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Steve Griffiths Steve can teach a full range of PADI courses from Discovery programs to Instructor level courses, including 22 Speciality training programs. He is also a DAN First Aid for Diving Instructor & Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor Trainer. Steve who comes originally from London, has lived in Kent for the last 10 years, he is known for being friendly, approachable and fun to be around. Having taught in Spanish and Egyptian waters Steve has gained valuable experience and knowledge in different diving environments, but still loves UK diving. Steve is respected for adhering to PADI standards, safety awareness and his communication skills at all levels. When Steve’s not teaching he is a passionate underwater photographer, all of the photos on this site were taken by Steve. |
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Simon Ross Deveau Simon is In2scuba’s PADI Course Director, Trimix Instructor Trainer and Closed Circuit (CCR) Rebreather Instructor. As well as offering the full list of PADI Specialities at both diver and instructor level, Simon is also a DAN Instructor Trainer and EFR Instructor Trainer. Simon has worked for a number of Dive Centres in England since 1999 and has also been involved in commercial diving projects abroad and in English waters. As well as being a Recreational and Technical Diving Instructor and Instructor Trainer, Simon is also an English Cave Diver and can be found crawling around in the mud at the bottom of some cave whenever he is not training. Simon brings his wealth of experience working and playing in some of the harshest diving environments to his courses and safety is always the most important thing, closely followed by having a really good time. Since 2002 Simon has been heavily involved in Instructor Training and Technical Diver Training. Simon likes nothing more than to be able to dive on undived wrecks or swim around in a pristine cave passage, and would like to share the experience with you. |
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Paul Gladwell Paul started diving at the tender age of 14, but let it lapse until he was 16. He then decided to get back into diving and took his PADI Open Water and Advanced courses. Paul soon got the bug and went on to complete his Rescue Diver and then Divemaster courses. He then worked for a while as a Divemaster for various schools, but in 2002 Paul decided to travel the world, and qualified as an Open Water Scuba Instructor in Australia in Feb 2003. On his return he continued to teach and now spends as much time as possible getting wet in rubber! Paul has dived all around the UK at one time or another (even under ice ), a few places in the Med, the Maldives, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Egypt (Red Sea), both the West and East coasts of Australia including the Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef, New Zealand, Thailand and can’t forget Fiji…. Paul just loves diving, so feel free to join him and the rest of the team and start a truly excellent adventure! Email: paulg@In2scuba.co.uk |
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Neil Clarkson Neil’s first diving experience was a Scuba Try Dive on the Great Barrier Reef in 2000. The following year he took his first steps into ’proper’ diving, completing his PADI Open Water course in 2001. Following his first dive in the channel he was truly bitten by the wreck diving bug and quickly completed his Advanced Open Water course then Wreck, Deep and Nitrox courses. After spending sometime gaining experience in beautiful green home waters he worked to become a PADI Professional in 2002, completing his Divemaster course in 2003. While continuing his diving education to become an Assistant Instructor, Neil found time to gain experience diving along the south coast of England, the lovely waters of Scotland and the crystal blue of the Red Sea. Never happier than when descending into dark water in search of dead ships, Neil has developed a liking for the technical ‘dark’ side of diving and can often be found covered in gas bottles and hoses, whether on the dive platform of a boat or even the shore of a freezing quarry. Since using a cheap underwater camera for the first time in 2004, Neil has also developed a love of snapping pics of anything that moves (or more likely doesn’t!) and is currently trying to find a way to remember to remove the lens cap every time he spots an exciting piece of rock to immortalise on film. |
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Spencer Bell Spencer`s underwater adventure began in Kent in 2003, whilst England won the Rugby World Cup that weekend, his achievement was surfacing as PADI Open Water Diver. He had opened the door to a whole New World, and wanted to learn more! Spencer became an Advanced OW Diver and got a taste of deeper and more varied environments, desiring more time safely at depth, he qualified as an Enriched Air Diver. Continuing his education and experiences, Speciality ratings were achieved as a Deep Diver, Underwater Navigator, Wreck Diver and Multilevel Diver. He wanted to feel very confident in his own safety and that of others around him. Spencer then qualified as an Emergency First Responder for Primary and Secondary Care, including CPR and First Aid skills. In addition to being a PADI Rescue Diver, he became a Dan qualified Oxygen Provider. A year on, he had logged over 60 dives covering varied UK inland sites and the English Channel (a haven for wrecks). The Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldives were special for him (Ever fancied a 30m drift dive in challenging currents, with an abundance of fish and soft corals on view, with TWO huge wrecks, all covered in one dive?). He gained experience on the East Coast of Mauritius (Ever fancied taking video of turtles, the size of small cars, at 35m?). By now he had achieved the top non-professional rating of Master Scuba Diver and took the step of becoming a professional Divemaster. Confident in his own abilities, he wanted to learn more about helping others in their safety and experiences. Continuing his education as an Assistant Instructor he has learnt to apply basic dive skills, which have been honed in the process, and he has taken responsibility in educating and helping others to dive safely. Spencer’s UK based training has been an adventure in itself; it has enabled him to become better-educated, confident, safe and prepared for the responsibilities ahead. Since he began, his adventure it has been varied, successful and fun. The same can’t be said for English Rugby! Where will your adventure lead? |
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Lauge Voigt Lauge has completed all of his PADI training in the UK with In2scuba, right the way from Open Water through to Professional level. He holds 6 Specialties including; Enriched Air Diver, Drysuit, Underwater Navigator, Deep, Wreck & Night Diver and is a Master Scuba Diver. Lauge is also an Emergency First Response Instructor, Care for Children First Aid Provider and a DAN Oxygen Provider. He is also In2scuba`s dive trip organiser to his native Denmark & Iceland, for those looking for Ice diving adventures! The aspects of diving that Lauge enjoys most is assisting on various courses, helping others to gain more experience and to achieve new goals. Although he still wouldn’t want to miss out on a midnight dive in Leybourne Lakes! He says "The thing I love about diving is that every dive is a new experience.” |
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Tom Scott Tom has completed all his training here in the UK and holds 10 Specialities including Deep, Multilevel and Wreck, achieving him the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. Tom is a qualified Oxygen Provider, Emergency First Responder and PADI Rescue Diver. He also holds a Commercially Endorsed RYA Powerboat Level 2 License, Shortwave VHF Radio License and Sea Survival Training Certification. However Tom’s real love is Underwater Videography, he’s often seen filming around the UK and abroad, the Red Sea and Dorset Coast being a couple of his favourites. When Tom is not filming, he’s found spending hours upon hours editing his footage and making DVDs. Besides enjoying his filming and “mentally taxing” diving, Tom also enjoys sharing his knowledge and Divemaster skills, when training people to dive, both beginners and certified divers. Tom says “I love taking new or certified divers all the way to their diving goal, be it Advanced, Rescue or Divemaster”. Email: tom@In2scuba.co.uk |
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Nicola Griffiths Nicola is one of In2scuba`s Rescue assistants She loves all aspects of her diving, and is always fun and friendly to be around. Nicola likes being involved during training sessions, so she can pass on her experiences to new divers. She learnt to dive in 2005, after enjoying a Scuba Try Dive with In2scuba. Once finished her PADI Open Water Diver course, Nicola then continued her adventure, by completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver & PADI Rescue Diver courses, here in the UK, in 2006 Nicola is also a trained First Aider, as she holds a current Emergency First Response First Aid/CPR/AED certification. Nicola has dived at various dive locations around the UK, including Wreck diving in the English Channel from Brighton & Eastbourne and Quarry diving at Stoney Cove! She has also dived some fantastic dive sites in the Maldives & Red Sea, regually enjoying blue water diving each year with her Dad Steve, who runs In2scuba. Nicola says her best dive to date was, Wreck diving the Ghannis D in the Red Sea, to be joined by 27 Bottle Nosed Dolphins for the whole dive - "It was an incredible experience I will never forget" Email: nicola@In2scuba.co.uk |
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Emma Pullar Email: emma@In2scuba.co.uk |
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