Specialty courses are for those wanting to maximise their diving skills or expand their dive knowledge.

Stress and Rescue

This course will teach you essential knowledge and hands-on techniques to protect yourself and others underwater. You’ll learn how to spot stress, prevent accidents before they happen, perform rescues, and handle emergency situations like a pro. Perfect for divers looking to explore more remote and challenging dive sites, this course will make you a more capable, confident, and ready-for-anything diver.

This course has specific prerequistes:

Advanced Open Water Diver or Equivalent certification, Valid First Aid certification (not older than 2 years)

Nitrox

Want to extend your time underwater? Enriched Air Nitrox is a special gas blend that gives you more bottom time than regular air. It’s an easy, essential course for advanced divers, and it opens up opportunities to explore incredible dive sites like the Yongala, which require a Nitrox Certification. Plus, it pairs perfectly with your advanced certification to help you make the most out of every dive.

Various Specialties

Many vessels will offer a variety of other specialty courses from their respective organisations. These are short courses for niche styles of diving. You will need, at minimum, your Open Water or equivalent certification. You can contact us directly to see if the one you want to do is available. This can include;

  • Science of Diving
  • Underwater Photography
  • Wreck
  • Boat Diving
  • Deep Diver
  • Drift Diver
  • Night/Limited Visibility
  • Search and Recovery
  • Underwater Navigation
  • Peak Performance/ Perfect Buoyancy

You can check the PADI and SSI sites, respectively for the full list of specialties that you can complete within their organisations.

FAQ’s

Are speciality certifications recognised worldwide?

Yes, most are offered by major agencies like PADI and SSI and are globally recognised.

Can these courses improve dive safety?

Absolutely, they enhance emergency skills and overall diving confidence.

What is the benefit of a nitrox course?

It teaches divers to use enriched air, extending bottom time and reducing nitrogen exposure.

Do these courses require extra equipment?

Most courses include the necessary gear; however, nitrox training may involve using enriched air tanks.

How do I book a specialty course?

It is reccomended to contact us directly so that we may enquire with suppliers in regard to what specialties they offer

 

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