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I have been strangely fascinated by the rest of the world since a very early age. Nearly visiting every US state before graduating from high school, it wasn’t until joining the Army that I really ventured off of the North American continent for the first time. That was all it took to inspire the insatiable wanderlust that now drives me to new destinations across the globe.

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Posted on: July 13, 2011
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Bali PADI Course Director

Thomas (Bazz) Barrett, the most up to date PADI Course Director in Bali, is highly motivated in developing high quality dive professionals. He will ensure you get certified as a PADI Instructor, or a PADI diver, and you will be highly qualified. Thomas Barrett will work for you and your professional career in the dive industry and be with you every step of the way in your training.

Bazz currently works at PADI CDC Center Blue Season Bali as the Professional Development Manager and full time Course Director, His experience in diving and teaching throughout Southeast Asia for the past 5 years has led him all the way to PADI Course Director. Bazz’s experience and expertise has won him recognition by PADI five times for excellence in customer service and education.

Bazz is heavily involved with all professional and technical diving training at Blue Season Bali. Bazz’s experience with deep diving and technical penetration make him a great dive guide for any type of technical diving in Bali. He is also head Trimix instructor and conducts all of the Trimix courses at Blue Season Bali. His experiences at depths far exceeding the average technical dive have given him a wider range of awareness when it comes to logistics and planning.

During your Instructor Development Course, IDC, PADI Course Director Thomas Barrett (Bazz) will be with you every step of the way. Thomas is currently working at PADI CDC Centre Blue Season Bali, where he is the Professional Development Manager and a full time Course Director.

Becoming an instructor is a significant emotional event and one you will remember for the rest of your life. The friends and mentors you will meet will never leave you so why settle for anything less than the best.
PADI have recognised Bazz 5 times, in 5 years for his excellence when it comes to customer service and diver training. That is why he is the preferred choice when it comes to Instructor development. This has been the case so much that even other Course Directors in Bali wanted to do their Technical training with him.

It is important when choosing your IDC to know that your Course Director will be the one in charge of your training. That is why Thomas and the team of 3 PADI Course Directors at Blue Season Bali will conduct every single step of your IDC and be with you every moment of the PADI Instructor Examination, IE.

Bazz also boasts a wealth of Technical Diving experience. As a Tec Trimix Instructor, Bazz is more than capable of handling any diving situation at any depth. Furthermore, you will always find him talking to guests, students and candidates about his experiences and trying to develop his candidates not only as instructors but, as divers

IDC’s and Instructor development are not only Bazz’s passion in diving. He loves teaching Open water divers and recreational divers. His belief is that he can always learn and will never stop trying to so. His dedication to diving is second none and his enthusiasm is something to admire. Whether you want to become An IDC staff instructor, need advice for becoming a PADI Course Director, or simply, looking for your first taste of scuba diving, Bazz is the preferred choice.

Qualifications:
•   PADI Course Director
•   Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer
•   Reef Check Trainer
•   TEC Trimix Instructor
•   TDI Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures Instructor
•   TDI Advanced Wreck Instructor
•   TDI Technical Divemaster Trainer
•   TDI Technical Full Cave (++Stage) Penetration Diver

TEC Experience
•   PADI Course Director
•   PADI TecRec Trimix Instructor
•   TDI Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures Instructor
•   TDI Advanced Wreck Instructor
•   TDI Technical Divemaster Trainer
•   TDI Technical Full Cave (++Stage) Penetration Diver
•   Bali Technical Exploration Team – Push Diver
•   25 years old
•   Diving full-time the last 5 years
•   Over 2,000 logged dives

Technical Exploration

As the most experienced and qualified member of the Bali Technical Exploration Team, Bazz is one of the “push divers” going deepest into the abyss or furthest into the darkness. Still a young guy at only 25 years old, his maturity, talent and experience far outpace his age. Throughout 2011, Bazz will be leading our exploration team to check out some local rumors of additional wrecks along the North Bali coast, as well as help us continue to put more deep Trimix sites on the map.

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Contact Information:

Email: tibarrett@hotmail.co.uk // tom_b@blueseasonbali.com // tibarrett85@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/cdthomasbarrett
Phone +62 361 270852 (Bali)