Diving Credentials and Qualifications

This page serves as a sort of resume of my diving career. I'm quite active with my hobby and instruct on a semi-professional basis. What does semi-professional mean in this sense? It means that I'm quite active in the diving industry, but am not working in on a full-time basis. It means that I am far more active than most "hobby instructors". For me, diving is something between a hobby and a profession. When asked I usually describe it as my "hobby profession".

Samarangersee, Austria

Diving since: 1993
Instructing since: 2000
Certifications issued: 150+ (as of Jan 2007)
Dives: 800+ (as of Jan 2007)

Professional-level qualifications (sport):

• PADI IDC Staff Instructor
• EFR Corp Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer

Professional-level qualifications (technical):

• DSAT Tec Trimix Instructor
• DSAT Gas Blender (Trimix) Instructor
• IANTD Technical Cave Instructor

User-level qualifications:

• IANTD Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) - Megalodon
• IANTD CCR Cave Diver
• IANTD CCR Trimix Diver
• NACD Cave DPV (scooter)

Diving experience in the following countries: Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, USA, Mexico, France, Croatia, Italy.

Experience in the following environments: Tropical, temperate, cold, ice, deep, altitude, wreck, river, lake, ocean, extended range, trimix, DPV, cavern, cave, closed-circuit rebreathers (CCR), CCR cave, CCR trimix.

For latest news about further developments check out the news page or for details of my favourite dive spots see the highlights page.