Dive courses

If you are looking to do a dive course in Western Australia, look no further the Mackerel Islands. 

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Course options: Discover scuba | Scuba diver | Open water diver | Diver referal | Reffresher course | Adventure diver | Advanced openwater

Discover scuba – (1 day)

Don’t have a dive certificate? Want to try scuba diving before committing to a course or do you wish to experience the wonders under our great blue ocean? A Discover Scuba Dive is the way to go. One of our qualified staff will guide you through an orientation to diving and then on an underwater adventure tour...all you need to do is breathe normally and enjoy the ride!

Requirement: No medical required, just a medical statement completed on the day.

Includes: 1 orientation and 1 reef dive, all boat fees, all gear and a light lunch.

Course Fee: $200 pp

Scuba diver – (2 Days)

The Scuba Diver program completes the first 3 theory , first 3 pool sessions and 2 ocean dives and qualifies you to dive under supervision anywhere in the world to a depth of 12 metres.  This program is ideal for nervous candidates or younger divers whose parents do not like the idea of them diving by themselves.
This program promotes supervised dives to allow divers to gain confidence prior to the Open Water qualification.  This is a great school program with increased levels of duty of care.  Successful candidates can upgrade later to Open Water Diver with just 2 more qualifying dives.  
Once you are ready you can complete the Open Water Course over another weekend or by referral to your home town PADI dive centre.

Requirement: No medical required, just a medical statement completed on the day. Minimum age for the Scuba Diver Course is 15 years and over. The minimum age for the Junior Scuba Diver Course is 12-15 years.

Includes: Registration, instruction and certification, student kit, hire equipment, light lunch and morning tea, pool and all boat fees.

Course Fee: $450.00 pp

Open water diver - (4 days)

Your open water course will take 4 days to complete. It consists of 5 theory modules, 5 pool modules, 1 snorkel dive and 5 open water dives.

Requirements: An Australian Standards Diving Medical must be submitted prior to course commencement (This is not available in Onslow). Minimum age for the Open Water Dive Course is 15 years and over. The minimum age for the Junior Open Water Course is 12-15 years.

Includes: Registration, instruction and certification, student kit, hire equipment, light lunch and morning tea, pool and all boat fees.

Course Fee: $595.00 pp

Diver referral program - (2 days)

The PADI Referral Program gives you the choice to either commence or complete your diving education. You can start your diver training with your local PADI facility and finish the rest of your course with us. If you have a scuba diver rating, in 2 days you can upskill to become an Open Water Diver!

Requirements: Referral Forms from your PADI instructor. Your Open Water Manual, Dive Tables and Log Book. Minimum age for the Open Water Course is 15 years and over. The minimum age for the Junior Open Water Course is 12-15 years.

Includes: Registration, instruction and certification, hire equipment, light lunch and morning tea, pool and all boat fees.

Course Fee: $300.00 pp if upgrading from Scuba Diver. POA if more training is required.

Refresher program - (1/2 day or 1 day)

Revisit the skills on your open water course, refresh your memory on equipment and planning. A Scuba Refresher Program will get you back on track ready for your next underwater adventure.

Requirements: Certification Card and Log Book.

Includes: Instructor tuition, hire equipment, pool fees, light lunch and morning tea.

Course Fee: $125.00 pp (pool only), $175.00 pp (pool and shore based)

Continuing education - Adventures in diving course - (2 days) 

For those who fell in love with the sport and are asking for more! The pristine environment is an ideal ‘getaway’, so why not learn more?This course is a gateway to make an easy transition to any of the PADI specialties , or choose any 3 specialty dives from: Underwater Photography, Night Diver, Boat Diver, Aware-Fish Identification, Coral Watch, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, Search and Recovery.
Once your experience grows you can upgrade this qualification to Advanced Open Water Diver by completing the Deep and Navigation dives with us or at your home town PADI Facility.

Requirements: Open water diver certification card, log book and dive tables.

Includes: Registration, instruction and certification, manual, training slate, hire equipment, all boat fees, light lunch and morning tea.

Course fee: $400.00 pp

PADI Advance open water course (2 to 3 days or 1 day if uprating from adventures in diving)

Explore the colourful surroundings and enjoy every minute of it. Deep and Navigation are two specialties required for this certification.
You then need to select 3 other dives of your choice between Drift, Naturalist, Boat Dive, Search &  Recovery and more... or use the dives you completed for your Adventures in Diving program and there you are, an Advanced Diver! All dives in the Adventures in Diving program can be credited towards the advanced diver course.

Requirements: Open water diver certification card or adventures in diving certification, log book and dive tables. If uprating, the manual and slate from your previous adventures in diving program must be brought.

Includes: Registration, instruction and certification, manual, training slate, hire equipment, all boat fees, light lunch and morning tea.

Course fee: $550.00 pp(if completing the full advanced course)

Course fee: $300.00 pp(if uprating from adventures in diving)