong

Phone: 852-60109712

Web: https://www.instagram.com/oxygen_diving/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Mandarin, English , Cantonese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

TDI OC and CC Instructor Trainer, SDI Instructor Trainer . Teach Diving more than 7 years. Able to teach in Mandarin, Cantonese ,and English. Let’s discover CCR with me.

Indonesia

Michael Wang Qi

Phone: +86 18605311023

Countries: China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese, Mandarin, English.
Qualifications: TDI Liberty SM Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Diving is my passion and lifestyle. Diving around the world in lakes, caves, and the seven seas is so exciting and amazing. Helping rescuers carry out diving missions safely and save lives is so rewarding. Diving also brings you lovely friends in any place on the planet that you could never imagine. That's why I love diving and I would be more than happy to invite anyone to join our diving community.

Rayner Ignatius

Phone: +60128397596

Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Bahasa
Qualifications: DI SM LIBERTY IINSTRUCTOR AIR DIL & DECO
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Robert Thompson

Phone: +61 434564977

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008904368835

Countries: Australia, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia

Associations: TDI, BSAC

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since 1978 both in Cold and warm water environments. Last 5 years I have been a full-time dive industry professional, both as a technical OC and CCR instructor. I am also a certified service technician in all CCR’s I can teach, to ensure sound system knowledge. I love diving!!!

Victor Hsu Wei

Phone: +886-932-236-448

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Indigobluedivingclub

Countries: Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Air Dilent/ Deco instructor trainer, TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Mix gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

My name is Victor Hsu Wei, a person with passion for diving education from manufacturing background , now I focus on the Technical diving education especially on CCR, I am a TDI CCR instructor trainer as well an official Toddy style sidemount system instructor.I can teach the course in both English snd Chinese .I associate with many great diving explorer with great projects in Asia and Europe as well.I can go teaching wherever you need me there.

Ireland

Barry McGill

Phone: +353 (0)87 947 2237

Web: https://www.indepthtechnical.ie

Countries: Ireland, Northern Ireland

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor, RAID Liberty CCR Instructor, RAID Liberty SM Hypoxic Trimix Rebreather, RAID Liberty Hypoxic Trimix Rebreather Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Barry McGill is an Irish based technical diving instructor and a keen deep wreck explorer. Barry has been technical diving since 2002 and has been qualified on CCR since 2005. Barry first became interested in technical wreck diving when reading a book on the S.S. Laurentic – The Gold Bullion Ship that lies just off his native Donegal. Since his first adventure on this classic wreck, his passion for exploration and wreck diving has been fuelled by the vast marine history that surrounds the Irish coastline. Exploring famous shipwrecks such as the R.M.S. Justicia and H.M.S. Audacious left a major impression on Barry. Barry has been part of numerous expeditions exploring the wrecks including the discovery of the H.M.S. Curacao in 125 metres and the White Star Liner Carinthia in 116 metres. He has also photographed many un-photographed shipwrecks including H.M.S. Viknor and H.M.S. D6. He has also been part of a number of expeditions to the R.M.S. Lusitania and many other classic and virgin shipwrecks. In 2021, Barry was part of the Explorers Club supported project, which aimed to explore the inside the wreck of HMHS Britannic, which lies in 120 m for the very first time. Barry has diving bases in both Limerick and Donegal Ireland, which allows access to the amazing shipwrecks of Malin Head as well as sheltered inland dive sites when weather isn’t favourable. Training can be conducted on a 1-1 basis or in small groups. Barry is willing to train in other locations on request.

Matt Jevon

Phone: +353 86 313 1275

Web: http://www.swt.ie/

Countries: Ireland, Ireland, Malta

Associations: ANDI, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: ANDI Expedition Level 5 Hypoxic Gas Instructor, TDI Mixed Gas Instructor, CCR Cave Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor:

Diving since 1989 I am an instructor qualified and experienced in diving and teaching new starters to CCR through to full hypoxic mixed gas. I teach Full Cave OC and CCR, Full Trimix OC and CCR and engage in as much expedition and fun diving as I do teaching. I teach for TDI and ANDI through my TDI dive centre and ANDI facility in Kinsale Ireland, South West Technical Diving (www.swt.ie). I have teaching facilities in some amazing dive centres around the world. I author a Facebook page, Psychological skills for diving and work outside of diving in high performance sport and business. I have been trained and assessed as a diver and instructor by some of the world’s best. I aim in my teaching to pass on what I have learned from this and from my own experiences in diving and high performance environments, into your CCR training.

Yuchen Eason Jiang

Phone: +44-07579779619

Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland

Associations: TDI, IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I was born in the year 2000 and have been diving since I was 16. I began technical diving at the age of 20, became CCR trimix and cave certified at 22, and have visited numerous outstanding technical diving sites. My experiences range from exploring wrecks in Palau and caves in Florida, to diving in mines in the UK. I hold certifications from various technical diving agencies, including TDI, IANTD, ANDI, NSS-CDS, and GUE. These certifications have equipped me with diverse techniques and philosophies pertinent to technical diving. I have experience in diving and teaching with a variety of rebreathers, including backmount (X-CCR, Liberty), sidemount (Liberty SM), and chestmount (O2ptima CM) systems, as well as their integration in multi-rebreather setups. I continually update my knowledge and skills through regular interactions with prominent explorers and participation in exploration projects. Recently, I have been conducting deep dives in the lochs (lakes) of Scotland. As I am set to pursue an MSc in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton, I look forward to continuing my diving journey as an underwater archaeologist. If you are seeking a young, passionate companion or a professional diving instructor, please feel free to contact me. I am committed to exceeding your expectations!

Israel

Or Yehoshua Hayna

Phone: +972 526681008

Web: https://www.deepsiam.co.il/

Countries: Israel, Egypt

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: il, en
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Backmount/Sidemount CCR Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

IANTD Israeli Licensee, Owner of Deep Siam dive Center, Instructor since 2009.

Italy

Aldo Ferrucci

Phone: +33 629111216

Web: https://www.facebook.com/ferrucci.aldo.9

Countries: France, Italy

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: French, Italian, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Backmount and Sidemount Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have over 25 years of experience teaching technical diving and rebreathers. ·\tI have conducted, and continue to do, rebreather courses at all levels for divers and Instructors on 5 continents. ·\tI participated as underwater operations manager in many films for television and cinema ·\tI have dived on many of the most important and well known wrecks in the world ·\tI am Instructor Trainer of many of the units on the market, which I teach regularly in my center in the south of France in Cavalaire sur mer, where I have a boat dedicated to courses and rebreather diving. ·\tUpon specific request, I can take courses in other locations, providing specific logistics for the use of rebreathers ·\tI am passionate about underwater photography and video recording, as well as being a professional drone pilot

Beatrice Rivoira

Phone: +393333911971

Web: http://www.facebook.com/beatrice.rivoira

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Italian, English
Qualifications: TDI CCR Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Beatrice is an Italian vocational diver with a Master Degree in Marine Biology and Oceanography. With 20 years of diving experience, she has worked around the world as a CCR & OC instructor and participated in biological and archaeological underwater projects. From 2013 she has joined “Zero Emissions” with which she continues to teach and educate, as well as training herself in unusual environments and on different equipments. She loves diving in caves, wrecks, rivers, lakes, dams… every pond of water is fine. When not underwater, you may find her around the world sharing her passion for diving at different training camps or dive shows. Right now she is delving in the Human Factors field and their fundamental role in diving.

Edoardo Pavia

Phone: +39 068887113

Web: http://www.seadweller.it

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: fr, en, it
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Backmount and Sidemount Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am Technical diver, recreational Instructor, Instructor Trainer for Technical divers, underwater cameraman and documentarist, exclusive distributer for AP Diving, Submerge Scooter, Otter Dry suits, and retailer for brands such as VMS, Divesoft, 4th Element, Weezle, Gralmarine, Scurion, ecc. At the beginnings of 90s, in my town Biella, I began on my path with CMAS as a federal diver. Some years later I started a journey around the world that led me to a very remote atoll in the Coral Sea, where I met a rebreather for the first time: a semi-closed unit of the first generation; the Atlantis Draeger sport unit. When I returned to Italy, I became one of the first technical divers of the so called “first generation”, very soon I became an IANTD Technical Instructor. Between 1999 and 2002 under the guide of Richard Stevenson and Kevin Gurr, I achieved the majority of the certifications that promoted me among those few technical divers and instructors that changed the way of diving.

Enrico Bortolotti

Phone: +39 3355647488

Web: http://www.rebreatheracademy.com

Associations: IART, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I'm Tech Diver, instructor Recreational and Technical OC and CCR. Author of 2 Federal Fias manuals. Apeks service certify. In the second half of the 90s I started diving with federal accuracy. I started the world of 'no Bubbles' in '99 with the first rebreather: ARO. From there, the love for these devices started. I became the first federal mCCR instructor with an Italian device. During these years, I have tried several models of CCR, and I continue to try them, I never stop learning. Years later, when I met Divesoft and visited the factory, I understood the direction to take. I teach and use CCR Liberty, learning something with each dive. In teaching, I focus on understanding how the CCR Liberty works, how to use it but also the human factor that lies behind the possibility of error. Safety first of all.

Gianmichele Iaria

Phone: +39 336887529

Web: http://www.diveraid.com

Countries: Italy, Malta

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I was Born in Messina (Sicily - Italy) in 1964; I became a diver in 1981, Tec Instructor in 1995 and Instructor Trainer in 2003. I Worked with PSA, TDI, SSI, SNSI, PSAI and now exclusively with RAID. I was SSI, SNSI and PSAI Instructor Trainer, now I am RAID Tec Training Director Italy & Egypt, RAID CCR Instructor Tec Examiner (ITE) and RAID ResEx IDE (International Director of Exploration). I cetified more of 3000 divers and instructors, I received Platinum Pro 5000 in 2011, in Orlando.

Mario Marconi

Phone: +39 334 6698353

Web: https://www.facebook.com/mario.marconi.965

Associations: PSAI, CMAS

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Italian, English
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty BM Explorer Mixed Gas CCR Instructor, PSAI Liberty SM Explorer Mixed Gas CCR Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I’m a Technical OC instructor since 2001 and a CCR diver since 2002 using CCR mainly for deep cave exploration in Europe over -170mt deep and also using double CCR for cave exploration since 2004. In 2008 together Pim van Der Horst and Alessandro Scuotto I explored “Milano” wreck in Maggiore Lake at -241mt with a bottom time of 4’ on the wreck. Actually I’m using a double Liberty sidemount as my standard configuration for deep dives and cave dives working on this specific configuration for about one year conceiving this system as a fusion of twin CCR and not only as a simple bailout rebreather concept. I’m Full Cave Instructor Trainer for PTA-CMAS and DST Academy, OC Extended Technical 100 instructor, PSAI Liberty Explorer Mixed Gas CCR Instructor.

Nadir Quarta

Phone: +41 793597374

Web: http://www.zeroemissions.ch

Countries: Switzerland, Italy, France

Associations: PSAI, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en, fr, de
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer, PSAI CCR Trimix IT
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

More than 20 years of SCR/CCR experience (Dräger Dolphin and Ray, AP classic and Evolution, Ouroboros, Sentinel, RedBare, ISC Pathfinder, KISS Classic, Cis Lunar Mk5P) are now concentrated and ready for divers looking for solid and full range training. I am one of the very first instructors on the CCR Liberty and my experience around the world could makes me a good choice outside the borders.

Oscar Galletto

Phone: +39 0458521046

Web: http://www.dtekgroup.net

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Japan

Benny Ketelslegers

Web: https://www.divezonetokyo.com

Associations: PADI, TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Dutch, French
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Decompression Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I did a discover scuba dive in 2007 and life was never the same after that. I discovered lots of local diving opportunities in Japan and before I knew it, I became a tech diver. My passion in tech diving lies in shipwreck exploration but also recently discovered an interest in mine diving. My teaching philosophy is quality over quantity. My classes are small and I focus on the student. The Asia Pacific region has some of the best diving in the world with lots of options in wrecks. Come visit us !

Masayoshi Kondo

Phone: +81 (0)989433589

Web: https://www.facebook.com/masayoshi.kondo.96

Associations: IANTD, IART

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, ja, zh
Qualifications: IANTD and IART Liberty Advanced Trimix Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Training in English, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin).Masayoshi (Masa) Kondo has been diving for over 30 years, having logged over 10,000 dives in various locations in the world. Masa is a highly experienced technical diver and rebreather instructor, teaching every courses from entry level rebreather diving to 100m mixed gas CCR diving and CCR Cave diving.Masa is the one of the most active rebreather instructors and a pioneer of CCR Cave diving in Japan. He is teaching the rebreather diving programs to the research team at the local universities as well.

Thomas Jonsson

Phone: +81 90 6506 7580

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Japanese, Swedish
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

After a decade of recreational diving I fall in love with wreck and cave diving. I realized CCR is the only way forward for this and learned several units. I teach Meg, SF2 and Liberty with TDI.

Latvia

Tomasz Ramutkowski

Phone: +48 501 066 118

Web: http://www.deepbusters.pl

Countries: Poland, Norway, Malta, Latvia

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: polish, english
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, Liberty Sidemount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

He has always been fascinated by the underwater world, and from the very beginning of his diving journey, he has been associated with wrecks of the Baltic Sea. Currently, he has completed a couple of thousands dives in various places around the world. He dives mainly technically, wrecks and caves. Fascinated by rebreathers and underwater photography. Tomek is an Instructor Trainer, CCR and OC instructor for technical, cave, wreck and sidemount diving in several training agencies. He teaches all over the world, especially in Norway, Poland, Malta, Egypt, Croatia, Cyprus and Mexico. Since 2011 he has been sharing his knowledge with others, focusing on high quality training. If he is not training, can be found in a flooded mine, cave, inside a wreck or in another underwater place with a camera in his hands. Owner of the Deepbusters Diving Center, founder of the 4baltic Association and co-founder of Liberty Divers Club

Lithuania

Jaroslaw Kur

Phone: +48506707377

Web: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1748882166

Countries: Poland, Lithuania

Associations: IANTD, RAID, CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: pl, en
Qualifications: CCR TMX/Cave/Wreck Instructor IANTD
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Malaysia

Gallup Y.T. Lee

Phone: +852 94963306

Web: https://www.scuba-aquatec.com/

Countries: Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cn, en
Qualifications: PSAI Cave/Wreck/Trimix instructor trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Since becoming a dedicated technical diver in 2005I , now I am the V.P. of PSAI. Spending most of my time around China, I am committed to raising the level of technical diving skills and safety awareness among Chinese people. I lead groups of well-trained divers/instructors to conduct cave explorations and other technical diving activities all over China, ranging from deep, wreck, cave to re-breather diving. Besides promoting diving education around China, I also organize training tours to South East Asia, the U.S., Mexico and other places worldwide to enhance diving exposure in different environments.

Rayner Ignatius

Phone: +60128397596

Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Bahasa
Qualifications: DI SM LIBERTY IINSTRUCTOR AIR DIL & DECO
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Malta

Gianmichele Iaria

Phone: +39 336887529

Web: http://www.diveraid.com

Countries: Italy, Malta

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I was Born in Messina (Sicily - Italy) in 1964; I became a diver in 1981, Tec Instructor in 1995 and Instructor Trainer in 2003. I Worked with PSA, TDI, SSI, SNSI, PSAI and now exclusively with RAID. I was SSI, SNSI and PSAI Instructor Trainer, now I am RAID Tec Training Director Italy & Egypt, RAID CCR Instructor Tec Examiner (ITE) and RAID ResEx IDE (International Director of Exploration). I cetified more of 3000 divers and instructors, I received Platinum Pro 5000 in 2011, in Orlando.

Helmuth Biechl

Phone: +49 1714670261

Web: http://www.deepwreckdiving.de

Countries: Germany, Malta

Associations: ANDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, de
Qualifications: ANDI Technical CCR Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Diving since 1975, Diving Instructor since 1979, Instructor Trainer since 1985. Technical Diving since 1998. Specialized on rebreather diving, deep wreck diving, mine diving and solo diving for users, instructors and instructor trainers. NACD Full Cave Diver since 2000, Full Cave Instructor since 2018. Expeditions to the Carpathia wreck in 158m depth, to the Calino wreck in 150m depth, Natal wreck in 130m depth and Bluecher in 95m depth. ANDI Instructor Trainer Director and member of the board of ANDI since 2007. Owner of the diving facilility dwd- deep wreck diving since 2005, located in Gozo/Malta.

Matt Jevon

Phone: +353 86 313 1275

Web: http://www.swt.ie/

Countries: Ireland, Ireland, Malta

Associations: ANDI, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: ANDI Expedition Level 5 Hypoxic Gas Instructor, TDI Mixed Gas Instructor, CCR Cave Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor:

Diving since 1989 I am an instructor qualified and experienced in diving and teaching new starters to CCR through to full hypoxic mixed gas. I teach Full Cave OC and CCR, Full Trimix OC and CCR and engage in as much expedition and fun diving as I do teaching. I teach for TDI and ANDI through my TDI dive centre and ANDI facility in Kinsale Ireland, South West Technical Diving (www.swt.ie). I have teaching facilities in some amazing dive centres around the world. I author a Facebook page, Psychological skills for diving and work outside of diving in high performance sport and business. I have been trained and assessed as a diver and instructor by some of the world’s best. I aim in my teaching to pass on what I have learned from this and from my own experiences in diving and high performance environments, into your CCR training.

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

Paul Vincent Toomer

Phone: +44 (0) 7720287529

Web: http://www.diveraid.com

Countries: United Kingdom, Malta, South Africa

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID LIBERTY INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been teaching diving since 1997. I became an instructor trainer in 2001. In 2002 I got into technical diving and rebreathers. I became a CCR and OC technical IT to Hypoxic Trimix level in 2005. I have owned dive centres in the UK and Malta. In 2011 I became the global director of technical diving for SSI, where I trained instructor and trainers and wrote several of their technical diver programs and training standards. In 2014 I became a co-owner in Dive RAID International. I was the director of diver training for many years before progressing on to become the president of the company. I have dived on many expeditions around the world and became a member of The Explorers Club in 2018. I still love teaching and exploring as much as possible.

Tomasz Ramutkowski

Phone: +48 501 066 118

Web: http://www.deepbusters.pl

Countries: Poland, Norway, Malta, Latvia

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: polish, english
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, Liberty Sidemount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

He has always been fascinated by the underwater world, and from the very beginning of his diving journey, he has been associated with wrecks of the Baltic Sea. Currently, he has completed a couple of thousands dives in various places around the world. He dives mainly technically, wrecks and caves. Fascinated by rebreathers and underwater photography. Tomek is an Instructor Trainer, CCR and OC instructor for technical, cave, wreck and sidemount diving in several training agencies. He teaches all over the world, especially in Norway, Poland, Malta, Egypt, Croatia, Cyprus and Mexico. Since 2011 he has been sharing his knowledge with others, focusing on high quality training. If he is not training, can be found in a flooded mine, cave, inside a wreck or in another underwater place with a camera in his hands. Owner of the Deepbusters Diving Center, founder of the 4baltic Association and co-founder of Liberty Divers Club

Martinique

Guilhem Campistron

Phone: +33 6 49 44 54 82

Web: https://www.turtledivetek.com

Countries: France, Guadeloupe, Martinique

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: French, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Helitrox Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

I have been a professional diving instructor since 2016. And since 2019, I am independent specialized in rebreather diving. I am also an instructor on several models (AP diving and M3S triton). I am a hypoxic diver and I particularly like wreck diving. I also train in cave diving. I travel regularly to my partners in the Caribbean with whom I train new clients, which allows me to work all year round in diving.

Mauritius

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

Mexico

David Dusek

Phone: +52 9841300944

Web: https://www.speleozone.com

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Czech, Spanish
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty CCR instructor, IANTD Liberty Sidemount CCR instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Originally from Prague, Czech Republic, I have been permanently living in the Mayan Riviera in Mexico since 2007. I’m a full-time cave & CCR instructor, and a guide in the local cenotes. I spends most of my free time underwater as well, exploring and documenting underwater cave systems on the Yucatan Peninsula. When not in Mexico during the summer, I’m teaching scuba diving courses in Europe.

Géraldine Solignac

Phone: +52 984 135 7062

Web: http://www.DeepDarkDiving.com

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Qualifications: Liberty Sidemount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Géraldine is a passionate cave, tech and CCR diving instructor originally from France and now thriving in the vibrant diving community of Mexico! Armed with a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry, she’s been a dive professional since 2006 and ventured into the depths of cave diving in 2010, sparking a lasting love for the underwater world. Géraldine is commited to learning and honing her skills and is dedicated to staying ahead in her training, ensuring her students receive top-notch education at every level. But it's not just about education—it's about creating an unforgettable, safe, and environmentally respectful diving adventure. https://deepdarkdiving.com/en/geraldine-solignac/?swcfpc=1

HP Hartmann

Web: http://www.gosidemount.com

Countries: Mexico, Mexico, Germany

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, de
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Hp Hartmann is one of the most famous cave divers in Mexico. He has been diving Side Mount for 14 years and together with Steve Bogaerts he developed the Razor Side Mount System 9 years ago. His videos have made Side Mount Diving well known and popular and sparked a real boom in Side Mount diving. In his talk, HP highlights the benefits of Side Mount diving and why, with this type of diving, the transition from scuba-diving to technical diving becomes fluid. He also gives insights into his exploration in Mexico and the Bahamas with exclusive videos. In addition he shows some insights to the future of Side Mount diving.

Marek Kainrath

Phone: +421 903 702 000

Web: https://www.libertydivers.com/

Countries: Slovakia, Austria, Mexico

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Slovak
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Founder of Level 3 Liberty divers club for Elite and demanding divers In love with all type of dives (caves, wrecks, marine life) Safety oriented diver

Marissa Eckert

Phone: +1 (610) 310-8210

Web: http://www.dive-caves.com

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Marisa is an avid rebreather instructor based in Mexico. She spends most of her time teaching technical classes such as sidemount, cave, decompression, trimix, and rebreather.

Paul Okishev

Phone: +19045254557

Web: http://www.tec-ccr.com

Countries: Mexico, USA

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Russian
Qualifications: PSAI Advanced Rebreather Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Hello, I´ve started diving with CCR in 2007 in Thailand, and in 2012 I became a CCR instrucotr. I used to dive and teach with different type of units PSCR, mCCR and eCCR. I’m based in USA and Mexico and I would be happy to introduce you to Liberty CCR unit, provide you with training and share my own experience during the class.

Micronesia

Jason Cunningham

Phone: 6714893654

Web: https://www.facebook.com/people/Tek-Dive-Guam/100095198116722/

Countries: Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Philippines

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: IANTD, TDI CCR LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Jason works full-time teaching recreational, OC technical and CCR technical courses. With more than 4000 dives and 25 years diving, he is an recreational Instructor Trainer for SSI and IANTD as well as a technical instructor for TDI. He has experience diving in Washington, British Columbia, Guam, Palau and Chuuk as well as many other locations around the world. As a MOD3 Prism2 instructor and an OC Extended Range instructor for both sidemount and twinset configurations, he’s passionate in ensuring his students receive the most updated and highest quality training.

Robert Thompson

Phone: +61 434564977

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008904368835

Countries: Australia, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia

Associations: TDI, BSAC

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since 1978 both in Cold and warm water environments. Last 5 years I have been a full-time dive industry professional, both as a technical OC and CCR instructor. I am also a certified service technician in all CCR’s I can teach, to ensure sound system knowledge. I love diving!!!

Tyler Changhun Shin

Phone: +680-775-2117

Web: https://www.mkdivepalau.net

Countries: South Korea, Micronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI LIBERTY AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR, TDI LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run the largest diving resort in Palau and my team has over 12 years of diving experience in the region. The goal of the MK CCR team is to dive together using Liberty CCR equipment to record various spawning dives and special dives that can only be seen in PALAU. We are leading the CCR diving market in Palau, where OC divers still make up the majority. Palau has higher gas prices than other regions, so using CCR can provide an economic advantage. We encourage you to join our team.

Moldova

Vladislav Kamynin

Phone: +380674425588

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009106106168

Countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Albania

Associations: PSAI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian, Moldovian, English
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor , Sidemount Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am diving since 1998. I have my onw diveshop in Ukraine.

Mozambique

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

Netherlands

Glenn Tessens

Phone: +32485575213

Web: https://www.gtproducts.be

Countries: Belgium, Netherlands, France

Associations: CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Dutch, English, German, French
Qualifications: CMAS Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I started diving in 1985 and became instructor in 1991. Since 2004 I started with technical diving in open circuit and since 2007 I dive with rebreather. My hunger for knowledge, my passion for diving and teaching and my search for new opportunities made me climb up the ladder to become Advanced nitrox Instructor, 3* Instructor (Trainer A), Rebreather Instructor Trainer, Gasblender Instructor Trainer, Compressor handling Instructor Trainer, Scooter Instructor Trainer, Sidemount Instructor Trainer. I love diving with sharks; wreck- and cave diving; organizing dive trips/stages and expeditions around the world. Since 2010 I’m the owner of Diveshop GTproducts I started a Divingschool, 25 years as leading instructor and now as advising member of the board. I was several years president of the technical committee in our federation and since 2020 a member of the board and the safety committee.

Johannes (Hans) Heesakkers

Phone: +31 654 642 648

Web: https://www.oceanexplorers.nl

Countries: Netherlands, Belgium

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Dutch and German
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Passionate in CCR wreck diving

Pim van der Horst

Phone: +31 647940668

Web: http://www.tekdiving.nl

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: nl, de, fr, en
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since 1982. I became a PADI Instructor in 1991. I started CCR diving in 1993 and joined IANTD. I have certified over 1200 divers, mostly CCR. I hold the world record deepest wreck dive in Lago Maggiore Italy (240 mtrs) on the Ouroboros eCCR. Besides diving, I am a gun/rifle instructor for Israeli Tactical School and the Dutch Gun and Rifle Association. I am a Krav Maga and Law Enforcement instructor for Israeli Tactical School. I have three pugs, I enjoy a good glass of wine and British sport-cars.

Northern Ireland

Barry McGill

Phone: +353 (0)87 947 2237

Web: https://www.indepthtechnical.ie

Countries: Ireland, Northern Ireland

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor, RAID Liberty CCR Instructor, RAID Liberty SM Hypoxic Trimix Rebreather, RAID Liberty Hypoxic Trimix Rebreather Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Barry McGill is an Irish based technical diving instructor and a keen deep wreck explorer. Barry has been technical diving since 2002 and has been qualified on CCR since 2005. Barry first became interested in technical wreck diving when reading a book on the S.S. Laurentic – The Gold Bullion Ship that lies just off his native Donegal. Since his first adventure on this classic wreck, his passion for exploration and wreck diving has been fuelled by the vast marine history that surrounds the Irish coastline. Exploring famous shipwrecks such as the R.M.S. Justicia and H.M.S. Audacious left a major impression on Barry. Barry has been part of numerous expeditions exploring the wrecks including the discovery of the H.M.S. Curacao in 125 metres and the White Star Liner Carinthia in 116 metres. He has also photographed many un-photographed shipwrecks including H.M.S. Viknor and H.M.S. D6. He has also been part of a number of expeditions to the R.M.S. Lusitania and many other classic and virgin shipwrecks. In 2021, Barry was part of the Explorers Club supported project, which aimed to explore the inside the wreck of HMHS Britannic, which lies in 120 m for the very first time. Barry has diving bases in both Limerick and Donegal Ireland, which allows access to the amazing shipwrecks of Malin Head as well as sheltered inland dive sites when weather isn’t favourable. Training can be conducted on a 1-1 basis or in small groups. Barry is willing to train in other locations on request.

Norway

Bernhard Bekker

Phone: +49 1734041012

Web: http://www.Diving-Technologies.de

Countries: Germany, Austria, Norway

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: de, en
Qualifications: IANTD CCR Cave Instructor Trainer, IANTD ART Instructor Trainer, IANTD Essential Instructor Trainer, IANTD Sidemount Instructor.
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Diving since 1992,Instructor 2009 Dual- Rebreather experience on several Units over 8 years in different combinations ( PSCR, MCCR, ECCR ). Training is also possible in Switzerland and Spain (mainland).

Edd Stockdale

Phone: +46793296609

Web: http://www.gradient-technical.com

Countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, ge
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor , RAID Liberty Instructor, Trimix/ Normoxic/ MOD2 level
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Edd works full-time teaching technical courses around the globe and joining research expeditions. With more than 5500 dives and 20 years diving, he is an instructor examiner and Technical Training Advisor with RAID, a member of The Explorers Club and a writer for training agency course manuals. His passion in diving includes looking for and documenting un-dived sites of historical value, developing tools to improve data collection for research teams and helping develop the next generation of explorers in diving. When not teaching or exploring Edd works with research institutions in the capacity of dive safety officer and technical diving consultant. He is involved in exploration projects in various areas and can often be found diving mines or wrecks, in and around Scandinavia.

Jani Juhani Santala Jordbru

Phone: +358 40 552 7774

Web: https://pluravalley.com/

Countries: Norway, Finland

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Finnish
Qualifications: TDI Liberty SM Instructor and CCR Cave instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Jani Started his diving career in 1988. The first interest in the underwater world came after reading numerous books by the pioneer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, in his early childhood. Since then he has conducted more than 6000 dives, and now hold the highest instructor ratings for both TDI and SSI. Jani has been full-time teaching since 2013, and his shared passion for diving and traveling has led him to some of the strangest – and most beautiful – places on the planet. With more than 800 overhead certifications issued, he is also one of the highest qualified cave diving instructors in Europe. Co-owner of the Plura Valley dive center, and founder of Black Duck Diving. With Plura Cave in his backyard and only 1 hr drive to some good shore diving sites, it is easy to arrange CCR courses year round. Jani also has a teaching permit in Molnar Janos, Budapest, and spends a couple of months a year in Hungary.

Tomasz Ramutkowski

Phone: +48 501 066 118

Web: http://www.deepbusters.pl

Countries: Poland, Norway, Malta, Latvia

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: polish, english
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, Liberty Sidemount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

He has always been fascinated by the underwater world, and from the very beginning of his diving journey, he has been associated with wrecks of the Baltic Sea. Currently, he has completed a couple of thousands dives in various places around the world. He dives mainly technically, wrecks and caves. Fascinated by rebreathers and underwater photography. Tomek is an Instructor Trainer, CCR and OC instructor for technical, cave, wreck and sidemount diving in several training agencies. He teaches all over the world, especially in Norway, Poland, Malta, Egypt, Croatia, Cyprus and Mexico. Since 2011 he has been sharing his knowledge with others, focusing on high quality training. If he is not training, can be found in a flooded mine, cave, inside a wreck or in another underwater place with a camera in his hands. Owner of the Deepbusters Diving Center, founder of the 4baltic Association and co-founder of Liberty Divers Club

Palau

Tyler Changhun Shin

Phone: +680-775-2117

Web: https://www.mkdivepalau.net

Countries: South Korea, Micronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI LIBERTY AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR, TDI LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run the largest diving resort in Palau and my team has over 12 years of diving experience in the region. The goal of the MK CCR team is to dive together using Liberty CCR equipment to record various spawning dives and special dives that can only be seen in PALAU. We are leading the CCR diving market in Palau, where OC divers still make up the majority. Palau has higher gas prices than other regions, so using CCR can provide an economic advantage. We encourage you to join our team.

Philippines

Bruce J. Konefe

Phone: +66812992968

Web: https://deeptecdiver.com/

Countries: Thailand, Philippines

Associations: ANDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: ANDI Liberty Instructor CCR Instructor - Level 2 CCR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I would like to think of myself as a flexible Instructor Trainer as long as it follows the Agency and Manufactures Standards. I have crossed over to almost all of the agencies so I have a better understanding of what the student may be looking for.

Chiente Lee

Phone: +886 936777949

Countries: Philippines, Taiwan, China

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Chul-kyu Park

Phone: +82 10 4071 3040

Countries: South Korea, Philippines, Thailand

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been a scuba diving for 15years. Also For the past 12 years, I had owend Marinedivers(scuba diving training center) in Thailand. I am planning to continue training in Korea and the Philippines.

Eden Jinho Park

Phone: +82 10-5580-2005

Web: https://www.facebook.com/jinho.park.5011

Associations: TDI, BSAC

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI CCR Liberty Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I've started SCUBA diving since 2003 and currently specializes in technical diving and recreational diving training as an instructor trainer at TDI/SDI. I am striving to train instructors and pragmatic divers, and I have been operating Eden dive Resort in Bohol, Philippines since 2014. We have 5 Korean employees, 3 Chinese employees, and 15 Filipino employees. Also I have produced more than 200 divers every year, more than 5,000 diving logs and more than 7 years of diving guide experience and experienced various environment diving as well. Qualifications include instructor trainers in all recreational diving courses and first aid qualifications, technical diving, CCR Air diluent instructors, decompression procedures instructors, trimix divers, etc. I am continuing to devote myself to safer diving.

Gallup Y.T. Lee

Phone: +852 94963306

Web: https://www.scuba-aquatec.com/

Countries: Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cn, en
Qualifications: PSAI Cave/Wreck/Trimix instructor trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Since becoming a dedicated technical diver in 2005I , now I am the V.P. of PSAI. Spending most of my time around China, I am committed to raising the level of technical diving skills and safety awareness among Chinese people. I lead groups of well-trained divers/instructors to conduct cave explorations and other technical diving activities all over China, ranging from deep, wreck, cave to re-breather diving. Besides promoting diving education around China, I also organize training tours to South East Asia, the U.S., Mexico and other places worldwide to enhance diving exposure in different environments.

Jason Cunningham

Phone: 6714893654

Web: https://www.facebook.com/people/Tek-Dive-Guam/100095198116722/

Countries: Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Philippines

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: IANTD, TDI CCR LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Jason works full-time teaching recreational, OC technical and CCR technical courses. With more than 4000 dives and 25 years diving, he is an recreational Instructor Trainer for SSI and IANTD as well as a technical instructor for TDI. He has experience diving in Washington, British Columbia, Guam, Palau and Chuuk as well as many other locations around the world. As a MOD3 Prism2 instructor and an OC Extended Range instructor for both sidemount and twinset configurations, he’s passionate in ensuring his students receive the most updated and highest quality training.

Jung Hoon Park

Phone: +82) 10 4099 6530

Web: http://www.teamccr.net

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am try to supporting CCR divers. gas, sorb and etc.. I can provide all kind of technical and ccr diving course and trip .

Kihyoun Kim

Phone: +82 10 9135 3215

Web: http://www.xtrim.co.kr

Countries: South Korea, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I started diving in 2003. I runs a scuba equipment vendor called xtrim in Korea. I am a TDI instructor trainer who has taught many technical divers and instructors since becoming a TDI technical diving instructor in 2017. I was designated as an excellent TDI instructor trainer in Korea in 2020 and 2021. As an instructor who can teach Liberty Sidemount and Backmount, I enjoy teaching Liberty Diver courses.

Kim Jun

Phone: +82 10 4900 5475

Web: https://www.facebook.com/clubharidiveresort

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Hi, this is Jun Kim from Club Hari Dive Resort Moalboal and Bohol in the Philippines. I am Korean anyway. Since becoming a full time technical diver and instructor in 2004. Now I am TDI Instructor Trainer Evaluator and running 2 Technical Dive Resorts in the Philippines which are the biggest and most well known Resorts here in the Philippines. I am one of the Official Razor Instructor Trainer as well. Thats why my main interest is to dive in side mount config. To dive in Cave, Wreck, Deep Trimix OC and CC. I am Cave, Wreck, Trimix Instrutor and trainer for OC and CC. Love to teach and enjoy my dive with my team

Max WooKwon Lee

Phone: +82 1056294266

Web: http://www.teammaxdive.com/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications:
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I am a owner of Team Max dive resort in Cebu, Philippines. I am a instructor examiner and have many expierence about technical diving.

Michael Wang Qi

Phone: +86 18605311023

Countries: China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese, Mandarin, English.
Qualifications: TDI Liberty SM Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Diving is my passion and lifestyle. Diving around the world in lakes, caves, and the seven seas is so exciting and amazing. Helping rescuers carry out diving missions safely and save lives is so rewarding. Diving also brings you lovely friends in any place on the planet that you could never imagine. That's why I love diving and I would be more than happy to invite anyone to join our diving community.

Taeyong Choi

Phone: +82 10 28393337

Countries: South Korea, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run a dive center called "Blue Diving“ in Daegu. I mostly teach rebreather courses – backmount, sidemount

Victor Hsu Wei

Phone: +886-932-236-448

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Indigobluedivingclub

Countries: Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Air Dilent/ Deco instructor trainer, TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Mix gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

My name is Victor Hsu Wei, a person with passion for diving education from manufacturing background , now I focus on the Technical diving education especially on CCR, I am a TDI CCR instructor trainer as well an official Toddy style sidemount system instructor.I can teach the course in both English snd Chinese .I associate with many great diving explorer with great projects in Asia and Europe as well.I can go teaching wherever you need me there.

Young-rae Cho

Phone: +82105028733

Countries: South Korea, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been a diver for 10years and had a lot of experiences. I had many experience including sidemount diving and technical diving. I also did my best to educate new trainees. Currently I am running my own diving shop called "Blue bubble scuba" since 2019. It is located on an island, Jeju which is in the sount of Korea.

Poland

Jaroslaw Kur

Phone: +48506707377

Web: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1748882166

Countries: Poland, Lithuania

Associations: IANTD, RAID, CMAS

Factory trainer: no
Languages: pl, en
Qualifications: CCR TMX/Cave/Wreck Instructor IANTD
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Marcin Bramson

Phone: +48509972772

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Polish. English
Qualifications:
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Marcin Bramson, a name synonymous with passion and proficiency in the underwater world, embarked on his aquatic adventure practically from childhood. His initial start into water sports took in 1999 during a windsurfing trip to Egypt, where he discovered the enchanting realm of scuba diving. This experience captivated him so profoundly that every spare moment thereafter was dedicated to diving. By 2003, Marcin's fascination had deepened, propelling him into the realms of technical diving. Four years later, in 2007, he found the limitations of open circuit scuba to no longer satisfy his exploratory spirit. This led him to Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR), marking a new chapter in his underwater exploration. Since 2008, CCR technology has been his preferred and most frequently used configuration, reflecting his love for navigating through enigmatic caves and historic wrecks. When the constraints of a conventional career began to interfere his underwater pursuits, Marcin decided to intertwine his dual passions for diving and imparting knowledge by going into the dive business. In 2010, he transitioned into an accredited instructor, dedicating two years to polish his pedagogical skills. In 2012, his commitment to sharing the wonders of the deep led to the establishment of Deep Adventure, a school specializing in rebreather courses. Here, Marcin serves as a Rebreather Instructor Trainer, offering courses across all levels of CCR training. He shares his extensive knowledge and experience, amassed from various diving projects, with a keen focus on fostering a comprehensive learning environment for his students. Marcin Bramson lives by the ethos that a true teacher should forever remain a diligent student, a principle that underpins his approach to both life and teaching. His story is not just about the mastery of the underwater world but also about the relentless pursuit of knowledge and the joy of sharing it with others.

Marek Cacaj

Phone: +48509695493

Web: http://www.born2dive.pl

Associations: TDI , IANTD, RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: pl, en
Qualifications: TDI Technical and Cave Instructor Trainer, IANTD Technical and Cave Instructor Trainer, SDI Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Sidemount Mixed Gas Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Im has been diving technically for over 15 years, including 13 years on rebreathers of various types. Founder of the Born2dive diving center in Szczecin. Instructor Trainer CCR and Cave, Technical Instructor in IANTD / TDI / RAID organizations. A member of Baltictech, an organization dealing with the search and identification of shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea and a member of the SANTI Expedition "Find the Eagle" aimed at finding the wreck of the most famous Polish submarine ORP "Orzeł". Filmmaker and underwater photographer. He specializes in taking photos and films, especially in dark, deep and hard to reach places such as wrecks, caves and mines. I made movies for the series Secrets of the Baltic Shipwreck for Discovery and Drain the Oceans for National Geographic. I chose diving as a profession that eventually became a way of life. I is constantly improving my qualifications and following the latest trends in closed-circuit diving.

Tomasz Ramutkowski

Phone: +48 501 066 118

Web: http://www.deepbusters.pl

Countries: Poland, Norway, Malta, Latvia

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: polish, english
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, Liberty Sidemount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor, TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

He has always been fascinated by the underwater world, and from the very beginning of his diving journey, he has been associated with wrecks of the Baltic Sea. Currently, he has completed a couple of thousands dives in various places around the world. He dives mainly technically, wrecks and caves. Fascinated by rebreathers and underwater photography. Tomek is an Instructor Trainer, CCR and OC instructor for technical, cave, wreck and sidemount diving in several training agencies. He teaches all over the world, especially in Norway, Poland, Malta, Egypt, Croatia, Cyprus and Mexico. Since 2011 he has been sharing his knowledge with others, focusing on high quality training. If he is not training, can be found in a flooded mine, cave, inside a wreck or in another underwater place with a camera in his hands. Owner of the Deepbusters Diving Center, founder of the 4baltic Association and co-founder of Liberty Divers Club

Portugal

Anton Zhuchkov

Phone: +351933730750

Web: https://cavedivingportugal.com/

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty backmount instructor, IANTD Liberty sidemount instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been a dedicated diver since 2013 and dive professional since 2017. I am certified as Trimix and Cave Instructor Trainer, Dual rebreather instructor. I am a user of pSCR Hyperion, eCCR Liberty back and sidemount, and two sidemount eCCR Flex 2 in a double configuration. I am an active cave explorer having conducted more than 10 of 150+ and several 200+ meters deep cave exploration dives. My experience is thousands of hours underwater using OC, pSCR, eCCR, and double rebreathers. In 2021 my buddy and I made the deepest and longest dive in Portugal in caves -212 meters of depth in 1,5 km from the entrance in Alviela cave, 8 hours of diving. The dive is in the top 10 deepest dives in caves in the world. __ a.s.zhuchkov@gmail.com

Romania

Aliaksandr Maruk

Phone: +375255287303

Web: http://www.diving-minsk.eu/

Countries: Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am Technical Instructor and Course Director IANTD, and i have my own diveclub in Belarus. Diving since 2001 and dive professional since 2017. Another posssible countries for teaching are: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia

Vladislav Kamynin

Phone: +380674425588

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009106106168

Countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Albania

Associations: PSAI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian, Moldovian, English
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor , Sidemount Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am diving since 1998. I have my onw diveshop in Ukraine.

Saipan

Tyler Changhun Shin

Phone: +680-775-2117

Web: https://www.mkdivepalau.net

Countries: South Korea, Micronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI LIBERTY AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR, TDI LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run the largest diving resort in Palau and my team has over 12 years of diving experience in the region. The goal of the MK CCR team is to dive together using Liberty CCR equipment to record various spawning dives and special dives that can only be seen in PALAU. We are leading the CCR diving market in Palau, where OC divers still make up the majority. Palau has higher gas prices than other regions, so using CCR can provide an economic advantage. We encourage you to join our team.

Slovakia

Marek Kainrath

Phone: +421 903 702 000

Web: https://www.libertydivers.com/

Countries: Slovakia, Austria, Mexico

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Slovak
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Founder of Level 3 Liberty divers club for Elite and demanding divers In love with all type of dives (caves, wrecks, marine life) Safety oriented diver

Stanislav Mišove

Phone: +421 905616714

Web: http://www.diving.sk

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: sk, cz, hr
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Slovenia

Damir Podnar

Web: http://www.reef.si

Countries: Slovenia, Croatia

Associations: IART, TDI, PSAI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: sl, en, it, hr, sr
Qualifications: IART Liberty Instructor Trainer, IANTD Liberty backmount and sidemount instructor trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Started diving in 1984, Technical, Full Cave, CCR, instructor trainer.

Solomon Islands

Pierre de Villiers

Phone: +61 (0) 433 156 500

Web: http://www.aisdiving.com.au

Countries: Australia, Solomon Islands

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

South Africa

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

Paul Vincent Toomer

Phone: +44 (0) 7720287529

Web: http://www.diveraid.com

Countries: United Kingdom, Malta, South Africa

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID LIBERTY INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been teaching diving since 1997. I became an instructor trainer in 2001. In 2002 I got into technical diving and rebreathers. I became a CCR and OC technical IT to Hypoxic Trimix level in 2005. I have owned dive centres in the UK and Malta. In 2011 I became the global director of technical diving for SSI, where I trained instructor and trainers and wrote several of their technical diver programs and training standards. In 2014 I became a co-owner in Dive RAID International. I was the director of diver training for many years before progressing on to become the president of the company. I have dived on many expeditions around the world and became a member of The Explorers Club in 2018. I still love teaching and exploring as much as possible.

South Korea

Changhee Lee

Phone: 82-10-8944-6378

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean
Qualifications: TDI CCR Liberty BMCL Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am a instructor trainer of PTRD and SDI/TDI and currently run the L. SCUBA Club Dive Center in Seoul, South Korea. We are offering training courses from recreational to technical diving, including rebreather diving. Personally, I am interested in the technical diving field including the CCR Liberty course, so I enjoy diving in the deep sea, shipwreck, etc.

Chul-kyu Park

Phone: +82 10 4071 3040

Countries: South Korea, Philippines, Thailand

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been a scuba diving for 15years. Also For the past 12 years, I had owend Marinedivers(scuba diving training center) in Thailand. I am planning to continue training in Korea and the Philippines.

Hwangkun Oh

Phone: +82 10 8786 7548

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount & Backmount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Jinyoung Park

Phone: +82 1090248598

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Jinyoung4832

Associations: IART

Factory trainer: no
Languages: ko
Qualifications: IART Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

Kihyoun Kim

Phone: +82 10 9135 3215

Web: http://www.xtrim.co.kr

Countries: South Korea, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I started diving in 2003. I runs a scuba equipment vendor called xtrim in Korea. I am a TDI instructor trainer who has taught many technical divers and instructors since becoming a TDI technical diving instructor in 2017. I was designated as an excellent TDI instructor trainer in Korea in 2020 and 2021. As an instructor who can teach Liberty Sidemount and Backmount, I enjoy teaching Liberty Diver courses.

Kumnam Kang

Phone: 82 10 3613 5958

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean
Qualifications: TDI CCR Liberty BMCL Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Minchuel Shin

Phone: +82-10-2103-4743

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008196933156

Associations: TDI, IANTD, PADI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean
Qualifications: TDI CCR Liberty Air Diluent Instructor(BMCL)
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I'm living in Korea, I started SCUBA diving in 2002 and became an instructor in 2009, and I have more than 1000 dive logs so far. I am mainly interested in technical diving such as deep and werck and enjoy this type of diving. I currently work as an instructor at the L.SCUBA Dive Center in Seoul, Korea

Scott HyoYoung Kim

Phone: +82 1028993483

Web: https://www.facebook.com/mapdiver

Associations: IART, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: ko, en
Qualifications: IART Liberty Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I’ve became an instructor since 1996, and I’m a fire rescuer in Seoul, Korea. I usually enjoy RB, deep, wreck diving and especially cave exploration. I have more than 7000 dive logs. I’ve taught technical and rebreather (CCR Liberty) diving for Korean Navy SEAL team (EOD) and Fire rescuer in Korea. I was PADI IDCS, GUE Tech 2 Lv. Instructor, but now I teach as TDI and IART Instructor Trainer.

Sungsu Joe

Phone: +82 10 8584 0566

Web: https://www.ndtecglobal.com

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI CCR Liberty BMCL Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Based on his extensive experience in recreational and technical diving since 1997, he is currently working as an SSI Instructor Trainer in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He operates the ND Scuba Dive Center, where he is recognized as an equipment expert and serves as an advisor to various government offices. I am also able to provide training in Philippines, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hongkong.

Taeyong Choi

Phone: +82 10 28393337

Countries: South Korea, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run a dive center called "Blue Diving“ in Daegu. I mostly teach rebreather courses – backmount, sidemount

Travis Euiook Jung

Phone: +82 1051716273

Web: http://www.tdisdi.co.kr

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, Korean, Chinese, Japanes
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

CCR trainer with more than 20 years of experiances. Another possible countrty for teaching is Taiwan.

Tyler Changhun Shin

Phone: +680-775-2117

Web: https://www.mkdivepalau.net

Countries: South Korea, Micronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI LIBERTY AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR, TDI LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT AIR DILUENT DECO INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I run the largest diving resort in Palau and my team has over 12 years of diving experience in the region. The goal of the MK CCR team is to dive together using Liberty CCR equipment to record various spawning dives and special dives that can only be seen in PALAU. We are leading the CCR diving market in Palau, where OC divers still make up the majority. Palau has higher gas prices than other regions, so using CCR can provide an economic advantage. We encourage you to join our team.

Young-rae Cho

Phone: +82105028733

Countries: South Korea, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been a diver for 10years and had a lot of experiences. I had many experience including sidemount diving and technical diving. I also did my best to educate new trainees. Currently I am running my own diving shop called "Blue bubble scuba" since 2019. It is located on an island, Jeju which is in the sount of Korea.

Youngdo Heo

Phone: +82 10 9520 0038

Web: http://www.mobydickdive.co.kr

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Technical Dive Center in Jeju Island, Korea.

Spain

Alejandro Armas

Phone: +34 647878956

Web: http://www.divingcanarias.com

Associations: RAID, TDI, IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: en, es
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I started diving in 1993, after 10 years I did my first rebreather course and then I began to focus from OC to CCR. Actually 90% of my dives are CCR, and 75% of the courses that I teach are with 7 different rebreathers. Since 2018 I have highly recommended the Liberty Sidemount to all my students that want to dive in caves and wrecks... or other small places. The range I can teach on the Liberty are from 0 meters and in-experienced rebreather divers to 100 meters depths or more...

Alexander Ilbitskiy

Phone: +34646287016

Web: http://www.europecavediving.com

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Russian
Qualifications: IANTD CCR ADV. EANX LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Born May 28, 1971 in Ukraine. Diving started in 2001. I have extensive experience diving under ice. He dived a lot in Lake Baikal in Russia, and also traveled a lot around the world and dived in Europe, Africa and America. In 2015, after moving to Spain, he took up cave diving seriously. Since 2018, I have been diving in the CCR dual sidemount Liberty configuration, I have one of the richest experiences in Europe, diving in this configuration, in 4 years I have made more than 150 difficult dives in the caves of Euroma. At the moment I am a technical and cave instructor, mainly engaged in the provision and implementation of programs/courses of technical/speleo diving in Spain and France. I am actively conducting research on new galleries in the caves of Spain and France, in the most inaccessible and remote areas, which is facilitated by Dual rebreather technology. I live permanently in Spain, my base is in the city of Moraira, province of Alicante.

Christian Massaad

Phone: +34 928349346

Web: http://www.rubicondiving.com

Associations: ANDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, es, fr, de
Qualifications: ANDI Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Deniss Kozlovs

Phone: +34 622772673

Web: http://www.europecavediving.com

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Spanish (Castellano), English, Russian
Qualifications: IANTD CCR ADV. EANX LIBERTY SIDEMOUNT INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Born on June 26, 1978. Before starting my professional diving career, I traveled a lot, visited Antarctica, all over Latin America, spent a year and a half in Egypt and Malta. At the moment I'm a Tech and Cave instructor, mostly working in the provision and implementation of technical/cave diving programs/courses in Spain and France. Permanently residing in Spain, my base is in Cadaques (province Girona) 30 km from the French border. Started my carrier in diving in 2007. The last 7 years mostly working with most famous spanish and french cave diving platforms.

Sweden

Edd Stockdale

Phone: +46793296609

Web: http://www.gradient-technical.com

Countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, ge
Qualifications: RAID Liberty Sidemount Instructor , RAID Liberty Instructor, Trimix/ Normoxic/ MOD2 level
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Edd works full-time teaching technical courses around the globe and joining research expeditions. With more than 5500 dives and 20 years diving, he is an instructor examiner and Technical Training Advisor with RAID, a member of The Explorers Club and a writer for training agency course manuals. His passion in diving includes looking for and documenting un-dived sites of historical value, developing tools to improve data collection for research teams and helping develop the next generation of explorers in diving. When not teaching or exploring Edd works with research institutions in the capacity of dive safety officer and technical diving consultant. He is involved in exploration projects in various areas and can often be found diving mines or wrecks, in and around Scandinavia.

Switzerland

Gatien Cosendey

Web: http://gatiencosendey.photography/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: French, English
Qualifications: TDI Air Diluent Instructor, TDI Air Diluent Decompression Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Gatien started his underwater journey in 2013 with a try dive in Bora Bora and took his Open Water Diver course later that year in the cold and dark waters of Lake Leman, Switzerland. He demonstrated an early interest for overhead environments, enjoying ice diving and then cave diving. The willingness to share his passion with others brought him to take a first instructor class and shortly after a DSLR camera underwater. Since then, he continuously worked on sharpening his teaching and photography skills: they both are efficient tools to enable people to discover the marvelous underwater world. He is often seen in his yellow SF-Tech dry suit diving Swiss lakes and caves, and enjoy diving caves, mines and wrecks across Europe. Besides diving, Gatien holds a Master’s degree in Physics and a PhD in Photonics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and works as an optical engineer in the field of augmented and mixed reality.

Hans-Joachim Benz

Phone: +49 17656778137

Web: http://www.sidemountjoe.com

Countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I am an active Sidemount Instructor since 2014, specialized in sidemount diving in cold water conditions. I am teaching my courses mainly in Germany at the Lake Constance. We offer training with suitable sidemount systems and the Liberty Sidemount CCR up to Trimix 100m Level.

Jean-Luc Mathey

Phone: +41 792126908

Web: http://www.plongeetecsuisse.ch/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: fr, de, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gaz Diluent Instructor, Liberty Sidemount Helitrox Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Nadir Quarta

Phone: +41 793597374

Web: http://www.zeroemissions.ch

Countries: Switzerland, Italy, France

Associations: PSAI, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: it, en, fr, de
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer, PSAI CCR Trimix IT
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

More than 20 years of SCR/CCR experience (Dräger Dolphin and Ray, AP classic and Evolution, Ouroboros, Sentinel, RedBare, ISC Pathfinder, KISS Classic, Cis Lunar Mk5P) are now concentrated and ready for divers looking for solid and full range training. I am one of the very first instructors on the CCR Liberty and my experience around the world could makes me a good choice outside the borders.

Taiwan

Chiente Lee

Phone: +886 936777949

Countries: Philippines, Taiwan, China

Associations: SDI/TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Air Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

John Fang

Phone: +886 932723370

Web: http://www.tec-dive.com.tw

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: zh, en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I am experienced rebreather instructor and instructor trainer. I am TDI ITE, as well as Taiwan office manager. Another possible countrty for teaching is Hong Kong.

Victor Hsu Wei

Phone: +886-932-236-448

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Indigobluedivingclub

Countries: Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Air Dilent/ Deco instructor trainer, TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Mix gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

My name is Victor Hsu Wei, a person with passion for diving education from manufacturing background , now I focus on the Technical diving education especially on CCR, I am a TDI CCR instructor trainer as well an official Toddy style sidemount system instructor.I can teach the course in both English snd Chinese .I associate with many great diving explorer with great projects in Asia and Europe as well.I can go teaching wherever you need me there.

Thailand

Bruce J. Konefe

Phone: +66812992968

Web: https://deeptecdiver.com/

Countries: Thailand, Philippines

Associations: ANDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: ANDI Liberty Instructor CCR Instructor - Level 2 CCR
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I would like to think of myself as a flexible Instructor Trainer as long as it follows the Agency and Manufactures Standards. I have crossed over to almost all of the agencies so I have a better understanding of what the student may be looking for.

Chul-kyu Park

Phone: +82 10 4071 3040

Countries: South Korea, Philippines, Thailand

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Korean, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Side Mount Instructor, TDI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been a scuba diving for 15years. Also For the past 12 years, I had owend Marinedivers(scuba diving training center) in Thailand. I am planning to continue training in Korea and the Philippines.

Gallup Y.T. Lee

Phone: +852 94963306

Web: https://www.scuba-aquatec.com/

Countries: Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: cn, en
Qualifications: PSAI Cave/Wreck/Trimix instructor trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Since becoming a dedicated technical diver in 2005I , now I am the V.P. of PSAI. Spending most of my time around China, I am committed to raising the level of technical diving skills and safety awareness among Chinese people. I lead groups of well-trained divers/instructors to conduct cave explorations and other technical diving activities all over China, ranging from deep, wreck, cave to re-breather diving. Besides promoting diving education around China, I also organize training tours to South East Asia, the U.S., Mexico and other places worldwide to enhance diving exposure in different environments.

Michael Wang Qi

Phone: +86 18605311023

Countries: China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese, Mandarin, English.
Qualifications: TDI Liberty SM Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Diving is my passion and lifestyle. Diving around the world in lakes, caves, and the seven seas is so exciting and amazing. Helping rescuers carry out diving missions safely and save lives is so rewarding. Diving also brings you lovely friends in any place on the planet that you could never imagine. That's why I love diving and I would be more than happy to invite anyone to join our diving community.

Vic Ching

Phone: +852-6167-7771

Web: https://www.facebook.com/vic.ching

Countries: Hong Kong, Thailand

Associations: IART, PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: zh-CHT, zh-CHS, en
Qualifications: IART Liberty Level3 Trimix instructor, PSAI Liberty Advanced Mixed Gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Victor Hsu Wei

Phone: +886-932-236-448

Web: https://www.facebook.com/Indigobluedivingclub

Countries: Taiwan, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Philippines

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Chinese
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Air Dilent/ Deco instructor trainer, TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Mix gas instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

My name is Victor Hsu Wei, a person with passion for diving education from manufacturing background , now I focus on the Technical diving education especially on CCR, I am a TDI CCR instructor trainer as well an official Toddy style sidemount system instructor.I can teach the course in both English snd Chinese .I associate with many great diving explorer with great projects in Asia and Europe as well.I can go teaching wherever you need me there.

Turkey

Aliaksandr Maruk

Phone: +375255287303

Web: http://www.diving-minsk.eu/

Countries: Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I am Technical Instructor and Course Director IANTD, and i have my own diveclub in Belarus. Diving since 2001 and dive professional since 2017. Another posssible countries for teaching are: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia

Evgeny Komko

Phone: +380 674661213

Web: https://www.facebook.com/evgeny.komko

Countries: Ukraine, Turkey

Associations: IANTD, PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, uk, ru
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer and Liberty Advanced Mixed Gas CCR Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I offer training in Ukraine, Europe, Egypt, Turkey and can travel worldwide. Training is possible in English, Ukrainian and Russian. I am teaching diving on rebreathers for more than 10 years, I organized many deep wreck dive expeditions around the world.

PJ Prinsloo

Phone: +27(0)834563929

Web: http://www.pjptech.co.za

Countries: South Africa, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: no
Languages: af, en
Qualifications: RAID Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have enjoyed teaching divers for over 20 years and for the last few years I have exclusively taught technical diving. Currently the Director of Technical Diving for RAID South Africa and a RAID Technical Examiner. I train Instructors throughout the world in CCR, cave and Sidemount. Proudly

USA

Chris Thornton

Web: https://www.facebook.com/chris.thornton.5477272/

Countries: Canada, USA

Associations: PADI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: Padi Tec 40 CCR Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Colt Smith

Phone: +1 813 695 4130

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Daniel Dawson

Phone: 305-978-3380

Web: https://www.horizondivers.com

Associations: TDI, IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Back Mount & Side Mount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor, TDI Liberty Back Mount & Side Mount Helitrox Instructor, TDI Liberty Back Mount Mixed Gas Instructor, and TDI Liberty Back Mount Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Dan Dawson is a seasoned diving professional with a deep-rooted passion for the underwater world. Dan's journey beneath the waves began in 1997, and he quickly developed a profound love for the ocean's mysteries. In 2000, he took his commitment to the next level by becoming a certified dive instructor, a role he has embraced with enthusiasm and expertise for over two decades. Since 2005, Dan has called the Dive Capital of the World, Key Largo, his home. There, he is not only a resident but also the proud owner of Horizon Divers, a reputable diving operation renowned for its excellence and unwavering dedication to providing divers with unforgettable underwater experiences. Dan's specialization lies in the realm of technical diving, where he has been an instructor for the past 17 years. His deep knowledge and expertise extend to the intricate world of rebreathers, a discipline he has been involved in for 14 years. For the last 12 years, Dan has been instrumental in teaching divers the ins and outs of various rebreather units, including the Liberty Back Mount and the Side Mount models. With an unwavering commitment to safety, a wealth of experience, and an infectious passion for the underwater world, Dan Dawson is a trusted and respected figure in the diving community. His students benefit from his profound expertise and his dedication to expanding their diving horizons, whether it's exploring the mysteries of the deep ocean or mastering the intricacies of rebreather technology. Dan continues to inspire and educate divers, leaving a lasting impact on all who venture beneath the waves with him.

Edd Sorenson

Phone: +1 8504826016

Web: http://www.caveadventurers.com/store/index.php

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Jakub Řeháček

Phone: +1 (813)3639774

Web: https://www.facebook.com/jake.rehacek

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, cs
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am an owner of Golem Gear, Inc., purveyors of advanced expedition grade diving equipment.I was a member of an exploration team that mapped and connected Beacon Woods Cave System to Wayne’s World system, creating second longest underwater traverse in Florida at the time (~12,000 feet), and a member of an expedition that explored, mapped, and provided video documentation of Cenote Xla-kah under Dzibilchaltun Archeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico. I have worked as a stunt diver for the movie “Cave” as well as several documentaries. I have experience with many rebreathers from pure Oxygen units, through SCRs and all flavors of CCRs. I dive rebreathers exclusively since 2004. I have built several rebreathers and even dives some of them. I have been instrumental in design and development of the Flex Sidemount CCR.

James Blackman

Phone: +1 718-360-7533

Web: https://www.miamitechnicaldiving.com/

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Backmount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I am a British national who now makes his home in sunny South Florida. I have held many different jobs in the SCUBA industry including D.S.O for an expedition ship in the arctic and G.M. of luxury dive resorts in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. I have been teaching diving since 2007. In 2013, I started teaching OC technical diving on the island of St Martin, then moving into CCR diving. In 2017, I started Miami Technical Diving LLC, to offer a personalized approach to technical diver training. We offer bed-and-breakfast and a 1:1 class ratio to our visiting students who travel from around the world to train with me on South Florida’s incredible wrecks. I am also known for teaching longer classes, doing extra dives, giving my students maximum in water time and teaching above the agency minimums.

Jeffrey Bozanic

Phone: +1-714-747-2727

Web: https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.bozanic

Associations: TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty CCR Air Diluent Instructor, TDI Liberty CCR Helitrox Instructor, TDI Liberty CCR Mixed Gas Instructor, TDI Liberty CCR Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Jeff Bozanic has been diving since 1972, and became a dive instructor in 1978. His experiences include leading or participating in over 60 diving expeditions over the past 40 years which have taken him to places like Palau, the Canary Islands, Mexico, and Antarctica. Bozanic literally wrote the book on how to use a rebreather. His textbook Mastering Rebreathers has been used by countless students and dive instructors alike. He’s also published extensively on diving education topics, with a strong emphasis on cave and rebreather diving. He has edited and reviewed many diving textbooks, including co-authoring the Antarctic Scientific Diving Manual and editing The NOAA Diving Manual. Jeff was named the 2009 DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year, and Diver of the Year (Science) for Beneath the Sea in 2018. His scientific diving activities rsulted in him being recognized with the 2015 AAUS (American Academy of Underwater Sciences) Conrad Limbaugh Award for Scientific Diving Leadership. He is currently working as an instructor conducting rebreather, cave, nitrox, advanced nitrox, decompression procedures, and trimix diving courses (as well as instructor courses).

Joerg Hess

Phone: +1 850 545 0922

Associations: IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, German
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Sidemount EANX instructor, IANTD Liberty Sidemount CCR Cave instrutcor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

Diving since early childhood, Joerg started in earnest in 1997. Diving all over the world, he became an open water dive instructor in 1999 and later instructor trainer. He became an avid cave diver. Joerg helped Prof. Gregg Stanton build FSU’s Advanced Science Diving Program, and has taught hundreds of science divers. He later became a founding member of the Underwater Crime Scene Investigation Program. Joerg was involved in fundamental rebreather research, and has helped write text books and training programs. He became a rebreather instructor in 2004. He is still an avid cave diver, und uses his Liberty rebreathers in support of cave exploration. Knowledge and experience gained is constantly incorporated into his training curriculum.

Joseph Jonathan Bosquez

Phone: +1 832-620-5969

Web: https://www.divesoft.com

Countries: USA, Canada

Associations: IANTD, TDI

Factory trainer: yes
Languages: en, es
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Back Mount & Side Mount Air Diluent Decompression Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Back Mount & Side Mount Helitrox Instructor Trainer, TDI Liberty Back Mount Mixed Gas Instructor, and TDI Liberty Back Mount Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor Trainer. TDI Bailout Rebreather Instructor IANTD Liberty Backmount & Sidemount Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

Mehdi Zinetti

Phone: +1850-345-0957; +1 850-482-6016

Web: http://www.caveadventurers.com/store/index.php

Associations: TDI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: English, French
Qualifications: TDI Air Diluent Deco Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: no

Mehdi Zinetti was born in Paris, France. In a previous life he was a F&B Manager for a group of French restaurants in Sydney, London and Paris. Mehdi discovered scuba diving in 2009. After working in very busy dive centres in Indonesia, Thailand and Australia he relocated to London in 2015. While in the UK, he has become a Tec Instructor under the mentoring of renown divers such as Ian France and Phil Short. In 2019 Mehdi was part of the M/V Truk Master crew, as Tec Instructor/Cruise Director, leading Technical Divers on the World-Famous wrecks of the Japanese Fleet in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia. This helped him develop his own style of teaching: straight to the point in a relaxed atmosphere while having fun, but safety being paramount at all times. Now in the USA, he split his time between Denver, CO and Marianna, FL. Mehdi have been working at Cave Adventurers under the mentorship of Cave Diving Legend Edd Sorenson to continue improving and developing his teaching skills. Mehdi is now a Full Cave Instructor as well as Liberty Sidemount and Kiss Sidewinder Instructor.

Paul Okishev

Phone: +19045254557

Web: http://www.tec-ccr.com

Countries: Mexico, USA

Associations: PSAI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Russian
Qualifications: PSAI Advanced Rebreather Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Hello, I´ve started diving with CCR in 2007 in Thailand, and in 2012 I became a CCR instrucotr. I used to dive and teach with different type of units PSCR, mCCR and eCCR. I’m based in USA and Mexico and I would be happy to introduce you to Liberty CCR unit, provide you with training and share my own experience during the class.

Ukraine

Evgeny Komko

Phone: +380 674661213

Web: https://www.facebook.com/evgeny.komko

Countries: Ukraine, Turkey

Associations: IANTD, PSAI

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en, uk, ru
Qualifications: IANTD Liberty Instructor, PSAI Liberty Instructor Trainer and Liberty Advanced Mixed Gas CCR Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I offer training in Ukraine, Europe, Egypt, Turkey and can travel worldwide. Training is possible in English, Ukrainian and Russian. I am teaching diving on rebreathers for more than 10 years, I organized many deep wreck dive expeditions around the world.

Vladislav Kamynin

Phone: +380674425588

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009106106168

Countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Albania

Associations: PSAI, IANTD

Factory trainer: no
Languages: Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian, Moldovian, English
Qualifications: PSAI Liberty Instructor , Sidemount Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Instructor, IANTD Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I am diving since 1998. I have my onw diveshop in Ukraine.

United Kingdom

Dave Gration

Phone: +44 7463301224

Web: http://www.rebreatherpro-training.com/

Associations: IANTD, TDI, IART

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: Liberty Full Trimix and Cave Instructor, Liberty Sidemount Mixed Gas Diluent Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since the age of 15, now some 32+ years later I have been to some of the most amazing diving locations in the world. I have taught for some of the largest dive centers in the U.K including running the training side of our business. After teaching I started to travel and used my instructor qualifications to make this possible. In later years I settled down in The Canary Islands, where I owned my own dive center for 10 years. This gave me the opportunity to further my own diving. Looking into new and more demanding types of diving, including the use of technical diving equipment and rebreathers, this allowed me to make more advanced wreck and cave dives, to greater depths. Now after selling my dive center and moving back to England, I have been working throughout Europe as a freelance diving instructor trainer who is able to offer all types of technical diving education up to full trimix levels on both Open Circuit and Rebreathers, including CCR cave.

Garry Dallas

Phone: 0044 7740 46 47 48

Web: http://www.simplysidemount.com

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID LIBERTY INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

Garry Dallas, RAID UK examiner, cave, technical and recreational instructor trainer, technical advisor and primary/contributing author in diver training materials. In his 24 year career, he has trained and instructed with major training organisations, become a published photographer, explorer and sidemount skills developer for OC and CCR, moreover, he’s renowned for his training globally. Director of Simply Sidemount & Simply Tec, teaching throughout the year, “The Wookie” loves imparting his infectious passion for diving at all levels while travelling the world. Spreading a bit of inspiration to make a difference in the community and diving some cool stuff too. A keen conservationist and honorarymember of Artic on the Edge, promoting protection of marine life and ecology, through media while presenting at schools, international/national dive show events.

Nick Jewson

Phone: +44 7802214141

Web: https://www.facebook.com/nick.jewson

Associations: BSAC

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: BSAC Liberty Instructor Trainer
Sidemount instructor: no
Backmount instructor: yes

I am Deep wreck diver and currently the Chef Technical Examiner for the BSAC. I was involved with Technical diving before it came into the UK, with IANTD in the USA, I was the First recreational diver in the UK to purchase a production ECCR rebreather this was Cislunar MK5 rebreather in 1996, and have been diving a number of rebreathers for more than 24years, my passion is deep wreck diving and have been part of, or leading numerous deep wreck diving expeditions over the years, to the lakes of RMS Egypt 128m, HMS Victoria 146m, and the RMS Lusitania 90m. I live in Berkshire in the UK with my wife Frances who is also deep rebreather diver (on the Liberty and Inspiration) her longest dive to date 146m for 6.5 hours in water Frances acts as my assistant instructor when I am teaching.

Paul Vincent Toomer

Phone: +44 (0) 7720287529

Web: http://www.diveraid.com

Countries: United Kingdom, Malta, South Africa

Associations: RAID

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID LIBERTY INSTRUCTOR
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: Yes

I have been teaching diving since 1997. I became an instructor trainer in 2001. In 2002 I got into technical diving and rebreathers. I became a CCR and OC technical IT to Hypoxic Trimix level in 2005. I have owned dive centres in the UK and Malta. In 2011 I became the global director of technical diving for SSI, where I trained instructor and trainers and wrote several of their technical diver programs and training standards. In 2014 I became a co-owner in Dive RAID International. I was the director of diver training for many years before progressing on to become the president of the company. I have dived on many expeditions around the world and became a member of The Explorers Club in 2018. I still love teaching and exploring as much as possible.

Ran Maglione

Phone: +44 750 654 1641

Web: https://rednightdiving.co.uk/

Associations: BSAC

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English, Italian
Qualifications: BSAC Liberty Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

I've been diving since 2006 and teaching for the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) since 2017. In 2018 I trained on the Liberty CCR and I have been diving this unit exclusively ever since. I have dived every corner of the UK on the Liberty, learning many peculiarities and traits about the unit along the way. I became an instructor on the unit in 2024, becoming a BSAC-trained Liberty CCR instructor. Most of my diving takes place in temperate and low visibility sea conditions, focusing on wreck diving, surveying and photography. This usually sends me to locations with limited support and little infrastructure, so I have come to rely on the Liberty's unique redundancy, its ruggedness and flexibility. I tailor my courses to the pace and needs of my students. I like to ensure that you have plenty of time to truly learn your unit, and benefit from my practical real world experience with the Liberty. By the time you finish your course, I want you to feel ready to competently operate what I truly believe to be the best CCR on the market. Once you are trained up, I like to stay in touch with all my students, helping you out and supporting you through your rebreather journey.

Stuart Girdler

Phone: 0044 (0)7538 870581

Associations: RAID, TDI

Factory trainer: No
Languages: English
Qualifications: RAID - Liberty CCR Hypoxic Trimix Instructor
Sidemount instructor: No
Backmount instructor: Yes

Stuart Girdler has been diving since 1989 and instructing from 1992, a serving Army Officer, Stuart is at home teaching the new thrill seekers into the Ocean to the more experienced divers wishing to embark on Technical diving. As the Training officer of Army Sub Aqua Dive Association he gives regular support to many overseas and UK expeditions. Working with three of the mainstream dive agencies his spread of qualifications allows for a wide delivery of trg to his students. As an Instructor trainer coach Stuart enjoys developing the future Instructors and Instructor Trainers of our industry whilst exploring many areas of our oceans, often diving in Egypt, Malta, South Africa, Belgium, Germany, UK and Norway his love of the undersea world is endless. Working with other partners Stuart is also supporting University diver training, bringing yet more young divers into the fold. As a member of the Divesoft team, Stuart gives honest and frank reports on new products, at times allowing for product enhancements. His belief in the Liberty CCR is solid, embracing the truly redundant ethos of Liberty he delivers courses happily, showcasing the product and developing the ‘Red family’. He not only teaches diving as a skill, he is also passionate about the underwater world and drives the protection of the underwater environment to all in his charge.

Yuchen Eason Jiang

Phone: +44-07579779619

Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland

Associations: TDI, IANTD

Factory trainer: No
Languages: Chinese, English
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Sidemount Instructor
Sidemount instructor: Yes
Backmount instructor: No

I was born in the year 2000 and have been diving since I was 16. I began technical diving at the age of 20, became CCR trimix and cave certified at 22, and have visited numerous outstanding technical diving sites. My experiences range from exploring wrecks in Palau and caves in Florida, to diving in mines in the UK. I hold certifications from various technical diving agencies, including TDI, IANTD, ANDI, NSS-CDS, and GUE. These certifications have equipped me with diverse techniques and philosophies pertinent to technical diving. I have experience in diving and teaching with a variety of rebreathers, including backmount (X-CCR, Liberty), sidemount (Liberty SM), and chestmount (O2ptima CM) systems, as well as their integration in multi-rebreather setups. I continually update my knowledge and skills through regular interactions with prominent explorers and participation in exploration projects. Recently, I have been conducting deep dives in the lochs (lakes) of Scotland. As I am set to pursue an MSc in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton, I look forward to continuing my diving journey as an underwater archaeologist. If you are seeking a young, passionate companion or a professional diving instructor, please feel free to contact me. I am committed to exceeding your expectations!

Vanuatu

Robert Thompson

Phone: +61 434564977

Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008904368835

Countries: Australia, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia

Associations: TDI, BSAC

Factory trainer: no
Languages: en
Qualifications: TDI Liberty Mixed Gas Instructor
Sidemount instructor: yes
Backmount instructor: yes

I have been diving since 1978 both in Cold and warm water environments. Last 5 years I have been a full-time dive industry professional, both as a technical OC and CCR instructor. I am also a certified service technician in all CCR’s I can teach, to ensure sound system knowledge. I love diving!!!