Kevin Black
Rebreather SpecialistPhuket-based PADI Course Director, Technical Instructor Trainer, and Rebreather Instructor Trainer, and a founding member of Tech Dive Asia. Founded Kiwidivers in Phuket in 2009 and grew it into the region's leading PADI TecRec Center and a PADI IDC center, winning PADI's 2012 Diver Retention Award; became a PADI Course Director and Technical/Rebreather Instructor Trainer in 2013. Sold the business in 2020 -- the original Kiwidivers shop in Chalong has since closed -- and now teaches independently through Tech Dive Asia, alongside separate technical/rebreather programs at Aloha Diving and Go2Similan in Khao Lak.
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Kevin Black draws detailed praise from many students — reviewers consistently point to an uncompromising, no-shortcuts approach where skills have to be genuinely demonstrated rather than signed off because time ran out, paired with real patience when something isn't clicking yet. DPV/scooter training comes up specifically more than once as an area where his depth of knowledge stands out even for already-experienced technical divers. The throughline across his reviews is a calm, methodical teaching style that pushes students well past the minimum requirements without ever feeling rushed.
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