To gain the rating of
Master Scuba Diver
it requires a love of diving and commitment to getting things done.
As a result very few divers ever gain this prestigious certification. The highest award in recreational diving.
The divers on this page have worked hard with Dive Aqaba to gain this award.
The Black Belt of Scuba Diving
Emad S. Al-Fakhoury
Emad came to us having completed up to
Rescue Diver at another centre.
Emad was also put through a series of specialty courses to give him more experience in different areas of diving.
He then completed his
Divemaster with us and is working in Egypt.
He has since returned and completed his
Emergency First Response
and
Digital Underwater Photography Instructor training with us.
Kim Christensen
Kim is the latest ex patriot working out in Jordan
who dives with us every time he gets the opportunity. He made every dive count
towards his
Master Scuba Diver.
Kim has now completed his
DSAT Tec Deep Diver course with us.
Paul Davies
Paul has been visiting us from Kuwait where was working
as a teacher. He completed all the requirements for
Master Scuba Diver with us and went on
successfully to complete his
DSAT Tec Deep Diver with us. He returned in 2007 and applied his teaching skills while completing his
IDC with us.
Angus Donaldson
Angus got bitten by the diving bug and started pursuing his continuing education with Dive Aqaba
every time he got a break from his busy IT business in the UK. He has also gained
Tec Deep Diver and
Assistant Instructor with us. He is now travelling to Italy as a freelance IT consultant.
Tim Flavell
Tim came to us in October 2006 and took full advantage of our special offers adding himself to our list of Master Scuba Divers.
He completed five specialty courses in just one week with us having already gained his
Rescue Diver certification elsewhere.
Everette W. Ingram Jr.
Everette was the first diver to gain the Master Scuba Diver rating with Dive Aqaba.
He then became a professional PADI member and joined the team.
He is now a staunch advocate of continuing education and has helped many divers strive towards their
Master Scuba Diver rating.
He is now well a
Course Director, and a
DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Trainer.
George Ionita
George found himself out in Jordan while working for the UN.
He next gained the professional rating of PADI
Divemaster and was one of the very few divers who had what it takes to go through our
DSAT Tec Deep Diver course! He is now a Tec trmix Diver and is pursuing further technical certifications.
Carol Jarvis
Carol decided to redress the gender balance on our honours board after seeing that Jenny Linnell was the only female diver here. Carol completed all the requirements a week after her three nieces, Lara, Chloe and Erin. So the balance is shifting. We still need more girls to meet the challenge!
Jenny Linnell
Jenny was the first female diver who had what it takes to
get her Master Scuba Diver with Dive Aqaba. Jenny was also one of the first divers
to gain her
Research Diver
certification by helping us with our coral growth research project here.
Zaid Marar
Zaid was the first Jordanian to gain this rating and has now created a new aim for many other
Jordanian divers who want to follow in his footsteps.
Lara Steward
Lara started diving with in April 2005 when she
completed her Open Water course, returning at regular intervals she completed all her courses through to Master Scuba Diver. She has taken a keen interest in underwater photography and completed her
Digital Underwater Photographer
On next visit Lara completed her
Search & Recovery Diver.
Chloe Steward
Chloe followed in her sisters footsteps and is
now the youngest diver to gain the rating of
Master Scuba Diver with
us.She also completed her Search & Recovery specialty with her two sisters in April 2007.
Erin Steward
Elder sister Erin could not let them get away
with this and completed all her courses with them. So the Steward
sisters have started to redress the gender Master
Scuba Divers on our honours board. Well done to all of them! Erin
joined us in 2007 and completed her
Divemaster Internship. and will return in the future to complete her
Instructor training with us.
Ali Toukan
Ali quickly followed in Zaid's footsteps to gain his
Master Scuba Diver working very hard through the Spring of 2006.
Ceri Williams
Ceri was the youngest diver to gain this top rating with Dive Aqaba.
now beaten by his cousin Chloe! He then joined the team and completed his instructor training with us
successfully passing his
PADI Instructor exam in Sharm El Sheik.