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Personalised Open Water Dive Course

What is it?...... An SSI Open water Certification…

Our Personalised Open Water Dive Course is ideal for previously experienced divers. Ideally candidates, should have experienced the pleasures of breathing underwater, so that they feel completely comfortable in the water.....

Reef Encounter learn to dive personalised open water dive course Great Barrier Reef AustraliaBenefits include:

The program offers more guided dives than both the open water and advanced courses combined! 8 pleasure dives are combined with 6 skills sessions over a 3 day / 2 night period on Reef Encounter. This ensures all candidates have 8 recreational dives on the Great Barrier Reef...

There’s no pools, no classrooms - do away with the fundamentals of your traditional 5 day course and be certified in just 3 days…

Learn by experience under the watchful eye of your instructor with only 3 other students... Personalised.... Safer..... More Fun.....Attention to detail....

Procedure:

On making a booking the customers are to come to the Reef Encounter office and pick up a study guide and theory book (We require a $30.00 deposit for the manual).... It’s the individuals choice how long they want to spend reading over the study material, however the 3 day / 2 night dive aspect must be booked at the time of making a reservation. Ideally we prefer our clients to have completed chapters 1-4 prior to arriving onboard Reef Encounter - the questions are quite simple.

* The theory is fun and easy to learn, you won’t have to spend days grinding away to pass the exam.

You may go to Cape Trib, the Tablelands, study at home, etc, etc…and then sit an exam in our office, or alternatively you can do their theory and exam on board the boat…. As long as you have completed theory and exam by the time you depart off Reef Encounter…

Students can do a minimum of 6 dives or a maximum of 8 dives it’s up to them…

8 pleasure dives over 3 days as opposed to 3 pleasure dives over 5 days – I know which I’d choose…


 
  Here’s a rough itinerary:  
 
 
 
  • Made reservation and decided that he/she is going to study at home and travel to the reef in a couple of days....
  • They will need to pass a Dive Medical Prior to departure.
    (these can be obtain at the 24 hour Medical Centre – Cnr of Florence & Grafton and are at the customers own expense)

  • Sit the Exam on Reef Encounter
 
 
 
 

Day 1 – 3 day / 2 night on Reef Encounter

  • 07.30 Check in at Marlin Jetty at Reef Experience our fabulous fast catamaran that takes you directly to Reef Encounter
  • 08.00 Depart Marlin Jetty
  • 9.30 Arrive at the Outer Barrier Reef locations
  • 9:45 Transfer on to Reef Encounter

Welcome Briefing

  • 10:30 Water Activities
  • 11.30 – 12.00 Lunch
  • 13.30 Dive 1 including skills
  • 15.00 Cruise to new reef
  • 15.30 Dive 2 including skills
  • 18.00 Dinner
  • 19:00 Night Dive - Nitro (own expense)
 
 
 
 

Day 2

  • 07.00 Dive 3 including skills
  • 07.30 Breakfast
  • 09.00 Dive 4 including skills
  • 11.00 Cruise to new Reef
  • 11.30 – 12.00 Lunch
  • 13.00 Dive 5 including skills
  • 15.00 Cruise to next reef location
  • 15.30 Dive 6 including skills
  • 18.00 Dinner
  • 19:00 Nitro if they like (own expense)
 
 
 
 

Day 3

  • 07.00 Dive 7
  • 07.30 Breakfast
  • 09.00 Dive 8
  • 11.00 Cruise to next reef location
  • 11.30 – 12.00 Lunch
  • 13.00 Cruise Breaking Patches
  • 13.30 Optional Certified dive (Own Expense)
  • 15.30 Depart Breaking Patches for Home
  • 16:00 –16:45 Arrive Cairns
 
 
 
  Card and certification will be issued by administration… New divers need to bring in 2 photos and their dive medical.  
 
 
     
  * Please note that this itinerary and locations may change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances  
     
 
 
 
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