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Thresher Shark Divers

Thresher Shark Divers is based on Bounty Beach, Malapascua Island, just off the north tip of Cebu Island in the Philippines. We are located in the middle of a picture perfect white sandy beach near to all the main facilities.

We are a PADI 5 Star Dive IDC Center, so you know that we adhere to the high standards of PADI. We have an in-house Course Director as well as several PADI Master Instructors and a Technical Instructor. Our regular PADI Awards and status as one of the top PADI Dive Centers in the Philippines stand as testaments to our top quality service.

Staff Profiles

Dive Instructors

Andrea & Trevor Holmes

Thresher Shark Divers was started by Andrea and Trevor in 2004. Since then TSD has grown to be one of the most well known and well respected dive shops in the Philippines, noted for their professionalism, dedication to safety, but most of all for their fun approach to diving.

Andrea and Trevor have a wide range of experience. They previously worked as instructors in Thailand and the Caribbean and prior to Thresher Shark Divers, they owned a dive school in San Francisco, California. The kelp beds and sea lions of Monterey Bay were fabulous, but the tropics beckoned them, and they moved to their new paradise Malapascua Island. Between them they have certified countless divers, and have done thousands of dives in Malapascua alone.

Andrea and Trevor still spend most of their time at the dive shop. Your first contact with TSD will probably be Andrea who will answer all of your questions and will help you arrange everything. Andrea is a PADI Master Instructor and Trevor is in charge of our technical diving facility and teaches courses up to Trimix level.

Richard Reardon

Rich is a very experienced instructor with 10 years in the industry. He is in charge of our PADI Professional Programs and will be your Course Director if you are doing your PADI IDC. He has a wealth of experience and you can learn untold amounts from him. Rich can teach around 25 PADI Specialty courses including his own PADI Reef Shark Awareness Specialty. He has worked in many areas of the world and all over Asia, so for advice with where to go for work, Rich is your man. Rich has also received several PADI certificates of Excellence whilst working at TSD.

Joseph Dean

Dino, as he is more commonly known, is our Operations Manager and and will be very involved with your program, particularly the organization and administration. He is a PADI Master Instructor and has been in the diving industry for around 10 years. If you need help with anything during your stay, he will be your first port of call and will usually be organizing your daily schedule and running the daily intern meetings.

Angus, Julia and Alex

Angus, Julia and Alex are experienced PADI Instructors who have taught in many parts of the world and speak a wide range of languages. They will all be involved in your courses and you will learn a lot from each of them.

Local Staff

You will get to know our Filipino dive guides, boat staff and shop staff very well. You could not hope to meet a friendlier bunch of people and they are a delight to work with. You will work side by side with them during your internship and as well as having a good time, you will learn a lot from them. Some of our interns become very close to our staff and their families as they all live nearby.

PADI Divemasters

Our PADI Divemasters are Botchoy, Tata, Je-an, Riza and Gibb. They have done thousands of dives in Malapascua and know each dive site like the back of their hand. You will dive with them a lot, so follow them and watch and learn. They are particularly good at finding all the hidden critters with perfect camouflage for which Malapascua is so famous.

Boat staff

Our boat staff are simply wonderful. Most people who dive with us say they are the best boat crew they have ever come across. They are friendly, helpful and always smiling.

Shop staff

Jeramie and Cathy are our office assistants. Jun-Jun and Andy work in the compressor room and are our general odd-job men. Jun-Jun wins the prize for the biggest smile in the shop.

Bar & Restaurant Staff

The guys and gals at the Pub Upstairs look after all your cocktails requirements, giggle a lot, and are always available for a game of backgammon, liar's dice, Connect 4, or to challenge you to a Rubik's Cube Face Off.

The waiters and waitresses of Oscar's Restaurant are fast and efficient and also giggle a lot, including Johnny.

Everyone's favorite

Last but definitely not least, are our most popular members of staff, Sally and her rowdy brother Oliver...

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