GUE Instructor resumé

Professional

• GUE Instructor since 2014 - 400 students in total.
• 2018 - present: Fjords Underwater Explorers, FUE
• 2009 - 2018: Cartographer, Petroleum Geo-Services
• 1999-2009: Senior Engineer, Norwegian Mapping Authority

Education

• BSc (1998) Honours Physical Geography, James Cook University, Australia

Diving Qualifications

• GUE Rec1, Rec2 and Fundamentals Instructor Trainer (IT)
• GUE Rec1, Rec2, Rec3, DPV1, doc Diver, Fundamentals and Tech1 Instructor
• GUE Cave 1 Instructor candidate
• Member of the GUE Training Council
• GUE Cave SideMount
• GUE Cave DPV
• NSS CDS Cave DPV
• GUE Cave 2
• GUE Tech 2
• GUE Doc Diver
• GUE Gas Blender
• EFR Instructor

Diving Experience

• 3700 Dives in total (mostly cold water)
• 500+ dives using staged deco
• 500+ cave dives (Mexico, US, Spain, Norway, France, and Hungary.
• 50+ mine dives Långban, Tuna, Sala Silvermine Sweden
• 200+ scooter dives Open water
• 50+ scooter dives Caves
• 15+ side mount dives Caves
• 50+ dives with tiger sharks
• Photography dives & video dives

Community Involvement

• Active part in the diving community Oslo
• Leader of the Project Baseline Oslo
• Board member NGDF - Norwegian Cave diving society

Special interests

• Photography
• Cartography - GIS
• Wrecks & Caves
• Marine Biology - Sharks
• Swimming, Triathlon, Biking, Skiing, Traveling

Publications

• - Contributor to Norwegian Diving Magazine
• - Book: Gjemte og glemte steder (Ronny Arnesen 2018)

Languages

• Norwegian / Swedish
• English

Additional Info

Annika is a passionate diver and photographer, who has been diving since 1994.
Enjoys all kind of underwater environments and is happily teaching others to enjoy them too.

Annika is based in Norway - and is also traveling to other locations for diving and classes.