With 34 years of passion for the underwater world and thousands of hours underwater with thousands of divers, David Mayor always enjoys sharing his experiences, his knowledge for the underwater world, and especially the underground world of Quintana Roo in Mexico.
My name is David Mayor. I was born in Toulouse, France. Following several business trips to Playa del Carmen in Mexico, in 2010 I decided to settle down permanently in Quintana Roo and offer my services as a cave diving guide and cave diving instructor.
I discovered scuba diving in France in 1986, and since then I have never stopped this wonderful activity. My passion for the underground environment began in 1992 when I did my first cave diving. This passion has never left me, and opened the doors of technical diving.
In 1998, after almost 10 years of diving, I decided to share my passion by becoming a CMAS Instructor and starting a professional career in scuba diving instruction. My growing interest in technical diving drove me to get my Tech and Trimix Instructor certifications, and then to create EASY TECH DIVING in 2004, a technical-oriented training school.
Since 2007 I have been devoted to guiding and training others in cave diving. That's why I founded CENOTE CAVE DIVING, specialized in high-level technical and cave TDI courses.
David MAYOR
TRAINING :
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1986-87 : Diver CMAS 1*
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1992 : Diver CMAS 2*
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1994 : Diver Initiator CMAS
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1996 : CMAS 1* Instructor
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2002 : Professional French Diving Instructor Certification (BEES 1)
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2004 : GUE Fundamental and Tech 1 GUE Course
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2004 : Rebreather Diver TDI: Inspiration
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2005 : TDI Tech and Advanced Trimix Instructor
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2005 : Rebreather Inspiration Instructor
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2006 : PADI & EFR Instructor
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2007 : Cavern and Intro to Cave TDI Instructor TDI
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2008 : Full Cave TDI & CMAS Instructor
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2010 : Sidemount and Cave Sidemount TDI Instructor
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2011 : STAFF Padi Instructor
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2012 : OWSI and Essential Tech UTD/DIR Instructor
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2013 : Overhead and Cave 1 & 2 UTD/DIR Instructor course.
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2014 : Cave Diver Underwater Cartographer instructor.
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2016 : SDI Instructor and SDI Specialitys.
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2017 : Megalodon Air Diluant Diver & Rebreather Full Cave Diver TDI.
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2019 : Course Director SDI
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2022 : Open Water Scuba Instructor Trainer & Full Cave Evaluator
OTHER SKILLS :
Instructor in working at height, first aid Instructor, industrial maintenance technician, underwater archeology, underwater commercial work, underwater photographer andunderwater videographer (Discovery Chanel / Mummies Unwrapped, France 2 JT).
EXPLORATIONS :
Cenote Toh, System Ponderosa, Cenote Ts’unu’un, Cenote Liros, Cenote Ché, Cenote Aak tres, Cenote Choy,Cenote Maalob Oolal, Cenote Sac Yayum, Taj Mahal Cave System ...
More information : QRSS
CARTOGRAPHY :
- Dry caves : Cueva del templo, Cueva del Alux, Cueva de dos L, and other caves.
- Cenote Toh ( partial map for a archeological project) - System Lu'um Balaam.-
- Cenote Nicte Ha (cavern part) - Dos Ojos system.
- Cenote Taj Mahal (Cavern part) - Taj Mahal cave system.
- Taj Mahal cave system (half part of the cave system is published) https://www.cenotetajmahalcartographyproject.com
2020: First prize in the National Speleological Society Cartographic (National Speleological Society Cartographic Salon 2020 ) 2020 NSS Cartographic Salon Winners
Spoken languages : French, Spanish, English.
RESEARCH AND PROTECTION IN KARST ENVIRONMENTS :
Creation and president of the association "The Groundwater"