Author Simon Pridmore

Simon Pridmore

Simon Pridmore lives in the deep south of Bali among the fascinating contradictions that make up modern-day Indonesia. He has spent the last 20 years at the sharp end of the scuba diving scene in Asia, pioneering mixed-gas deep diving, running an instructor training agency, organizing expeditions, developing dive equipment and writing for divers and travelers.

Scuba Professional – Insights into Sport Diver Training & Operations

By Simon Pridmore on January 28, 2017 Surface Interval

While we were chatting with author Simon Pridmore the other day, conversation turned to Scuba Professional, his book for experienced divers, instructors and dive operators. Why did you write Scuba Professional? When you work in the scuba diving industry, you have very few sources for objective advice about teaching scuba diving or running dive operations. Dive centre owners and instructors may need to seem omniscient to their customers but many privately have a lot of unanswered questions about what they do and are aware that a little help would be useful. But they have nobody to turn to for answers.…

Scuba Fundamental – Start Diving the Right Way

By Simon Pridmore on November 30, 2016 Surface Interval

Scuba Fundamental is a unique book for people who are thinking of learning to scuba dive. It tells them what they need to know and should do BEFORE they sign up for a course. It also gives them impartial and reliable advice on important things about learning to dive that nobody ever tells prospective divers about and that they only find out much later: sometimes too late. Scuba Fundamental takes someone from the germ of the thought that they might like to scuba dive, then continues to guide them to the point where they have completed a couple of courses…

Quality Divers – Celebrating 10 Years with Frequent Diver Rewards Program

Author Simon Pridmore