PADI IDC - Course Directors and IDC Staff
During your PADI Instructor course and PADI Instructor Examinations, you want to know that you are in the very best hands at all times.
Our award-winning PADI Course Directors and PADI IDC staff will be here at all times to assist you all the way through the entire PADI IDC and IE process. Our experience in teaching quality PADI Instructors will be evident from day one. Success in the IDC is not just about studying; it is also about the environment that you are in, and the people around you. Our stress-free training style helps you to relax and enjoy your IDC.
Our multilingual PADI IDC team will ensure that you have the most up to date knowledge and resources available to you. During the PADI IDC we are there for you at all times. Blue Season Bali is the only PADI IDC facility with two full-time English-speaking course directors on staff- year round. Even if it is late at night, we will be here to answer any questions you have.
Here is a little more information about our PADI Course directors.
Jonathan Cross - Platinum PADI Course Director
PADI Course Director Jonathan has been diving for over thirteen years and has logged over 3500+ dives. As an Owner/Director of Blue Season Bali, Jonathan is actively involved with all aspects of the Blue Season Bali IDC internship programs and with conducting the PADI IDC in Bali. With many years experience teaching divers of all levels, Jonathan is able to offer a wealth of information to our IDC candidates.
Information about Jonathan:
- PADI Platinum Course Director for the past three years
- Selected by PADI Asia-Pacific as the winner of the region's 2010 "Instructor Development Award"
- Over 20+ Instructor Specialty ratings
- Tec 50 Diver
- Owner / Director of Blue Season Bali
- British
- 36 years old
- 3800 + logged dives
- 13 years diving experience
- 1200 + certifications
Tom West - PADI Course Director
PADI Course Director Tom West manages our professional development and technical exploration divisions here Blue Season Bali and has a wealth of knowledge about diving in many specialized areas. As an avid cave diver and explorer, Tom commonly spends his holiday time in search of underwater cave systems in Indonesia.
Tom has spent his time teaching many students in all areas from DSD's to Technical Instructors. Tom is dedicated to providing you with the best possible chance of succeeding during the IDC and Internships. With over 2500 logged dives he has a lot of experience in the dive sites around Asia.
Information about Tom:
- PADI Gold Course Director
- Technical Diving Instructor Trainer
- Technical Wreck / Full Cave Diver
- American
- Professional Development Manager
- 31 years old
- Over 4,000 hours underwater
Thomas "Bazz" Barrett - PADI Course Director
Bazz is the newest addition to our Course Director team here at Blue Season Bali. Bazz has an enormous amount of experience teaching scuba diving at all levels from entry-level, to IDC and even Trimix Diver. As a testament to the quality of his experience and teaching skills, Bazz has even certified other course directors working in Bali in their very first decompression diving classes.
Information about Bazz:
- PADI Course Director
- Tec Trimix Instructor Trainer
- Technical Wreck Instructor
- Full Cave Diver
- English
- 26 years old
- 2500 + logged dives
- Over 4,000 hours underwater
- 400 + certifications
Wakaba - PADI Master Instructor
PADI Master Instructor Wakaba is also a company director and owner of Blue Season Bali. Wakaba has been teaching for many years and has vast experience within the Indonesian archipelago. Wakaba assists on the PADI IDC's and Internships to provide support for our female Divemaster and Instructor candidates along with our Japanese divers.
INFO:
- PADI Master Instructor
- EFR Instructor Trainer
- Japanese, speaks English and Indonesian
- ?? years old :-)
- 2000 + logged dives
- 18 years diving experience
- 150 + certifications
Ikuma Aoyama - PADI Course Director
Ikuma is our go-to guy when it comes to Japanese instructor development and there is a good reason why. He has been a professional dive educator for many years and has a lot of experience to share with candidates. He is also one of the head instructors running our English and Japanese divemaster internship programs. Ikuma intends to become a course director at the PADI CDTC in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia in 2012.
INFO:
- PADI Master Instructor
- EFR Instructor Trainer
- Japanese, speaks English and Indonesian
- 32 years old
- 2500 + logged dives
- 8 years diving experience
- 300 + certifications
There is a lot of information in these PADI IDC pages so please do not hesitate to contact us about any questions you have regarding your Scuba Diving Instructor course with Blue Season Bali.