Jonty Laycock

Jonty Laycock
Managing Director and Instructor Trainer

I have degrees in mechanical/marine engineering and have received extensive training as part of an offshore search and recovery team. For the last 14 years I have been travelling extensively through South East Asia and East Africa, working in the tourism industry as an adventure resort manager and scuba diving instructor. I have also been involved in the set up and operation of marine national parks in Bunakan, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia and, on Pemba and Masali islands off the coast of Tanzania. Since 2004 I have been living and working in Dahab, South Sinai as a scuba diving instructor. I am the course director of RED SEA RESEARCH and oversee the general operations of the course along with instructing the scuba diving modules.

Sarah Fryirs

Sarah Fryirs
Managing Director/Finance Manager

I have worked in the diving industry teaching in various parts of the world for the past 15 years. I am a Master Scuba Diver Trainer, and have been working within the Dahab diving community since 2004. I have a degree in Banking & Finance and at Red Sea Research I am a Managing Director and I oversee all financial operations.

Dr Nichola Fletcher

Dr Nichola Fletcher
Marine Biologist
Science Coordinator

I graduated from Scarborough’s centre for environmental and marine science in 2004 with a first class degree in marine biology. From here I undertook a PhD in behavioural ecology at the University of Hull completing this is 2007. I have since been working as a post doctoral researcher with the chemical and sensory ecology research group at Hull University focussing on the reproductive behaviour of the European shore crab. I have tropical field experience in both the Caribbean and Asia. At RED SEA RESEARCH I am responsible for the scientific operations of the course, running both, the marine biology and benthic surveying modules as well as co-ordinating ongoing science project.

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Dr. Adel Taher

Dr Adel Taher
Senior Consultant,
Diving – & Hyperbaric Medicine

I have been an Instructor since 1976 and with PADI since 1983. I came to the Sinai on the 24th of April 1982 and have lived permanently in Sharm el-Sheikh since 1993. I studied diving- & hyperbaric medicine in the USA and Germany and achieved several degrees in Diving- & Hyperbaric Medicine. Siince 1993 I have directed the Hyperbaric Medical Center in Sharm el-Sheikh where we have treated over 1500 diving accidents and for 4 years, I have also directed the Hyperbaric Medical Center in Dahab. I am a Director of DAN-Egypt and a member of the European Underwater & Biomedical Society (EUBS), as well as the German Society for Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine (GT(E)M). I trained and worked as a research diver and later as a commercial dive. Currently I teach diving medicine in Europe and Egypt togetherwith other colleagues.

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Daryl - Trainee Instructor

Daryl

I have several years teaching experience in multiple disciplines and have held positions as an outdoor education instructor, youth worker, social worker, and taught Special Needs students. I am an Open Water Scuba Instructor, and am passionate about conserving the underwater world that we all enjoy. Since 2007 I have been living and working in the diving community of Dahab.

Jane - Trainee Instructor

Jane

I have been living and diving in Dahab for 3 years and am an Open Water Scuba Instructor . I have been a teacher in the UK for numerous years, predominantly with Special needs. I left my job as Head teacher of a London school for boys with emotional behavioural difficulties to focus on diving. RED SEA RESEARCH has given me that focus.