Meet Yurii Prokhvatylo: From Your First Dive To Technical And CCR Diving
Trusted by beginners, technical divers, CCR divers and future instructors
Whether you're taking your first breath underwater or preparing for advanced technical and CCR training, you'll receive clear guidance, personal attention and training tailored to your goals.
Why Divers Keep Coming Back
Again and again, divers describe the same reasons for staying with Yurii: calm guidance, clear teaching, small groups and the feeling that the next step is in safe hands.
From first dives to CCR and professional development, the strongest pattern is that many students return when they are ready for more.
Trusted At Every Level
Beginners trust Yurii to make the first steps feel safe. Experienced divers trust him to keep the next steps clear, structured and worth taking.
Beginner Divers
First dives, refreshers and beginner certifications with calm, personal guidance.
Open Water Divers
Clear next steps from entry-level certification into real confidence underwater.
Technical Divers
Twinset, sidemount, decompression and trimix progression built on stronger foundations.
CCR Divers
Private Try Rebreather, recreational CCR and multi-platform rebreather development.
Future Instructors
Longer-term progression from diver development into professional training and leadership.
Real Diving Journeys
Many divers arrive for a single course and later return for the next step. These real journeys show how confidence, experience and skills can develop over time.
From Try Dive To Open Water
Started with a first underwater experience in Cyprus, then continued into full beginner certification once the confidence and excitement were there.
From Open Water To Rescue Diver
Moved from beginner certification into stronger awareness, safety skills and real diving confidence through continued training.
From Refresher To CCR Diver
Started with a refresher course after years away from diving. Progressed to Advanced Recreational Trimix and CCR Diving. "He inspired me to become a rebreather diver – something I didn't even know existed."
From Recreational To Technical Diving
Continued from standard recreational diving into decompression, twinset or sidemount training because the next step felt structured, practical and achievable.
Why Beginners Feel Safe Here
Reviews repeatedly describe the same feeling: calm, clear, very safe. That matters most when someone is new to diving or returning after a long break.
Beginners feel safer when the training is calm, structured and personal. The goal is not pressure or speed. The goal is confidence built step by step.
That same approach helps returning divers as well. If someone has been out of the water for years, they need clarity, patience and the right pace to feel comfortable again.
Meet Yurii
Yurii works with complete beginners, technical divers, CCR divers and future instructors, but the value is the same across all levels: clear teaching, calm standards and a progression path that keeps making sense as your goals grow.
Yurii Prokhvatylo
Technical Diving Instructor Trainer, CCR Instructor and Founder of GoToDive Cyprus
Whether the goal is a first dive, a refresher, technical progression or CCR training, Yurii focuses on helping divers build real confidence underwater and move to the right next step when they are ready.
Years In Diving
More than two decades of diving experience across recreational, technical and CCR environments provide the foundation for confident decision-making and effective instruction.
Published Dive Volume
More than 15,000 published dives provide a transparent record of long-term diving activity and experience.
Multi-CCR Platforms
Training across Triton, AP Inspiration and Pathfinder helps divers choose the route that fits them best.
Progression That Keeps Going
From first dives and refreshers to technical, CCR and instructor development, many students keep building on the previous step.
Contributing To Diving Education
Beyond day-to-day teaching, Yurii has also contributed to diving education work recognised in technical and CCR training. The documents below show real recognition, not marketing claims.
What Divers Say
These short review excerpts reinforce the same pattern seen throughout the page: divers feel safe, well guided and confident enough to keep progressing.
"Amazing experience! The instructors are super professional and friendly. Zenobia dive was unforgettable."
Professional And Friendly
Read On Google"Best diving center in Cyprus. Small groups, great attention and very safe. Highly recommend!"
Made Me Feel Completely Safe
Read On Google"Did my first CCR training here – absolutely top level. You can really feel the experience of the instructors."
Best Instructor I've Ever Trained With
Read On GoogleAcross the reviews and real student journeys, the same pattern keeps repeating: people come for one step, then return when they are ready for the next one.
Started With A Refresher, Ended Up A CCR Diver
Read More ReviewsUse independent reviews to validate the same themes again: calm support, safe diving, personal attention and strong overall experience.
Tripadvisor Reviews
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If you want the practical answer to what this progression looks like, start here. These are the main training routes divers take with Yurii, from first dives to technical, CCR and professional development.
Try Scuba Diving
The easiest first step for complete beginners who want to try diving in Cyprus before committing to certification.
Open Water Diver
Start formal diver training and build the confidence that leads many students into longer-term progression.
Advanced Open Water
Continue beyond the first certification with more dives, more experience and stronger comfort underwater.
Rescue Diver
Become a safer, more aware diver with problem-solving and diver-support skills that matter in real diving.
Technical Diving
Move into decompression, twinset or sidemount training with structured skills, stronger procedures and clear progression.
CCR Diving
Start with Try Rebreather or continue into recreational and advanced CCR progression across major platforms.
Professional Courses
For divers who want to move into leadership, instruction and long-term professional development.
Technical Diving And CCR Training
For experienced divers, development requires more than another certification. Technical and CCR diving need strong foundations, sound decision-making and structured skill progression.
Advanced Nitrox
Build decompression foundations and gas discipline before moving deeper into technical progression.
Decompression Procedures
Turn technical planning into cleaner execution, stronger control and more structured team diving.
Technical Diving
Twinset, sidemount, wreck and technical diving progression supported by structured training, practical experience and direct instructor mentorship.
Trimix Diving
Progress into helium-based depth training with stronger foundations and a structured next-step pathway.
CCR Diving
From Try Rebreather to advanced CCR progression, with direct guidance across major platforms and use cases.
Instructor Development
Support for divers who want to turn stronger diving ability into a professional teaching pathway.
Explore Cyprus With GoToDive
Training matters. So does enjoying the diving Cyprus has to offer. From Zenobia to reefs and local sites, the island gives divers of every level memorable reasons to stay in the water longer.
Zenobia Wreck
World-famous wreck diving that supports both recreational ambition and deeper technical goals.
Cyprus Dive Routes
Reefs, caves, wrecks and local day-diving options that make training trips more enjoyable and more complete.
Warm-Water Progression
Cyprus makes it easier to combine focused development with an enjoyable diving trip instead of a stressful logistics-heavy expedition.
Professional Qualifications
These qualifications support training across recreational, technical, CCR and professional development pathways.
20+ Years Diving, 18+ Years Teaching
Long experience matters because it shapes judgment, standards and the ability to adapt training to the diver in front of you.
15,000+ dives on the professional profile
18+ years as a teaching professional
Instructor Trainer Level
Leadership-level teaching credentials support long-term diver development, instructor mentoring and higher-responsibility training.
10+ years at instructor trainer level
Divers progressing toward professional and instructor development
Multi-Platform CCR Qualification
Closed-circuit rebreather instruction across multiple units and progression levels.
Triton, AP Inspiration and Pathfinder
Try Rebreather, Recreational CCR, crossover and advanced progression
Technical And Trimix Development
Technical training built around decompression procedure, depth progression and stronger execution in real diving.
Technical diving, trimix, CCR and instructor development
Practical progression with strong foundations and clearer next-step guidance
Frequently Asked Questions
These are the questions divers usually ask before deciding whether Yurii is the right instructor for their next step.
Can complete beginners learn with Yurii?
Can I continue training beyond Open Water?
Do you offer private diving courses?
Can I progress to technical or CCR diving?
What agencies do you teach?
Can I train all the way to professional level?
Start Your Diving Journey With Confidence
Whether you are taking your first breath underwater, returning to diving after a break or preparing for advanced technical training, you will receive professional guidance tailored to your goals and experience level.