Guy Shockey

Canada | United States

(250)732-5055
gs@gue.com
guyshockey@me.com
www.guyshockey.com

Professional

  • Entrepreneur and businessman
  • Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (light armored reconnaissance, flight training)
  • Nationally accredited Skydiving Coach and Instructor
  • Human Factors instructor for The Human Diver

Education

  • B.A 1986 (Honors) Political Science, Univerity of Lethbridge
  • M.A.1988 Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
  • Human Factors instructor for The Human Diver

Diving Qualifications

  • GUE Instructor Evaluator
  • JJ CCR 2 Instructor
  • JJ CCR1 Instructor
  • Tech 2 Instructor GUE
  • Tech 1 Instructor GUE
  • Fundamentals Instructor GUE
  • Rec 3 Instructor GUE
  • GUE DPV Instructor
  • Open Water Instructor GUE
  • Open Water Instructor ACUC, SDI/TDI, CMAS
  • Specialty Instructor ACUC, SDI/TDI
  • JJ CCR
  • GUE Tech 2
  • GUE Tech 1
  • GUE Cave 1
  • GUE Cave 2
  • GUE Tech 2+
  • GUE DPV 1
  • ANDI Trimix
  • Rebreather
  • Multiple DAN courses
  • NAS 1

Diving Experience

  • Certified to dive in 1982.
  • 8000+ Dives
  • 600+ Wreck Dives
  • 850+ Dives utilizing Staged Decompression
  • 800+Trimix Dives
  • 950+ Dives utilizing Diver Propulsion Vehicles
  • 100 Cave Dives

Community Involvement

  • Underwater Archeological Society of British Columbia
  • REEF
  • Local university project dive support
  • Actively involved in mentoring divers in our area

Special interests

  • I started diving in 1982 in high school. I spent many years playing competitive rugby and still play at the club level.
  • UW videography
  • Wrecks, technical diving, dpv diving
  • Human Factors and Non Technical Skills in diving
  • Skydiving
  • World travel

Publications

  • Former Editor: Mountain Hunter magazine
  • Multiple articles for Quest magazine and InDepth
  • The Human Diver

Languages

  • English
  • French

Additional Info
Actively involved in instructor training and mentoring the next generation of GUE divers
Actively involved with the Human Diver as one of 5 Human Factors instructors.