The Team
On this pages we like to
present some of our crew members of Salang and ABC. Our staff speaks the following languages: English, Malay, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. |
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In total our two
dive centres employ the following: - 8 PADI, DAN and IANTD Instructors - 3 Assistant Instructors - 1 Dive Master - 3 Compressor boys - 4 Boatsmen Since some of our instructors, dive masters and boatsmen are not resident staff members, we just show the local staff on the following pages. |
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Hi, I`m Zainal B.
Rahman but everyone just calls me Ben. I was born in Germany where I lived
for 18 years, before I decided to move to Malaysia with my Family. I have managed this dive center since it opened its doors in 1987. Because of my love for diving and teaching I have introduced more than a thousand new divers to the underwater realm. I'm a PADI Master Instructor/IANTD Instructor with 13 specialties, I speak English, German and Malay. |
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Hi divers, I`m
Jean-Claude Chappuis (aka J.C.) and I was born in Switzerland in
1961. In 1995, after joining Ben as a partner, I decided to quit my job as a telecommunication engineer in order to pursue my passion for diving. I`m a PADI Master Instructor and DAN Instructor Trainer. In Technical Diving I hold the ratings as an IANTD Instructor Trainer, Trimix, Cave and Wreck Instructor. I speak SwissGerman, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. |
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Hi there, my name is
Mark Rahman and I was born in 1972 in Germany. Since 1994 I have been a
PADI IDC Staff Instructor and I have obtained many years of
experience in teaching, boat maintenance, as a boat captain and as a scuba
technician. I`m married and the father of a lovely boy. Since 2001 I have been managing of the ABC Dive Center so all bookings for ABC will be handled by me. I speak English, German and Malay. |
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Hi, my name is Mohd Nizaha B. Iberahim but everybody just calls me Zaha. I was born in 1978 in Kuala Lumpur. I worked as a bank clerk for six years before I decided to come to Tioman Island. I am a PADI Dive Master and Commercial Diver and now I am in charge of the compressor room and guiding. |
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Hi there, my name is Mohd Azlan (aka Lan), I was born in Johor Malaysia in 1977 and I am the father of a cute son. I have worked for B&J since 1997 as a compressor boy and in the evenings I love to serve you cold drinks in Ng Café. |