If time prevents you from participating in our popular five-day course, but you still wish to enjoy the liveaboard experience, this four-day course is the perfect option for you. Classroom theory is replaced with online eLearning which can be completed in your own time prior to arriving in Cairns, leaving only one compulsory practical training day
The ocean training dives will be conducted as normal during our three-day, two-night liveaboard to the Great Barrier Reef. With warm waters, minimal current and great visibility year round, The Great Barrier Reef is the best place on Earth to learn how to dive.
After you book, you will receive login instructions for the online eLearning Open Water Course theory. These modules and quizzes must be completed before you arrive in Cairns and start your practical training. One day of practical training at the Pro Dive Cairns Training Centre. Three-days and two-nights on an Outer Great Barrier Reef liveaboard trip.
Your practical training is completed at the Pro Dive Cairns Training Centre. Centrally located in Cairns city, the training centre features two heated four-metre deep diver training pools. You’ll be learning in comfort and safety with our qualified PRO DIVE instructors. After your day at the training centre, it’s time to head out to The Great Barrier Reef for a three-day, two-night liveaboard adventure to become a certified diver!
On The Great Barrier Reef, you will have the opportunity to participate in up to nine dives. The first four dives are training dives, which will complete your PRO DIVE Open Water Certification. After these are completed, you can enjoy five recreational dives, one of which is an exciting night dive guided by your dive instructor. With small student numbers, this is a highly personalised certification course.
Food & drinks (Liveaboard)
Prior to your Arrival
Within 24-48 hours of your booking, you will recieve details om how to access the eLearning portal. You must complete all the identified modules to be ready for your pool training.
Day 1 - Training Centre
Day 2 - Great Barrier Reef
Day 3 - Great Barrier Reef
Day 4 - Great Barrier Reef
You will be required to obtain a dive medical certificate if you answer “yes” to any of the questions on the Entry Level Student Diver Medical Declaration. This must be valid within 90 days of commencing the course and must be done before you start with us.
You will need to take along a towel, preferably 2. We suggest taking 2 towels along - 1 for when you get out of the water and 1 for showering at night.
Certification card & log book or other proof of experience.
Swimwear.
Comfortable, casual clothing for 3 days.
Warm clothes for the evening and pyjamas.
Toiletries i.e. toothbrush, soap, sunscreen etc.
Please do not bring sleeping bags, bulky luggage, large amounts of money as the account you incur on the boat will be paid direct to the Pro Dive retail shop at the end of the trip.
Yiu can smoke on the top deck, usually at towards to end of the boat but it depends on the winds.
Your can use a Drone while on the 3 day trip with permission of the skipper.
We can cater for people with Peanut and Seafood allegies.No prepared meals include nuts and one dish uses a sauce with seafood ingridents, but an alternative sauce is provided. Please ensure on check to let the staff know of any allegies.
We have learn to dive courses in German on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Chinese on Thursdays ensure that you receive the best service at Pro Dive Cairns.
PADI offer a wide variety of languages in their manuals. Pro Dive Cairns is able to offer PADI manuals in languages such as Japanese, Italian, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Spanish. Given 7 days notice, and pending availability on the language, Pro Dive may be able to order it.
But, this is not guaranteed.
Please note in your booking if you require a manual/class in a language other than English
Please bring swimwear, a towel, a dive medical if required, a valid form of ID, and lunch money.
Our 5 Day PADI Open Water Diver course is the most popular option due to the overall experience of completing the course with the same group of students and instructors.
The 4-Day eLearning course is ideal for those customers who have time constraints as it allows them to complete the theory work online before arriving at their destination, reducing the time spent in the pool by one day.
Under RTSA standards, the student to instructor ratio never exceeds 8:1, but Pro Dive usually achieves 6:1 or better.
The Great Barrier Reef is not a deep dive destination. Depths in our dive sites range from 10-25 metres (30-80 feet), with the best diving generally occurring between 10 and 15 metres (30-50 feet). This means there are some amazing sites that stay shallow enough for all certified divers to enjoy, regardless of how advanced your diving certifications may be.
Please note the following restrictions for divers with diabetes at Pro Dive Cairns. Diabetic divers must have an up to date dive medical from a doctor stating that they are fit to dive with their medical condition. Following guidelines set out by the South Pacific Underwater Medical Society (SPUMS), diabetic divers are limited to 2 dives per day and must use a minimum surface interval of 2 hours between dives.
For more information please see the Forms for Diabetics on our website:
http://www.prodivecairns.com.au/SPUMS-Medical%20-4th%20editio-2011.pdf
http://www.prodivecairns.com.au/Suggested-assesment-for-divers-with-Diabetes-2016.pdf
After reviewing these documents please click the link below, complete and sign the document and bring a printed copy with you for your trip with us.
http://www.prodivecairns.com.au/Statement-regarding-diabetes-and-diving-2016.pdf
lease note the following restrictions for divers with diabetes at Pro Dive Cairns. Diabetic divers must have an up to date dive medical from a doctor stating that they are fit to dive with their medical condition. Following guidelines set out by the South Pacific Underwater Medical Society (SPUMS), diabetic divers are limited to 2 dives per day and must use a minimum surface interval of 2 hours between dives.
For more information please see the Forms for Diabetics on our website:
http://www.prodivecairns.com.au/SPUMS-Medical%20-4th%20editio-2011.pdf
http://www.prodivecairns.com.au/Suggested-assesment-for-divers-with-Diabetes-2016.pdf
After reviewing these documents please click the link below, complete and sign the document and bring a printed copy with you for your trip with us.
http://www.prodivecairns.com.au/Statement-regarding-diabetes-and-diving-2016.pd
During the trip, we serve buffet style meals with plenty of fresh fruit and salads. There is gluten free bread and pasta available, as well as soy milk. The cook will be happy to speak with you once onboard about your diet to accommodate you as best as possible.
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