Team Member: Fiona Laura Fraser
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DIVE HISTORY
My initial introduction to the wonderful world of scuba diving began when I was just 10 years old. A friend's father worked as a deep sea welder/diver for a large oil company off shore in the deadly North Sea. He and a work colleague were using our school swimming pool to perform a routine annual maintenance check on their equipment. Fortunately they invited us along to teach us how to use scuba breathing apparatus and educate us in the principles of diving. It did not take us long to realise that we could swap equipment, breath for one regulator and remove and replace our masks etc. Subsequently he took us on some field trips during school breaks to locations in Scotland, France and Spain.

EXPERIENCE
I have since been lucky enough to dive in a variety of locations around the world on various expeditions including:

• Australia: Far North Queensland, Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea (Minkie Whales, Hammer Head Sharks & Nautilus Shells). Western Australia: Busselton, Indian Ocean (Leafy Sea Dragon & Sea Horses). Broom, Indian Ocean (Pearl Diving).
• USA: Florida, Crystal River and Kissimmee River (In search of the endangered and elusive Manatee or Sea Cow; Where the myth of the Mermaid was born from, Siren of the Sea). Florida Keys, Key Largo (Underwater Hotel), Key West (Sharks & Giant Clams).
• Mexico: Quintana Roo, Cozumel Island, Caribbean Sea (Great Wall of Coral).
• Egypt: Hurghada, Red Sea (Reef Sharks, Coral & The Thistle Gorm).
• Jamaica: Montego Bay, Caribbean Sea (Great White Sharks).
• Barbados: Bridgetown, Caribbean Sea (Wreak Diving).
• Burma: Zadetkyi Kyun, Andaman Sea (Coral & Reef Fish).
• Thailand: Phuket, Ko Similan (Coral & Reef Fish).
• Oman: Masqat, Gulf of Oman (Coral & Reef Fish).
• UAE: Dubai, The Gulf (Coral & Reef Fish).
• Fiji: Mana Island, South Pacific (Shark Supermarket, Coral & Reef Fish).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Oct 2005 Quicksilver Connections Port Douglas QLD, AU PADI Open Water Instructor # 484471
• Jun 2005 Quicksilver Connections Port Douglas QLD, AU PADI Divemaster
• May 2005 Quicksilver Connections Port Douglas QLD, AU PADI Rescue Diver
• Dec 2005 Sunrise Diving Patong PHU, TH PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
• Sep 1999 Sea Ray Red Sea Hurghada EYGPT PADI Open Water Diver

CAREER

May-Oct 2005
Quicksilver Connections
Port Douglas, QLD

Quicksilver Connections is the leading tourist operation on the Great Barrier Reef. Consisting of a fleet of boats (transporting approximately 1500 people) leaving daily from Port Douglas and Cairns, departing to a number of destinations situated on the Great Barrier Reef including; two large pontoons positioned on the Agincourt reef system, two islands Green Island & The low Isles. In addition there are also excursions to various dive locations situated on the outer reef, changing daily within the variety of the sixty sites available from which the Captain could choose. Duties included;

• Leading certified divers and conducting pre-dive briefings.
• Divemaster assistance with Open Water, Advanced and Rescue courses.
• General boat duties and tank filling.

Jan 2006- May 2007
Big Squid
London

UKBig Squid is a dive company operating in London, teaching all leavels of PADI dive qualifications from Jounior Open Water right through to Dive Instuctor.

• Instructor for Open Water Referral: Clapham
• Instructor for Open Water Qualifying Dives: Wraysbury
• Assisting in both Advanced and Rescue Diver courses.

INTERESTS
Outdoor activities including; Canoeing, Snowboarding, Hill walking, Rock-climbing, Abseiling and Camping. Arts including; Sculpture, Stain glass, Oil Painting and Jewellery. I also enjoy the theatre, opera, ballet, dance and live music. I always have a book or two on the go and I love to travel.