Raoul MONTHOUEL

Qualifications :
. Military sport trainer (rugby, boxing)
. Commando Instructor
. Commercial diver (National Institute of Commercial Diving)
. Federal Instructor (French Federation)
. International CMAS Instructor 3 stars
. IDC Staff Instructeur
. BSAC Instructor Trainer

Born in 1961, married, 3 children.
President of the Professional Divers' Union of New Caledonia, Director of Noumea Diving.

My experience :
. Army for over 7 years
. Commercial diving for over 20 years
. Noumea Diving creation and Management (the main diving operation in NC)
. Club Med Noumea, in charge of all diving activities for 6 years (until Club Med moving from NC)
. 24 years diving experience in New Caledonia : "I dived everywhere, in the South, West, North and to the Loyaulty Islands ; specialy around Ouvea, where I organised some diving cruises for many years, we had 4 dives a day, sometimes more... it was a very good time !"
. President of the New Caledonia professional divers union 'SPPNC'

My great memories :
. The children happyness, my sun first, discovering helmet diving amoung school of fishes !
. The shark feeding I offered, for 6 over years outside Boulari Pass; an opportunity to learn a lot about sharks, with an interesting and impressive approach
. A Night dive with a very big turtle, for RTL PLUS (German TV) for the animation of a Tv game.
. The very professional and kind attitude of national French & German TV staff interested in working with us.
. My diving cruise with Reiner (73 years old, from Germany) 4 dives per day with so many manta rays and silver point sharks. Reiner loved them so much and had a such diving experience through the world !
. Meeting with a so big white shark in Boulari passage... twice for se same dive ! I m p r e s s i v e... and it was so... q u i e t
. A very good and professional relationship with the Club Med' "GO" & "GMs" for over 6 years
. All the very good friends I have got through Noumea Diving... Thanks to them ! I don't forget you...

With Club Med GMs onto Helmet Diving platform in 1998.
Club Med was fun and very professional...
Helmet diving in 1986 Marseille Harbour.
In 2002 at the workshop. Dry suit called "Phoque" (seal)
Institut National "Commercial diving" Marseille France.
My regrets :
. The very bad atmosphere of the diving business in NC
. The inefficiency of the country to develop the tourism for these last... 40 years.
. The amazing administrative complications to run a competitive business in NC
. All the great projects I had and that I couldn't realized in regard of the above...
Paratroopers centre 1981
South of France (Pau).
First jumps with the French Foreign Legion (2d REP) at Borgo (Corse), I was sixteen... a while ago.