INSTRUCTOR BIOS

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Christophe Le Maillot
PO Box 335
Playa del Carmen, 77710
Q.Roo, Mexico

52 984 80 78545




chris@dir-mexico.com

Professional

  • Co-Owner Zero Gravity Dive Center
  • Cave Instructor for DIR-Mexico
  • Languages - English, French,
    Spanish

Dive Community Involvement

  • Founding Member of Mexico Cave Exploration Project (MCEP)
  • Founding Member - Grupo de Exploración Ox Bel Ha
  • Exploration Diver for Sistema Ox Bel Ha
  • Cave exploration and survey of Systems Actun Koh, Minotauro, Actun Chen, Taj Mahal, Ayim, Carrillo, Pac Chen, Vaca Ha, Naranjal
  • , Yax Chen, Maya, Caa Pechen

  • Established Connection of Ox Bel Ha cave system with the Caribbean Sea


  • Production of Cave Maps
  • Publication of Articles

Diving Qualifications

  • Cave Instructor, GUE and NACD
  • Member of GUE Training council
Diving Experience Summary
  • 15 years of diving
  • experience
  • 4500+ logged dives
  • 3000+ cave dives
  • 500+ cave dives using Diver Propulsion Vehicles
  • 200+ cave dives using stage diving techniques
  • 150+ sidemount dives
  • Longest Penetration - 19,000 ft
  • Cave Passage Explored and Surveyed - +70,000 ft

Special Interests
  • Exploration, Survey and Mapping
  • Geology and Hydrology


Danny Riordan
PO Box 62
Puerto Aventuras,
77750
Q.Roo, Mexico

52 984 11 61457

 


danny@dir-mexico.com

Professional

  • Co-Owner Zero Gravity Dive Center
  • Cave Instructor for DIR-Mexico
  • Languages - English, Spanish

Dive Community Involvement

  • Founding Member of Mexico Cave Exploration Project (MCEP)
  • Founding Member - Grupo de Exploración Ox Bel Ha
  • Exploration Diver for Sistema Ox Bel Ha
  • Cave exploration and survey of Systems: Minotauro, Sac Actun, Cubera, Tortuga, Nuhuch Actun, Nohoch Nah Chich, Dos Ojos, Chikin Ha, Taj Mahal, Ayim, Vaca Ha, Naranjal, Maya, Yax Chen, Caa
  • Pechen

  • Established Connection of Ox Bel Hacave system with the Caribbean Sea
  • Production of Cave Maps
  • GUE Safety Officer for Quintana Roo
  • Member of the Quintana Roo Safety Officers
  • Frequent contributor to Quest magazine
  • Developed "cookie" (non-directional marker)
Diving Qualifications
  • Cave Instructor, GUE and NACD
  • Specialty Instructor, NACD
  • Openwater Instructor, PADI
Diving Experience Summary
  • 17 years of diving
  • experience
  • Over ten years diving instructor experience
  • 4500+ logged dives
  • 2500+ cave dives
  • 1900+ openwater dives
  • 350+ cave dives using Diver Propulsion Vehicles
  • 400+ cave dives using stage diving techniques
  • 200+ sidemount dives
  • Longest Penetration - 20,000 ft
  • Cave Passage Explored and Surveyed - +70,000 ft
Special Interests
  • Cave Photography
  • Exploration, Survey and Mapping
  • Geology and Hydrology
  • Local Flora and Fauna
  • Mayan Culture and Language


Fred Devos
PO Box 14
Puerto Aventuras,
77750
Q.Roo, Mexico

52 984 11 63464

 


fred@dir-mexico.com

Professional

  • Co-Owner Zero Gravity Dive Center
  • Founder/Director of EDUCENTRO PUERTO AVENTURAS
  • Cave Instructor for DIR-Mexico
  • Languages - English, Spanish

Dive Community Involvement

  • Founding Member of Mexico Cave Exploration Project (MCEP)
  • Founding Member - Grupo de Exploración Ox Bel Ha
  • Exploration Diver for Mexico Cave Exploration Project
  • Exploration Diver for Sistema Ox Bel Ha
  • Cave exploration and survey of Systems: Minotauro, Valet, Actun Chen, Taj Mahal, Dos Pies, El Punto, Chac Hal Al, X-Pu Ha, Alimi, Carrillo, Cubera, Yax Chen, Maya and Ox Bel Ha, Caapechen, Oxpechen1, Oxpechen 2, Camaron, Boca Paila

  • Produced 20+ cave maps
  • Initiated and assisted with numerous scientific cave studies
  • Guest Speaker - QRSS Cave Diving Conference - 2003, 2004
  • Regular contributor of articles to Quest and other cave and diving journals

  • Diving Qualifications
  • Cave Instructor, GUE and NACD
  • Fundamentals Instructor, GUE
  • Openwater Instructor, PADI
Diving Experience Summary
  • 15 years of diving
  • experience
  • 13 years diving instructor
    experience
  • 3000+ logged dives
  • 1500+ cave dives
  • 300+ cave dives using stage diving techniques
  • 150+ cave dives using DPVs
  • 150+ sidemount dives
  • Longest Cave Penetration 19,000 ft
  • 80,000+ ft Cave Passage Explored and Surveyed
Special Interests
  • Underwater Cave Exploration and Survey
  • Dry Caving
  • Free-diving
  • Community volunteer

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