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OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE

If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. It will change you forever. Throughout the course you will learn the basic skills and techniques of Scuba Diving to dive safely and comfortably. After a basic introduction you will start almost straightaway with practical training where it gets really exciting! And after only one day of training in town, we will then start a 2-day, overnight night trip to the Great Barrier Reef where you will complete your diving certification while completing four fun filled dives. This will then give you another passport ? one to the underwater world and future fantastic experiences! Feature of our course Instruction from experience Course Director (Course Director mean Instructor of Instructors). Over all 3 days with certification 100% Guaranteed . (Excludes Medical Ploblem and Swim Test) A maximum of 4 student divers in each class. Ideal for families! Shortest schedule needed to complete (3days only). This makes the best use of your time.

Price: A$475.00 Includes: 2 day 1 night trip at the Great Barrier Reef 5 Dives All dive & snorkelling equipment - includes dive computer Extras PADI Gold Card Certification $40 PADI Dive Manual Kit $40 PADI Dive Log Book $15 Passport Photos $5 Port charges and Environmental Management Charges of $10 per day for all adults and children. EMC = $5 Dive Medical City transfers What to bring 1st Day Swimwear Towel Dive Medical Certificate All extra cost  Lunch or money for lunch Cancellation policy and Important Information Cancellations or changes within 48hours will result in the full forfeiture of all payments. We reserve the right to cancel or alter the trip for safety reasons. All trips are subject to weather conditions. Medical conditions of concern for example:Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart & Lung conditions, Pregnancy, Some other medical conditions.If you are unsure of a particular medical condition, please check with us prior to reservation. Minimum age is 12 years. Guidelines regarding FLYING after diving We recommend to wait minimum 18 hours (from PADI), preferably wait 24 hours before flying after diving.

This Month's special

• 5 dive package

Course itinerary

Prerequisites

• Medical　Certification AS4005.1

Day1

Pool training & Knowledge development sessions

8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.

At GBR Scuba college
★★★★★　PADI GOLD PALM RESORT R-6400
153-155 sheridan st Cairns Cairns, QLD, 4870

Or at your home using your own swimming pool
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GBR Scuba College Pool & class room information Heated training pool 4m deep Comfortable air-conditioned classrooms

Day2 & 3

Open water training

At Great Barrier Reef
(Milln Reef , Thetford Reef and Michaelmas Reef)

Schedule of day 2 (Appoximately) 07: 30 Depart from Cairns 11: 00 Arrival at the Great Barrier Reef 1st Open Water training dive Lunch 13:30 2nd Open Water training dive 16:30 3rd Open Water training dive Dinner
Schedule of day 3 (Appoximately) 07: 00 Breakfast or 4th Open Water training dive After that you get certified OPEN WATER DIVER 10: 30 Pleasure dive O.P. Lunch 15:45 Arrival at Cairns

RUM RUNNER Vessel information 20m motor sailing schooner 4 crew 16 guests max fully air-conditioned dvd and tv 240 volts cruising speed 8 knots twin and quad cabins (bunk style) fresh linen hot showers 2 toilets recent refit

This diving adventure will be the highlight of your time in Queensland. Rum Runner provides a totally relaxed and informal atmosphere with our friendly crew offering personalised service. After each dive, relax and enjoy the sun with the fore deck and stern rooftop sundeck providing ample space, or in the comfort of the air-conditioned saloon.

CUISINE
All meals are prepared on board Rum Runner and will complement the fantastic time you are having. Special dietary requirements can be catered for, as long as we are notified at the time of making your booking. Refreshments are available 24hrs per day.

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You have many chance to encounter underwater creatures during your diving at the great barrier reef as below.

Beautiful Coral , Shark , Turtle ,Nudibranch , Crustacea , School of Fish , Large Pelagic Fish Cute Little Fish , Sea Star ... and Your Buddy.




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ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE 2days

Move up and experience real adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. As you step beyond the PADI Open Water Diver level, you make five dives and have the opportunity to try some of diving’s most rewarding and useful specialty activities, such as deep diving, digital underwater photography, drift diving and much more. These skills make diving much more than underwater sightseeing. Plus, the Advanced Open Water Diver course takes you one step closer to Master Scuba Diver ? the ultimate non professional certification in recreational diving. With your PADI Instructor you complete the deep and underwater navigation Adventure Dives. These dives boost your confidence as you build these foundational skills. Then, you choose three additional dives from more than 8 Adventure Dives to complete your course.

Price: A$425.00

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• 2 day 1 night trip at the Great Barrier Reef
• 5 Dives
• All dive & snorkelling equipment - includes dive computer
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• PADI Dive Manual
• Advance under water slate
• PADI Gold Card Certification
• Passport Photos
  Total A$70.00
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges of $10 per day
  for all adults and children. EMC = $5
• City transfers

Cancellation policy and Important Information

• Cancellations or changes within 48hours will result in the full forfeiture of all payments.

• Medical conditions of concern for example:Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart & Lung conditions, Pregnancy, Some other medical conditions.If you are unsure of a particular medical condition, please check with us prior to reservation.
• Minimum age is 12 years.
• Guidelines regarding FLYING after diving
  We recommend to wait minimum 18 hours (from PADI), preferably wait 24 hours before flying after diving.

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)

PADI Rescue diver Course and EFR 3 days

Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken. You'll cover:

• Self-rescue and diver stress
• Emergency management and equipment
• Panicked diver response
• In-water rescue breathing protocols
• Egress (exits)
• Dive accident scenarios

Price: A$575.00

Includes:

• PADI Rescue diver Gold Card Certification
• Emergency first response CPR First aid + AED
• 2 day 1 night trip at the Great Barrier Reef
• 5 Dives
• All dive & snorkelling equipment - includes dive computer
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Rescue diver, Manual EFR Manual, both applications and Photo A$140.00
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them.

Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise and balance. You learn to ascend and descend so effortlessly, it seems like you only think about it and it happens. By mastering streamlining, you move through the water cleanly, efficiently and gracefully. You swim near fragile environments without harm to them or yourself.

• Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 10 years old.
• Number of dives: Two
• Buoyancy fundamentals, weighting and adjustments
• Streamlining, balance and trim
• Fine tuning buoyancy and mastering hovering
• Materials: You’ll Need Peak Performance Buoyancy video
• Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Get the buoyancy control great divers have with PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy.

Price:

2 training dives A$150.00

1 training dive A$100.00(If you have a Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive)

Just a training dive A$50.00(No Certification)

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Dive Trip Fee(2 day 1 night up to 5 dives available)
• Application Photos A$5
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive

Underwater Navigator Course

Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. When everyone’s buzzing about a reef or checking out a wreck, they’re having a great time ? until it’s time to go. Then they turn to you, because as a PADI Underwater Navigator, you know the way back to the boat.

Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge.You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass. You learn to estimate distance underwater, follow navigation patterns and know where you are while following an arbitrary, irregular course using the Nav-Finder.

• Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Number of Dives: Three
• Navigation patterns, natural and compass navigation
• Following irregular courses with the Nav-Finder
• Dive site relocation
• Materials: You’ll Need Nav-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Navigator Manual, Underwater Navigation video and the Nav-Finder
• Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Find your way with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course.

Price:

3 training dives A$200.00

2 training dive A$150.00(If you have a Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive)

Just a training dive A$50.00(No Certification)

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Dive Trip Fee(2 day 1 night up to 5 dives available)
• Navi-finderA $50
• Application Photos A$5
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive

Underwater Naturalist Course

Are you fascinated with aquatic life? Always wondering what that fish is and why it always dances under a coral head whenever you get close? If you’re engrossed with life under the surface, the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is especially for you.

In your journey to underwater naturalist, the course teaches you about the different major aquatic life groupings and how they interact so that you understand what you observe in the underwater environment. With the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course under your belt, you see the aquatic world differently. You don’t see “fish,” but individual species with distinct strategies for surviving in a complex, interactive ecosystem.

• Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Overview of aquatic life groupings and interrelations
• The role of aquatic plants, food chains and predator prey relationships
• Responsible interactions with aquatic life
• Number of Dives: Two
• Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Explore life in the underwater world.

Price:

2 training dives A$170.00

1 training dive A$120.00(If you have a Underwater Naturalist Adventure Dive)

Just a training dive A$50.00(No Certification)

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• Under Water Creature Slates
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Dive Trip Fee(2 day 1 night up to 5 dives available)
• Application Photos A$5
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive

Underwater Photographer Course

Freeze time with an underwater camera and you tell a story that even nondivers can understand. Not only that, but you have a record and log of your adventures ? more than the memories. Reliving a dive is as simple as looking at a photograph.

Whether you’re a casual holiday snapper or a consummate photo pro, the PADI Underwater Photographer course teaches you the basics as they apply to taking photos underwater, with a special emphasis on practical techniques.

• Number of Dives: Two
• Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and be 10 years old.
• Materials: You’ll Need Photo-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Photographer Manual and Underwater Photography video.
• Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Freeze time and share it with the PADI Underwater Photographer Specialty course.

Price:

2 training dives A$150.00

1 training dive A$100.00(If you have a Underwater Photographer Adventure Dive)

Just a training dive A$50.00(No Certification)

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Dive Trip Fee(2 day 1 night up to 5 dives available)
• Application Photos A$5
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive

AWARE Fish ID Course

Have you ever asked yourself, "What was that?”

The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer.

During two dives you gain hands-on experience in looking for and identifying the fascinating fish you see underwater. You can learn more about Project AWARE by going to www.projectaware.org.

• Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Covers Project AWARE and aquatic protection worldwide
• Characteristics of local fish families and species will be explained
• Fish survey techniques and strategies
• Fish identification dive planning, organization and procedures will be practiced
• Including the two open water training dives, the course lasts about 12 hours
• Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Price:

2 training dives A$160.00

1 training dive A$110.00(If you have a AWARE Fish ID Adventure Dive)

Just a training dive A$50.00(No Certification)

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• Under Water Fish Slate
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Dive Trip Fee(2 day 1 night up to 5 dives available)
• Application Photos A$5
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive

Drift Diver Course

The PADI Drift Diver Specialty Course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you’ll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.

• Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization) and be at least 12 years old
• Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
• An introduction to drift diving equipment -- floats, lines, reels
• Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
• Site selection and overview of aquatic currents ? causes and effects
• Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group
• Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Price:

2 training dives A$150.00

1 training dive A$100.00(If you have a Drift Diver Adventure Dive)

Just a training dive A$50.00(No Certification)

Includes:

• PADI Gold Card Certification
• A maximum of 4 student divers in each gruop

Extras

• Dive Trip Fee(2 day 1 night up to 5 dives available)
• Application Photos A$5
• Port charges and Environmental Management Charges
• City transfers
• Here Camera A$15.00/dive