Mike is originally from the UK. He first became interested in tech diving whilst helping to lead a 10 week wreck diving expedition, which circled the globe. Suffice to say that the need for further training became ‘apparent’ whilst diving at 55m (200ft) on a single tank on the President Coolidge in Vanuatu. We’ve all done it, the wise learn from experience.
John Bennett introduced Mike to Atlantis Tech in 2003 and the rest is history.
Mike is a TDI instructor teaching all the way up to Advanced Trimix including Advanced Wreck. He has experience diving all over the world in a variety of conditions, but his passion is for wrecks. So ask him what his favourite wreck is diving experience is if you have a spare few hours!
Since joining us he has refined and improved on the courses which we have been teaching here since John Bennett conceived Atlantis Tech. He has also developed the TDI Enhanced Skills speciality course, which has been so successful that it has been copied!
He’s one of the few instructors on the beach who is purely dedicated to tech, is highly knowledgeable about all aspects of tech diving and he actually does tech diving for fun in his spare time! This may sound like a strange thing to say, however very few instructors still have that passion.
Unlike many instructors he sets high standards for his students, believing that they should be able to cope with problems underwater rather than just hoping that things go well. As such you will receive a technical diving course from him, rather than a recreational course on doubles.