Larry McLean

Recreational and Technical Scuba Diving Instructor

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About Larry

EMT, Explorer, Recreational & Technical Dive Instructor

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US +1 (206) 229-7393,

Jordan +962 7 7930 9045

NASDS Advanced Checkout Dives 1988

NASDS Advanced checkout dives in Puget Sound. Crabbing dive at the Anacortes Oil Docks.

Virgin Oceanic Explorers Sub Wrangler

Larry launching Deep Flight Submarine with Sir Richard Branson

Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) EMT

Larry rescuing Syrian migrants at sea with MOAS rescue operations off the coast of Libya.

Larry is an scuba diving Instructor, technical diving instructor, and explorer with thousands of logged dives. Larry has been on the leading edge of the recreational and technical dive industry for over 35 years. He has been a leader in the world’s most prestigious dive programs including running dive programs for Underwater Sports Seattle, ARAMCO the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Richard Branson’s Virgin Oceanic Explorers, Banzai Dive Shop Micronesia, and the S.S. Thorfinn live-aboard in Truk Lagoon Micronesia. He is currently teaching Scuba Diving and Technical Diving in the Red Sea at Arab Divers (arabdivers.jo) in Aqaba, Jordan.

Experience

  • Scuba Instructor & Technical Dive Instructor – Arab Divers, Aqaba, Jordan
  • Scuba Instructor & Technical Dive Instructor – In-depth Scuba, Seattle
  • EMT / Arabic Translator – Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), Malta
  • Crew Chief – Virgin Oceanic Explorers, Oceania
  • Instructor – ARAMCO, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Arabia
  • Owner / Instructor – Banzai Dive Shop, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia
  • Purser / Divemaster – S.S. Thorfinn, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia
  • Scuba Instructor & Technical Dive Instructor- Underwater Sports, Seattle

    Certifications

      • NASDS Open Water Diver – 1988
      • NASDS Advanced Open Water – 1988
      • NAUI Rescue Diver – 1988
      • NAUI Assistant Instructor – 1988
      • NAUI Instructor #13054 – 1991
      • PADI Instructor #98270 – 1996
      • IANTD Advanced Nitrox/EANx – 2001
      • IANTD Drager Rebreather Diver – 2001
      • PADI Nitrox/EANx Instructor – 2002
      • Nationally Registered NREMT EMT 2005
      • GUE Fundamentals Recreational – 2010
      • DAN O2 Administration Instructor – 2011
      • DAN Adv. O2 Administration Instructor – 2011
      • DAN BASIC Life Support Instructor – 2011
      • GUE Fundamentals Technical Pass – 2011
      • NAUI Technical EANx – 2012
      • NAUI Decompression Techniques – 2012
      • NAUI Helitrox – 2012
      • NAUI Heliair – 2012
      • Hall’s Deep Tech Instructor -2013
      • TDI Decompression Techniques – 2013
      • TDI Nitrox Gas Blender 2013
      • NAUI Technical Instructor – 2013
      • TDI Advanced Nitrox Instructor -2013
      • PADI Deep Tech Instructor – 2015
      • TDI Decompression Procedures Instructor – 2015
      • PADI Emergency First Response Instructor – 2016
      • TDI Trimix Diver – 2016
      • DAN First Aid for Professional Divers Instructor- 2016
      • DAN Hazardous Marine Life Instructor – 2016
      • DAN Neurological Assessment Instructor – 2016
      • NAUI DEMP – Diving Emergency Management Instructor – 2018
      • NAUI Instructor Trainer – 2024