FUTURE PLANS - WATCH THIS SPACE!

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!

rebreather support diving
INSTRUCTOR PROFILE
Simon Townsend Rebreather Instructor


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.