Meet the Instructors
Experience the wonder of diving in Bali with our professional Divemasters and Instructors.
Minni Vangsgaard - Platinum Course Director (#502165)
First Course Director in Asia and awarded Best Course Director in Australia and Asia 2007 as well as voted Best Instructor in Asian Diver magazine. Minni teaches courses in English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Finnish.
“Train Hard, Play Harder, Work Easy”
Else - Staff Instructor (#462903) and Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer and DDI Instructor.
Else is also from Denmark and works closely with Minni. She started diving in 1996. Else is an IDC staff instructor and she is teaching specialities include: Shark, Wreck, Deep, Night, Fish ID, navigation and Naturalist. Else definitely proves: Blondes have more fun!!! Else speaks Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and English
Asmui – Staff and EFR instructor (461339)
“Diving is life – Life is diving……..” Asumi started diving more than 20 years ago and has more than 15.000 dives in Bali and Indonesia. If you have a question about Bali he can tell you all there is to know about the water. I
f he doesn’t know about it then it’s not worth knowing. He even has a “dive dairy of the moon?” and can tell you the speed at which the dive will be done in knots! He’s also our Mola Mola expert and speaks, English, Japanese and Indonesian. Asmui is single 40 something old and still looking for the perfect Mermaid 
His passion is to teach EFR and Rescue courses to everyone and he makes them one of the most fun courses ever done!
Amin – Divemaster (#260278)
“Live the Dream….” If you want to take your camera and get the shot of a life time then Amin is our super spotter.
He can find everything under water. Above water Amin has the biggest smile ever seen. Underwater he loves to find new spices and explore for things that have never has seen before. If necessary he’ll take all the time in the world to show you what you want to see.
Takayuki Matsumoto - Course Director
Born17/Jul /1974; Diving Experience: 7 years; Areas dived Australia, Vietnam, Bali; total dives to-date: 2,700 +; Blood Type A. I started Scuba diving at Australia in 2004.Since my open water course I knew that I wanted to tavel the world as a diving instructor. I was become Instructor when I was 30 years old and now I am working towards my Course Director rating.
Toto - IDC Staff Instructor (#461336) and EFR instructor.
Known in the industry as The Magic man – both above and underwater. Awarded Best Dive Instructor as Voted by readers of Asian Diver Magazine. For me Diving is Magical….
The drive for me is simple, “Dive every day and make people happy”
Holly - IDC Staff Instructor (#629124)
Holly is the newest addition to the Crystal Gang. Holly comes from the UK and has a lot of cold water training behind her – no wonder she wanted to move to paradise and warmer waters. Holly loves to spend time with upcoming instructors and teach them all she knows. The purpose Holly teaches diving is to see the smiling faces after they complete the IDC and become an instructor. Just do it!
Paul – IDC Staff Instructor (#497075)
Paul has been diving since 2000, after 11 years in the British Army Paul settled in Bali in 2009 and started resettlement activities for HM Forces Service Leavers wishing to be re-trained in to civilian life as Dive Professionals. For enquiries regarding resettlement training please view our resettlement website; www.resettlement-diving.com, and email; info@resettlement-diving.com.
“Born to live, we live to dive…” - Paul Grant MSc