PADI Open Water
5 Day Course (Liveaboard 3D/2N)
The 5 Day Liveaboard option is by far the most popular learn to dive option. Not only are you certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, but you also get FIVE additional 'Fun Dives', including a guided night dive at no extra charge!!!
Deep Sea Divers Den's friendly, personalised service, combined with the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, are the perfect combination for one of the very best PADI 5 Day Open Water courses available.
| Cabin Type |
Price |
| Twinshare |
$745 |
| Double |
$765 |
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Additional Costs
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| Dive Medical** |
$55 |
| 2x Passport Photos*** |
$5 |
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EMC, PORT AUTHORITY & FUEL LEVY* (subject to change without notice).
Fee includes: EMC $5.00, Fuel Levy $5.00, GST, Port and Administration Charges $5.00
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$15 per day at sea |
*Payable on first day of your course
**Dive Medical can be arranged prior to course start date
***You may bring your own passport photos
Prices valid until 31st March 2010.
| Departure: |
~9am City Pickup Day 1 & 2 for school
~7:45am Pickup Day 3 for sea days
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Duration:
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5 Days
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| Return: |
4:30pm on 5th day |
To do an Open Water Course with Deep Sea Divers Den,
you must pass a medical and swim test.
This involves swimming 200m, and treading water for 10 minutes.
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Full Gear*
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Daily city pickup and drop off
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PADI Open Water Manual & Tables
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All Meals on days whilst on board OceanQuest
*BCD, regulator, dive computer, mask, snorkel, full foot fins, 5mm Short arm/leg wetsuit
If possible please bring small soft bags aboard our vessels and put large suitcases into storage. We do have storage facilities at our shop, however these are not locked during work hours. We suggest leaving valuables at your accommodation whenever possible.
All passengers will be required to sign Standard Liability release forms on board. To view these forms click here.
*BCD, regulator, dive computer, mask, snorkel, full foot fins, 5mm Short arm/leg wetsuit
LEARN TO DIVE ITINERARY
DAY ONE
9.00am pick-up from your city accommodation
Classroom theory.
Dive medical to AS 4005.1 (if required)
Lunch (not included)
Dive equipment selection Pool training
5.00pm return. (approximately)
DAY TWO
9.00am pickup from your city accommodation
Pool training
Lunch (not included)
Classroom theory.
5.00pm return. (Approximately)
* Please note on days one and two - meals, accommodation and Medical are not inclusive. You will also at some point in the first 2 days be required to swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes.
DAY THREE
7.45am pickup from your city accommodation.
Transfer out to the reef aboard ReefQuest and do your first 2 training dives.
Lunch (included)
At 14:30 transfer to OceanQuest where you will spend the night.
Lunch, dinner and accommodation included
DAY FOUR
Breakfast, 2 more training dives
Lunch (included)
Certification as Open Water diver
Afternoon pleasure dive
Guided night dive.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation included.
DAY FIVE
Breakfast, 3 more pleasure dives
Last dive completed by 2.00pm.
Breakfast and lunch included.
5.00pm return to your accommodation.
If you have a medical question, please feel free to email Cairns 24 Hour Medical Centre or visit their website.
** includes: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner
All times are approximate. This table is meant as a guide only.
Dive times and sequences are subject to change.
*Pick up and drop off from city accommodation is included. Pick up from Northern Beaches can be arranged at an extra cost.
| 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.
Deep Sea Divers Den recommends 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.
Under normal circumstances, you should be out of the water on your last dive at 12pm (midday), this should help with organising any travel plans you have after your dive trip with us.
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