Scuba Diving in Australia

Comment from lliber95
Time: June 20, 2008, 10:54 pm

this video is great!I am 13 and i have my open water certification,i live in spain
i go diving every saturday,at the costa blanca moraira.alex

Comment from Relici
Time: June 26, 2008, 1:35 am

Great video Neil! Enjoyed watching that. I’ve never dived on the Reef, but it’s on the cards!

Comment from neilp2
Time: June 27, 2008, 10:15 am

There are many different scuba diving training centers all over the world. Do some reasearch on the web, e.g. google to find a company near you.

The certification I trained for was the PADI Open Water. This means you can dive in the sea or lakes etc with a buddy.

If you just want to try diving then most places do a ‘try dive’ or similar where you are guided by an instructor with minimal training required.

Comment from zac11090
Time: June 29, 2008, 10:35 am

what web site did u go to or what number did u call cuz i want to learn to scuba dive and what type certification do u to dive in reefs

Comment from neilp2
Time: July 1, 2008, 2:49 pm

We did the basic PADI training in a swimming pool in Cairns, then the open water park on the GBR from a liveaboard. It was back in 2000 but the cost was around 300 pounds. Cairns (like many places on the east coast) is an excellent place to visit – lots of British backpackers, lots of night life if you want it, lots of fantastic adventures. Go for it, you’ll love it.

Comment from niknak5a5
Time: July 4, 2008, 5:02 pm

Excellent video mate. I am 16 years old and am in the UK. I have only ever done the basic PADI Open Water diver course in Cyprus last year. How much experience had you done when you went to the GBR? Also are you in the UK too? If so how much did it cost you? I would love to go to AUS sometime soon, just wandering if it would be possible for me to go where this was taken……hows the nightlife in AUS too? Cheers

Comment from dickaldordavid
Time: July 5, 2008, 2:44 pm

What a nice vid to take home when done with class!? It looks SO nice, I´m Swedish and have “only” dived in Egypt for a couple of years but have allways dreamed of GBR and its beauty! Thank you for this!

Regards
Dave

Comment from neilp2
Time: July 5, 2008, 10:14 pm

We had a professional underwater videographer shoot this, you can probably tell by the quality, and the fact that I’m in front of the camera and not behind it

Comment from elefant9210
Time: July 7, 2008, 1:29 pm

As a rookie did you get allowed to take this footage?
When I took my license the same place, I didn’t think they allowed it:(

Comment from longtang1234
Time: July 9, 2008, 5:28 am

This was a great Video!!! I an writing my comment on a tablet PC. Can you believe it? They ore coming out with a tablet Powerbook for under water computing Next Christmas by Apple

Comment from neilp2
Time: July 10, 2008, 1:39 am

Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes Australia is a long way, but it’s certainly closer to the US than the UK. Of course if you live in the US then you’re not too far from the Caribbean. There’s some great Scuba there, e.g. Cozumel off the coast of Mexico.

Comment from Sromano0011
Time: July 10, 2008, 11:24 am

wow, learning to dive on the great barrier reef! amazing! i cant go though way too expensive