Paul Compton, BSAC Advanced Instructor

GRADE: BSAC First Class Diver Trained in 2001 with SASAC

Paul has a special interest in technical diving and has taken Technical Diving International's Trimix Diver course. 'It was something I'd always wanted to do - the children had grown up and I could go diving when I liked'.

Reg Ellis, BSAC Open Water Instructor and SASAC's boat officer

GRADE: BSAC Advanced Diver

Trained with SASAC in 1984. Reg likes the adventure of UK diving over the 'pedestrian predictability' of most warm-water diving. He has a special interest in marine life - 'a lot of it tastes so good.'

Garnett Henderson, BSAC Open Water Instructor and SASAC's diving officer

GRADE: BSAC Advanced Diver, PADI Rescue Diver

Started training with SASAC in 2001 completed following year in the Red Sea, where also became PADI qualified. Likes neutral buoyancy - 'it's the nearest sensation to weightlessness.'

Sarah Kennedy, BSAC Open Water Instructor and SASAC's training officer

GRADE: BSAC Dive Leader, PADI Rescue Diver

Trained with PADI in 2005 in Spain and joined SASAC in 2006. Sarah likes the tranquillity of diving and prefers the sea life of scenic diving to exploring wrecks - 'I'm not that interested in scrap metal!'

Steve Kennedy, BSAC Open Water Instructor

GRADE: BSAC Dive Leader, PADI Rescue Diver

Trained with PADI in 2005 in Spain and joined SASAC in 2006. Steve likes the 'feeling of flying' you get from diving and being able to get up close to sea life. 'On land you see something 20 yards away - in the sea it's so close.'

Eamonn Murphy, BSAC Open Water Instructor

GRADE: BSAC Advanced Diver

Trained with Bushey & Borehamwood Sub-Aqua Club in 2004. Eamonn finds diving a good way to relax - 'my phone doesn't work under water' - and likes both scenic diving and wrecks that are in good condition.

Chris Price, BSAC Open Water Instructor

GRADE: BSAC Dive Leader

Trained in 2007 with Trident Sub Aqua Club in Hatfield along with his son, before joining SASAC in 2010. 'I like all types of diving but warm waters with a wreck and lots of sea life have to be best.'

Robin Smith, BSAC Open Water Instructor

GRADE: BSAC Advanced Diver

Trained with SASAC in 2000. Robin has a special interest in marine life and is an observer for Sesearch, the Marine Conversation Society's survey to map the UK near-shore seabed. 'Diving is great because it requires absolute concentration.'

Peter Stansfield, BSAC Advanced Instructor

GRADE: BSAC First Class Diver

Trained with Potters Bar Sub Aqua Club in 1976 before joining SASAC in 1988. 'Diving is one of the few things that stops me worrying about work.' A keen technical diver, Peter has taken the Trimix Diver course run by Technical Diving International.