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.
The Team 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.

Zainal Rahman 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.
Jean-Claude Chappuis 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.
 
Mark Rahman 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.
 
 
Faizal Omar I`m Mohd Faizal Bin Omar aka the Commander and was born 1970 in Perak Malaysia. After achieving all of my goals in  my career as a photo journalist I decided to become a PADI professional, this is where I found my true passion; Teaching people scuba diving. I`m a PADI IDC Staff Instructor and Commercial Diver with eight specialties and a passion for underwater videography.See some of my experiance.
 
 
Sue Hi, my name is Sohaili Bte Mansor (aka Sue) , I was born in 1973 in Kedah Malaysia, I`m Faizal`s wife and a mother of two lovely children. I have worked for B&J since 1998 where I am responsible for all the administration, reservations and finance.
 
 
   
Jay I`m Jainal B. Jailani (aka Jay), 35 years old and one of the Assistant Instructors of B&J Diving Centre. I have worked at B&J since 1999 and I am responsible for guiding divers on the daily outings and night dives.I was born in Johor Malaysia and speak Malay and English.

 

Zaha 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.
 
Azlan 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.