Mike CD
Mike, PADI Course Director, on a dive boat in Tenerife
About

Hi, I'm Mike.

I'm a PADI Platinum Course Director based in Costa Adeje, Tenerife. Since 2011 I've trained over a thousand dive professionals from more than forty countries — most of them now teaching across the Canaries, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and South-East Asia.

I run small, focused IDC and MSDT programs because I believe that instructor candidates deserve a Course Director who knows their name, their strengths and their weaknesses — not a production line. Train with me and you graduate as an instructor, not just a certificate holder.

15+
Years pro
1200+
Pros certified
40+
Nationalities
100%
IE pass rate
The path

From open water to Platinum CD.

  1. 2008
    Certified PADI Open Water Diver, Red Sea.
  2. 2011
    PADI Instructor — first season teaching in Sharm El Sheikh.
  3. 2014
    Moved to Tenerife. MSDT and Staff Instructor in the same season.
  4. 2017
    Master Instructor + Tec Deep Instructor Trainer.
  5. 2019
    PADI Course Director — first IDC in Costa Adeje.
  6. 2023
    PADI Platinum Course Director status. Over 1,000 pros trained.
Certifications

Instructor specialties I can teach.

Deep Diver Instructor
Wreck Diver Instructor
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Instructor
Sidemount Instructor
Self-Reliant Diver Instructor
Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer
Tec 40/45/50 Instructor
TecRec Sidemount Instructor

Want to train with me?

Drop me a line — I read every message personally.

Contact Mike