Cairns Dive Centre (CDC) is an International 5 star training facility and has been in operation in its current state for over 10 years. With over 60 years combined experience, the team at Cairns Dive Centre can help you with any aspect of your diving. At CDC, the emphasis is on increased training in actual dive conditions.
A referral dive course is a course in which you conduct your pool and theory training with one dive school and your 4 open water training dives with another. This way, you can complete the first part, the pool and theory training, at home in your spare time so you don’t have to spend as much time learning to dive once you start your holiday.
The referral course is held onboard Cairns Dive Centre’s 3 day 2 night liveaboard trip. As Cairns Dive Centre is an SSI training facility, you need to make sure that you have done your initial open water training with an SSI training facility. Their liveaboard boat, the Kangaroo Explorer, is permanently moored on the outer reef and they use their smaller day vessel, Sunkist, to transfer you to and from the Kangaroo Explorer. The cabins onboard are double, twin and multi-share and each cabin has its own private ensuite.
Itinerary
- Day 1: Diving the Outer Great Barrier Reef
- 8:15am Complimentary Cairns city accommodation transfers
- 8:30am Depart Cairns onboard Sunkist for a fast transfer to the outer reef where you will be transferred to the Kangaroo Explorer. Once on the reef you will do your first 2 open water training dives
- Day 2: More Diving. After completing your last 2 open water training dives - you are now a certified diver! Now you get to put all your training to use and do your first dive as a certified diver. Under the supervision of your instructor, you also have the opportunity to do a guided night dive!
- Day 3: More diving and return to Cairns. You have the opportunity to do up to 3 dives before lunch time. After lunch, you will board Sunkist for a fast transfer back to Cairns by 4:30pm.
Course Commences
Inclusions
- International Open water certification
- Up to 9 dives (4 training dives and up to 5 pleasure dives)
- Full gear hire
- Cairns city accommodation transfers
- 2 nights accommodation onboard the Kangaroo Explorer
- All meals while onboard
- Multilingual instructors
- Bed linen (no towel included)
- Torches for night dives
Extras
- EMC - $10 per person, per day (at sea)
- Fuel levy $5 per person
- Passport photos for your certification card
- Dive insurance
- Dive medical to the Australian Standard AS4005-1
Requirements
- Open water referral paperwork
- 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
- Dive medical to the Australian Standard AS4005-1 is required. Australian medical standards are different to those overseas. A medical obtained overseas will most likely 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.
Cancellation
- Fully refundable up until 48 hours prior to your trip departure
- Please note that if you cancel your trip within 48 hours, full cancellation fees do apply
Costs
