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Recommended Instructors
This lists exists for those looking for sidemount training who can not train or choose not to train with Sidemount Authority. These are sidemount instructors around the world that I personally recommend. Each one meets the standards I consider non-negotiable for quality sidemount instruction. This list is random and in no partcular order.
Recommended instructor directory
| Name | Location | Agency | Contact | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Haslam | Thailand | RAID | chris@raid-asia.com | Mexico Style- Aluminum cylinders RAID Director of Product Development and Quality Assurance RAID Instructor Trainer Examiner |
| Chris Richardson | Forsyth, Georgia, USA | TDI,NAUI | Chris@deep6gear.com | Florida style (steel cylinders) Founder-Deep 6 Expedition Gear |
| Edd Sorenson | Marianna, Florida, USA | TDI, IANTD, PSAI, NSS-CDS | caveadventurers@hotmail.com | Florida style (steel cylinders) and one of the world’s leading Cave CCR instructors. |
| Garry Dallas | UK-Malta | RAID | info@diveraiduk.com | Multiple Configurations |
| Landon Lasseter | Florida, USA | RAID, TDI | landon@deep6gear.com | Florida Style (Steel Cylinders) Cave and Technical Instructor MD MS MBA President/Owner- Deep6 Dive Gear |
| Mikko Paasi | Koh Tao, Thailand | TDI,SSI, PADI | mikko@kohtaodivers.com | Aluminum Cylinders. Member International of The Explorers Club NY. Team Leader- Bottomline Projects |
| Natalie Gibb | Mexico | TDI | nat@underthejungle.com | Mexico Style (aluminum cylinders). Woman Diver’s Hall of Fame (WDHOF) 2020 |
| Por Parasu Komaradat | Thailand | TDI, SSI & IANTD Instructor Trainer | thailand@iantd-indopacific.com | Mexico Style (Aluminum cylinders) , CCR |
| Raynold Dee Herbito | UAE, Philippines, Indonesia | PADI, SDI/TDI, DiveISC | Raydee72@gmail.com | Razor Specialist |
| Skanda Coffield-Feith | Mexico | RAID, TDI | contact@cavedivingadventures.com | Cave, Technical, and Rebreather diving instructor, educator and explorer. |
| Steve Davis | Northland, New Zealand | TDI | steve@sidemountpros.com | Steels and Aluminum. Author and podcast host of Speaking Sidemount. |
| Tavo Padilla | Mexico | RAID, TDI | info@darksidediversmx.com | Mexico Style (Aluminum Cylinders) |
| Tomasz "Michur" Michura | Poland | SSI | info@sidemountsilesia.pl | Pushing the known limits of sidemount and quite possibly the world's greatest sidemount skills technician. |
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