Locals price* – $895 (SAVE $100!!!)

*the locals price is for Australian residents who live with 100km of our dive shop in Mooloolaba, please call to clarify if you are unsure if you fit into the zone.

Standard price – $995

• Your own Aqualung wetsuit to KEEP (WORTH UP TO $600)!
• Access to online training
• Sausage sizzle at the pool
• Highly qualified, very experienced Scuba World
• Instructor for your theory, pool training and ocean dives
• Two full days of pool training
• 4 boat dives on the beautiful Mooloolaba Reefs
• Morning tea and light refreshments during your boat dives
• Use of all hire equipment (excluding mask, snorkel, fins and boots)
• Internationally recognised Open Water Certification card

It is MANDATORY to either hire or purchase your snorkel equipment from Scuba World. You will enjoy diving a lot more if you have your own professionally fitted set of Mask, Snorkel, Fins and Boots purchased from Scuba World. Packages range from $420 to $700.

You also have the option to hire this equipment for $100 for your 4 day course. If you decide to purchase your Mask, Snorkel, Fins and Boots from Scuba World during your course the $100 hire fee will be credited towards your equipment.

SPECIAL – Purchase your Mask, Snorkel, Fins and Boots during your course and receive a gift voucher* for two dives on the ex-HMAS Brisbane wreck “One of Australia’s top five dive sites” (valued at $284)!

*This gift voucher is on a STANDBY basis

Our courses run over two weekends or four consecutive days – please check the course dates before booking.

• Home Study | Complete 5 – 6 hours of online training prior to the course (this is included in the course)
• Day 1 | 7:30am – 4:30pm: Meet + Greet, classroom session, and pool session (Kawana Aquatic Centre)
• Day 2 | 7:30am – 4:30pm: Exam in morning and pool session (Kawana Aquatic Centre)
• Day 3 | 6:45am – 1:30pm: Two boat dives (max depth 12 metres) followed by classroom session
• Day 4 | 6:45am – 2:00pm: Two boat dives (max depth 18 metres), followed by classroom session and graduation

A dive medical is only required if you fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Those with an at risk medical condition; or
• Are over 45 years of age; or
• Have a body mass index (BMI) over 30 AND a waist circumference greater than 102cm for males and 88cm for females.

If you fall into one or more of these categories you will need to obtain a diving medical (AS4005.1) The cost is roughly $110 – $140 and takes about 45 minutes to complete with a registered diving doctor.

Not sure if you have an at risk medical condition? If you answer YES to any of the questions in this medical statement, you will need to obtain a dive medical.