Alex is the driving force behind Diving Leisure Leeds.  He began laying the foundations for DLL in April 2005 and is now very proud to invite you all into the friendliest dive centre in the Leeds area

Alex's dive credentials include:

• PADI Master Instructor
• PADI Specialty Instructor in the following areas:
  • Deep Diving
  • Wreck Diving
  • Enriched Air (Nitrox)
  • Boat Diving
  • Underwater Navigation
  • Equipment Specialist
  • Drysuits
  • Digital Underwater Photography
  • Diver Propulsion Vehicle
  • Night Diving
  • Search & Recovery Diver
  • Multi Level Diver
• EFR Instructor Trainer
• EFR First Aid at Work Instructor Trainer
• EFR Care for Children Instructor Trainer
• IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver
• TDI Gas Blender (Nitrox) Instructor
• TDI Advanced (Trimix) Gas Blender Instructor
• DSAT Nitrox & Trimix Gas Blender

Mike is one of our PADI IDC Staff Instructors and a very dedicated member of the team.  Mike travels all the way from Middle Earth to Bradford every Wednesday for our pool session.  Mike can usually be found anywhere in the world, whatever the weather, in his Drysuit and Arctic (and other thermals), even Egypt in July!

Mike's dive credentials include:

• PADI IDC Staff Instructor
• PADI Specialty Instructor in the following areas:

  • Deep Diving
  • Wreck Diving
  • Enriched Air (Nitrox)
  • Digital Underwater Photography
  • Drysuit Diving
  • Boat Diving
  • Search & Recovery
  • Diver Propulsion Vehicle
  • Underwater Navigation
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care Instructor
• EFR Care for Children Instructor
• IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver

Chris is one of our PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers.  He is a dedicated member of the instructional team who also enjoys pushing his diving to new depths.  He will teach anywhere it is wet, even a puddle, if it was deep enough.

Chris’ dive credentials include:

• PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
• PADI Specialty Instructor in the following areas:
  • Deep Diver
  • Wreck Diver
  • Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver
  • Digital Underwater Photography Diver
  • Drysuit Diver
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care Instructor
• EFR Care for Children Instructor
• IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver

Kat is our newest member of full time staff at Diving Leisure Leeds.  Her role is Training Co-Ordinator and Centre Manager.  Her main aim is to co-ordinate staff and students, ensuring that both are at the right place and right time for all the diver training and recreational diving that is happening through the centre.  She is your first port of call for any diver training, club registrations and club trip information as she spends almost as much time in the dive centre as Al.

Kat's dive credentials include:

• PADI Assistant Instructor
• PADI Digital Underwater Photography Instructor
• EFR Primary Care & Secondary Care Instructor
• EFR Care for Children Instructor

Vanessa's in-water abilites are often utilised to help develop the Divemaster Skill Circuits.  Her attention to detail in this area means the feedback offered to DM candidates is not only thorough but positive and constructive.

Vanessa's dive credentials include:

• PADI Assistant Instructor
• PADI Digital Underwater Photography Instructor
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care provider
• EFR Care for Children provider
• First Aid at Work provider

Pete is one of our Assistant Instructors who enjoys diving in any conditions anywhere in the world.  His love for sharks is well known amongst the dive team.

Pete's dive credentials include:

• PADI Assistant Instructor
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care Provider
• PADI Digital Underwater Photography Instructor

Luke is one of oldest (long serving) members of the dive team.  He has been with Diving Leisure Leeds from day one, as he completed a Discover Scuba Diving experience with us on our very first pool session back in April 2005.

Luke's dive credentials include:

• PADI Divemaster
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care provider
• IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver

Yvette is one our Emergency First Response instructors with a little more experience than most.  When sahe is not out diving in the UK or swanning off to distant shores on her dive hoilidays, Yvette is a Paramedic with the West Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Yvette’s dive credentials include:

• PADI Rescue Diver
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care Instructor
• EFR Care for Children Instructor
  

Mark is quite new to the dive team, but has already become a solid member and a valuable asset.  His IT skills and knowledge of accounting software is the main reason why our customers now have detailed printed invoices and order tracking systems.

Mark is keen to develop his diving, or should I say, Alex is keen to.  Mark came into the dive shop to buy a mask, in January, he has since completed his Drysuit Specialty, Equipment Specailty, Emergency First Response, Rescue Diver, he has started Search & Recovery but work stopped play (Boooo) and he is now signed up to his PADI Divemaster, with the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor in his sights...

Mark's dive credentials include:

• PADI Divemaster Trainee
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care provider