Multi-award winning PADI Platinum Course Director and technical instructor trainer
Jonas has taught over 2000 diving instructors all levels and has been a leader in the dive industry for almost 20 years and has been operating some of the largest dive centers in the world.
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Jonas also has a background as a diving journalist and contributed with articles in many diving magazines since 1994, the latest published article was in The Undersea Journal, first quarter 2010. Jonas has played a vital role as mentor for many current PADI Course Directors in their pursuit of becoming a Diving Instructor Trainers.
Jonas is a technical instructor trainer for mixed gas diving and loves to explore deep caves and wrecks all around the world. Jonas recently moved after more than 10 years of teaching diving instructors in Asia to teach technical and recreational diving instructors in the Red Sea. Jonas Samuelsson and his friend and collegue freediver Akim Adhari are founders of Blue Immersion which is a team of the world's leading freedivers and technical divers.
Jonas is a certified diver with PADI, DSAT/TECREC, ANDI, IANTD, TDI and AIDA.
QUALIFICATIONS IN DIVING
Platinum Course Director #72605
DSAT Instructor Trainer TEC Deep
DSAT Instructor Trainer TEC 40-45-50
DSAT Instructor Trainer Trimix
EFR Instructor Trainer
MFA Instructor Trainer
PADI Cavern Instructor Trainer
TDI Intro and Full Cave Instructor
ANDI Level 4 Cave Explorer
IANTD Advanced Nitrox and CCR
BSAC Compressor Operator
PADI Draeger Instructor Trainer (SCR)
PADI Oxygen Instructor Trainer
Dry Suit Instructor Trainer
Ice Diving Instructor Trainer
Specialty Instructor Trainer in 15 other areas.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2010: Outstanding Contribution to the Dive Industry
2009-2010: PADI Course Director Platinum Rating
2009: Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development
2000: Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development
1998-1999: Hall Mark of Excellence
LATEST ARTICLE PUBLISHED
TRAINING TIPS FROM THE FIELD, BY JONAS SAMUELSSON, NATALIE HUNT AND TIM HUNT
PADI Undersea Journal First Quarter 2010
TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS
1994 – 2010: 2000+ Open Water to Divemaster Certifications
1998 – 2010: 1000 Open Water Scuba Instructors
1998 – 2002: 600 Medic First Aid Instructors
2002 – 2010: 600 EFR Instructors
1998 – 2010: 1500 Speciality Instructors
1999 – 2010: 400 Internship and MSDT Instructors
2010 15 Technical Diving Instructors
2010 10 TDI Intro and Full Cave Divers
