What is a Referral?
Students who have already completed the classroom and pool training sections of an Entry-Level Scuba certification course with a recognised training agency can travel with Cairns Dive Centre to make their open-water training dives in the ocean to complete their certification. (Do not choose this option if you are already a certified diver, if you wish to snorkel or if you wish to make Introductory dives as part of a Snorkeling Trip.)
Using state-of-the-art diving equipment on our liveaboard vessel, M.V. Kangaroo Explorer, explore some of the best dive sites on the Outer Great Barrier Reef. You will see a vast array of hard and soft corals, great drop-offs, exciting walls and swim-throughs. Experience the unbelievable thrill of Night Diving on the Great Barrier Reef.
We visit a variety of beautiful reef sites about an hour and a half off the coast of Cairns. These sites include Moore, Milln, Briggs, Elford and Thetford reefs.
Enjoy 4 Instructor-supervised training dives to complete your certification, followed by 4 daytime pleasure dives and 1 night dive. An optional SSI Adventure Diver course is available for AUD 83 (pay onboard.)
You must provide a complete set of Referral paperwork from your Referring Dive Centre before travelling with CDC. This must include an AS4005.1 Australian Dive Medical certificate. If you fail to provide CDC with full and correctly completed Referral paperwork then we may not be able to complete your certification. All Referral Students are recommended to have their paperwork checked by CDC in person or by email/fax at least 48 hours prior to travel.
Please note that the following conditions may prevent you from diving or gaining a AS4005.1 medical clearance for a dive course:
If you have any doubts or questions about these points, please contact us prior to making a booking.
Daily pick-ups to and from your city accommodation are available. On the first day of your trip you will be picked up at 8.00am.
Please note that cancellations incur a 20% penalty. Cancellations made within 48 hours of travel incur a 100% penalty.