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Andrea Speak - PADI Staff Instructor.
Andrea has been diving for over 10 years and has been a professional diver since 1999. Andrea has dived in many locations around the World and has even achieved the Ice Diving Speciality from diving in Norway in temperatures of minus 18 degrees..brrrr. Andrea is also a First Aid at Work Instructor.
Andrea's plus points - good with a compass, launches the best SMB's ever, excellent at teaching dive physics and dive theory.
Andrea's bad points - the worlds most seasick diver, and very grumpy on dive boats!
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Brian Speak - PADI Assistant Instructor.
Brian has been diving for about 8 years, and has exceeded his expectations by qualifying as a PADI Assistant Instructor. Brian's love is underwater photography and videography, which he is very good at, and for playing on Diver Propulsion Vehicles along reefs and drop offs.
Brian's plus points - excellent at underwater photography, good at teaching buoyancy control
Brian's bad points - Hardly ever makes tea and coffee on dive days, hates paperwork !
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Andy Steel - PADI Assistant Instructor.
Andy has been diving for about 6 years and has been with the school since around 2005 when he joined to complete his Divemaster course, and never left! Andy loves the Red Sea and spends many a happy hour whiling away his time on liveaboards. Another great underwater photographer.
Andy's plus points - good with twins, can hold his beer well, good at navigating.
Andy's bad points - better at diving than driving, and is very forgetful.
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Steve Hurst - PADI Assistant Instructor
Steve has been with the school since around 2005 joining us as a Divemaster, and is now an AI. Steve is always up for a laugh and just loves going on dive trips with the club and crew, where he can stop being the serious banker and get back to being one of the lads.
Steve's plus points - great sense of humour and does great hovers
Steve's bad points - gets a bit grumpy sometimes !
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Aaron Latham - PADI Divemaster
Aaron joined us as an open water student about 3 years ago and has progressed with his diving, achieving the Divemaster qualification in 2008. Aaron is a real strength to the team being totally reliable, helping out with kit loading and unloading and is excellent at helping students who are struggling with their skills. Everyone loves Aaron.
Aaron's plus points - Very helpful with kit, helping students get ready, nice and gentle natured.
Aaron's bad points - His pants ! They are the constant topic of discussion on dive days
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James Farquhar - PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.
James has been diving for about 5 years, and joined the school last year. James has a bit of an aversion to the cold, hence you mainly see him in warmer months (hence not many photos of him!). But he is amusing and witty and is probably the most mature one amongst us, keeping the rest of us on an even keel. Likes diving in Thailand and is going shark cage diving this year in Africa.... its been lovely knowing you James !!
James's plus points - mature and sensible
James's bad pionts - mature and sensible
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Jim Dunn (Jimmy D)- PADI Divemaster in Training.
Jim joined us to learn to dive in 2007, after a long long break from diving when he was in the military. Jim has progressed through his diving by taking a number of speciality courses and working through to Rescue Diver. At the end of 2008 Jim took the plunge to move forwards to a Professional Diver and signed up for the Divemaster course which he is on target to achieve in May 2009.
Jims plus points - conscientious, hard working and very amusing
Jims bad points - Hes even more mature and sensible than James !!
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