Biography

Andy is a Full Trimix CCR instructor and TDI Instructor Trainer working at Circle Divers Tec and CCR, Sharm. His machine of choice is JJ-CCR (he is the longest-standing JJ CCR Instructor in South Sinai). He is also teaching using the following machines: JJ-CCR, APD Evolution, Hollis Prism 2, ISC Megalodon, ISC Pathfinder, and SF-2. He teaches IANTD, TDI, TecRec, SSI and ANDI. He has been a technical diving instructor since 2006 and has travelled extensively, settling back in Egypt in late 2016 - prior to this he taught in Cyprus, The Canaries, Greece, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the UK. He teaches both closed circuit and open circuit to full Exploration Trimix level and has a passion for combining this with exploration of the overhead environment, having being involved with teams locating and exploring new cave systems in Egypt and expanding wreck penetration options on some World class wrecks such as the Zenobia in Cyprus. Andy is also a very experienced Technical Sidemount instructor, offering courses and equipment workshops. He is happy to be contacted about all things relating to Technical and Rebreather diving in the area