Future plans
include further dives on the Georgia K (103m); a planned
expedition in late 2005 to two Italian liners sunk between
Menorca and Mallorca (110m), and resources permitting, a
further expedition to find a French Liner.
Rebreathertraining is also looking to
offer training on two other types of rebreather units in
the not too distant future - watch this space!
INSTRUCTOR
PROFILE
SIMON TOWNSEND
CCR Mod 1, 2, and 3 Instructor
Instructor Trainer
Simon has been diving rebreathers for many years and started
off by using the Dräger Atlantis before moving onto
the APD Inspiration, logging many hundreds of SCR and CCR
hours underwater.
He has been teaching the Dräger unit since1999 and the Inspiration
since 2000 - teaching trimix Inspiration since 2002 when he also
gained Instructor Trainer status.
During the days spent working with the popular technical
diving magazine, 9-90, he was actively involved
in many projects including: The North Channel Wrecks
The Audacious (65m)
Empire Heritage (70m)
Identifying the submarine H5 and consequently securing a protection
order placed on her (68m)
HMS Dasher in the Clyde (131m - 170m)
The Bullring (Menorca) (55m - 75m)
Georgia K (Menorca) (103m)
Simon was Project Manager for the support team on the Steve Trugullia
British Freediving record in 2002 and Lloyd Scott’s underwater
marathon in Loch Ness in October 2003
At the end of 2003 he decided to move to Menorca after the closure
of 9-90 magazine and the original Underwater Centre,
Fort William, but still maintains close links with the UK technical
diving scene.
Simon decided to concentrate on rebreather training due to what
seemed a poor attitude towards the level required to be a competent
- and safe - rebreather diver.