Advanced Open Water Course Cairns (Option to add Enriched Air Nitrox certification)
Continuing dive education while improving your underwater skills and overall in water confidence
Advanced Open Water Course
Take your diving to the next level aboard the Scubapro liveaboard, exploring the spectacular Great Barrier Reef — the ultimate classroom filled with vibrant coral gardens, diverse marine life, and ideal year-round diving conditions.
Build confidence and refine your skills over five training dives: three core dives — Deep (up to 30m), Underwater Navigation, and a thrilling Night Dive — plus two elective dives such as Enriched Air, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, or Underwater Photography.
Courses are tailored with your instructor onboard and can be completed over two or three days, depending on your schedule. Completing your Advanced Course on a Pro Dive Cairns liveaboard gives you additional fun dives to hone your skills while exploring some of the world’s most breathtaking reef sites.
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Specialty
Enhance your diving with the Nitrox Specialty Course from Pro Dive Cairns. This short course combines simple theory with two dives and offers key benefits:
- Extended bottom time for longer dives
- Reduced nitrogen load, helping you feel less fatigued
- Shorter surface intervals, perfect for multi-dive days
Nitrox is ideal for underwater photographers and keen explorers who want to make the most of every dive on the Scubapro liveaboard.
Advanced + Nitrox Combo
Maximise your time at sea by combining the Advanced Open Water and Enriched Air Specialty courses with Pro Dive Cairns. This combination boosts your skills, confidence, and dive efficiency — perfect for divers eager to explore deeper, stay longer, and enjoy every moment underwater.
3-Day / 2-Night Great Barrier Reef Liveaboard
Join Pro Dive Cairns for an unforgettable 3-day, 2-night liveaboard adventure aboard Scubapro. Wake up to turquoise waters, enjoy up to 11 dives (including night dives), and experience the Great Barrier Reef like never before. Between training dives, you’ll have time for fun dives, relaxation, and incredible encounters with the reef’s marine life.
Course Highlights
- Liveaboard trip on the Great Barrier Reef
- Completing PADI Advanced Certification
- Being certified to dive to 30 metres as well as diving on Nitrox (giving you more bottom time)
- 5 training dives + fun dives) over a variety of different reef locations
Course Outline
- PADI eLearning (Theory) completed prior to trip start date
- Three Core Training Dives: Deep Dive Speciality – Underwater Navigation Speciality – Night Dive Speciality
- Choose Two Speciality Dives from the below list of dives available: Nitrox, underwater naturalist, peak performance buoyancy, boat dive
Course Prerequisite – Open Water Certification
Diving Information
You will have access to a selection of 19 outer reef dive sites on four magnificent reefs Flynn, Thetford, Milln and Pellowe Reef. Diving at different times throughout the day, you will be able to encounter an amazing diversity of marine life including giant clams, sea turtles, stingrays, reef sharks, an incredible variety of tropical fish, spectacular coral formations with consistent underwater visibility. Night diving will introduce a whole new dimension of nocturnal life.
The instructors at the Great Barrier Reef dive centers are known for their exceptional professionalism, extensive experience, and passion. Facilities are well-equipped with modern gear, comfortable boats, and thorough safety protocols, ensuring a seamless diving experience. Located on the doorstep of one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems, the Great Barrier Reef offers unparalleled access to vibrant coral gardens, dramatic drop-offs, and abundant marine life.
Important Information – Dive Medical
Before commencing your PADI Advanced Open Water course, you are required to complete the self-assessment Continuing Education Student Diver Medical Declaration. A positive response to any question indicates there is a pre-existing condition which may affect your safety while diving and you must consult a medical practitioner, preferably with experience in diving medicine, to obtain a dive medical certificate that states you are medically fit to dive. If you are required to complete a dive medical this must be completed within 90 days of starting your dive course.
Inclusions
- Accommodation transfers from Cairns City and Northern Beaches only
- Accommodation on board
- All meals whilst on board
- Bed linen (no bath towels)
- Essential dive equipment hire, including dive computer and 5mm short arm/leg wetsuit
- Prescription masks (if required)
- Dive insurance – for dive-related injuries and evacuation only
- All dives included
Exclusions
- Accomodation in Cairns
- Environmental Management Charge, Port and administration fees, and fuel levy – AU$90 per person and payable in Cairns
- Underwater Canon digital camera hire
- Nitrox fills
- Cost of Dive Medical (if required)
- Trip cancellation or interruption Insurance
- Deck and bath towels
- Personal toiletries
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