Learn To Dive – Ocean Quest - 4 Day Learn to Dive PADI Course – Liveaboard
Departs Cairns Daily Returns Cairns Daily
The Course
Deep Sea Divers Den have been operating in Cairns for over 25 years, making them one of the longest established Dive Centres in Cairns. Their training facilities are under one roof, which is one of the many reasons they have also earned their PADI 5 star Instructor Development Centre status.
Deep Sea Divers Den’s friendly and personalized service allow them to offer one of the best learn to dive courses available in Cairns. They employ many bilingual PADI diving instructors with English, German and Japanese courses available.
The first 2 days of your course are spent learning the theory behind diving and learning new skills in the safety and comfort of their Diver Training Pool. This is followed by a 2 day 1 night liveaboard trip to the Outer Barrier Reef where you will do your 4 training dives and 1 pleasure dive whilst onboard Ocean Quest.
The liveaboard vessel Ocean Quest, is where you will spend your 2 days on the reef for the liveaboard sector of your course. Ocean Quest is permanently moored on the Outer Barrier Reef and they use the day vessel, Reef Quest, to fast transfer passengers to and from Ocean Quest on a daily basis.
The new Ocean Quest is a 35.7m catamaran, she has 1 quad share cabin, 18 twin share cabins and 4 double rooms and offers the capacity to sleep 48 passengers overnight on the reef in unrivalled comfort and luxury. All rooms have en-suite facilities as well as TV’s, bar fridges and internal phones. There is a large saloon area on the wheelhouse deck with a bar where you can relax and kick back after a long days diving. The main deck has a large dining room capable of comfortably seating 48 passengers.
Accommodation onboard is based on twin share cabins. Accommodation upgrades to double cabins can be arranged for an additional charge (please specify on booking your course).
4 Day Learn to Dive Course Itinerary
Day 1: The Deep Sea Divers Den bus will pick you up from your Cairns city accommodation at around 9am. You will spend the day learning theory & various skills in the pool. In the morning the doctor will visit the facility for anyone who needs to complete the dive medical (AS4005-1). Your day should finish around 5pm when you will be dropped back to your Cairns city accommodation.
Day 2: The Deep Sea Divers Den bus will pick you up from your Cairns city accommodation at around 9am. Again, you will spend the day finishing the theory & various skills in the pool. Please note that on days 1 & 2 meals, accommodation and your dive medical are not included.
Day 3: The Deep Sea Divers Den bus will pick you up from your Cairns city accommodation at around 7:45am. You will be transferred to the outer reef aboard ReefQuest and do your first 2 training dives. At 2:30pm you will be transferred over to Ocean Quest where you will spend the night. The afternoon will offer free time to sunbake and snorkel. Lunch, dinner and accommodation included.
Day 4: Two further training dives with your instructor, followed by your PADI Open Water diver certification! You will now have the opportunity to do a pleasure dive before being transferred back onto ReefQuest for your transfer back to Cairns. You will arrive in Cairns at around 5pm for your transfer back to your Cairns city accommodation. Breakfast and Lunch included.
Courses Commence
English - Daily
Korean - Friday
Japanese - Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday
Inclusions
PADI Open water certification
PADI Open Water dive manual and dive tables
Cairns city accommodation transfers each day
1 nights accommodation while onboard (quad share cabin)
5 dives (4 training dives & 1 pleasure dive)
Full gear hire
Prescription masks (deposit required)
All meals while onboard
Bed linen (please bring your own towel/s)
Log book
Course Cost
AU$595.00 per person
Extras
EMC and Fuel Levy (at sea) – AU$20.00 per person, per day payable on boarding
2 x passport photos for your PADI ‘C card
Northern beaches transfers $20.00 per person, return
Upgrade to twin cabin - AU$15.00 per person, per night
Upgrade to double cabin - AU$25.00 per person, per night
Underwater cameras are available onboard for hire
Dive medical to Australian Standard AS4005-1. AU$55.00 per person (inc GST) – payable directly to the doctor on day one of your course
Requirements
The ability to swim 200 metres and tread water for 10 minutes
The minimum age is 12 years (subject to a medical assessment). Children under the age of 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
An Australian Standard AS4005-1 is required. Australian medical standards are different to those overseas. A medical obtained overseas will not be accepted in Australia. Some medical conditions may preclude you from diving. Asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, high or low blood pressure and pregnancy are the most common ones encountered.
Please note there are regulations about flying or going to altitude after diving.
Currently the rules state that for a single no decompression dive, you should not fly/go to altitude for at least 12 hours.
For multiple dives you should not fly/go to altitude for at least 18 hours.
We recommend waiting a minimum 24 hours whenever possible. These are guidelines only; there is no guarantee that these recommendations will prevent decompression sickness. Currently there are no guidelines regarding diving after flying.
Altitude is 300m/1000ft above sea level.
This includes going to the Atherton Tablelands, so be careful when you are booking tours to follow your dive course/trip.
