Meet the Team

SSI and PADI INSTRUCTOR

FREEDIVING INSTRUCTOR

ENG – ITA – POR -FRA

Born in 1980, is a project manager and web designer.In 2004, during an exotic holiday in Tunisia, he experienced his first underwater breathe and immediately got hooked. Since then, he decided to orient his professional career on scuba diving, becoming a Padi Divemaster in 2008, a Master Scuba Diver Trainer in 2010 and a Dive Base Manager in 2013. He is also an enthusiastic underwater photographer: almost all the pictures you can spot in this website are his work.

SSI INSTRUCTOR

BASE LEADER

ENG – POR – SPA – POL

SSI XR and TDI INSTRUCTOR

ENG – GER – ITA – FRA

Maurizio is a diving instructor since 1988 and has a great experience with recreational, technical and professional diving.
First Italian certified to use the (full closed rebreather) Buddy Inspiration by Dave Thompson in 1998 was certified trimix instructor trainer in 1999 and cave instructor trainer in 1998 (by famous guru Rob Palmer and Joe Odom).
He works as a Trainer with IANTD, TDI and CMAS.
Extremely focused in prevention and security, he is Instructor Trainer with DAN EUROPE since 1994. It is also certified commercial diver.

SSI DiveMaster

ENG – POL

My first steps into diving has been taken recently but in fact they became giant strides form the very beginning! Two years ago have come to Madeira for holidays with a strong will to try it again after some years. Taking Zero Gravity Experience course turned out to be just a beginning of a life changing  adventure. One year after I came back to do my Open Water Course with Azul Diving Center and now… here I am on my trainee program for Dive Master and about to become a professional! Changing desk and laptop for wetsuit and tank, switching from digital and marketing  to mastering diving skills and emerging to the blue. It’s an opportunity just not to be missed! From Poland where I was born I brought the passion for yoga which goes perfectly well with diving.

Commercial diver

NED – ENG – FRA

I am born in 1993, I have always been obsessed with the underwater world and discovered diving at the age of 7 thanks to a documentary from Cousteau. But I had to wait until my 8 year old birthday to be allowed to start diving lessons. I never stopped since then. Growing up I wanted to become a marine biologist or a commercial diver which I became in 2016. I dove mostly in Egypte, Belgium and south of France in a lot of different environments.

Commercial Diver

ENG – FRA

I am a twenty-nine years old Belgian who has been always attracted by the sea life. As far as I remember, I always wanted to live or work close to the sea. In 2015, I was in holidays in Israel and for the very first time, I have tried diving into the red sea. It was like an explosion of new feelings. Hearing only your breath and the noise of water around you linked to the weightlessness sensation that an astronaut might feel was a wonderful experience. It was like a click in my mind and after working 1 year within big pharmaceutical industries as engineer, I decided to give another direction to my life and go deeper inside diving. In 2016, I became a commercial diver.

Today, I want to experience new adventure in scuba diving and I am happy to start it at Azul Diving Center Madeira.