Let’s finish what you started! With a PADI Open Water Dive Referral Course you can complete the academic part of parts of your course elsewhere, then finish your dive training with us.
Save precious holiday time and complete your two pool and theory days before you arrive. All that’s left to do when you reach Cairns is take your open water training dives in the best classroom in the world – the Great Barrier Reef!
Just show us your PADI Referral form to let us know you’ve completed the academic and confined water aspects of an Open Water Diver course within the last 12 months.
If you have completed the academic and confined water training with a certifying agency other than PADI, we are generally able to convert your training and issue you with a PADI Open Water Diver Certification.
However, further training will be required – at least a one-day PADI Scuba Review Program with a private instructor. (Additional charges apply, please contact us for details).
Includes all equipment and tuition. Prices valid to 31st March 2025. Locals discount not valid for optional extras. Price is per person and inclusive of GST and all fees, including the GBRMPA environmental management charge (EMC) which contributes directly to the management of the Marine Park. Learn more at gbrmpa.gov.au
With this option you will go the Outer Great Barrier Reef each day and return to Cairns each afternoon, departing at 8.30am and returning at 4.30pm. Includes four training dives and one fun dive.
Medical Declaration for Entry Level Divers
Diver Medical – Participant Questionnaire
OceanQuest has the following accommodation options:
For liveaboard option:
Bedding and bath towels are supplied on board. Excess baggage can be stored at our Draper Street office at check in.
All scuba participants must meet medical questionnaire requirements. Some conditions or medications may prevent you from diving. These requirements can be found on our Can I Dive? page, and we strongly recommend reviewing before booking.
It is required by Queensland law that you must wait at least 24 hours after diving before going to altitude or flying – there is no guarantee that this requirement will prevent decompression sickness. There are no current guidelines regarding diving after flying.
Altitude is defined as 300m/1000ft above sea level. Certain other tourist attractions around Cairns and Tropical North Queensland involve travelling to altitude. These include the Atherton Tablelands and the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, so we recommend a gap between booking these experiences and any dive course or trip. Under normal circumstances, you should be out of the water on your last dive by 12.30pm on overnight trips and about 2pm on our day trips.
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“We went through Divers Den for our Open Water referral. It was a fantastic experience and definitely worth the money. The main draw was the crew, especially our amazing instructor, Luke Murphy. He was extremely patient. I could not have done it without him. We did the 2 day with the liveaboard Ocean Quest which was a fantastic experience. We would absolutely use this company again!”
– Jamie
