Courses
- Bubble Maker
- Seal Team
- Discover Scuba
- Scuba Diver
- Open Water Diver
- Adventure Diver
- Advanced Open Water Diver
- Emergency First Response
- DAN Basic Life Support
- DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
- Rescue Diver
- Master Scuba Diver
Program - PADI Divemaster Program
OUR COURSE DIRECTOR
“Diving and teaching can be a passion which changes your life and you can change other peoples life’s too"
PADI Course Director, Joey A. Ridge
I know how difficult it is to choose the right place to make your IDC, so the choice is obvious! Little did you know that you have picked a world class experienced Course Director!
Joey A. Ridge was born in the UK, where he lived until he was 18 and graduated from college. From that time, my passion was in Scuba Diving, I got my first seasonal Diving Job in Greece. I returned to Greece for three summers, working and gaining experience from a variety diving of centres.
My feet began to get hot and again, I travelled to the USA, helping dive centres in Florida, California and Hawaii. Australia wasn’t far, so I travelled over there and stayed a couple of years. But the most fun to be had for me was working in ASIA, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
There I had the pleasure to work for many good reputable Dive Schools, gaining valuable experiences along the way. I lived and worked as a PADI Instructor and Underwater Photographer, Videographer in places around the world. The last 10 years I have been teaching the Padi System and conducting IDC’s.
I am the youngest local resident PADI Course Director in Cyprus. As I am English I speak English, Greek and a little Swedish. With support from my PADI Staff Instructors, I can teach IDC Courses in English, Greek, German, French, Finish, Swedish and Danish.
Now here in Cyprus for over 12 years, I have established myself with a firm foot hold in the dive industry here in Cyprus. Joey has a time-honoured and valued opinion as an Honorary Committee Member in the Cyprus Dive Centre Association (CDCA).
Joey runs the most dynamic, updated PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDC) in Cyprus. We will ensure that your PADI IDC experience is the most up to date, comprehensive and professional available.
Although PADI requires an IDC to have a minimum duration of 7 days we have found some extra presentations and workshops highly beneficial to our candidates' success. To accommodate these extra presentations, workshops and courses that we have integrated into our program, we have found an 8 – 9 day Prep and IDC more ideal.
Extra workshops include our DM/IDC Prep: Ascents & Descents, Buoyancy control, Buddy Breathing both swimming and stationary, Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA), Rescue and Student Control, both under water and at the surface an added bonus.
Joey is always very helpful, friendly, thorough, funny, approachable, knowledgeable and professional. He somehow makes the gruelling IDC courses a lot of fun. All of Joey’s instructor candidates have passed 100%. Joey is determined that each person he teaches gets individual attention and personalised counselling. He doesn't just teach someone to pass the exams; he is passionate that his candidates are confident and knowledgeable and prepared to be an effective PADI Scuba instructor in the ever changing world of the dive industry. Joey’s motto is ‘You either know it or you don’t’.
When I teach, I tell all my new students, that this day, I will learn something new from all of you?
To all new instructors, I say you will definitely learn something from every new course you teach, from all the students you train!
For one instance, PADI teaches us how important positive feedback is for our students. I love to watch this in action; I see how proud my students looks when I tell them that they performed a skill just right, Perfect!! One of my very first Open Water students took the time to write some positive comments about me and PADI passed it on to me. It was really nice to get that feedback. This reminded me that my students aren't the only ones that deserve positive reinforcement! We all do, so I wanted to take the time to say THANKS!!! To all my students and New PADI Instructor Candidates who train here, I hope to pass on my relaxed positive attitude to everyone that joins me in Cyprus for their training.
Joey. A. Ridge. PADI Course Director
