The DAN Europe Training Committee consists of Medical Advisors and Regional Training Coordinators who actively represent DAN Education in their respective regions, oversee Instructor Trainer Workshops, ensure quality assurance, and contribute to business development.
SWEDEN
Professional background
Stilianos Matsoukatidis is a multi-talented professional in the diving industry, specialising in IT, first aid, technical, rebreather, and wreck diving. His daily activities include maintaining diving equipment, performing hydrostatic testing on scuba tanks, and sharing his expertise through teaching. Stilianos takes pride in encouraging the growth of individuals and finds great honor and challengen to serve as a DAN RTC for Sweden.
Why choose DAN Education
”To excel in the competitive diving realm, I choose DAN Education as the hub of knowledge and innovation, positioning at the forefront of professional development”.
PORTUGAL & MIDDLE EAST
Professional background
Manuel Preto is a diving instructor/trainer with a career spanning since 1989. He is currently working as a trainer for various diving agencies, including CMAS, SSI, PADI and SDI/TDI, covering both recreational and technical diving, as well as owing his diving and hyperbaric training centre. Since 2005, Manuel has worked as a consultant for several hyperbaric facilities as chamber operator, safety and programme manager and currently holds the position of Vice President of EBAss (European Baromedical Association for Nurses Operators and Technicians) and works as a Programme & Training Manager for Dubai Police in the UAE. Manuel joined DAN Europe in 2009 as a First Aid Instructor and later progressed to the roles of Trainer and Regional Research Coordinator. He is also an ERC (European Resuscitation Council) Course Director for the BLSD course and he plays a key role in managing the training for RCAPP (Recompression Chamber Assistance Partnership Program).
Why choose DAN Education
The motto is "train to be prepared", as instructors we should always be ready to give the best first aid treatment if needed. DAN Europe's courses are the best First Aid programmes in the diving industry, teaching professionals to be well prepared.
