Asian Tech diving is so good some people never want to leave!

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When Mahen Perera first contact us about a technical diving course he was planning a 4-6 day trip to complete Advanced Nitrox; or even just improve his skills without gaining any certification. It’s always nice when divers are more concerned about their personal skills than the number of cards they can collect, and Mahen was ready to do whatever he needed to do to get the skills he needed.

Coming from Sri Lanka Mahen has been studying and researching the wreck of the HMS Hermes for a number of years, and after feeling he had mastered his basic diving skills he decided it was time to gain the knowledge and experience to be able to tackle this famous shipwreck.

Mahen Gets to grips with some helicopter turns during the initial part of his training

Skills practice for Adv Nitrox/Deco Pro class from Matt Reed on Vimeo.

The four day advanced nitrox and deco procedures class gave Mahen a chance to try out all his shiny new equipment, and he soon found that he was getting comfortable with the new setup. But was he ready for the Hermes? After some experience dives Mahen decided that he had better stay longer and gain more technical diving experience...so add a few more days of fun diving at Apo Island.

Then it became clear that Mahen’s work commitments could be pushed back and give him time to take the trimix class; excellent, now he can remember what he sees when he dives the wreck!

“Hey this is pretty good fun!” Became a common phrase during the post dive relaxation periods and guess what...Mahen decided to stay a bit longer and improve his understanding of dive planning, and deco theory. “Hell, while I’m here let’s do the gas blending course as well”. So one of the rare rainy days saw Matt and Mahen back in the classroom for more maths, and some practical training on how to mix nitrox for his dives.

Mahen Perera tech dive training Dumaguete Philippines Asia

After a few more days of great dives, and additional scenario dives, Mahen felt ready for the challenge and headed off back to Sri Lanka to catch up on emails and prepare himself to face the mighty Hermes. A total trip of almost 3 weeks meant Mahen left with lots of new friends, who have all been watching his video of the Hermes on Facebook!

Clearly not having had enough of tech diving in the Philippines Mahen is already planning a trip back to join the Triton Tech guys as they explore Malapascua in August, so watch this space for more stories.

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