Hello, I'm Scott.

I didn't set out to be a diving instructor. Like plenty of people, I started as a holiday diver who fancied trying something different. My partner and I learnt together, went to Egypt, and I've not looked back since.

I still remember my first time underwater in the pool. I sat on the bottom for a good minute, holding my breath, before it dawned on me that I could actually breathe. I think about that moment whenever I'm teaching someone new, and it's a big part of why I never rush anyone.

From there I taught for well over a decade, including a few years in Gibraltar, before heading out to Australia to work at dive operations there. Then I came home to the UK. All those different waters, from busy warm-water centres to cold, green British quarries, shape how I teach now: high standards, plenty of patience and no shortcuts.

These days I dive sidemount, I'm happiest on a wreck, and I spend most of my time developing divers, Divemasters and instructors, either here in the south of England or with partner centres abroad.

I've always loved being a mentor and a guide. I haven't forgotten where I came from, or the divers who helped me get here: people who shared what they knew without any ego, just because they wanted to see me improve. That's what I try to pass on. I also couldn't have done any of it without the support of my partner.

Put simply, I like making people happy, and diving gives me a way to do that every time I'm in the water.