Paul Tanner

Followed by a childhood of swimming, snorkeling and free diving Paul qualified as a diver at the age of seventeen.  After his first sea dive in Dublin Bay, Ireland he knew that diving was what he was meant to do in life. He furthered his training and experience over the next few years to qualify as a Divemaster in 1991.  With this proffesional qualification he moved to Cyprus to work with one of the largest dive schools in Europe. 

After six months working as a divemaster he passed the Instructor Developement Course followed by the Instructor examinations to become an PADI   Open Water Scuba Instructor. Paul worked as an instructor in Cyprus for a number of years until he moved to the UK to take the position of Chief Instructor with a dive centre in London.  He held this position for three years until deciding to return home to Ireland to start up a diving centre .

Current Qualifications   PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer ( no. # 59009 ) PADI Speciality Instructor ( 11 Specialities ) IANTD Advanced Nitrox Instructor (no. # 4163 ) IANTD Mixer Blender Instructor HSE Part IV Commercial Diver HSE Diver Medic RYA Day Skipper IYA Coastal Skipper & Advanced Powerboat cert. Global, Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (ROC) Medic First Aid Instructor BIM Sea Survival, First Aid & firefighting cert

 Paul has been in the diving industry on a full time basis for 17 years and as a result has a wealth of experience in diver training that only a full time instructor can have.  He believes in quality training and always strives to produce a very capable diver who can dive safely.  

"Only through the ability to dive safely and confidently can one truely get the most enjoyment and fun from diving."