Completing an Advanced Course is perfect for divers wishing to expand their diving skills and learn more about specialised areas of diving, wether it is Night, Deep, Photography or Wreck you will have a greater understanding of the skills needed and at the end of the course you will be qualified to dive to depths of 30 metres.

The Advanced Diver course is 100 percent practical with 5 dives, no written exam but knowledge reviews on each different type of diving covered.

Nelson Bay or Jervis Bay are two of the locations that you have the opportunity to experience.  Both these locations are home to some of the most beautiful white sand beaches on the NSW coast and with dolphins in the bay you will experience fabulous diving.  You will be picked up at 6pm on a Friday night and dropped back off on Sunday evening making it a fun, relaxing weekend with qualified instructors.

Commences  Friday.

FISH ROCK CAVE - 2 days/ 2 nights
'One of Australia's premier dive sites.' 
Cost:  $395.00, incl GST.        

The only true ocean cave in Australia, Fish Rock Cave is 125m long.
Starting at 11m increasing to 25m at the deep end, this site is not only famous for the cave but also the incredible marine life that surrounds it. Schools of King Fish, Grey Nurse Sharks, Fusiliers, Blue Groupers, Lion Fish, Turtles, Rays and Tropical Fish. Due to the fact it is very close to the continental shelf the area is prone to currents which bring with them an abundance of marine life Visibillity averages 20 meters.

Dive Sites:

Shark Alley - Located on the Eastern Side, this site is where you find the Grey Nurse Sharks patrolling the gutters as well as schooling Drummer, Kingfish, Banner Fish and Bat Fish.  Depth 20m- 35m

The Pinnacle - At the right time of the year (Winter-Spring) you can find Grey Nurse Sharks in the sand gutters. Giant Queensland Groupers are also found here.  Depth 7m-30m

Other sites here include the Land of the Giants, Shark Gutters, Black Rock and Green Island.

Commences:  Fridays

FORSTER/SEALS ROCKS - 'The Grey Nurse Shark capital of Australia'  

Forster Dive Sites- 

The Pinnacle - A big fish dive, when this site goes off, it truly is amazing, lot's of Large Grey Nurse Sharks, Huge Bull Rays, Massive Jew Fish, Schooling Kingfish, trevally and sightings of Marlin have occured here Depth: 24m-40m. Advanced Cert

Spot A - Is a very popular dive suitable for all experiences lot's of reef fish, blue groupers, moray eels, wobbygong Shark, turtles and the occassional Grey Nurse Sharks.  Depth 10m-20m

Other Sites - Lattitude Rock and Diamond Reef

Seals Rock Dive Sites-

Big Rock- This is home to the largest congregation of Grey Nurses in Australia up to 60 sharks have been sighted on the one dive. Depth: 8m-40m

Little Rock - An awesome dive site with lots of Grey Nurses, schooling Fish, Bait Fish, Bronze Whalers and wobbygongs. Depth: 15m-22m drops down to 40m

Jimmy's Cave - is really a very long but very impressive swim. The dive attracts a lot of marine life - Grey Nurse Sharks, Jew Fish, Lobster and Cod. At Depth you will also find Black Coral trees. Depth:  10m-40m

S.S Satara - One of the largest wrecks on the east coast.  At 125m long it is very impressive in size. It went down in 1910 and essentially you have the superstructure intact and the stern is intact, good marine life and sightings of Bronze whalers are common on this dive. Depth: 42m. Deep Cert Required

Other Sites- Interlinked Caves, Skeleton Rock and the S.S Catterthun

Commences:  Fridays.

JERVIS BAY - 2 days/2 nights
'Bay of Plenty - an area generally regarded as the best temperate water diving in Australia'
Cost: $350.00 incl. GST

Jervis bay is located 160km south of Sydney(2hrs30min), the bay is 14km by 11km with the entrance about 2 km wide.  Due to the size of the bay and the relatively small entrance the diving within the bay is as stunning as outside, there are loads of different sites, from the photographers favorite the Docks, to the seals (seasonal June-November) south of the entrance of the bay this area has it all....

Dive Sites:

Docks - this area is a favorite amongst Photographers due to the exotic species you find here such as Weedy Sea Dragons, Red Indian Fish, Sea Horses and multi tude of colorful soft coral and sponges Depth range 6m-22m

Bowen Island - Lots of fish abound the crystal waters here including the legendary Weedy Alley where if you don't see weedy sea dragons well you probably never will, depth range  6m-36m

Cathedral Cave - this dive is awesome if you love big caves, the cave it self is long over 90m, and wide about 10mX6m, it in fact runs straight in 70m turns left and goes another 20m and you can ascend to a big Underwater Cathedral which has clean air, the view from 70m back to the entrance in crystal clear waters is awe inspiring. Depth Range 19m 40m-Experienced Divers Only

The Seals - During Winter and Spring (June-November) we see lot's of Australian and New Zealand Fur Seals off the point from Steamers Beach, this a lot of fun with seals playing and generally making a fool of the divers Depth Range 6m-30m

Other sites include:
Spyder Cave, Smugglers Cave, Stoney Creek, The Arch,The Tubes, Drum & Drumsticks and Point Perpendicular.

Commence  Friday.   

NELSON BAY - 2 days/2 nights  
The best shore dives in NSW, boat dives and shark dives; this place has it all.....  
Cost: $350  incl GST

Nelson Bay is located 200km North Of Sydney (3hrs). The diving is a combination of breathtaking shore dives which rivals most tropical locations for colour and diversity in such a small area. Along with the Fantstic Shore Dives it is also blessed with great boat diving off the surounding rock pinnicles and Islands. Broughton Islands is the best of the lot which boast the Looking Glass which is home to a myriad of marine life including Morey Eels, Blue Grouper, Leather Jacket, Rays and Sharks. Another feature of Broughton Island is the Grey Nurse Shark Dives where up to 20 have been sighted on the one dive.

Commences:  Fridays.

SOLITARY ISLANDS - 5 days/5 nights  Australia Day and Easter Weekends  
"The Hidden Treasure" - World class diving only 650km North of Sydney  
Cost: $695 incl.GST

The Solitary Islands is truly one of Australia's great dive locations. This marine park is bathed by East coast currents and the cooler currents of the south giving the Solitarys a unique blend of tropical and temperate marine life. In fact 80% is tropical so you find hard corals and tropical fish all year round. Sightings of Manta rays and Leopard Sharks are common thru Summer and Whale Sharks have been known to visit on rare occasions.
Visibillity averages 25m and water temp Varies 18c-27c.

Dive Sites:

North Solitary Island - This Island has several sites including Anenome Bay, The Steps, Canyons, Mackrel Run and elbow Cave. The island has the most variety of coral and tropical fish, but it is most famous for the serious amount of Anenome Gardens and clown fish - some claim more per square meter than anywhere else in the world. All year round you will see Grey Nurse Sharks, Turtles, Moorish Idols, Banner Fish, several types of Angel & Butterfly Fish, plus seasonal visitors Manta Rays, Blue spotted rays, Leopard Shark and more. Depth 6m-50m

North West Rock - This small group of Rocks is home to Fish Soup, this dive is a bowl of fish, with schools of Mangrove Jack, Jew Fish, Sweet Lip, Bream, Tarwhine, Trevally and seasonal visitors. We occasionally  see Whaler sharks here as well. Depth 6m-15m  

Pimpernell Rock -A mecca for those who like big fish and Grey Nurse Sharks added in with spectacular underwater formations. Pimpernell rises from 46m-8m and at it's base has a huge archway that runs through the bottom where you will find tonnes of bait fish and Grey Nurse Sharks. Other highlights include schooling Jew Fish up to 500 strong and 4 feet in length, King Fish hunting yellowtail scad, big eye trevally cascading over the rock and of course lots of Reef fish, Fairy basslet, Wrasse, Wobbygong, Moray eels and patrolling Eagle Rays. Depth 8m-40m  

Commences:  Thursday &  Friday.