Bjorn started diving in Scandinavia twenty-five years ago when the conditions and equipment were not as favorable as today. Nonetheless it was fascinating from the very first minute.
Bjorn has been diving in Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Andaman Sea, the Java Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Siam.
Twelve years ago he decided to turn his passion into a profession and went to South East Asia to work as a Scuba Instructor.
Bjorn became a PADI Course Director in 1996 and now holds the best IE success rates in Thailand.
He was trained at PADI Headquarters in California, USA and has conducted more than 100 IDCs since becoming a PADI Course Director.
Bjorn’s dedication to the Instructor Development Program has resulted in receiving PADI’s most prestigious Hallmark of Excellence Award in the Year 2001, 2002, 2003 and again in 2004.
He is the only Course Director in the world to receive PADI's "Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development" award for four consecutive years !
Instructor Trainer data:
Bjorn Tackmann, 4000+ dives, Course Director Graduate from PADI Headquarters in California, USA.
DSAT TecRec Gas Blender Instructor trainer, EFR Instructor Trainer, EFR Care for Children Instructor trainer, Enriched Air NITROX Instructor Trainer, PADI Rebreather Instructor Trainer (Draeger Ray & Dolphin), DAN Oxygen Instructor Trainer, PADI Oxygen First Aid Instructor Trainer and Specialty Instructor Trainer (Shark, Wreck, U/W Video, U/W Photo, Deep, Night, Navigation, U/W Naturalist, Boat and Multilevel).
25+ years diving experience. Worked in Scandinavia, Cyprus, the Red Sea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Trained over 600 PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and certified 2000 PADI divers.
Danish national. Last twelve years in South East Asia. Training Director.
For all training details, including all continuing education please feel free to e-mail him directly.