GUE Instructor resumé



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Classes I teach:
Discover Diving
Recreational Supervised Diver
Recreational Diver 1 - Nitrox
Recreational Diver 2 - Triox
Recreational Diver 3 - Trimix
GUE Fundamentals
Doubles Diver
Drysuit Diver
Navigation Primer
Rescue Primer
Triox Primer
DPV Diver 1
Documentation Diver
Gas Blender
Cave Diver 1
Triox Cave Upgrade
Technical Diver 1
Recreational Dive Leader

Annika Persson

Sweden, Norway
Quintana Roo, Mexico

+47 926 51 217
annika@gue.com
www.fue.no
www.AnnikaPersson.com


Professional

  • GUE Instructor since 2014 - 450 students in total.
  • GUE diver since 2009
  • Diver since 1994
  • 2018 - 2020: 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 Instructor Evaluator (IE)
  • GUE Fundamentals Instructor Trainer (IT)
  • GUE Rec1, Rec2, Rec3, DPV1, doc Diver, Gas Blender, Fundamentals, Tech1 and Cave 1 Instructor
  • Member of the GUE Training Council
  • GUE CCR1
  • 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

  • 6000+ Dives in total (mostly cold water)
  • 500+ dives using staged deco
  • 1000+ cave dives (Mexico, US, Spain, Norway, France, and Hungary.
  • 50+ mine dives Långban, Tuna, Sala Silvermine Sweden
  • 200+ scooter dives Open water
  • 200+ scooter dives Caves
  • 50+ side mount dives Caves
  • 50+ dives with tiger sharks
  • 15+ hours wirth JJ CCR
  • Photography dives & video dives

Community Involvement

  • Active part in the diving community Oslo
  • Board member NGDF - Norwegian Cave diving society
  • Board member Oslofjord Triathlon

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 I teach classes in

  • English

Additional languages

  • Norwegian / Swedish
  • English

Additional Info

Annika is a passionate diver and photographer, who has been diving since 1994. She has been a cave diver and technical diver since 2010.
She has 10 years of experience as a GUE instructor.

Enjoys all kind of underwater environments and is happily teaching others to enjoy them too.

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

Annika is a citizen of Norway, Sweden and a Mexican resident.