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Once you have enrolled in your course, you should receive an email from ourselves with further information as well as one from PADI containing information and links to your online training materials within 24 hours.
Yes of course.
We recognise everyone’s availability is different and people are busy – and take pride in being flexible and able to accommodate everyone’s needs.
If course dates do not suit you, please do contact one of our Instructors by email or on 0414 388 229
The age requirements for SCUBA, Freediving, & Mermaiding all differ.
Please refer to the sections below for more information.
The age requirements for each course are also listed on the appropriate page.
You will need to bring personal items including towel, swimwear, water bottle, sun protection etc
We provide all equipment for our entry level courses and experiences. It is recommended you have your own equipment for Advanced level courses, however hire gear is available.
It is best if you have your own SCUBA, Freediving, or Mermaiding equipment as it will be familiar, comfortable, and hopefully well fitted.
Contact us for details of the equipment we would recommend for your personal needs and your chosen activity.
You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with snorkelling, skin diving or freediving is required.
SCUBA, Freediving, & Mermaiding are physical activities and can, at times, be potentially strenuous. As such you need to be in reasonably good physical condition with adequate swimming skills.
Basically, you just need to pass the brief medical, complete a short swim or float, and be old enough for your chosen course.
You will be required to complete a “Diver Medical – Participant Questionnaire” which will be provided to you prior to your commencement. If you answer “YES” to ANY of the questions, a GP’s approval will be required before we can start your course.
Although a specialised Diving Medical will generally not be required for courses below a professional level, it is nevertheless strongly recommended if you have any health concerns. A diving medical may uncover conditions or issues you may not be aware of, for example ear, nose and throat, or lung function issues, all of which could expose you to the risk of serious injury or death while diving.
To start the PADI (Junior) Open Water SCUBA course you need to be 10 years old. This automatically becomes the full Open Water Certification once you turn 15 years of age.
We can take children as young as 8 years old in the Bubblemaker Programs and SCUBA Parties that we run.
Yes, we ensure that all of our child students (& the adults) use correctly fitted equipment to suit their body size to maximise comfort, enjoyment, and safety.
We can teach people as young as 8 the basics, with the pool based Skin Diver course.
However 12 years old is the minimum age to enroll in the PADI Freediver Course.
Freediving is often presented as a dangerous or “extreme” sport.
When undertaken with the appropriate training – and following some basic safety procedures in the water – it is actually very safe.
Unfortunately the majority of Freediving “incidents” happen to those either unqualified or not following the basic safety procedures we will teach you in your course.
In the Freediver & Advanced Freediver courses there are a series of sessions over 2 days. Each session builds upon the knowledge and skills from the previous sessions.
Day 1 – (Session 1) Theory Review, breathing and relaxation techniques for Freediving
Day 1 – (Session 2) Skills practise in pool or confined water
Day 2 – You will practise the skills you have learned and apply the knowledge as we go for a series of open water Freedives
After mastering the skills and achieving the goals of the PADI Freediving course, you can proceed to the PADI Advanced Freediver and then the Master Freediver courses, learning more advanced techniques and gaining the knowledge and ability to breathhold longer and dive deeper.
Yes, however equipment specifically designed for Freediving will be more comfortable and easier to use.
Yes. Almost any wetsuit is suitable for beginner Freediver training.
A Freediving specific wetsuit will probably have better seals around openings than scuba or surfing wetsuits, reducing the water flow and keeping you warmer longer. It will probably also be of a higher grade of material that will require you to wear less weight.
Yes. Please contact your instructor to discuss specific training options for your needs.
Yes, absolutely.
You will learn how to improve depth, duration, technique, as well as how to recognise what is happening mentally and physically – not to mention how to make sure you stay safe!
Yes, we have a range of carbon fins in different sizes for our students to use and can compare the difference between carbon and plastic blades.
The student carbon fins come from the same people that hand-craft our personal fins – Sommerso.
As far as we know this provides our students with an experience unmatched by other Freediving schools.
We can run the PADI Discover Mermaid experience or PADI Basic Mermaid course for ages 6+
To do the Mermaid and Advanced Mermaid courses you need to be age 10+ and 12+ respectively.
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Declared the “best day ever” by more kids than we can count after they experience breathing underwater and swimming like a fish!
Before jumping in the water to play some snorkelling games we run through a few facts about sea life and the animals we encounter.
In the water we run through the equipment and its basic uses and safety then take groups scuba diving – the look on faces as they take their first breaths underwater is simply priceless and the memory of those breaths lasts a lifetime.
Upon the successful completion of this experience all participants receive a
This course includes:
Ages 8+
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites:
Our specialised program for ages 10+ to become certified Open Water SCUBA divers during the school holidays.
Integrating some simple dive theory with pool and open water training will allow you to dive and explore underwater anywhere in the world.
Our specialised instruction will ensure you are comfortable and safe as you enter the magical underwater realm.
Ages 10+
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
Our Open Water Diver course is scheduled as well as run on demand. Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites:
Get your “pod” of Mermaids & Mermen together!
Ideal for a group of friends or for a kids party – get a group together and have more fun living out your fantasy of being Mermaids together
Together you’ll receive a short briefing and demonstration then spend about 2 hours exploring your aquatic selves.
This course includes:
Ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Take your Mermaiding into the wild!
Further develop your Mermaiding knowledge and skills before taking your Mermaiding adventure off the beaten path and into the wild – into open water.
Build your knowledgeand expertise further as you complete 2 Open Water Mermaiding sessions on the local reefs.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be qualified as a
This course includes:
Ages 12+
You will need to provide:
Delve deeper into the world of the Mer-folk!
Understand more of the relationship between Mermaiding and the aquatic environment and the effects of water on you the Mermaid, building on the knowledge and skill of the PADI Basic Mermaid.
Develop your Mermaid breathing methods and improve your breathhold as you learn and practice more advanced swimming techniques, with an emphasis on safety.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
This course includes:
Ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Explore the world of the Mer-folk!
Discover the culture of Mermaids as you transform into your aquatic self and learn the basics of Mermaiding including safety, equipment, breathhold, and technique.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
This course includes:
Ages 6+
You will need to provide:
Live out your fantasy of being a real life Mermaid!
During the Discover Mermaiding Experience you will learn some basics about Mermaiding including basic breathhold technique and get to explore being a real life Mermaid or Merman as you float, dive, and swim in a Mermaid Tail.
Upon completion of this experience you will receive the
This course includes:
Ages 6+
You will need to provide:
Treat your family and friends to breathing underwater and swimming like a fish…. declared the “best day ever” by more kids than we can count!
Before jumping in the water to play some snorkelling games we run through a few facts about sea life and the animals we encounter.
In the water we run through the equipment and its basic uses and safety then take groups scuba diving – the look on faces as they take their first breaths underwater is simply priceless and the memory of those breaths lasts a lifetime.
This experience includes for up to 6 children:
Additional children $50 extra pp
Ages 8+
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites:
This course covers the theory and confined water elements of learning to Freedive, and we practice both static and dynamic apnea disciplines over one day or 2 half-days/evenings.
The first session reviews the PADI eLearning theory and we practice dry breath-hold with breathing and relaxation techniques.
The second session starts with breathing and relaxation techniques before we get in the water where we practice our breath-hold techniques both static and while swimming dynamically underwater, along with practicing pool safety procedures particular to Freediving.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be a
This course includes:
Ages 12+
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites:
Get the training you deserve and the experience you need to turn your passion into both a lifestyle and a career.
Gain practical experience as well as the people skills necessary for a successful career in the dive industry with hands on experience through assisting on all our courses as well as additional rescue and skills workshops.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be recognised as a
Our Divemaster Course is scheduled on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 18+
You will need to provide:
Our PADI Rescue Diver program teaches you to be a safer diver and how to keep both yourself and your buddies safer.
You will learn self-rescue and safety skills as well as how to help others if problems arise.
Our Rescue Diver Course is scheduled on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 12+
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites:
Not just for experienced divers this program is suitable for anyone already qualified as an Open Water Scuba Diver who wants to advance their diving knowledge, skills, and experience.
Beyond the core Deep and Underwater Navigation dives, choose 3 dives from a variety of options including Night, Drift, Peak Performance Buoyancy (our recommended ones), or others such as Boat, DSMB, Digital Underwater Imaging, Dive Against Debris, Fish ID, Shark Conservation and more.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
Our Advanced Open Water Diver Course is scheduled on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 12+
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites:
Never SCUBA dived before? Then this is a perfect way to find out what it’s like to breathe underwater and see if it’s for you!
We teach you a few simple skills in the pool and get you breathing underwater!
After the pool session there is an optional Open Water Dive where we go and explore one of the local dive sites with you.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be registered with PADI as having completed a
Our Discover SCUBA Diving programs are scheduled on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your experience.
This course includes:
Ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Become a certified SCUBA Diver with us and open up the underwater world.
Integrating some simple dive theory with pool and open water training will allow you to dive and explore underwater anywhere in the world.
Our specialised instruction will ensure you are comfortable and safe as you enter the magical underwater realm.
This DELUXE option provides you with more time in the water perfecting your skills, breathwork training from a trained yoga teacher, and more dives to ensure you are safe, comfortable, and even more qualified to dive independently.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
Our Deluxe Open Water Diver course is both scheduled and run on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
For ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Integrating some simple dive theory with pool and open water training will allow you to dive and explore underwater anywhere in the world.
Our specialised instruction will ensure you are comfortable and safe as you enter the magical underwater realm.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
Our Open Water Diver course is scheduled as well as run on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Refresh your skills and your confidence as we go through a few skills and address any concerns you have about getting back underwater.
After running through a few things on land we jump in a pool before heading out to an open water dive – making sure you’re safe and comfortable every step of the way as you blow the cobwebs out!
Our ReActivate Course is scheduled on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 10+
You will need to provide:
Our introductory course, especially for the younger people who want to discover the underwater world.
Conducted over 2 tailored sessions we introduce you to the underwater world in a safe, controlled, and easy way that teaches about equipment, the underwater environment, interacting with aquatic life, the effects of being underwater on the skin diver, the buddy system and safety procedures.
We introduce and practice Skin Diving techniques including snorkel breathing and clearing, duckdiving, and breath holding.
An optional open water dive can be arranged to experience these in nature.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will receive be certified as a
Our Skin Diver Course is run when scheduled and also on demand. Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 8+
You will need to provide:
Discover for yourself what freediving is about and why everyone is getting into it.
Our 2 hour Discover Freediving Experiences will give you insights into how your body really responds to breathold and submersion as well as the opportunity to try some of the freediving disciplines for yourself.
This experience includes:
Ages 12+
You will need to provide:
This course will refine and develop your skills, taking you from an entry level Freediver to being able to Constant Weight Freedive 20 to 24 metres deep, Dynamic Apmea of at least 50 metres, and Static Apnea for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds!
We start with reviewing the more advanced theory about your body and mind as a Freediver, refresh ourselves about safe diving practices, then jump into the heated pool for static and dynamic practice, working on streamlining and technique and exploring “no-fins”.
On day2 we are out on the boat to find clean deep water and explore greater depths before refining our advanced rescue skills.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
Our Advanced Freediver Course is scheduled as well as run on demand. Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
Ages 15+
You will need to provide:
UAA will take you from a complete beginner to being able to Freedive 10 to 16 metres deep, swim at least 25 metres underwater, and hold your breath at least 90 seconds – in just 2 days!
Day 1 is at the pool where you are introduced to the skills and techniques of Freediving with a thorough introduction to the breathwork along with plenty of time for practice and skill mastery, as well as getting used to the equipment we use.
Day 2 we head out to open water and practice various depth disciplines of Freediving, learning to adjust our bodies and minds, and equalize while descending to a maximum depth of 16 metres. We practice “Constant Weight” and “Free Immersion” dives and have the opportunity to also try “Variable Weight” and “Constant Weight No Fins” depending on the group and the conditions, while also learning and practicing buddy and safety techniques.
Along with our focus on safety throughout the course, our qualified Yoga Teacher will take you through various breathing exercises (Pranyama) to help you prepare your mind and body as well as thoroughly relax, connecting your mind and body and the correct breathing for Freediving. These elements can then translate to life outside of freediving and benefit your everyday life.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will be certified as a
Our Freediver Course is scheduled regularly as well as run on demand.
Please contact us to arrange your course.
This course includes:
You will need to provide:
Prerequisites: