MATT
BOLTON - PADI Course Director #463559
 General
Manager and Resident PADI Course Director Matt is one
of the few Asian based Course Directors to have been selected
to attend the prestigious Course
Director Training Course at PADI HQ in California.
Matt originally
joined Crystal Dive in 1999 and quickly became Head Instructor
at the resort.
Teaching all levels
of PADI courses and building up an extensive knowledge
of the local dive scene, Matt became Operations Manager
in 2003, quickly developing the Resort into a 5 Star Instructor
Development Center.
During this period
he worked alongside some of the region’s leading
Course Directors giving him a unique insight into various
teaching styles within PADI IDC's.
 Boasting
a wealth of teaching experience through out the PADI System,
Matt has now been involved with over 45 PADI IDC's certifying
over 800 PADI Professionals, plus over 1,500 PADI diver
certifications.
As well as boasting 5 years management experience
with one of Thailand's premier scuba diving operations,
Matt has 18 Instructor Trainer Specialty ratings as well
as being an EFR Primary, Secondry and Care for Children
Instructor Trainer.
Matt is also the
only Koh Tao Course Director to attend the 3 Day 2005
PADI Business of Diving Seminar's, an exclusive PADI Developmental
program aimed at the industry's business leaders.
At the beginning
of 2007, PADI awarded Matt the prestigious 'Platinum'
Course Director rating and he is now one of only a handful
of PADI Course Directors in Thailand to have received
this award and in a group of less than 10% of all Course
Directors worldwide.
Always willing
to learn something new and keep ahead of the industry’s
latest developments, Matt often takes time out from his
teaching activities to continue his own education, attending
courses in Marine Conservation & Reef Ecology as well
as completing the latest 'Dive Medical' courses sponsored
by DAN.
Matt has recently
returned from Singapore where he completed the brand new
PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor Trainer course
as well as attend the PADI Business Solutions seminar
where he was a guest speaker.
| MATT'S
QUALIFICATIONS |
.PADI
Course Director
.EFR Primary, Secondary and Care for Children Instructor
Trainer
.Reef Check Trainer
.Marine Resource Management (MRM)
.BSAC Advanced Instructor |
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| INSTRUCTOR
TRAINER |
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.Enriched
Air Nitrox
.Deep Diver
.Search & Recovery
.Navigation
.Night
.Underwater Videography
.Underwater Photography
.Digital Underwater Photography
.Equipment Specialist |
.Diver
Propulsion Vehicle
.AWARE Fish ID
.Multi Level
.Underwater Naturalist
.Wreck
.Whaleshark Awareness Specialist
.AWARE Sea Turtle Specialist
.Emergency Oxygen Provider |
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| AWARDS
& DIPLOMAS |
.PADI
Asia Pacific Diver Trainer Award 2008 Winner
.PADI Asia Pacific Instructor Development Award 2008
Finalist
.PADI Asia Pacific Marine Environmental Award 2008
Finalist
.PADI Platinum Course Director Award 2006, 07 &
08
.Business of Diving Conference 2005 - Phuket
.Course Director Update 2006 - Singapore
.Course Director Update 2007 - Bangkok
.Course Director Update 2008 - Singapore
.Business Solutions & Lifestyle Conference 2008
– Singapore |
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IDC
Koh Tao @ Crystal Dive IDC Resort
Mae Haad Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand
Tel; +66 77 456107 Fax: +66 77 456105
m@il: matt@idckohtao.com
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