MEET OUR STAFF
LUIS FONSECA - DIRECTOR & MASTER INSTRUCTOR, 43 years old
During his long diving career, Luis has obtained many professional certifications from the following diving associations:
PADI: Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, Open Water Instructor, Medic 1st Aid & EFR Instructor, Specialty Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, IDC Staff Instructor, Master Instructor (since 1980) # 13565.
NAUI: Instructor # 14082
CMAS: 3 Stars Instructor (since 1987) #I3-012, CMAS Instructor Trainer.
FVAS: Instructor Trainer. Co-Author of FVAS Instructors Manual, Specialties Manual, Instructor Training Guidelines, Standards and Procedures Manual (currently the official manual for underwater education in Venezuela which has been revised and approved by CMAS).
CIED/PDVSA MARACAIBO: Industrial Diving Instructor
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS AND ENTITLEMENTS:
Anthropologist - Universidad Central de Venezuela, English as a second language - University of South Florida.
Authorized Visual Inspector of SCUBA cylinders (PSI International)
Authorized Technician of DACOR, US DIVERS, SEA QUEST, TECHNISUB, and Bauer Compressors.
40 ton Commercial Navigation License
Graduate of world champion free diver Umberto Pellizzari's Apnea Academy
Currently the FVAS/CMAS Technical Committee legal rep on Margarita Island.
LEOPOLDO LAREZ
BOAT CREW MEMBER - MECHANIC, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN, SCUBA EQUIPMENT REPAIRMAN
Open Water Diver
39 Years Old
CREDENTIALS & LICENSES
RIF J-300554546, NIT 0063570320, Registro Turistico Estatal CORPOTUR # J/0014, VT# 1740 Inscribed in the Registro Turistico Nacional # 02882, TTT# 488, TTAC # 179 inscribed in the Registro Turistico Nacional # 04521
Authorized FVAS/CMAS Dive Center # 0700
Authorized PADI 5 Star Gold Palm IDC Resort #R-18826
Authorized NAUI Number # 14082
Luis Fonseca credentials FVAS/CMAS I3-012, PADI Master Instructor # 13565
DIVING ADVISORS/MEDICAL DIVING
Dr. Renieu Guilloud, Dr. Ricardo Javorik, Lic. Enrique Mosquera, DAN Divers Alert Network
AMBIENT STUDIES
Dr. William Ferragotto Banos, Dr. Jose Ayarzaguena
INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
PADI,
Benthos Buceo Professional SRL
Estacion Biologica Hato el Frio
Corporacion Escafandra
NAUI Headquarters, Florida, USA
Centro Internacional de Educacion y Desarollo (CIED)
Apnea Academy (Italia)
Fundacion La Salle de Ciencas Naturales (FLASA)
AIDA Venezuela
Federacion Venezolana de Actividades Submarinas (FVAS)
Confederacion Mundial de Actividades Subacuaticas (CMAS)
SPORT DIVING
Instructor Michael Osborn, Instructor Jeffrey Bozanic, NAUI Regional Representative Chad Barbay, Instructor Frank Palermo, Mr. Drew Richardson (Vice-President of PADI), Mr. Fernando Di Geronimo (Vice-President FVAS)
MEDIA
Lic. Oscar Medina Diario EL UNIVERSAL, Mr. Marco Colantoni "E" Entertainment, Mr. Luis Leopoldo Fonseca Grupo HBO, Mr. Hugo Ortiz TELECARIBE, Mrs. Valentina Quintero CISNA video C.A., BITACORA, Lic. Laura Helena Castillo DIARIO EL NACIONAL
