Chris Owen Diving Qualifications: Instructor Trainer Qualifications
PADI Instructor Trainer - Indepth Dive Centre Phuket
- Rebreather Diver
- Emergency Oxygen Provider
- Fish ID Diver
- AWARE Shark Conservation Diver
- Dolphin / Atlantis SCCR Rebreather Diver
- Wreck Diver Diver
- Search & Recovery Diver
- Drift Diver
- Underwater Naturalist Diver
- Dive Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)
- PADI Boat Diver
- PADI Multilevel Diver
- Underwater Photography Diver
- Underwater Navigator
- Night Diver
- Deep Diver
- Digital Underwater Photography
- Dive Centre Employee - Distinctive Specialty
- AED Instructor - Distinctive Speciality
- First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries - Distinctive
- Oxygen First Aid - Distinctive Specialty
- Course Director
DSAT Instructor Trainer - Indepth Dive Centre Phuket
- Trimix Gas Blender
- EANx Gas Blender
EFR Instructor Trainer - Indepth Dive Centre Phuket
- Primary and Secondary Care – Adults
- CPR & AED
- Care for Children
- EFR for the Work Place – pending
Divers Alert Network Instructor Trainer
- DAN Asia Pacific AED
- Divers Alert Network First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries (HMLI)
- DAN Asia Pacific Oxygen Provider
- Divers Alert Network Bag Valve Mask (BVM)
- DAN Asia Pacific MTV 100
- DAN USA Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
- Diver Alert Network USA – Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
- DAN USA – Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Chris Owen Diving Qualifications: Instructor Ratings
- Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) – Distinctive Specialty
- First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries – Distinctive Specialty
- Trimix Gas Blender
- Semi Closed Circuit Rebreather – Atlantis
- eCCR Rebreather
- Fish Identification
- AWARE - Shark Conservation
- Under Water Photographer
- Dive propulsion Vehicle (DPV)
- Marine Resource Management – Distinctive
- Coral Reef Conservation
- Staff Instructor
- Master Instructor Diver
- Equipment Specialist
- Search & Recovery Diver
- Boat Diver
- Enriched Air Diver
- Oxygen First Aid – Distinctive
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Wreck Diver
- Underwater Navigator Diver
- Underwater Naturalist
- Drift Diver
- Deep Diver
- Master Scuba Diver Trainer
- Medic First Aid Instructor
- Open Water Scuba Instructor
- Dive Centre Employee
EFR Instructor Qualifications
- Primary and Secondary Care – Adults
- CPR & AED
- Care for Children
- EFR for the Work Place – pending
Divers Alert Network Instructor Trainer
- Primary and Secondary Care – Adults
- CPR & AED
- Care for Children
- EFR for the Work Place – pending
Commercial Diving Qualifications:
- Dive Medic Technician
- Envirodive Services: Recreational Nitrox Gas Blender Instructor
Medic related Qualifications:
- Advanced Resuscitation – including CPR
- Automatic External Defibrillation
- Occupational First Aid
- Entonox Administration
Scuba Equipment Technician Qualifications:
- Scubapro - Technical Educational Seminar
- Aqua-lung - Repair, Maintenance and Servicing US Divers
Technical Diving Qualifications:
TDI:
- Poseidon CCR Rebreather Air Deco 45m
ANDI:
- Certified Gas Blender
- Service Technician
- Complete Safe Air User
Sport Diving Qualifications:
PADI:
- Rebreather Diver - Poseidon MKVI
- Advanced Rebreather Diver - Poseidon Se7en
- Semi-Closed Rebreather Diver
- Divemaster
- Wreck Diver
- Master Scuba Diver
- Search & Recovery Diver
- Underwater Navigator Diver
- Deep Diver
- Night Diver
- Rescue Diver
- Advanced Open Water Diver
- Open Water Diver
- AWARE Shark Conservation
BSAC:
- Novice II
- Novice I
Chris Owen Diving Qualifications: Employment History 1992 - Present
| Dates | Company | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 - Present | Indepth Dive Centre - PADI 5* IDC & TecRec S-36108 | CEO | PADI Course Director & Rebreather Instructor Trainer for Indepth |
| Jan 2009 – Dec 2009 | Kon Tiki Divers - PADI 5* IDC S-2424 | Manager | Manager of Instructor Development, Training and Education |
| Jan 2005 | Sea Bees - PADI 5* IDC S-34017 | Manager | Manager of PADI Instructor Development - Phuket & Khao Lak |
| Mar 2004 | Warm Water Divers - PADI 5* IDC S-18627 | Director | Director of Training and Education |
| Jun 2001 | Warm Water Divers - PADI 5* IDC S-18627 | Manager | Manager of PADI Instructor Development, Training & Education responsible for the whole educational and training side of Warm Water Divers: including Managing / hiring / firing Instructors, course pricing, course marketing etc. |
| Jul 2000 | Indepth Instruction Co. Ltd. | Founder & Managing Director | |
| May 2000 | Warm Water Divers - PADI 5* IDC S-18627 | Manager / Course Director | Manager of Instructor Development, Warm Water Divers S-18627: Full time PADI Course Director running 12 IDCs / year on Phuket & Phi Phi |
| Jan 1998 - Dec 1999 | Own Business | General Manager / Instructor | General Manager and Instructor of own Scuba business: Pattaya / Bangkok IDC Staff for Dive Asia PADI IDC 10 total |
| Mar 1996 - Jan 1998 | Dave’s Divers’ Den – Pattaya | Manager / Lead instructor | Manager and lead Instructor for the Recreational Scuba Diving division of Sea & Oilfield Services. |
| Jan 1994 - Jan 1996 | Mermaid’s Dive Centre – PADI 5* IDC - Pattaya | Manager / Lead instructor | Manager, Share Holder and Lead instructor |
| Oct 1993 - Jan 1994 | Chang Divers - Ko Samui | PADI Instructor | |
| Nov 1992 - Sep 1993 | B & J Dive Centre 5* IDC Centre - Tioman island Malaysia | Trip Leader / Dive Master | General Trip logistics: organization & running of day trips, dive equipment maintenance, etc. |