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For more details on technical diving, equipment, training and instruction, or to learn about DSAT or PADI courses, contact Austin's senior DSAT technical diving instructor, Paul at info@techdivinginstructor.com
Train Right!
Attempting to perform technical diving without proper training and equipment may result in serious injury or death.
Technical Diving can be (and is) done well, or badly, done intelligently or ineptly- the point is to do it well and intelligently- for so many reasons. Performing technical diving well is not only a matter of acquiring a body of knowledge (knowing 'what'), but is more like playing the piano well; it is as much 'knowing how' as 'knowing what'. The interweb is not the best place for either of these. Think on that.
About Paul
Deep Down Your Training Matters, so Train Right.
English, eloquent, experienced- the 3Es of Paul. Despite my boyish good looks, I have been a certified diver since 1984 and an instructor (British Sub Aqua Club Advanced Instructor) since 1990. My early dive training and instruction was on the prolific wrecks in the cold waters of the North Sea and English Channel and since then I have been fortunate to have dived most places around the world including: under thick ice in Norway, the spectacular, deep WW1 and WW2 wrecks of Scapa Flow, the cold, bountiful waters of Puget Sound, spectacular Belizean reefs, deep Red Sea walls, Loch Ness, the deep lakes of Germany, cold Baltic waters, plus the extensive caves of Florida and tight caves of UK. An experienced, independent, multi-agency diver and instructor, I train students up to the very pinnacle of diving achievement, hypoxic gas trimix programmes.
My background is that I was an officer in the British Army and I retired as a LTC. Ask me for some war stories if you would like to be bored. I have instructed and certified both military and civilian divers for over two decades.
My dive qualifications include:
DSAT Technical Trimix Instructor,
DSAT Normoxic Trimix Instructor
DSAT Sidemount Instructor (technical and recreational),
DSAT Tec Deep Instructor (FULL Tec 40/ 45/ 50),
DSAT Cavern Instructor,
DSAT Gas Blender Instructor
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, (Specialties: Nitrox, Multilevel, Deep, Wreck, Drysuit, Night)
PADI Open Water Instructor,
British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) Advanced Instructor,
BSAC Nitrox Instructor,
CMAS 4* Instructor,
TDI Extended Range Instructor
TDI Advanced Nitrox Instructor
TDI Decompression Procedures Instructor
IANTD Trimix (hypoxic) diver,
IANTD Technical EANx Diver,
IANTD Cave Diver (Stage and EANx),
TDI Rebreather diver,
Joint Services Military Diving Supervisor,
Joint Services Military Trimix Instructor (normoxic),
Joint Services Military Shallow Water (O2) Rebreather Diver.
Selecting an instructor for your diving education is not something you should take lightly.
At all skill levels, the most important factor is the instructor. At the technical levels, the agency matters very much and there certainly are differences between agencies (why does Mark Ellyatt, 'Ocean Gladiator', train DSAT do you think?), but it is still your instructor who will make the greatest difference in how much you gain from the course.
Quality is the key. Deep down your training matters, so choose well and train right.
Divers and Instructors choose their routes based upon their personal preferences. For my route I elected to undergo what I saw as the most rigorous and most demanding of courses available at the time and, indeed, still. I trained with BSAC, CMAS, IANTD, TDI, the military and DSAT and I chose to instruct DSAT, TDI, BSAC, IANTD and CMAS with focus on DSAT for technical dive training. I believe these agencies represent excellence in the field of diving. I believe that DSAT has taken the very best practices from across the technical diving spectrum, has leant upon PADI's expertise in course construction and delivery, and crafted them into a package that is comprehensive, logical, challenging, demanding and extremely thorough whilst being highly enjoyable and achievable- plus it is supported by the very best in training materials.
This training is the bridge to limitless possibilities- embrace it and them.
My Training Philosophy:
Diving is, and should always be, an enjoyable activity at all levels.
I provide each student at every level prompt, courteous and thorough instruction.
Developing divers to the level of technical diver is, and must be, both rigorous and demanding, yet will be so in a relaxed and enjoyable manner.
My students will understand the reasons for choosing their gear configuration which will evolve, improve and be more efficient over time- the key being understanding the why of each of their equipment decisions
I will provide the highest quality instruction and the greatest value for money in every class.
Dive Safe, Train Right!