[1] In 1970-1 he was diving the Bahamian blue holes on Andros Island and helping Jacques Cousteau make the film The Secret of the Sunken Caves there.

Mount's contribution to recreation scuba diving was acknowledged with the award of a SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Diver card in 1993.

[11] Mount published a number of technical diving texts, including the Technical Diver Encyclopedia, Exploration and Mixed Gas Diving Encyclopedia and Tek Closed Circuit Rebreather.

[12][2][13] Tom Mount was given the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) NOGI Award in 2000 for his outstanding contribution in sports and education.

(The nominees that year included Jill Heinerth, Jarrod Jablonski, Casey McKinlay and Martin Parker).