ABOUT
ABOUT
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Soon Fuat Chong
PADI Platinum Course Director
Nationality
Malaysian
Place of Residence
Malaysia & Indonesia
STARTED DIVING IN 1991 AND DECIDED TO GO PROFESSIONAL 7 YEARS OF DIVING LATER.
Before becoming a dive professional, SF Chong owns car workshop for 13 years and makes a decision. to go fulltime into scuba career. Since then SF Chong Instructional experience spans from Malaysia including Borneo, Indonesia Bali, Australia, Thailand, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
Current involvement in Diving: Has been training Scuba Instructors in Asia since 2004 and awarded numerous times by PADI for Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development. To date trained ever 1600+ Instructor level.
TRAINING DIVERS IS MORE THAN A BUSINESS; SF CHONG TAKES ALL TRAINING AS A MISSION ENSURING THE BEST QUALITY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO DIVE SAFELY.
www.idc-bali.com
AMOUNT OF DIVES:
- Total Dives to date: 4,000+
- Wreck Dives: 500+
- Drift Dives: 1500+
- Fresh Water Lake Dives: 50+
- Decompression Dives: 100+
- Side-mount OW Dives: 100+
- Mixed Gas Dives: 2000+
- Deepest Ocean Dive: 264ft / 80m
AVAILABLE COURSES
- Basic SM Open Water Diver
INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS
- ADI Platinum Course Editor
- Sidemount Instructor Trainer
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor Trainer
- EFR Instructor Trainer
- Emergency Oxygen Provider Trainer
- Drift Instructor Trainer
- Fish Identification Trainer
- Underwater Naturalist Trainer
- Search & recovery Instructor Trainer
- Wreck Instructor Trainer
- Deep Instructor Trainer
- Enriched Air Instructor Trainer
- Night Diver Instructor Trainer
- Underwater Navigator Instructor Trainer
- Equipment Specialist Instructor Trainer
- Digital Underwater Photography Trainer
PADI TEC REC
- DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Trainer
- Tec Trimis Instructor Trainer
- Tec Gas Blender Trimix Instructor Trainer
- Tec Sidemount Instructor Trainer
Michael Sjurkie
PADI Course Director
Nationality
Indonesia
Place of Residence
Jakarta
Diving Instructor who started his diving journey in 1990.
Throughout his diving career, he has become a PADI Course Director, EFR Instructor Trainer, and CHSE Auditor. Additionally, he has also honed his skills as an underwater photographer and videographer, capturing stunning moments beneath the waves.
He shares his expertise through his YouTube channel, “Mike Explore,” where he provides insightful training videos, equipment reviews, and showcases some of the most breathtaking diving sites he’s ever encountered. Tune in to his channel to learn from one of the best in the diving community and get a glimpse into the underwater world like never before.
AMOUNT OF DIVES:
- Total Dives to date: 1,000+
- Wreck Dives: 50+
- Drift Dives: 50+
- Fresh Water Lake Dives: 30+
- Decompression Dives: 100+
- Side-mount OW Dives: 100+
- Mixed Gas Dives: 20+
- Deepest Ocean Dive: 50m
DIVE PROFILE
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS:
- PADI Instructor
- PADI Specialty Instructor (23 Specialty)
- PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
- PADI National Geographic Instructor
- PADI IDCStaff Instructor
- PADI Master Instructor
- EFR Instructor Trainer
- PADI Course Director
1995
2003 – 2022
2003
2005
2012
2016
2016
2017
- [1995] PADI Instructor
- [2003 – 2022] PADI Specialty Instructor (23 Specialty)
- [2003] PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
- [2005] PADI National Geographic Instructor
- [2012] PADI IDCStaff Instructor
- [2016] PADI Master Instructor
- [2016] EFR Instructor Trainer
- [2017] PADI Course Director
EXPERIENCE
Founder - Owner Odydive Center
- PADI 5 Star IDC provide
- PADI Courses from entry to Pro level
- Retail and Services dive gear
- Dive trip provider
- Diving industry consultant
EDUCATION
Universitas of trisaksi, Jakarta, Indonesia, LAW
1995
[1995] Universitas of trisaksi, Jakarta, Indonesia, LAW
SKILLS
- UW Photographer Specialty Instructor Trainer
- UW Videographer Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Deep Diver Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Equipment Specialist Instructor Trainer
- Sidemount Diver Specialy Instructor
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Wrek Diver Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Care for Children Instructor Trainer
- Emergency First Responsive Instructor Trainer
- Drift Diver Specialty Instructor Trainer
- UW Navigation Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Adaptive Techniques Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Search and Recovery Diver Specialty instructor Trainer
- Digital UW Photography Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Cavern Diver Specialty Instructor Trainer
- Rebreather Poseidon Instructor
- TecRec 50 Diver
REFERENCES
- UW Photographer and Videographer for Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy 2009-2017 underwater photo contributors: National Geographic Indonesia, Scuba Diver Indonesia Magazine, etc.
- UW Videographer for commercial and advertising: Kukubima Indonesia Tourism series, Nexia mobile phone, Permata Bank, Danamon Bank, Video clip “Tak Berhenti” Andi Rianto, etc
JUDGE UW Photo Competition
Founder - Owner Odydive Center
- Haimahera Utara
- Jakarta
- Maratua – Kalimantan Timur
- Raja Ampat – Papua Barat
- Mangatasik – Sulawesi Utara
2008
2010
2011
2007, 2011
2020
- [2008] Haimahera Utara
- [2010] Jakarta
- [2011] Maratua – Kalimantan Timur
- [2007, 2011] Raja Ampat – Papua Barat
- [2020] Mangatasik – Sulawesi Utara
Auditor Pariwisata Bidang Usaha Wisata Selam (Sucofindo dan Kementrian Pariwisata dan ekonomi Kreatif) 2014
Auditor CHSE Pariwisata Bidang Usaha Wisata Selam (Sucofindo dan Kementrian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif) 2020
AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS:
- Taman Safari Photo Competition, 2nd Winner
- UW Photo Competition Raja Ampat, 1st Winner
- UW Photo Competition WAKATOBI, 1st Winner
- UW Photo CCompetition Suunto World, Finalist
- UW Video Competition Raja Ampat, 1st Winner
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
- [2006] Taman Safari Photo Competition, 2nd Winner
- [2007] UW Photo Competition Raja Ampat, 1st Winner
- [2008] UW Photo Competition WAKATOBI, 1st Winner
- [2009] UW Photo CCompetition Suunto World, Finalist
- [2010] UW Video Competition Raja Ampat, 1st Winner
Our Instructors
John Rahasia
Razor Instructor No: #0080
Nationality
Indonesia
Place of Teaching
Jakarta – Bali – Manado
AMOUNT OF DIVES:
- Total Dives to date: 4,000+
- Wreck Dives: 1000+
- Drift Dives: 1000+
- Decompression Dives: 100+
- Side-mount OW Dives: 1000+
- Mixed Gas Dives: 50+
- Deepest Ocean Dive: 50m
INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION
Core Credential
- Master Scuba Diver Trainer
- Open Water Scuba Instructor
- Divemaster
Special Credential
- EFR Instructor
Specialties
- Deep Instructor
- Digital Underwater Photography Instructor
- Enriched Air Instructor
- Equipment Specialist Instructor
- Self-Reliant Instructor
- Sidemount Instructor
- Wreck Instructor
- Care for Children w/AED Instructor
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor
- Project Aware Instructor
- AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Sp Instructor
Yeeven Shim
Razor Instructor No: #0076
Nationality
Malaysian
Place of Teaching
Bali/Malaysia
AMOUNT OF DIVES:
- Total Dives to date: 5,000+
- Decompression Dives: 100+
- Side-mount OW Dives: 500+
- Mixed Gas Dives: 50-60+
- Deepest Ocean Dive: 55m
INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION
Core Credential
- PADI IDC Staff Instructor
