About Us : Josh Thornton
Josh started diving in 1997. He obtained his Open Water certification in Cozumel, Mexico and has been hooked ever since. Josh loves to share his passions with others, which is why he became an instructor in 2003. He continued his diving education by training with the TDI & SDI headquarters to become an Instructor Trainer. Josh’s favorite part about teaching is watching students succeed and seeing their smiles underwater (even thought their masks usually leak because of this).
Josh’s passion lies in teaching technical diving. He enjoys teaching Cave, Wreck, Closed Circuit Rebreathers, Trimix and everything in between. Josh likes every type of diving, but loves the world of diving that a tech diver has access to.
Josh also loves to travel to various locations around the world to teach classes to students who demand the highest quality training. If the conditions permit he is always willing to do a dive no matter how "good" or "bad" the site might be.
Josh is an Instructor Trainer for TDI & SDI and also an instructor for ANDI & IANTD. He is the Director of Training for Dive Addicts- his job is to ensure that Dive Addicts provides the highest quality training no matter what level course is being taught.
CCRJosh.com - Josh's Personal Site
Testimonials“Thanks Josh for putting up with me for the week. I passed! I think I make a good choice with the Hammerhead, but, I KNOW I made an excellent choice choosing you as my instructor. In my line of work I get a lot of training, you’re one of the best instructors I have had by far. I’d like to also give a BIG Texas thanks to the whole Dive Addicts staff for making me feel at home, and helping me with some last minute gear selections. After I get some time on the unit, I’ll be back for more.”
-Grady
Bay City, TX
HammerHead CCR
“If you’re looking for a way to expand your diving knowledge – and fun – and feel more comfortable, confident, and competent in the water then progressing in your training is a sure way to go. A key to learning the most and learning well is having a good instructor, someone who’s knowledgeable and experienced, a good teacher with the patience to motivate and teach. Josh is a great teacher. He’s very knowledgeable with considerable experience to share and communication skills to make dive knowledge very understandable and fun! Josh’s skills are complete, practicing what he teaches and it shows!”
-Rick
Park City, Utah
Dry Suit Diver, Intro to Tech,
Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures
“Having completed cave, deco procedures, and trimix courses as comparisons, I can say Josh Thornton is a well qualified and knowledgeable CCR Instructor who certainly knows the ins and outs of the CCR. He easily answered all questions I had. The class was also well planned and organized. Plus anything I forgot or needed, he had extras, or knew where and how to quickly get it. I would definitely recommend Josh to anyone considering CCR training in the future.
Thanks again Josh, and safe diving.”
-Doug
Hinckley, Ohio
HammerHead CCR
