Benoit Capitaine
Rebreather SpecialistOwner and Technical Instructor Trainer at Ocean Zone Divers in Phuket, a multi-agency technical diving centre teaching NAUI, TDI, IANTD, DSAT, and CMAS from diver through instructor level. A CMAS 2-star instructor since 1994 and PADI instructor since 1998, with around 40 certifications including Full Cave, Advanced Wreck, Extended Range, Trimix to 75m, and instructor ratings on the Megalodon and MkVI Discovery/Se7en rebreathers. Previously taught at Blue Label Diving and Dive Butler International in the Maldives.
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Capitaine owns Ocean Zone Divers in Phuket and is a technical instructor trainer there, running a multi-agency centre that teaches NAUI, TDI, IANTD, DSAT and CMAS from diver through instructor level. He has been a CMAS two-star instructor since 1994, which makes him one of the longest-established technical instructors in Thailand. What reviewers describe is care about small things: "an absolutely professional instructor with a huge knowledge" who "takes care about little details which makes the big difference", alongside a plain enthusiasm for the sea that comes through in the teaching. Divers come back for technical fun dives as well as courses — notable in Phuket, where most operators are geared to recreational diving.
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