The SSS Team
Scott Laddiman - PSAI Instructor Trainer / PSAI Technical Instructor / BSAC Instructor
Over 40 years of diving experience as started at age 10 in Barbados. Continued with BSAC in UK at 14 and worked up to instructor level then trained with TDI & IANTD for technical diving before moving to PSAI for technical diving & instructing. Enjoys any aspect of exploration from deep wrecks to caves & planning expeditions. Best dives are Malin Head wrecks, West Coast of Scotland, Mexico Caves, Malta deep wrecks, Cyprus, Seals at the Farnes Islands, West Coast Norway wrecks & Red Sea.
Clare Oakley - BSAC Sports / RAID 30 / PSAI DPV Diver / PSAI Twinset diver
Since I am Scotts ' better half' I was soon encouraged to take my first breaths underwater several years ago. Since then its been an adventure from day one! First dives were in the cold waters of Stoney Cove in winter, then after that I have dived North Scotland, Farnes Islands, Red Sea, Malta and Mexico.
I loved playing with the Seals in the Farnes Islands, and am an active British Divers Marine Mammal Medic and have rescued countless seals from the Norfolk area.
Diving with the Guillimots in Kinlochbervie was incredible and North West Scotland is amazing place to dive.
Malta introduced me to wreck diving and had my deepest dive so far on one of the wrecks in crystal clear blue water.
I have had a couple of trips to Mexico and I fell in love with the amazing Caverns!
Currently I am working towards my PSAI Advanced Nitrox course, however I really enjoyed having a try dive on a Closed Circuit Rebreather, so we shall see what happens.
Paul Hamilton - PSAI / PADI Instructor / IANTD CCR Cave / PSAI Side Mount Instructor/ IANTD Advanced Nitrox / IANTD Sidemount / PSAI DPV
I first dived when I was 13 but didn't take it up seriously until 2015 in the Maldives. From there I went through the PADI courses and trained as a Dive Master at Stoney Cove. After 2 years of training and hundreds of dives I became a Dive Master.
I also started technical training with IANTD including Advanced Nitrox, Intro to Cave and Sidemount.
I then took my instructor exams and started my teaching journey.
I continued technical training with Full Cave, CCR and CCR Cave.
I love overhead environments and wreck diving. I'm now working on technical diving instruction with PSAI and will be teaching Sidemount and CCR very soon with Cave following on.
Matt Rivett - PSAI Dive Master / IANTD Limited Mine / PADI Sidemount / TDI KISS CCR / TDI Advanced Nitrox / TDI Deco procedures / PSAI DPV
I started diving in 2013 on holiday in Lanzorotte and fell in love with the sport & dive whenever I can.
I love the overhead enviroment and enjoy exploring the flooded Mines in UK and plan to expore some Mines overseas. I also enjoy wreck diving in UK and overseas.
Moving over to CCR diving has been fantastic and really enjoy diving my KISS Sidewinder.
Helping others enjoy diving is also another passion and its great to see new divers progress. I plan to work towards my PSAI Instructor certification soon.