Oyster Diving help one of the world’s youngest MSD’s on his way
Oyster Diving recently had the privilege on helping Toby Monteiro-Hourigan on fulfilling his dream of becoming the one of the world’s youngest Master Scuba Divers.
Toby, from London, UK, took his first step into the world of diving with the PADI bubblemaker program (aged 8) before moving onto become a PADI seal. After completing his PADI Junior Open aged 10 years and 5 days , he discovered that he narrowly missed becoming the youngest Junior Open Water Diver, so the quest for becoming the youngest Junior Master Scuba Diver was formulated!
Toby took his first PADI speciality course at Dubai Mall Aquarium, identifying sharks (sand tiger sharks, reef sharks, leopard sharks, tawny nurse sharks, zebra sharks). He has since been very privileged and lucky to have dived with mantas, tiger sharks, thresher sharks and hammerheads in the Maldives and has swam with Whale Sharks, gaining the unofficial title of “shark boy”! Other specialty courses included: peak performance buoyancy, navigation, digital photography and boat diver.
Toby managed to complete most of the specialty courses in the summer with Oyster Diving, so it meant that on turning 12 in December he could complete the remainder of his required courses while on holiday in the Maldives. Through Pelagic Divers (Fuvahmulah, Maldives) Toby completed his Junior Advanced and Rescue Diver, gaining his Junior Master Scuba certification aged 12 years and 1 day, the absolute minimum age for completion as well as racking up an impressive 80 logged dives.
Toby shares the accolade of being the World’s youngest MSD with just a couple of other youngsters around the world who have achieved their certification the day after their twelfth birthday.
Toby loves and respects the sea and is in absolute awe of the aquatic realm! He knows that the Oceans’ kryptonite is plastic pollution and intensive fishing practices! He aims to use the power of his learning together with his diving adventures to educate and join the battle to help save the World’s Oceans!
Find out more about Oyster Diving at www.oysterdiving.com.
