Andreas W. Matthes
Andreas W. Matthes or known to most people as Matt is the founding member and owner of the ProTec Dive Center & Advanced Training Facility as well as the administrator of our Blog. Along with daily operations of the facility he is our training director and special projects director. Originally from Germany; he has lived, worked and dove throughout Germany, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Honduras, Egypt, Northern and Southern United States, Soloman Islands, Eastern Caribbean, Belize, Pacific and Eastern Mexico.
Matt has been training divers for the last 13 years and has certified hundreds of divers to various levels of training. Some of the favorite locations that Matt currently guides and teaches include the deep walls off Cozumel, the caves and caverns of the Riviera Maya, the Deep Caves of Yucatan, the deep walls of the Honduran Bay Islands and wrecks and deep walls along the Mexican Pacific coast.
Courses can be taught in German, English, and Spanish. His community work as the training officer locally for NSS-CDS puts him in the front line of regional developments and is a regular contributor to global cave diving discussions. An APSA Guide Instructor and Guide.
Open Water through Divemaster, Dry Suit Diver, Nitrox Diver, Advanced Nitrox Diver, Deep Diver, Recreational Trimix, Advanced Recreational Trimix, Technical Diver, Normoxic Trimix Diver, Hypoxic Trimix Diver, Decompression Specialist, Life Support Service Technician, Nitrox Blender – Trimix Blender, Cavern Diver through Cave Diver, Sidemount Diver, Stage – Multi Stage Diver, DVP Diver, Survey Diver, Technical Cave Diver, Technical Wreck Diver, CCR Cave Diver, CCR Wreck Diver, SCR Draeger Dolphin, SCR Draeger Ray, CCR Normoxic Trimix, CCR Advanced Wreck Diver, CCR Inspiration, CCR Evolution, CCR Megalodon, CCR Dive Rite O2ptima, CCR Sport KISS, CCR Classic KISS.
Nitrox Instructor, Advanced Nitrox Instructor, Deep Diver Instructor, Recreational Trimix Instructor, Advanced Recreational Trimix Instructor, Technical Diver Instructor, Normoxic Trimix Instructor, Hypoxic Trimix Instructor, Decompression Specialist Instructor, Life Support Service Technician Instructor, Nitrox Blender – Trimix Blender Instructor, Cavern Instructor through Cave Diver Instructor, Sidemount Instructor, Stage – Multi Stage Instructor, DVP Instructor, Survey Instructor, Technical Cave Instructor, CCR Cave Instructor, CCR Wreck Instructor, SCR Draeger Dolphin Instructor, SCR Draeger Ray Instructor, CCR Normoxic Trimix Instructor, CCR Advanced Wreck Instructor, CCR Inspiration Instructor, CCR Evolution Instructor, CCR Dive Rite O2ptima Instructor, CCR Sport KISS Instructor, CCR Classic KISS Instructor.
IANTD Instructor Trainer Trainer:
Open Water Instructor Trainer, Nitrox Instructor Trainer, Advanced Nitrox Instructor Trainer, Deep Diver Instructor Trainer, Recreational Trimix Instructor Trainer, Advanced Recreational Trimix Instructor Trainer, Normoxic Trimix Instructor Trainer, Hypoxic Trimix Instructor Trainer, Nitrox to Trimix Blender Instructor Trainer, Life Support Technician Instructor Trainer, CCR Wreck Instructor Trainer, CCR Advanced Wreck Instructor Trainer, Technical Wreck Instructor Trainer
Cavern Diver through Full Cave Diver, Stage Diving, DPV Pilot, Sidemount Diver, Survey – Cartography Diver, Recovery Diver, Deep Cave Diver, Rebreather Cave Diver, and Instructor Sponsor
Cavern Diver through Cave Diver
Cavern Diver through Cave Diver and Technical Wreck Instructor.
Open Water through Divemaster, Deep Diver, Nitrox Diver, U/W Naturalist, Boat Diver, U/W Photographer, Cavern Diver, Search and Recovery Diver, Night Diver, Wreck Diver, Multilevel Diver, Drift Diver, Medic First Aid Instructor, PADI Master Instructor
Affilations and Awards:
Dan O2 Provider Instructor, Member NSS-CDS, Yucatan Speleo. Diving Society, Cambrian Foundation, Abe Davis Award, Explorers Club, Int. Cave Diving Safety Award, Member NACD, Member IANTD, Member TDI, Q.R.S.S.
Specialized User for:
Cis Lunar MK 5 CCR, P-SCR Halocline
Participant in the following exploration, expeditions and projects:
Great Blue Hole of Belize Expedition 1995
Nohoch Nachich Cave Exploration Expedition 1996
Chak Mol Cave Survey and Mapping Project 1996
Great Blue Hole of Belize Expediton 1997
Great Lake Deep Wreck Diving Project 1997
Yucatan Cave Exploration and Survey Project 1997
Nohoch Nachich Cave Exploration Expedition 1997
The Pit Exploration and Survey Expedition 1997
Yucatan Cave Exploration and Survey Project 1998
Nohoch Nachich Cave Exploration Expedition 1998
Solomon Island Wreck and Cave Exploration Expedition 1998
Wakulla 2 Exploration and Survey Expedition 1998
Yucatan Cave Exploration and Survey Project 1999
Wakulla 2 Exploration and Survey Expedition 1999
Yucatan cave exploration, survey and study project 2000
Bacalar Cave Exploration Project 2001
Homun Cave Exoloration project 2001
Nohoch Adventure Expedition 2001
Local Speleo Survey Project 2001 & 2002
Hidden World Scientific and Documentation Expedition – National Geographic/Karst Productions/INAH – 2002
Expedition – National Geographic/Karst Productions/INAH – Ring Cenote 2002
Andreas W. Matthes a.k.a. as Matt
