I have been diving since 1993 when I learned to dive with BSAC underneath Swanage Pier. I then dived in Comino with Subway and switched to PADI. I trained through to Master Instructor with Dive In, Gildenburgh Water in the UK. I started working there in 2003 and loved every minute of it. Eventually I decided to make scuba diving my career and moved to Malta in March 2007.Since becoming a Course Director in July 2008, most of my teaching is now Instructor Level Courses but I can still be found teaching Open Water and even the odd Try Dive if Karen makes me!
I learnt to dive to see the wonderful underwater life, so my favourite dives are ones with lots of fish. Having said that, my favourite dive in Malta is the wreck of the Um El Faroud, it is just breathtaking. Faroud aside, my top 5 dives would be Comino Caves, Imperial Eagle, Anchor Bay, Blue Hole & Inland Sea.
Outside of diving I love football and passionately support Luton Town Football Club. I'm a computer games freak, currently playing Left4Dead2. I relax by spending time with my beautiful Daughter – Emily and my 2 Rottweilers.
I always knew that I would become a diver!
I qualified in Egypt in 2000. If I hadn’t have been in the middle of buying my first flat, I would have never gone back to the UK.
I loved the freedom that Diving gave. Viewing the marine life in its natural habitat is a sight I believe everyone should have the chance to see. Under the sea is a different world completely, it’s so relaxing and no one dive is the same. Every dive is a different experience, from the marine life to the wrecks, it’s just amazing and from the moment I got in the water for my first dive I fell in love with it.
At first I was only planning to be a warm water diver, taking my holidays in Egypt, Turkey and hopefully places like Mexico, Thailand and ultimately wherever my budget would allow. Then as my love for diving grew, I realized that I no longer wanted to remain in the UK. I wanted to make my hobby my profession. I became an Instructor at Gildenburgh Water in 2005 and loved it.
Gildenburgh was also where I met Martin, and found that he had the same views. We left England in 2007 and headed to Malta. And I guess the rest is history!
One of the main reasons we chose Malta to settle in is the fact that it offers diving all year round. It also has some fantastic dive sites, giving a wonderful variety between shallow scenic dives, such as at Anchor Bay and the Santa Maria caves, and deeper wrecks such as the Rozi and the Um el Faroud. Aside from diving I found the people to be friendly and the scenery to be breathtaking. It really is a beautiful island.
PADI Course Director 629889
PADI Specialty Instructor Trainer
Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer
PADI TecRec – Tec Deep Instructor Trainer
PADI TecRec – Tec Trimix Instructor Trainer
PADI TecRec – Trimix Gas Blender Instructor Trainer
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Emergency First Response Instructor
Instructors
Joolz Doyle Master Instructor
Mark Jenkins Open Water Scuba Instructor
George ( Kevin ) Searle Open Water Scuba Instructor
I learned to dive with the British Sub Aqua Club, back in the days when the British army was still using the Martini Henry rifle..
Reaching the exalted heights of Advanced Instructor, Instructor Trainer and Area Coach. I then crossed over to PADI and have worked as a freelance instructor in many of the Dive centres in Malta.
Malta offers some amazing diving on wrecks and reefs. I personally like the Rozi, P29 and the Um el Faroud. The amount of marine life on these three can be awesome.
I’ve always had a passion for Water Sports and the outdoors so when my School arranged a Diving trip to Malta I was straight in there!
Started off Diving in 2008 with Buddies and returned the next year to complete my PADI Advanced Open Water. It was shortly after that when I decided I wanted to continue my Diving Education so returned once more to Buddies in 2010 when I was 18 to complete my Rescue and Divemaster. I ended up staying the whole season gaining lots of experience and completed my Instructor Development Course with Martin and passed my PADI Instructor Exams in November.
My favorite type of diving Is Deep and Wreck. The top of my list being the Um El Faroud. My next step is to start my Tec Rec training.
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Emergency First Response Instructor
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Emergency First Response Instructor
Deep, Wreck, Nitrox, Night and Navigation Specialty Instructor
Divemasters
Reinhard Loidl
Elka Borucka
When I started diving in 2009 I knew after my first Open Water Dive that this is what I wanted to do: Diving. I returned to Malta twice to gain further certifications and qualifications like the AOWD, Deep and Enriched Air Nitrox Speciality’s.
During my last visit to Malta in October 2010 I was offered the chance to become a PADI professional by completing an internship with Buddies. In November 2011 I hope to do my IDC and become a PADI Instructor. Even though I want to see as many of the world’s dive sites as possible, I already know that I want to come back to Malta often, diving at the famous and impressive wrecks and caves surrounding this great island.
I started diving in Malta in 2009 during my work placement for Uni, then I did my Divemaster internship in August 2009.
I started diving because i allways wanted to try it, and after my try-dive I knew one day i'd be an instructor.
My favourites dives in Malta are : Cirkewwa, Cominotto Reef & Caves and The Blue Hole on Gozo.
In November I am doing my Instructor course and plan to return to Malta next year, so you've been warned :-)
