Technical Scuba Diving

Born in London in 1964, Dave Ross grew up on the South Coast of England, and was educated at the University of Leeds, graduating in Geology in 1987. Deciding that the North Sea Oil Fields were not for him he headed for the Far East and spent several years traveling and working between Hong Kong and Australia.

During this time he learned to dive, turning professional as a Divemaster in 1991 and PADI Instructor in 1992. Working primarily with Asia Divers in Puerto Galera, Dave went on to be among the first group of IANTD Nitrox Instructors ever certified in the Philippines in 1995. He now is an Instructor Trainer to Advanced Nitrox Level, a Trimix Instructor, Semi Closed Rebreather Instructor and DAN O2 Provider Instructor.

Since turning professional Dave has trained nearly 900 divers at all levels and logged more than 6,000 dives, and been instrumental in the set up and management of Tech Asia, a Dive Center specializing solely in advanced and technical diving.

Beyond teaching in Puerto Galera he has worked in Subic Bay, and been active in providing both home and abroad dive trips to Coron, the Sulu Sea and Truk Lagoon in Micronesia. In recent years the focus has been leaning towards technical wreck diving, for which the Philippines provides boundless opportunities.

• Thoughts On Technical Configuration
• Truk Lagoon - May 13-20 2001
• Technical Wreck Diving on the USS New York

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