Paul Neilsen - PADI Course Director, DSAT Tec Trimix Instructor Trainer, DSAT Trimix Gas Blender Instructor Trainer, IANTD CCR Trimix Instructor Trainer Trainer, IANTD Expedition Trimix OC/CCR Instructor, EFR Instructor Trainer, IART CCR Trimix Instructor Trainer IART CCR/OC Expedition Trimix Instructor, BSAC Advanced Instructor

Born in Australia, he is a Marine Engineer by profession and spent ten years at sea until the age of 24. Paul became a FAUI (Federation of Australian Underwater Instructors) Instructor and in 1985 he crossed over into the PADI System where he has been an active Instructor since working full time in the dive industry.

In his time in the diving industry Paul has become a PADI Course Director, DSAT Tec Deep and Trimix Instructor Trainer Trainer and DSAT Gas Blender Trimix Instructor Trainer. When IANTD started in South East Asia Paul became one of the first Technical Instructors and has since gone on to become the head of IANTD China. He is an active Instructor Trainer to all levels including Expedition Trimix and Trimix Closed Circuit Rebreathers. Having logged over 10,000 dives in various locations in the world, Paul has also developed a passion for Cave diving becoming an IANTD Advanced Cave and Multi-Stage DPV Diver.

At this point in time Paul is a Technical Cave Instructor on both Open Circuit and Closed Circuit Rebreathers.

During his career as an Instructor Paul has certified over 2000 divers in all levels including 12 divers and 10 Technicians from the Chinese Navy to Trimix level on the Inspiration Rebreather and 6 divers from the Vietnamese Navy to Trimix level on the Shadow Pak III Closed Circuit Rebreather. He was also instrumental in setting up Trimix Gas Blending stations in the Chinese Navies three main bases.

Closed Circuit Rebreather and Wreck diving are two of Paul’s main interests with Expedition Trimix dives to the Princess of the Orient, DD Kuwa, USS Cooper, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse just some of the dives listed amongst Paul’s adventures

Certification Levels:

• Snorkeling Instructor
• Open Water FreeDiving Instructor
• Rescue Diver Instructor
• Cavern Instructor
• Introductory Cave Instructor
• Technical Cave Diver Instructor
• Evolution Rebreather Instructor
• Advanced Recreational Trimix Instructor
• Open Water Instructor
• EANx Instructor
• Advanced EANx Instructor
• Wreck Instructor
• Technical Instructor
• Technical Wreck Diver Instructor
• Trimix Instructor
• EANx Gas Blender Instructor
• Trimix Gas Blender Instructor
• Oxygen Provider Instructor
• Normoxic Trimix Instructor
• Halcyon Technical Rebreather Instructor
• Halcyon Rebreather Instructor
• UT180 Rebreather Instructor
• UT240 Rebreather Instructor
• UT90 Rebreather Instructor
• Inspiration Rebreather Instructor
• MK 15 Series Rebreather Instructor
• Dräger Dolphin (Atlantis I) Instructor
• DrägerRay Rebreather Instructor
• Inspiration Normoxic CCR Instructor
• Trimix Inspiration Instructor
• KISS Rebreather Instructor
• CCR Normoxic Trimix Instructor
• CCR Trimix Instructor