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Jamie Macleod

British diver, Jamie Macleod, a PADI CD, Technical Instructor Trainer and Thai diving veteran, is a passionate deep water explorer and self-confessed wreck ferret.

Based on the sun drenched island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand - an island responsible for thousands of recreational certifications - Jamie Macleod realized that Koh Tao had more to offer than the effortless reef diving with which it has become synonymous.

As an Instructor for 20 years, Jamie had noticed the demand for more challenging diving and the global growth in Enriched Air Nitrox, Deep, Wreck and Tec certifications. Forming a technical diving school to meet this demand for training and skills looked like the way forward.

To achieve this and simultaneously differentiate themselves from both the recreational and technical market - and with a newly acquired exploration boat, MV Trident - the team got down to business exploring the Gulf of Thailand. Being a busy shipping route to Bangkok and a major supply route during WWII, Jamie was convinced that the hitherto unexplored waters around Koh Tao were littered with wrecks with their own particular story to tell.

Exploring the ocean floor is a painstaking and expensive business requiring time, experience, extensive research and a little luck. With the success of the MV Trident's research, visiting divers have brought new technology to Thailand, notably CCR and Cave Diving with its own challenges and adventures.

Thailand has many freshwater cave systems ranging from shallow caverns to 200m deep systems, MV Trident is trying hard enter this realm and support the divers wanting to explore these virgin sites.

Check out the website at: www.techthailand.com for further information about MV Trident, trips and Technical Diving Explorations.