Meet The 56 Team
The boat crew
Captain Aek
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Taki
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The Dive Team
Rich
Our divemaster Ian, affectionately known as The Captain, hails from the frozen wasteland of northern Canada where his rugged good looks were chiseled by the arctic wind. He now spends his time putting the fun in fun diving with his keen eye for marine life big and small. When he's not making fish friends below the waves, his natural habitat is a karaoke bar.
Ri
Ri grew up in a few African countries – Uganda, Cameron, Tanzania & South Africa. After university and completing his articles in Chartered Accounting, Ri quickly decided it was time to pursue his passion for diving and completed his PADI OWSI certification requirements on Gili Trawangan and spent the next three years teaching diving in Indonesia & Thailand. During this time, he continued to expand his diving knowledge & training and is currently a PADI IDC Staff Instructor. After a summer teaching diving on yachts in the Caribbean, Ri came back to Koh Tao
Favourite marine animal: Juvenile Yellow Box Fish
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Favourite dive site: Tao Tong
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Favourite place to eat: Babaloo
Arno
Diving changes your life! You get to know a new world under water and you learn how to dive safely. As an instructor I am patient and try to give every student the approach they need.
“The very best thing you can do for the world is to make the most of yourself”
Favourite marine animal: The banner fish, the most relaxed and laid back of ‘m all and always around.
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Favourite dive site: White Rock never disappoints you.
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Favourite place to eat: any cheap Thai place. Again: never disappoints you
Jesper
Ocean enthusiast who used to dive in Sweden but can’t stand the cold. Always been fascinated by marine life and their ecosystems. Tried scuba diving for the first time in 2013 and was hooked by the underwater beauty. Now living in Thailand teaching people how to dive.
Favourite marine animal: Octopus
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Favourite dive site: Chumphon
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Favourite place to eat: Family Kitchen
