Q. When / where did you
start diving?
A. Started diving in
the United Kingdom in 1990 .
Q. What motivated you
to become a diver?
A. I was already an
active speleologist (caver) and wanted to learn to dive
to enable me to pass flooded sections of caves to gain
access to further dry passages beyond.
Q. Where have you been?
A. I’ve dived
in France, Spain, the Balearics, the Canaries, Malta,
Guam, Florida, The Caucus and Siberia in Russia, the
Gulf of Mexico, and Switzerland and all over the UK.
Q. What diving accomplishment
are you most proud of?
A. Reaching qualified
diver status with the British Cave Diving Group (CDG).
Q. What is your favorite
piece of equipment?
A. My OMS steel back
plate and harness. Adjusted to perfection for me, all
my kit stored in or on it with ease and very comfortable.
Q. What is your favorite
piece of DUI equipment?
A. My TLS signature
series suit. Always bone dry and so comfortable it’s
like diving without a suit.
Q. Who do you admire
in the diving community?
A. Students, who have
a genuine desire to learn, to improve their diving and
be safe and who will work hard with their instructor
as a partnership to achieve those goals.
Q. Do you have any pre-dive,
dive, or deco rituals?
A. Mentally rehearse
each dive in your mind analyzing all the what ifs.
Q. Do you know any good
dive / fish jokes?
A. What do you call
a fish with no eyes? …….Fsh.
Q. Where can people find
out more about you, your courses, and products?
A. www.philshorttechnical.com
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