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PADI Course Director Björn
Täckmann
English IDCs
Björn actually took his first breath underwater over 20 years
ago in Scandinavia, with conditions and equipment not as favorable
as today. Nonetheless, it was fascination and love at first breath.
Since then, he has been exploring the under water world, diving
sites in places such as Scandinavia, the Mediterranean Sea, the
Red Sea, the Andaman Sea, the Java Sea, the Gulf of Thailand, and
the Pacific Ocean.
In 1993, Björn decided to follow his passion; he turned diving
into a career by moving to Thailand to work as a Scuba Instructor.
Björn completed his Course Director course in 1996 at PADI
Headquarters in California, USA, and has been a full-time Instructor
Trainer ever since.
His experience builds on more than 100 successful IDCs resulting
in over 600 PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.
In addition, 1500+ other instructor certifications: EFR, DAN O2,
Rebreather, Gas Blender, Nitrox, Deep, Wreck, U/W Video, U/W Photography
and others.
He is currently the most popular Course Director, holding the
best IE passing rates, in South East Asia.
Björn’s philosophy is simple: Be Innovative,
Be First.
Björn has always been committed to staying at the forefront
of the scuba diving industry by offering the latest in education
and technology:
- Björn's IDC was the first in Thailand to introduce
PADI's latest programs: Digital Underwater Photography, the revised
Rescue Diver course, the new EANx Nitrox course & Care
for Children!
- Björn was also the first PADI Course Director to
introduce PADI's new IDC, PADI EANx Nitrox, Draeger Rebreather,
DSAT
TecRec Gas Blender and PADI's new EFR instructor course
and Prescriptive Lesson Guides to Phuket's IDC agenda!
- Björn is the only Course Director in Thailand who has
participated in the 2002, 2003 and 2005 Course Director
updates.
- In May 2003, and again in May 2004, Björn received PADI’s
most prestigious Course Director Award for his “Outstanding
Contribution to Instructor Development”.
He is the only Course Director in the world to receive this
unique
PADI award four times!
Look at what will make you successful in the real world - you
deserve the best preparation and education available.
Björn Täckmann Instructor
Trainer data:
- PADI Course Director graduate from PADI Headquarters,
California, USA
- EFR Instructor Trainer, Enriched Air NITROX Instructor
Trainer, DSAT Gas Blender Instructor Trainer, PADI Rebreather
Instructor Trainer (Draeger Ray & Dolphin), DAN Oxygen Instructor
Trainer, PADI Oxygen First Aid Instructor Trainer and Specialty
Instructor
Trainer (Shark, Wreck, Digital U/W Photo, Deep, Night, Navigation,
Boat U/W Naturalist, Search/Recovery and Multilevel)
- Trained over
1000 Instructors to varying levels, certified more than 2000
divers
- 22
years diving experience, 3000+ dives. Worked in Scandinavia,
Cyprus, the Red Sea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia
- Danish national. Last
12 years in Southeast Asia
 Please
visit also Björn's own Website at www.idc-phuket.com.
PADI Course Director Jürgen Schenker
German IDCs
Juergen has been living and diving in Phuket since 1991, and is
one of the few German PADI Course Directors in Asia.
His experience as manager of training operations for one of the
largest PADI 5 Star CDC Centers in South-East Asia will provide
you with firsthand information concerning the dive industry of the
new millennium. His German IDC
Programs have been an overwhelming success.
Juergen is in regular contact with the instructors he has trained
so successfully over the years, and he fully supports them with
his advice and expertise whenever they request it.
Jürgen Schenker Instructor Trainer Data:
- PADI Course Director graduate from PADI Headquarters, California,
USA
- MFA Instructor Trainer, Enriched Air NITROX Instructor Trainer,
PADI Rebreather Instructor Trainer (Draeger Dolphin & Ray),
PADI Oxygen First Aid Instructor Trainer, Specialty Instructor
Trainer for Diver Propulsion Vehicle (U/W Scooter), Wreck, Deep,
Night, U/W Navigation, U/W Naturalist, Search & Recovery,
Drift, Equipment, Boat and Multilevel.
- Gas Blender, Cylinder Testing Technician, Scubapro and Draeger
Technician
- Trained over 400 Instructors at all levels, certified more
than 500 divers
- 14 years diving experience, 1600+ dives
PADI Course Director Benno Brandon
German IDCs
Benno has been living and diving in Phuket since 1996. His previous
teaching experience includes a position as a PADI Instructor
at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) office on Clark Airbase
in the Philippines; Adventure Scuba in Broomfield Colorado USA;
DACOR Dive Center in Berlin and Tauchcenter Delphin in Landshut,
Germany; and as the General Manager of the El Shady Dive Center
in Hurgahda, Egypt.
His experience as manager of office operations for one of the largest
PADI 5 Star CDC Centers in South-East Asia will provide you with
firsthand information concerning the dive industry in the new millennium.
Benno Brandon Instructor Trainer Data:
- PADI Course Director graduate from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- MFA Instructor Trainer, Enriched Air NITROX Instructor Trainer,
PADI Rebreather Instructor Trainer (Draeger Dolphin & Ray),
PADI Oxygen First Aid Instructor Trainer, Specialty Instructor
Trainer for Diver Propulsion Vehicle (U/W Scooter), Wreck, Deep,
Night, U/W Navigation, U/W Naturalist, Search & Recovery,
Drift, Equipment, Boat, Dry, Altitude and Multilevel.
- Gas Blender, Scubapro, Beuchat and Mares Technician
- Trained over 50 Instructors at all levels, certified more than
400 divers
- 16 years diving experience, 2000+ dives
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