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We’re the staff @ The College of Diving!

The College has the highest ratings awarded to PADI dive centers for our dedication to you and the environment. Many awards for excellence have been awarded to our instructors throughout the years.

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Nick Derutter

PADI Platinum Course Director / EFR Instructor Trainer / Tec Deep Instructor Trainer / Tec Sidemount Instructor Trainer / Hyperbaric Chamber Operator

From: Leuven, Belgium
Spoken Languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German
Hobbies: Film, Photography, History, Science (I’m a nerd)
Specialty Instructor Trainer Ratings: Too many to list!
Favourite Dive Activity: Sidemount
Favourite Dive Site: Black Hills

Rebecca Engel

Owner & General Manager / PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor / ANDI Hyperbaric Chamber Operator Instructor

From: North Dakota, US
Spoken Languages: English, Spanish
Hobbies: Reading, Yoga, Diving, “Beaching It” and spending time with family.
Favourite Dive Activity: Lionfish Containment
Favourite Dive Site: Jacks Bight

Asa Croak

Manager / PADI IDC Staff Instructor / Tec Deep Instructor

From: Newcastle, Australia
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Sidemount, Tec Sidemount, Self-Reliant, Full Face Mask, PADI Adaptive, Dive Heart Adaptive, Gas Blender, Equipment
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Surfing, Music, Sports.
Favourite Dive Activity: Sidemount
Favorite Dive Site: Don Quixote

Stephen J. Aynsley

PADI Platinum Course Director / EFR Instructor Trainer / Tec Deep Instructor Trainer

From: Newcastle,  United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Trainer Ratings: Too many to list!
Hobbies: Running marathons
Favourite Dive Activity:  Teaching Instructors, Full Face Mask.
Favourite Dive Site: The Halliburton wreck

Abigail Smith

Whale Shark & Oceanic Research Centre Manager / PADI IDC Staff Instructor

From : Winchester, United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Gas Blender, Equipment, PADI Adaptive, Dive Heart Adaptive
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Film, Photography, Dad Jokes!
Favourite Dive Activity: Lion Fish Hunt!
Favourite Dive Site: The Maze

Shaun Doyle

Photographer / Videographer / PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer 

From: Texas, United States
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Photography
Hobbies: Fire Juggling, Slack Line, Hiking
Favourite Dive Activity: Photography, Deep Diving, and Lionfish Containment.
Favorite Dive Site: Blackish Point

Hunter Morgan

PADI IDC Staff Instructor

From: Utila, Bay Islands
Spoken Languages: Utilian, English and Spanish
Specialty Instructor ratings: Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air, Sidemount, Full Face Mask, Equipment, Gas Blender
Hobbies: Photography, Video Games
Favourite Dive Activity: Sidemount and Full Face Mask
Favourite Dive Site: Duppy Waters

Tatiana Scott

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer 

From: Toronto, Canada
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Photography, Gas Blender
Hobbies: Horror Movies, Anything to do with Animals!
Favourite Dive Activity: Fun dives with my Camera
Favourite Dive Site: Sturgess Bank a.k.a “The Jewel of The Caribbean”

Paige Poulsen

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer 

From: South Dakota, United States
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Sidemount, Self-Reliant
Hobbies: Dancing, Music, Film
Favourite Dive Activity: Night Diving, Macro
Favorite Dive Site: Aquarium

Mitch Hensley

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer

From: Indianapolis, United States
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Self-Reliant, Gas Blender
Hobbies: Dad Sports, Singing Poorly
Favourite Dive Activity: Lionfish Containment
Favorite Dive Site: Don Quixote

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