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Reviews of David Polley and the Tech Diving Thailand Team!
Caption *: #1 Instructor
Author name *: James Neech
Author Description: I can honestly say it was the funnest experience of my life, he taught me how to be safe and cool calm and collected underwater even when the worst possible things could happen. David Polley is quite possibly the most knowledgeable and experienced diver in the world. If anyone is ever thinking about giving diving, please do not contact anyone else but David Polley at Tech Diving Thailand, he will give you your own personalized course and will show you the coolest stuff, not to mention this kind sir will film your whole course for you included and edit it and put it on YouTube for you and your family/friends to watch. The second I came up from my first dive I already knew I wanted to be trained to instructor level by this man. A true top-shelf gentleman
1000000000000000/10 stars
Caption : Amazing Experience
Author name : Scott
Author Description: Scott Edwards hit the big 100 metres yesterday on his Fulll Trimix at Song Hong and passed his Full cave diving courses!
Caption : Amazing experience!
Author name : Mike Smith
Author Description:
I did Tech 40, 45, 50 cavern and intro cave with Dave Polley last year. Dave is a fantastic teacher, very professional and knowledgeable and trains with a relaxed and enthusiastic approach. It was a great experience pushing my diving into new areas, tech training also improved my recreational diving (trim, air consumption and planning) The cave and cavern trip too Khal Sok and Song Hong lakes was a definite highlight of my time in Thailand. Will be returning tooTech Diving Thailand and Dave for Sidemount in the near future.
Caption: BSAC Sports Diver Qualification
Author name: Ben
Author Description: Thank you Dave for completing my Sports Diver training qualification in record time! I had barely finished my Ocean diver course when Dave suggested that I pursue diving to the next level. In less than 2 months, we covered the entire diving theoretical content in 6 lectures, went for shore dives, sea dives, etc... And finally, passed the exam with no trouble at all!
Many thanks again!
Ben
Caption: Dave is an excellent instructor!
Author name: Etoile ET Smulders
Author Description: I did everything up to trimix rebreather and Full Cave with Tech Diving Thailand. The environment is extremely professional and Dave is an excellent instructor. Courses are paired with expeditions to makes sure that it is not only a certification you are receiving when you do a course, but also the experience. I have looked at other tec schools and thailand and was disappointed with how short the courses take. At Tech Diving Thailand tec, once you have completed the course, you are welcome to continue diving with them to build up experience, which is much more valuable than a certification card. I am sure to come back to Tech Diving Thailand tech to one day to my tec instructor.
Caption: Dry suit with David
Author name: Kress Thong
Author Description: Awesome drysuit course for my diving Trip to Iceland. It is just evry hot in Thailand, especially in a drysuit!
Caption: Friendly instructor!
Author name: Armand
Author Description: Fun diving customer
Caption: Full Cave course
Author name: Simone
Author Description:
Caption: Getting into Cave Diving
Author name: Yvonne Press
Author Description: Getting into Cave Diving
I Just finished my TDI Cavern, Intro to Cave and Advanced Trimix with Tech Diving Thailand and the courses were great fun as well as challenging. We went to mainland Thailand and started with really shallow dives in a place called Spitting Spider Cave. Thankfully, the spider was off duty when we were there! From there we gradually moved beyond cavern dives and on to greater depths. As the dives got a little more complicated, my cave diving skills improved step by step and it all started feeling quite comfortable. Dave is a great instructor - he won't let you cut corners, but at the same time you're ready for the challenges coming your way. Everything was organised professionally, the hire equipment was good, too -can't wait to go back and complete my Full Cave course!
Caption: Great Fun!
Author name: Joelle Eversdijk
Author Description: I did my TDI Sidemount, PADI tec40, TDI Advanced Trimix to Full cave diver with Dave. they were great fun. We went on a great cave trip up to Khao sok national park - which was beautiful we stayed on floating huts and had interesting food most nights. We also went to Song Hong sink hole which was incredible. The cave was huge and dark it was like diving through space. Learning technical diving is very demanding, but hugely rewarding experience
Caption: Great teacher
Author name: Anne Challenor-Wood
Author Description: I did my Open Water with Dave when I was 54. I’m not a brilliant swimmer and I didn’t like having my face in the water let alone underwater so it was very challenging for me. However Dave proved to be a brilliant teacher and taught me the skills I needed. I’m his Mum so of course you’d expect me to be biased but actually I had no idea of his teaching ability. I also thought he might be a bit impatient with me but not at all. He was so professional. Being underwater was a fabulous experience.
Caption: I had an awesome course with Tech Diving Thailand and instructor Dave. From Tech to Advanced Trimix instructor
Author name: Shiva Vincent
Author Description: I had an awesome course with Tech Diving Thailand and instructor Dave. From Tech to Advanced Trimix instructor
Caption: I had an awesome course with Tech Diving Thailand and instructor Dave.
Author name: Richard Noton
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Caption: Nice course, nice dive, nice instructor,
Author name: Shane Sunassee
Author Description: Amazing Tech diving instructor Thanks Dave!
Caption: Nice Dive with Dave
Author name: Quentin
Author Description: Fun diving with Dave!
Caption: PADI Tec 40!!!!!
Author name: Russell Nicholson
Author Description: Great tec course with great instructors Dave and Tom. I also did the course with a friend ive been diving with for a few years and so felt very comfortable getting used to all the new skills and techniques with a very fun and motivated group! i eventually planned and completed my own dive, dived a brand new wreck and even got to spend a decompression stop with a whale Shark! cannot wait to go onto my Tec 45!!!
Caption: PADI Tech 40, 45 and 50 and Trimix
Author name: Ollie Waterston
Author Description: Tech Diving Thailand is a great place to learn Technical Diving. I went from Tec 40 to Tech Instructor.. They offer many other courses like cave diving, equipment repair, gas blending, sidemount, rebreather and many more. Instructor trainer David Polley is very experienced and has a lot of diving knowledge that he happily shares. If your on Koh Tao don't bother Tech diving anywhere else, do it all at Tech Diving Thailand.
Caption: PSAI Extended Range and Trimix LEVEL 1 Fundamentals
Author name: James
Author Description: FULL TIME COMMERCIAL DIVER AND PSAI Extended Range and Trimix LEVEL 1 Fundamentals Student.
Caption: Rescue Scuba Diver course with Dave
Author name: Alex
Author Description: Amazing NAUI Rescue and NAUI - BLS Basic Life Support courses with dave at Tech Diving Thailand.
Caption: TDI Trimix - Great course, great instructor
Author name: Michael Junkers
Author Description: I did my TDI Trimix course with David Polley on Koh Tao in 2012. Being a PADI instructor and a TDI Full Cave Diver before, I can really say that this course put me and my diving skills on a new level. Not only the knowledge about and usage of different breathing gases, but also all the other technical diving techniques that are part of this course. Since we went on a wreck diving expedition after the course, Dave conducted the course very thoughtfully, providing lots of tipps and tricks based on his year long experience and made sure that me and my euipment would be perfectly prepared for the expedition. Great job, Dave, thanks a lot!
Caption: Tec 40, Tec 45 - solid teaching & good fun
Author name: Ash Payne
Author Description: So I recently did my PADI Tec 40 & Tec 45 with Dave from Tech Diving Thailand, I have to be honest I was a little apprehensive going simply because I really didn't know what to expect. However when I met Dave for the first I realised that it was going to be a good course. Daves knowledge is extensive but what struck me most was his passion & enthusiasm for this particular area of diving, throughout the theory sessions we would often digress into the background behind the theory and to watching videos of his many exploits diving on historical wrecks. The practical part of the course was not easy but this was a plus point, there was no coasting along through the skills, Dave made the emergency drills as realistic as possible but also ensured that my understanding of the skills was up to scratch. There was no real section of the course that I preferred as I found it all challenging and therefore enjoyable.
Caption: Tec Instructor
Author name: Michael Waddington
Author Description: I did my Tec deep Instructor course, intro to cave and dive shop operation course with Dave at Tech Diving Thailand. Had an awesome time, very professional outfit and knowledgeable instructors who could answer my questions in detail and made everything easy to understand!! Would highly recommend!!!
Caption Thank you Dave!
Author name : Argentine
Author Description: Just finished my sports diving course with Dave. He is a passionate, experienced diver and dedicated instructor. He made sure I understood everything and practiced skills until they were up to scratch. Dave has an extensive knowledge of sea life. He’s also very well-prepared for any equipment failures on the surface ( he has many spares ) . I particularly enjoyed the night dive we went on in Vobster Quay and it was a great experience to do many dives in the sea! Thank you Dave!
Caption: Thank you for the wonderful service that you provided, you're definitely a gem and a good friend to
Author name : Tiffany Lai
Author Description: NAUI Advanced Open Water was amazing!
Caption: The Fun of Cave Diving
Author name : Lee Kian Lie
Author Description: Thank you Dave for the training and guidance that bring me the others site of the Technical Diving.... Cave Diving.
Dave is a passionate Cave Diving Instructor that had teach me a lot.
Cheers
Caption: The ultimate in technical diver training
Author name : Ed Waterman
Author Description: I have done several technical diving courses with Tech Diving Thailand and I have to say the level of expertise of their instructors is unmatched in any other Tech School I have been with. I completed PADI RecTech to Tech 50 and TDI extended range, cavern, intro and full cave diver. I particularly enjoyed the cave courses, conducted at Khao Sok national park and Song Hong, a crystal clear sinkhole, with near limitless depth potential! If you are learning to tech dive do not trust your life to any other school Tech Diving Thailand are the best.
Caption: Woot! Cave Diving in Thailand!
Author name : Erin Wildermuth
Author Description: Cave Diving with Tech Diving Thailand was awesome! I took the TDI Cavern and Intro to Cave courses in Khao Sok National Park. The food was great - a variety of Thai cuisine - the accommodation was simple and beautiful - floating bungalows - and the people were professional, safety oriented, standard conforming and super fun. Highly recommended!
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