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Mengbo Liu

Position: Training and Business Development Manager

PADI Certification: Course Director

Bo had a less-than-ideal first experience with Discover Scuba Diving in the Great Barrier Reef 12 years ago. It wasn’t until 2013, after moving closer to a local PADI dive centre, that he gave diving a second chance. That second experience changed everything. He became a certified Divemaster before leaving Seychelles two and a half years later.

Bo has always been drawn to the ocean, so he decided to change careers and become a dive instructor. He completed his IDC in Koh Tao, Thailand, in 2015, became an MSDT, and undertook a one-month internship there. Soon after, he worked at Anantara Kihavah Villas in the Maldives, a 5-star luxury resort, where he developed high-level customer service skills while teaching mostly DSDs.

Following two and a half rewarding years in the Maldives, Bo returned to Koh Tao in 2018 to become a Staff Instructor. By early 2019, he relocated to Bali, where he worked at one of the island’s largest dive centres until COVID-19 forced a return to China in 2020. By 2021, he had earned his freediving certification, applied for Course Director, and was back teaching at a local dive centre.

Bo was selected by PADI for the 2022 CDTC in Phuket. After a brief return to the Maldives, he moved to Sydney and became the first Chinese Course Director at Abyss Scuba Diving and one of only two Chinese Course Directors in Australia. His mission is to help others pursue diving professionally, sharing his passion and changing lives in the process.

Now an experienced instructor, Bo takes joy in introducing others to the underwater world, helping them uncover the beauty of marine life through safe and enjoyable dives. His guidance creates unforgettable experiences for divers at every level.