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PERSONAL
PROFILE:
I am a qualified Chartered Engineer
(Electronics) but got bored of the repetitive and predictable nature
of the job. I decided I no longer wanted to be sat behind a
computer for 8hrs a day in a stuffy office to only go exploring for
2 or 4 weeks a year. So I made a career change. Because of my
nature to want to see and explore the world, I invested many hard
earned pounds into a career that would allow me to travel for fun
and get paid for it. So in 2007 I upgraded my Divemaster
qualification to instructor and then upgraded my Day Skipper with
Yachtmaster Theory into Ocean Yachtmaster with 24m/200tonne
commercial endorsement. Furthermore, not being satisfied with
simply being an ordinary dive instructor, I became a Master Scuba
Diver Instructor so that I could teach speciality courses, my
favourite being underwater photography.
As I have said, I am inquisitive
about the world, especially nature. I also enjoy sharing my love of
nature with people, hence my photography and especially the under
water type.
OBJECTIVE:
Ultimately I want to own my own boat
to market as a dive/sail charter.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Electronic Systems Engineer BSc
Hons
16 years of being an Electronic
Design Engineer for Marconi, Philips and a couple of other companies
designing state of the art products such as military radios,
satellites, laser drillers, LCD TVs and cockpit displays for small
jet aircraft. Managed a number of these projects as well as being
the principle designer.
Police Constable for Dorset
Police, England
Performed two years of general police
duties in between the above mentioned engineering career.
Scuba Instructor Koh Tao,
Thailand 2007
Gained my scuba instructor
qualification and then went onto teach for a few months gaining many
more speciality Instructor qualifications.
Skipper of Catamarans
Caribbean 2008 to present
Skippered catamarans from 45 feet to
58 feet. (Royal Cape, Privilege, Marquises). On charter 2 out of 3
weeks. Maintaining vessels in off week. Was also scuba instructor
on the catamarans. Sailed Grenadines, St Martin, BVIs. Deliveries
from Grenadines to Antigua and return trip from BVIs to St Martin.
QUALIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Instructor with PADI 2007
Qualified to teach up to Divemaster
and Master Scuba Diver level. Qualified to teach specialities in
Underwater Photography, Project Aware, Wreck Diver, Deep Diver,
Naturalist, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night Diver, Nitrox Diver.
Emergency First Responder (EFR)
Instructor 2007
Basic First aid coarse required for
Rescue Divers and above.
DAN O2 Provider
Instructor 2007
A course to teach people how to deal
mainly with diver injuries related to the lungs.
RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Ocean
Sailing Academy 2008
RYA approved course including:
Practical: Prep for sea & Deck
work; Practical navigation & Pilotage; Skippering; Maintenance,
Engines & Victualling; Yacht handling under Power/Sail; Passage
making, MOB & Meteorology; Rules of road & Emergency situations,
etc.
Theory: Foundation of
navigation; Nautical terms; Rope & Anchor work, Safety & Collision
regulations; Navigation charts & Compass; Tides & Tidal streams;
Meteorology; Passage planning & Pilotage etc.
Qualified to sail a yacht across any
ocean. Completed Celestial Navigation using sextant.
Ocean Sailing: Sailed past the
Cape Point (South Africa) in 34 and 42 foot yachts on 6 or more
occasions. Sailed from Cape Town to Durban and back. Return trip
performed under sail only, i.e. no engine. Antigua to Bermuda and
Bermuda to the Azores in a 43’ yacht. Just under 9000nm in total.
STCW95 Ocean Sailing
Academy 2008
First Aid, Sea Survival, VHF Radio
and Fire Fighting course giving commercial endorsement.
Power Boat Level II Ocean
Sailing Academy 2008
Super Yacht Training Ocean
Sailing Academy 2008
Ship Captains Medical Ocean
Sailing Academy 2008
INTERESTS:
Scuba Diving with underwater
photography, most water sports, photography, keep fit, archery,
golf
REFERENCES:
Filipe Goncalves Captain Reference pulgafg@hotmail.com
Francois Nel Captain Reference franhnel@gmail.com
Robin Dove Sailing Instuctor Reference tracey@oceansailing.co.za
Mark Soworka Buddha View Course
Director for Scuba Diving mark@dive-careers.com
Simon Barnes Internal
Auditor Personal Reference sibarnes11@yahoo.co.uk
Kerry Newman Paramedic Personal
Reference kerrynewman@hotmail.com
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