Hi, my name is Ian Jeffery and i am the founder of Subsea Fundamentals. The trusted leader in training and education for underwater equipment for governmental organizations and the industry. I aim at providing high quality service to my customers in the Subsea industry.
I started as a sailor in the Royal Dutch Navy in 2007. After training I was assigned to a mine hunter as a sonar operator. I discovered soon that I was not yet ready to spend 90% of my time indoors. I decided to see if diving was my call, and this turned out to be the case.
I completed my diver training in 2009 and spend the following 11 years as a diver for the Royal Dutch Navy, Defence diving group. In this period i was able to perform great things, experience sad things but most of all learn a hell of a lot about the military subsea industry.
Some of the things I was able to do while working for the Navy:
The last 5 years in the Navy (2014-2019) I spend working as an underwater equipment operator and diver from shore. With the time I had left over I started my bachelor. In 2019 I passed the study and received my bachelor’s degree.
This period of working from shore enabled me to become a specialist in subsea vehicles and equipment. I was the key user in the navy’s AUV’s, ROV’s and hand held diver navigation.
I was lucky enough to receive factory training and work side by side with the maintenance technicians and manufactures. This gave me a great opportunity to specialise in this subsea world.
I left the Navy in 2019. The combination of my son being born and a lack of fitting growth opportunities within the navy made my request for my resignation. I started working as an independent trainer and technical advisor for manufacturers, suppliers, and the military.
Every day I use the experience I build up in the past 15 years to perform state of the art training and support for my customers.
At Subsea Fundamentals, we understand the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and techniques in the subsea industry. That’s why we design our courses to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively operate these complex systems. And, to ensure that the training meets the specific needs and goals of each customer, all of our courses are tailored to your request.
Whether you’re an EOD operator, navy operator, or a member of the fire department looking to utilize sonar and ROVs in your work, we have a course for you.
Contact us today to learn more about our customized training options and how we can support your organization’s goals.”
I provide sonar training aimed at the search of objects on the seabed. This can be using classical sidescan, SAS sonar or a forward looking sonar. Training is aimed at getting familiar with the technique behind the sonardata provided. This all will be combined with common practise when performing sonar operations.
My trainings are commonly given on a location of the customers choice. As it adds vallue to train in the waters you will work in we try to provide the training at a location of the customers choosing. This can be anywhere in the world.
Yes, i can provide you with ROV training aimed at governmental and inspection use of an ROV. I find it important to mention that i aim at search, identifying and recovering objects and do not aim at offshore duties other then inspection class vehicles.
I am familiar with several different vehicles and assets. Small sized Auv’s, medium sized Auv’s, USBL systems, INS systems. This is a small part of the devices I work with on a weekly bases.
