Name
Berko, until you get to know me better.
Location
Pattaya, Thailand
First Qualified
Dec '71 RN
Club Member
Would not join a club that would have me as a member.
Highest Diving Qualification
HSE Pt II saturation diver '79, PADI OWSI (lapsed) '95, AODC/IMCA Saturation supervisor '88.
Instructor Yes/No
Yes
What other training have you found most rewarding?
Diver medic technician, 2 weeks messing in ER, ambulances and corpses!
What’s your standard Kit
Oxygen tank, goggles and flippers and a Sony DVX 1000 with Kowolski Xenon lamps.
Where do you usually Dive?
Where I am.
Number of Dives
No idea... but have 4 profession divers logbooks full - don't log sport dives.
Deepest Dive
432m - Brazil
Longest Dive
15 hours - not funny.
Favourite Dive
Every one I got paid for.
Worst Dive
1972, night-dive under an aircraft carrier in Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta... CO2 hit & blackout.
What dive/trip would you most like to do
To spend 5 or 6 hours filmming the 'Brittanic' from saturation.
What ONE other question should I have included?
Do you really enjoy what you do?
Its my life and has been since as far back as I can remember... I knew an atmosphere was 33ft/14.7 psi in primary school ffs, how sad is that?
Berko
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