ADVANCED SCUBA COURSE

Firstly, congratulations! You have completed your Open Water Diver Course and are prepared to take your diving to the next level with the Advanced Scuba Course. The Advanced Scuba Course (aka Advanced Open Water Diver) is the course for you! Importantly, the Advanced Scuba Course will expand your skills and experience. Therefore, you will be able to further enjoy the adventures of the great below!

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Do you remember that feeling you had after you completed your Open Water Scuba Course? Well, this course is going to dive deeper into those skills that you have already started on.

Firstly, your buoyancy and trimming are going to be perfect by the end of the course. Now, when you book onto another social dive, you will be able to cruise along with limited drag whilst you glide with the manta rays, with streamlined equipment.

Importantly, let us work out your weight for aluminium and steel scuba tanks. Therefore, you don’t have that problem when you dive with different operators and their different tanks. Secondarily, the distance and navigation drills you will rehearse to point you in the right direction.

Therefore, to prepare you for those trips you have to lead or find your way back to the dive boat after being distracted from those majestic whales passing you by. Finally, understanding the effects of diving deeper than 18 metres on-air or possibly with Nitrox.

Why do we get colder and heavier the deeper we go?

Furthermore, you are going to be exposed to both aluminium and steel scuba tanks for your buoyancy control. In addition to the skills, we will plan the course for quieter times with small groups of students. This is why I teach the course on Friday and Saturdays when the crowds at the local dive site are at their quietest.

Finally, we believe the key to learning is to have a smile in a relaxed environment.

What is included in your Advanced Diver Course:

• All equipment is included – integrated BCD
• Buoyancy checks with both Faber steel and aluminium tanks – NO ONE ELSE DOES THIS!
• Digital certification card
•  A small group of 4
• Option to use your equipment
• Extremely competitive price for Brisbane
• International certification to 30 metres

The Advanced Scuba Course is done over two days. Importantly, there is no confined pool training in this course. Therefore, the entire course is done in open water! Further, the Advanced Scuba Course introduces you to five specialty dive courses: Deep Diver, Drift Diver, Navigation Diver, Perfect Buoyancy Diver and Computer Diver.

Day 1

• Self-travel to Tweed Heads dive site 90-minute drive from Brisbane
• Complete three dives ( Drift, Navigation and Buoyancy)
• Start time depends on the high tide; we only dive on the incoming or slack high tide.
• We will concentrate our efforts on advancing your buoyancy and judging distance.
• Weight trimming for aluminium and steel tanks – no one else does this!

Day2

• Meet at Gold Cat ferry terminal at 5:30 am
• Return to mainland approx. 1 pm
• Complete 2 boat dives (Deep and Computer or Nitrox)
• Depending on the season, Shark Alley or Manta Bommie will be the dive sites.
• Optional Nitrox certification upgrade to 32% – separate certification
• Snack food and water are supplied, not lunch

The Deep and Navigation specialties are compulsory. Firstly, we dive deep into the ocean using a compass. Next, you use the compass to perform search patterns. These skills are very important, as you may need them to search and recover a lost item. Additionally, during the dive, your instructor will show you what happens with colours and pressure changes after diving past 18 metres. Exciting! as this will all be taught over at Stradbroke Island.

Moreover, you will have the chance to choose the other three courses you would like to specialise in. Scuba Shane Diving recommends the Computer, Advanced Buoyancy and Drift. However, the course can be tailor-made to your preferences. Indeed, this is what makes my  Diver Courses exciting and flexible!

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Let’s do it!

Why not do the Nitrox Course simultaneously with your Advanced Adventure Course? This will save you time and money by not having to come back out on a double dive to complete the Nitrox Diver Course.

Most dive centres teach the Nitrox Diver Course dry. However, I insist we do this course wet with a double dive on Nitrox 32%. This is my preferred way to deliver this course. Excitingly, this is a separate specialty course and will go towards your Master Diver Certification. Boom, you have just received two certification in one course.

Nitrox has many benefits but is not limited to:-

• Safer dive profile
• Shorter surface interval
• Longer dive time
• Less nitrogen in your system
• Less post-dive fatigue
• Goes towards your Master’s Certification
• SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY

• After completing your course, you will be issued your; FREE digital certification card for your electronic devices. After becoming an advanced adventure diver, you are certified to dive to a maximum depth of 30 metres.
• After completing your course, you will have logged at least nine dives. Therefore, you will have a better understanding of diving.
• Please note that if you have certified divers friends, you and your friends can join Scuba Shane Diving on our regular social dives with the Advanced Open Water Diver. The dive sites include Flat Rock, Manta Bommie and Shag Rock.

Importantly, this is a major part of why we can charge one of the cheapest scuba courses in Brisbane. Indeed, we have selected not to pay a payment/booking software fee. Here, we save on the annual subscription and a commission fee. Normally, charged at around 2% of your final fee. As a result, we can pass the savings onto YOU!

So, scroll down and click on the BOOK NOW tag. Here, you will complete a couple of questions which will be sent to me by email. Afterwards, I’ll reply with any inquiries you may have and the payment/course details to enrol on your course.

Finally, give me a call, if you haven’t heard from me within 24 hours. Let’s get you onto your new adventure, as soon as possible!