Dan Popa - SDI/TDI Sidemount Instructor

Dan is an SDI/TDI scuba diving instructor based in Bucharest (well sometimes at least). He has discovered sidemount almost by chance when he met someone we can only describe as a Romanian sidemount and cave exploration legend in Greece in 2018. Got sidemount certified the next year (by Gabi as it happens) and has dived sidemount almost exclusively since.

As the owner of Blue Pulse - a premier dive training provider focused on tailored training and conservation - Dan teaches mainly 1:1, focusing on true skill mastery.

Most of the diving courses Dan teaches (except for OWSD) can be taught in sidemount. You can reach out to Dan over social media or by booking a free intro call on the Blue Pulse website.

Instructor profile

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• Instructor certifications:

  • SDI Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor
  • SDI Sidemount Instructor
  • SDI Wreck Diving Instructor
  • SDI Computer Nitrox Instructor
  • SDI Deep Diving Instructor
  • SDI Dry Suit Instructor

• Highest Sidemount certification: ANDI Sidemount Trimix Diver

• Teaching locations: Bucharest and Constanta in Romania, Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Caribbean

• Favorite sidemount dive site: MS Zenobia wreck (Larnaca, Cyprus)

• Bucket list sidemount destination: Bikini Atoll, Micronesia

Find out more about Dan from his Blue Pulse Instructor page and his personal website.