Dive Courses

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SCUBA Divers rarely forget their first dives – being able to breathe underwater is a fantastic feeling, not to mention the amazing marine life you can discover. Lets Go Adventures is a 5 Star PADI IDC centre where you can be assured a fun and safe journey through your diving training! 

Nelson Bay Locals voted us winners in the Port Stephens business awards, which is not surprising given that Lets Go Adventures has the most active and longest established dive club in Nelson Bay. We believe this is a direct result of the quality of training that our students receive from our highly qualified PADI and instructors. When lets Go Adventures trains you to be a diver, we spend time to make sure you are comfortable, competent and safe, which is why our open water training is a minimum of 3 days – why rush something that should be fun and enjoyable?! 

Your PADI Open Water Diver course includes:

• All equipment hire provided 
• 5 confined water (pool) sessions 
• 4 open water training dives 
• All instruction and PADI Gold certification card
• Your choice of either a:
  • ‘PADI Ultimate Crew pack’ including: PADI OW DVDs, a PADI Manual, a PADI Recreational Dive Planner and a logbook. 
  • PADI E-learning access pass which enables theory to be completed online at home.

To participate in the Open Water Course you must be able to swim 200m (not timed). You must also complete a medical statement and if required complete a dive medical with a doctor prior to starting course.  

Upgrade options:

• Deluxe Package (save $80). Most people choose to upgrade to the deluxe package. This upgrades the single boat dive gift voucher to a double dive and also includes gear hire (total value $180). This voucher can be used for any double boat dive either on a fourth day or on any double boat dive within a month after course completion. This includes the option of diving with grey nurse sharks at Broughton Island! These dives may also be used towards the PADI AWARE Shark conservation specialty or the PADI Advanced Open Water course. 

• PADI Openwater & Advanced Open water course package (save $50) Book your PADI Advanced Open Water course at the same time you book your open water course and save.

• Deluxe/PADI Enriched Air  Specialty (save $131). Include the deluxe upgrade and the worlds most popular specialty, PADI Enriched Air diver, and not only do you save but you also get 5 bonus Nitrox fills after your course and you are on your way to becoming a Master SCUBA diver!

As a PADI Rescue diver you will learn to look beyond yourself and consider the safety and well being of other divers. 

The course is designed to expand your knowledge and experience level and therefore is an excellent way to build your confidence. Rescue diver training will help prepare you to prevent problems, and if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers claim that this is the most rewarding dive course they have ever taken. 

You’ll cover: 

• Self-rescue and diver stress. 
• Emergency management and equipment.
• Panicked diver response. 
• Egress (exits) In-water rescue breathing protocols. 
• Dive accident scenarios. 

To participate in this course you will need to be an Advanced Open water diver, have 20 logged dives, and hold a current Emergency First Response or other first aid qualification. You will also need to complete a medical statement. We also recommend that you combine this course with the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider specialty course.

The NAVIGATION Program will teach you to navigate with a compass and how to apply natural navigation skills.

You will also learn to estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to different marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point at any time.

You learn

• Navigation patterns
• Natural navigation (without a compass)
• Compass navigation
• How to “mark” or relocate a submerged object or position from the surface
• Underwater map making
• How to follow irregular courses with the Nav-Finder
• Dive site relocation
• How to estimate distance underwater

Whether sunk on purpose as an artificial reef or the result of mishap, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past. Most divers find wrecked ships, airplanes and even automobiles nearly irresistible because they’re intriguing to explore, exciting avenues of discovery, and usually teeming with aquatic life.

It is an unbelievable experience to see a big ship from a bird’s perspective and to glide towards the captain’s bridge. But there are also tragedies related to wrecks. Diving on wrecks is exciting and there are some potential risks too, but with the right training WRECK DIVING will become a great adventure.

The fun part of the Wreck Diver course is visiting wrecks, unlocking mysteries and starting to gain the knowledge and experience that allows you to see things that others overlook. Sometimes, only the trained, experienced eye recognizes that a small hole or open door likely caused the vessel’s demise.

Please note  – divers need to organise thier own Government park fee of $18 to enable thier dives on the ex-HMAS Adelaide. This is purchased directly from Central Coast Tourism

Please ask us how you may use this course towards the presitigious PADI Master SCUBA Diver rating!

Has it been a while since you last went diving?

Were you rushed through a 2 day open water course and need to build experience or confidence?

Do you have an old certification card that you want to update?

Do you have a certification that is not PADI or SSI issued and are having difficulty getting your qualification recognised?


At Lets Go Adventures we take pride in training our divers so that they are comfortable and confident in the water. However we know that sometimes there can be a long break between dives, or that not everyone has had the same quality open water program we run over 3 days…… 

With our highly trained PADI and SSI Instructors we will refresh your skills and give you more confidence while exploring the famous marine reserve in Nelson Bay. Firstly we will take you through a brief theory and equipment setup session, we will then practice a few core diving skills in shallow water, followed by a dive in the stunning Fly Point/Halifax Marine reserve.

After successfully completing your dive we will bring you back to our shop for hot showers and tea/coffee while helping you fill in your logbooks and processing a new PADI or SSI certification card*.

*If you have a certification card that issued by an agency other than PADI or SSI, you will need to bring your existig certification, logbook and any training logs you may have to assist the upgrade to an SSI Certification. To receive a new PADI card you must have an existing PADI certification.

Learn to freedive with the Instructors from Australia’s leading Spearfishing and freediving school, Apnea Australia.

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If you’re interested in technical diving, but haven’t yet met the prerequisites for the PADI Tec 50 Diver course or PADI Tec 45 course, you can consider enrolling in the PADI Tec 40 course. It is the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver course and consists of the first four dives. Because you can do one of  these dives in confined water (such as a swimming pool), many divers start the Tec 40 courses in the winter months, ready to continue in open water when spring arrives. 

You’ll learn to

• Use decompression software and dive computers to plan and make decompression dives with no more than 10 minutes of total decompression and not deeper than 40 metres/130 feet. 
• Use a single cylinder of decompression gas with up to 50 percent oxygen (EANx50) to add conservatism to the required decompression. 

Since it’s part of the course, your PADI Tec 40 course training credits toward the PADI Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses. 

The Scuba Gear You’ll Use

You use recreational scuba equipment, with some minor additions to enhance your ability to deal with tec diving conditions. 

Price includes all EANx, one pool dive, one shore dive, two boat dives and instruction. You’ll also receive the Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak, which introduces you to tec diving lingo, emergency procedures, decompression/stage cylinder handling and gas planning. The pak includes a manual, dive planning checklist and dive planning slate. 

While on course you will have access to the optional Equipment Set-up and Key Skills video on DVD is a great tool to help you practice at home in between your tec diving adventures. You’ll continue to use the Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak through Tec 50. 

Prerequisites

You must: 

• Be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
• Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
• Be a PADI Deep Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
• Have a minimum of 30 logged dives, of which at least 10 dives were made with enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres / 60 feet.
• Have a medical form signed by your physician 

During the Tec 50 course, you 

• Make actual decompression dives as deep as 50 metres/165 feet
• Use enriched air nitrox and/or oxygen for decompression
• Use desk top decompression software to create custom dive tables and plan your dives
• Qualify to make technical decompression dives independently   

The Scuba Gear You’ll Use

You use technical scuba diving equipment  

The Learning Materials You’ll Need

Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak, which introduces you to tec diving lingo, emergency procedures, decompression and stage cylinder handling and gas planning. The pak includes a manual, dive planning checklist and dive planning slate. The optionalEquipment Set-up and Key Skills video on DVD is a great tool to help you practice at home in between your tec diving adventures.

Prerequisites

You must: 

• Be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization) 
• Be a PADI Rescue Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization) 
• Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization) 
• DSAT Tec 45 Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization) 
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which
      · 20 dives must be enriched air dives
      · 25 dives must be deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
      · at least 20 dives must be deeper than 30 metres/100 feet 
• Be at least 18 years old 
• Have a medical statement signed by your physician