Diveschools in Australia

Pro Dive is recognised worldwide as a leader in scuba diving education. They earned our reputation by offering our studetns a professional and safe learning environemnt, as well as fantastic dive locations at a very reasonable price. They have a purpose built ultra modern dive centre featuring Cairns' deepest diver training pool, 4.5 metres deep and heated as well as changing rooms with showers, 2 classrooms, offices, equipment storage areas, large undercover areas, on-site medical examinations, all fully air-conditioned.

PADI 5 Day Learn to Dive Course

The popular PADI 5 day learn to dive program consisting of 2 days pool and theory training followed by a 3 day 2 night liveaboard cruise to the very outer Great Barrier Reef.

Day 1 & 2: Your instructor will take you through the academics of scuba diving in the morning: in the afternoon you will put the theory into practice in the pool. Day one and two start at 8.30am and finish at approximately 5.30pm with one hour for lunch. Your compulsory dive medical will be arranged for you on day 1.

Day 3 & 4: Your Great Barrier Reef dive adventure starts when the boat sails out at 7.00am to take you to some very Outer Reef sites exclusive to Pro Dive. Here you will complete 9 dives; 4 qualifying dives and 5 recreational dives to explore the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, including a night dive (this guided dive is optional and weather permitting).

Day 5: the boat returns to Cairns at approximately 4.00pm. At night we meet again for a graduation party.

Includes:

• PADI GOLD Open Water Certificate,
• all scuba equipment,
• use of Prescription Mask,
• all meals,
• linen and accommodation on board,
• hotel transfers from Cairns city area,
• logbook
• Reef tax.

Text Books available in English, German, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, French,Italian, & Chinese.

Requirements:

• Ability to swim.
• Minimum age 12 years (no maximum age).
• Dive Medical in accordance with AS 4005.1, to be arranged by Pro Dive on day 1 cost AU$35.00.
• 2 Passport photographs (can be arranged by Pro Dive).

N.B You should not fly within 24 hours of diving.

PADI Advanced Openwater Course (3days incl. Liveaboard Cruise)

Pro Dive's Advanced course is run in conjunction with our 3 day / 2 night dive trips consisting of 11 dives in total. Only 5 dives of this trip are involved with your course the remaining 6 dives are purely pleasure dives for you. Your Advanced course will teach you Navigation, introduce you to Night and Deep Diving.

PADI Rescue Diver Course (3 Days)

• 2 nights accommodation &s; transfers daily city and Northern Beaches
• PADI Gold Rescue Diver Certification, including 2 x passport photos
• "Reef Teach" Marine Biology presentation night before departure, providing participant does not have to partake in CPR Course, can attend previous night.
• All dive equipment - prescription mask if necessary
• All stationary needed for classroom activities
• All meals at sea
• Bed linen - (no towel included)
• Log Book
• All Reef Taxes

Requirements

• PADI Advanced Certification or equivilent
• Minimum age is 15 years, with no maximum age, however any participant that holds a PADI Junior Advanced certification may be elegible
• A Dive Medical will be required as some medical conditions may preclude you from diving. Asthma, diabetes and epilepsy are the most common ones encountered.
• A current CPR (resuscitation) certificate is required. It is best that this is organised prior to commencing the Rescue Course, however training can be arranged by Pro Dive Cairns the night before departure.

The PADI Rescue Diver course is designed to help improve diver safety by teaching the recreational Diver how to anticipate and prevent potential diving problems and if necessary, safely respond to a variety of possible rescue situations.

As well as being ideal preparation for those divers wishing to advance further to the PADI Divemaster level, the Rescue Diver course is considered the most rewarding and important level to achieve as a recreational diver and is an important and crucial step in the development of a diver whose desire is to expand their knowledge and experience beyond that of a recreational diver.

Course Outline

8:30
Students meet at Pro Dive Training centre, 116 Spence Street.
9:00-12:00
This morning is spent covering theory for the Rescue course. In this session you will cover the four theory areas of :

• Self rescue and Diver stress
• Diving first aid and Equipment
• Emergency management
• Diving Equipment
• Our rescue theory is examinable through a 60-question multiple-choice exam, which will be completed on your three day two night trip.

13:00-17:00
Wednesday afternoon Pool session is used to introduce students to some of the basic skills they will need to progress though the rescue course. The emphasis of this session is to allow students to develop their rescue skills and techniques in a controlled environment before conducting rescue scenarios in the ocean with wind waves and currents.

18:15-20:30
It is a necessary for certification that the student holds a current CPR certificate completed within the last three- (3) years. If it is necessary for the student to obtain a sanctioned CPR course PRO DIVE will run a Royal Life saving CPR course on the Wednesday evening at a cost of $40.00

DAY 2-4 - Thursday to Saturday

During the 3 day 2 night trip there are 11 dives scheduled. Minimums of three dives are dedicated to specific rescue diver skill development. The remaining dives will be non-training pleasure dives. Outside of your non-training dives you can expect spontaneous real life rescue scenarios, to further develop your rescue skills, ranging from panicked divers on the surface, missing diver searches and in water resuscitation of unconscious divers. Rescue Divers will be briefed on Emergency procedures for man overboard oxygen use, life raft and distress flare operations as well as the operation of rescue boats and diver recall.

Underwater cameras are available for hire, cost is $35.00 which includes film

Note

Australian Medical Standards are different to those over seas. A medical obtained in another country will most likley not be valid in Australia. Pro Dive are happy to arrange a medical, which will be needed before departure to the reef. Prior notice is needed. - A standard dive medical is $35.00 AUD, payable direct to the doctor - a history of Asthma, Diabetes, and pregnancy may exclude you from Scuba Diving.

PADI Dive Master Course

This course takes 15 days to complete and is devided up into specific divemaster training, assisting an instructor teaching open water courses and two 3-day 2-night live aboard dive trips to the Outer Great Barrier Reef. Whils6t on these trips you get up to 20 dives consisting of a combination of training and recreational.

Requirements

PADI Rescue Diver Certification or equivilent with a minimum of 20 logged dives. In order to complete the certification 60 logged dives will be needed, Pro dive can help arrange extra dives if needed.

Before commencing your Divemaster Course, you must thoroughly read the PADI, Divemaster Manual. You will also need to have a copy of all PADI manuals which include, the Open Water, Advanced and Rescue Diver Manuals, the Encyclopaedia of Recreational Diving and the PADI Diving Knowledge Workbook, as well as the PADI Wheel for study purposes.

Note: On successful completion of this course, you will be required to submit, to PADI, together with your divemaster paper work, a fee of $100, for your PADI Membership, a Dive Master Medical Report, and 2 passport size photographs.

Refferal Course

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS:

• Option 1: 3 day · 2 night trip giving you 9 dives in total. This option includes "Reef Teach" Marine Biology presentation. Departures on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, ex Caims.
• Option 2: Two (1) day trips giving you 4 dives in total. Departures daily, ex Cairns.

Requirements:

• Dive medical in accordance with A.S 4005-1,this can be arranged for you by Pro Dive Caims the day prior to departure
• 2 x passport photos
• Valid PADI referral papers.

If the referral is not PADI an extra day prior to departure is required eohere a PADI Scuba review program is completed.

For current dive rates, go to: Australia Dive Rates