Learn to Dive Courses with Sundive Byron Bay

Australia offers several excellent dive locations for you to complete your beginner course or the furthering of your dive education.  Byron Bay is a very popular location for you to start your passion for scuba diving. Start your diving on the world recognised marine Sanctuary in Julian Rocks.

About Julian Rocks

A Nature Reserve, Julian Rocks, is home to a diverse range of tropical and cold water marine life. Its most notable feature is the presence of sharks, including leopard sharks, grey nurse sharks, wobbegong sharks, and more. The Julian Rocks Nature Reserve is situated approximately 2.5 kilometers northeast of Byron Bay and is comprised of two small islands and several reef areas. While coral life and growth are limited, the diversity of marine species living here is not. What contributes to the diversity of marine life at Julian Rocks is the emergence of both tropical and cold water currents.

Aside from sharks, various creatures may be observed on a Byron Bay day dive trip to Julian Rocks, including but not limited to Queensland groupers, anemonefish, bull rays, eagle rays, three species of marine turtles, manta rays, snapper, bream, and a wide variety of nudibranchs.

PADI Open Water Dive Course Overview

Sundive’s PADI eLearning 3 Day Learn to Dive Course runs over  over 3 consecutive days with all your training dives at Julian Rocks.

The course is scheduled to start on a Wednesday.

Dive courses are kept in small groups of 6 people with a minimum of 4 required to run a open water course. It is advisable to allocate a couple of extra days in the event weather conditions prevent you from getting out to complete your ocean dives.

PADI Dive Courses and Program Structure

1. 3 Day eLearning Open Water Course
2. Advanced Courses
3. Enriched Air (Nitrox) Courses
4. Rescue Courses

PADI Advanced Open Water – (3 Days) 

Course Start/Run – Wednesdays to Fridays (9.00am – 3.00pm)

Duration: 3 Days

Includes: All Professional instruction, equipment hire, materials, training and certification fees

Structure: Theory – PADI eLearning (to be completed prior to starting the course)

• Day 1 Dive Centre – Pool training sessions
• Days 2 & 3 – 2 x  Day trips to Julian Rocks completing your 4 open water training dives

Medical Requirements – Certain medical conditions can prevent us from participating in scuba diving activities. You will be required to complete a medical questionnaire PADIMedical_Statement-1 for all dive courses to determine if a dive medical is required for you to be able to participate.

PADI Advanced Open Water – (3 Days) 

Time to fine tune your open water diving skills. This course is designed to continue your dive education by advancing your diving skills and confidence. You will complete 5 PADI Speciality dives which consist of 2 core dives (Deep dive and underwater Navigation) plus 3 more from a selection of a Drift Dive, Underwater Naturalist (Fish ID) dive, a Boat dive, or Peak Performance Buoyancy dive.

Course Start/Run – Wednesdays to Fridays (9.00am – 3.00pm)

Includes: All Professional instruction, equipment hire, materials, training and certification fees

Structure: Theory – PADI eLearning (to be completed prior to starting the course)

• 3 Day trips to Julian Rocks completing your 5 specialty training dives

PADI Rescue Course 

The Rescue Diver course marks a pivotal juncture in your diving education, and as such, it is highly recommended to all recreational divers. As you progress through this course, you’ll not only develop your knowledge and skills but also learn how to better manage potential diving incidents that could arise. Consequently, through this course, you will gradually come to appreciate and fully understand the paramount importance of this training concerning diver safety, incident minimization, and efficient management.

Course Starts – Wednesdays (9.00am – 3.00pm)

Duration – 3.5 Days

Includes: All Professional instruction, equipment hire, materials, training, and certification fees

Structure:

Day 1 – Spent in the class and pool

Day 2 & 3 – Open Water performing required skills/emergency rescue scenarios – additional time may be required to complete all required skills and theory.

Prerequisites:  PADI Advanced Open Water certificate or its equivalent from another accredited training agency. In addition, a current First Aid certificate is also a mandatory requirement.

PADI Enriched Air – Nitrox Course 

PADI Enriched Air – Nitrox Course is very popular for all scuba divers today, and as such, it is highly recommended to all recreational divers. The advantages of being Nitrox certified is it offers scuba divers extended bottom time, reduced nitrogen absorption, enhanced safety, and less post-dive fatigue. It is suitable for various dive sites.  If you enjoy underwater photography/videography you will appreciate the additional bottom time scuba diving on nitrox.

This course is accessible to most divers, providing a more comfortable and enjoyable underwater experience.

Course Starts – Wednesdays – Sundays (9.00am – 3.00pm)

Duration – 1/2 Day

Includes – All Professional instruction, equipment hire, materials, training, and certification fees. (This course does not include any dive)

Structure – A classroom session to review the advantage’s of diving on nitrox, the precautions and recommendations for enriched air use. Then you’ll simulate planning two dives using a computer and dive tables and you’ll practise gas analysing and other predive procedures.

Prerequisites – 15+ years old, a PADI Open Water certificate or its equivalent.

Structure

Day 1 – 8.00am Pool Training Sessions. Your first day will begin at 9am and you will spend the day training in our onsite pool. Come prepared with your swimmers and a towel and begin your practical training.  Finish before 3pm.

Days 2 & 3 – Open Water Training. Complete 4 SCUBA Dives by boat at the Nguthungulli Julian Rocks in Byron Bay, one of Australia’s best dive sites!

Note: Minimum age to learn to scuba dive -12+ years old and able to swim. If you have pre-existing medical conditions that may affect you when diving you will need clearance from a physician.