EXPERIENCED RESEARCH TEAM

Current Diving & Water Based Credentials:

Diving Specialty Credentials

Course Director (CD 1995)

Master Instructor ( MI 1994)

Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT 1993)

Boat Training and Related Credentials

RYA Powerboat Advanced Instructor  (2000)

RYA Powerboat Instructor (1994)

RYA Yacht master Offshore (1996)

Coastal Skipper (1993)

SRC Assessor (2001)

Training & Instruction of Instructors in the Following SCUBA Diving Specialty Areas:

TDI Nitrox Instructor Trainer (1995)

TDI Advanced Nitrox Instructor (1994)

TDI Advanced Wreck Instructor (1994)

TDI Advanced Blender Instructor (1994)

TDI Cavern Instructor (1996)

TDI Overhead Environment Instructor (1996)

Drift Diving (2005)

Diver Propulsion Vehicle  (2002)

Underwater Photography (2002)

Dry Suit Diving  (1995)

Deep Diving (1995)

Underwater Navigation  (1995)

Night Diving (1995)

Wreck Diving  (1995)

Altitude Diving (2001)

Search & Recovery (1997)

Enriched Air Diving (Nitrox) (1996)

Underwater Videography (2002)

Gas Blending (2002)

Commercial Diving Credentials:

Commercial Pt IV (restricted) (1993)

Commercial Pt IV (2003)

HSE Diving Assessor for HSE Scuba Courses

HSE Diving Supervisor for HSE Scuba Courses

Training & Instruction of Instructors in the following First Aid Credentials:

Medic First Aid Instructor Trainer (1995)

Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer (2003)

HSE First Aid at Work Assessor (2005)

Care For Children Instructor Trainer (2005)

First Aid At Work Instructor Trainer (2005)

RYA First Aid Instructor (2005)

Recompression Chamber Operation (2007)

Oxygen First Aid Instructor Trainer (1995)

Divers Alert Network Oxygen First Aid Instructor Trainer (1995)

Experience in Related Areas:

Recompression chamber Operator

Doppler Field Monitoring of Divers (1996)

Operation of Dive Boats as Coastal Skipper and Fleet Manager

Manager and Lead Instructor of Diver Training

Dive Certifications

Mooring Laying and Inspection

Safety Training

Over twenty years training and managing Diving Operations

Media support and Risk Management

Project Co-ordinator Heli Jumps and Stunt work

Accident Search and Recovery Team Co ordination

Casualty Search and Recovery Wreck and Sea Loss

Salvage and Rescue

Diving Supervisor

DoT Basic Sea Survival (1993)

Teaching Courses for 23 years to Instructor/Instructor Trainer tuition levels with the following Agencies:

PADI, TDI, DAN, ITDA, HSE, EFR, NVQ & RYA

Commercial Diving Experience:

Assessor on HSE Scuba Diver Courses covering specialty fields & regulations such as:

             Media Diving ACOP

             Scientific Diving ACOP

             Recreational Diving ACOP

             Inland/Inshore Commercial Diving projects

             Shellfish Diving regulations

Appointed Diving Supervisor for media projects with:

             BBC

             National Geographic

             Sony Productions

             20th Century Fox

             Warner Brothers

Affiliations and Memberships:

Professional Association of Diving Instructors(1992)

Royal Yachting Association(1992)

Professional Boatmans Association (1992)

Federation of Small Businesses (1998)

Guild of Master Craftsman (1999)

Diving Equipment Servicing Certifications:

Diving Equipment Servicing including Regulators, Gauges, Computers, Watches, Drysuits. Full repair certifications in all areas. Technician level training with the following companies:

TDI O2 Service Technician Instructor (1994)

Scubapro (1997)

Dacor (1993)

Suunto (2001)

Poseidon (2001)

Uwatec (1998)

Areas Dived Leading Groups and Training:

Scotland (West Coast, Scapa Flow, Shetland, Orkneys, Western Isles, Highland Lochs, Canals,) UK (North East , Wales, South Coast, Northern Ireland, Lake District, Stoney Cove) Australia (Great Barrier Reef, Sydney, Darwin, Lizard Island) Norway, Mediterranean (France, Spain, Malta, Cyprus) Kenya, Zanzibar, British Honduras, Mexico, USA (California, Florida Keys, Grand Tortiguas) St. Kitts, Bermuda, Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Iceland, Gibraltar 

Activities & Employment

2004 - Present      Diving Accident & Consultancy      Partner   

1992 - Present      Puffin Dive Centre                           Senior Partner

1980 - Present      CSL Chemicals                                Partner

1992 - 2019          Oban Marine                                   Senior Partner

1978 - 1980          Dy-Chem International Ltd             Team Manager

1969 - 1978          Royal Air Force                               Air Movements

Other Relevant Credentials:

Member of UK Register of Expert Witnesses

Bond Solon - Excellence in Report Writing - Written Evidence

Bond Solon - Court Room Skills - Witness Familiarisation