Perth Diving Academy can offer courses to suit most lifestyles. Our open water
courses are available in 3 formats over 3 styles. The chart below contains bookmark links to the details below,
look through the comparison chart and find a course to suit your own lifestyle.
Once you know about our courses look at the Dunny
Door Dive Planner to see the dates available. Compare our courses with
others offered around and you will see the value they represent.
All of the instructors at Perth Diving Academy are trained and certified by the
Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).
PADI has been active throughout the world for over 30 years and is currently the most
recognised diving qualification in the world.
The dive course
you are about to undertake comprises modular theory lessons, pool training and ocean
excursions. Fully qualified PADI instructors conduct all aspects of the course and PADI
offers the most modern training systems so that you can be assured of the very closest
attention to your safety and well-being.
Unsure if you would enjoy Scuba Diving and
would like to participate in a Discover Scuba session in one of our indoor
heated pools?
Discover Scuba require approximately 90 minutes of your time and you will need
to supply your bathers and a towel. The cost is $60.00 and is refunded off
the cost of your scuba course if you decide to complete one with PDA within
the 3 months following your trial session.
Our
indoor heated pools make training easy and fun.
We will provide all the equipment and
our indoor heated pool mean that at times you may not even need to put on a
wetsuit. Sessions are run from all PDA facilities and are available some Thursday evenings
and by appointment.
All session require booking and when you book you will be asked
to pay a $20 deposit which will be refunded on the day you participate in
the Discover Scuba. If you are under 18 years of age
you must have your parents permission to participate on a Discover Scuba.
Perth Diving Academy’s Comparison Chart
Open Water 2008
THREE
STYLES OF COURSE, PRICED TO SUIT A VARIETY OF BUDGETS
Budget
Open
Water Adventure
Adventure
Plus
COST
OF COURSE INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ( yes )
$595
$695
$795
COURSEFORMATS - to suit most lifestyles and rosters
* Full time - 8.30am - 4.30pm,(e.g.Monday
to Friday)
4
Days
5
Days
6
Days
* Weekend - 8.30am - 4.30pm, requires four to
six days.
4
Days
5
Days
6
Days
* Evening - 4 evening sessions plus 3 weekend
days
* Waterproof Decompression Tables - For SAFE
Diving
Yes
Yes
Yes
* Diving Logbook - to keep track of your diving
adventures
Yes
Yes
Yes
* All photos -as required for PADI Open Water
and Advanced certification
Yes
Yes
Yes
* 12 months membership of the PDA Dive Club
Yes
Yes
Yes
* Internationally recognised PADI Open Water
diving qualification
Yes
Yes
Yes
* PADI Project Aware Certification card
Yes
Yes
Yes
* ‘Adventures in Diving’
Advanced Text Book
No
Yes
Yes
* PADI Advanced Diver Certification
No
No
Yes
* Waterproof Fish Identification Chart/Slate
No
Yes
Yes
Equipment
for you to use during the course then keep!"UPGRADE Package"available
on all course styles
TUSA Liberator Mask, Snorkel, Fins, boots,
5mm Aussie made Neptune Wetsuit,weight
belt, weights, mask soft strap, gloves and a gear bag to put it all in!
Discounts
available for group bookings - from 2 to 6 people
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reductions
available - if you supply your own snorkel equipment.
Yes
Yes
N/A
Not
included in price is a Diving Medical Certificate to AS 4005.1 -
costs between $55 - $95
Before you make a final decision come and inspect the shops, classrooms and pool training areas at either of our facilities
and speak to our friendly staff. Ask about our FREE try dive sessions. You will then have the chance to see for yourself that
your training will be safely carried out by professionals who care about you.
1 DVD/CD ROM Home Study Package can be purchased for only $100.00
2 Budget course participants can upgrade before day 1 to Adventure for
$120.00
3 Open Water Adventure course participants can upgrade before day 1 to Adventure Plus for
$120.00
All
Perth
Diving Academy Open Water Diving courses consists of performance based
learning. Using audio visuals, textbooks with knowledge review questions and quizzes to
test your knowledge we can reduce the time you spend sitting behind a desk in the
classroom.
Our instructors will work with you through each session,
elaborate on the audio visuals and review your knowledge with quizzes. You will need to
read the assigned sections prior to the five academic sessions, your instructor and the
shop staff will advise you what sections you need to read.
As part of the Perth Diving Academy commitment to your safe
diving education we include an Advanced Diver text book with your Open Water
Adventure course pack. This is to allow you to gain
even more knowledge and provide you with the opportunity for more on-going advanced
training after your diving course.
On course completion of your Open Water Adventure Plus Diving Course you will be issued
with PADI Advanced Diver certification as well as your PADI Open Water
certification.
The performance based learning system means
that the course you are about to undertake is practically orientated to get you out of the
classroom and spend more time in the water. With our indoor heated pool we can offer the
five individual confined water modules that move at a comfortable pace.
Perth Diving Academy will provide six open water dives, two shore
based and four boat based. You must complete all these dives to receive your
certification. The dives must be done in order one to six and if you miss any of the dives
you will be charged to make them up. The cost of these dives will include instructor and
the use of equipment.
The
Balcatta facility indoor heated pool.
The pools on site make
training with small or large groups easy!
In
our local area (Perth/Rottnest) a vast majority of the better dive sites are accessed by
boat. The Perth Diving Academy Open Water Adventure course has four boat dives and includes all
the academic and practical skills to provide you with the confidence and
certification as a SAFE diver. The Deep Adventure dive will mean that you will
have a deeper depth rating than a PADI Open Water Diver.
At end of your course we believe you will be a safe diver but you still
won’t a have a full range of training to cover all diving conditions. For example,
wreck diving, night diving and deep diving all require that additional training should be
undertaken to gain experience and education in these specific areas.
The Deep and Naturalist Adventure dives
specialty rating you will receive is a step towards Advanced Diver training which will
give you more experience and education. Your instructor will advise you of more details
during the course and make sure that you are aware of the options available to you for
future on-going education.
It is
essential that your skills be put to good use on a regular basis. If you don’t have
the opportunity to dive for a long period of time and you feel a lack of confidence, you
may consider a Scuba review or other at-home study program to refresh and hone your
skills. Of course Perth Diving Academy can arrange specific refresher programs to suit
most life-styles so if you are in doubt give us a call.
"The aspect of the course, which sets the Perth Diving Academy
standard higher than any other program in Western Australia, is the amount of in-water
training time on our basic courses."
"We are the only
Perth dive store with indoor heated pools at two convenient locations. These facilities
allows us to include a minimum of 5 pool sessions in all courses and more if needed."
"The PDA facility at Rous
Head provides an ideal training ground for all types of open water diving as well as
specialty instruction like Wreck diver and Underwater Naturalist."
Equipment
Equipment is as big a part of being a safe
diver as Education and Experience. If you don’t have good equipment it’s pretty
hard to be a safe diver.
During the Perth Diving Academy Open Water plus Boat Diving course we will provide you with all the necessary
equipment.
The equipment that we provide for you is the same as your instructor uses.
It consists of quality black silicone mask, snorkel, open heel fins and
wetsuit boots. We also provide a 5mm two piece wet suit and the correct
amount of weights for that suit. Our scuba units are quality Aqualung air
delivery systems with Suunto computer gauges and compass fitted. The
Seaquest Buoyancy Control Jackets are picked to suit our local conditions
and engineered in the United States for durability and high quality of
construction.
The cost of rental for this equipment during your course is
included in the up-front course fee. However you will be responsible for any loss that
occurs to the equipment issued to you during the course.
This is a popular option and allows you
to spread your dive course over three weeks. An introductory session is held usually on a
pre arranged Friday evening and three other evenings are required over the first week.
Three full days are also selected on weekends to complete the course and carry out the
five ocean dives.
A typical format for the course would be three evenings the first week, usually starting
each evening at 6.00pm and covering approx. 90 mins of theory and 90 mins of poolwork.
On the weekend following the evening sessions one day (Saturday) would be allocated for
the two shore dives and theory revision. The Sunday is used for the first two boat dives
with the last two boat dives being run on the final Saturday. Perth has the
finest diving available in Australia and two dives are conducted on each
day.
Full-time
Scuba Courses
Week Days
This course format is designed for those who wish to learn to dive quickly and who are
available during the weekdays. These courses run from 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
Monday to Wednesday is theory and pool training with two 90min sessions each per day and
the shore dives on the Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are spent conducting the remaining four ocean dives from one of our purpose built charter vessels.
Weekend Courses
A third option is to learn to dive over three weekends (or two weekends if one of them is
a public holiday long weekend). This course run from 8.30am to 5.30pm during the weekend
days and allows a greater degree of flexibility in planning a suitable time frame for the
course. The course content and timetable is the same as the one week course but the extra
day allows a more leisurely and relaxed approach to the program as well as additional time for revision
if required.
Custom
Courses
If you can gather a group of four
or more and would like to learn together, we can tailor make a course for you. Just let us
know the days and times most convenient to you and we will develop a format exclusively
for your group.
Our training facilities are also available for you to practice your snorkelling and scuba
skills or just try out newly purchased equipment.
PADI Referral Dives
If you have completed all your open water academic and enclosed water training at another
location but wish to finish off your open water training with Perth Diving Academy, we can
offer referral dives. These dives cost $100 per dive with all equipment provided, if this
completes your certification requirements there is a $55 registration/certification fee.
You must have the completed paperwork from your initial training facility to take
advantage of this offer. Enclosed water sessions are also available at only
$45 per
session.
More
What's included with your
Course
Certification
Package As part of your course fee we
supply a certification package which Includes, an Open Water Diver Manual, Adventures in
Diving textbook, diving logbook, and underwater decompression slate. These materials are
presented in a briefcase style bag which also contains a series of pamphlets and product
information relevant to the equipment supplied and the course you are about to undertake.
We will also take a set of four passport photos of you. These will be used for your club
membership, course records and certification cards.
At the completion of your course you will be presented with a wall
certificate and temporary card. International Open Water Diver certification
card will then be
processed and sent to you directly from PADI Australia. Equipment During the course we supply all of
your equipment needs including mask, snorkel and open heel fins with wetsuit booties, a 5
mm diving wetsuit and appropriate weight belt as well as a full scuba unit incorporating
the latest diving computer to assist you with information during your dives.
We replace all of our training equipment every twelve months to ensure that you can have
full confidence in the equipment we supply. You can be assured that the very best is
available for you to use at all times.
If you already own some of the above equipment you are more than welcome to use it during
the course. With the scuba unit however, it must meet Australian Standards requirements
and we would need to check and service it prior to the course to ascertain that it
conforms to our equipment standards.
Some people choose to purchase some items of equipment during the course. We encourage you
to try the items in the pool during the training sessions to ensure adequate fit and
comfort.
Pre-Requisites
PDA, PADI and Australian
Standard's Association require that before you complete your scuba diving course you must
fulfil certain pre requisites. These include:
-A current medical examination to Australian Standard 4005.1-1992, obtained within the
three months prior to the course start date
-Must be over 15 years of age.
-Must be able to complete a 200metre swim without the use of aids and float for 10mins.
These pre-requisites are designed to ensure that you are
able to complete the course safely and confidently. Our instructors are only too happy to
help you complete any details to ensure your smooth progression through the above pre
requisites.
Medicals
Your continued health and well
being are your most valuable assets. To ensure that you are in a fit and healthy state to
undertake scuba diving, a diving medical must be obtained from a qualified diving doctor.
We strongly recommend that you attend one of the specialist diving medical centres unless
you local Doctor is fully conversant with the provisions of the standards and practices
involved in diving. Your medical examination through a specialist centre will be conducted
in accordance with Australian Standard 4005.1-1992 and will ensure, amongst other things,
that you are able to adequately compensate your ears for changes in pressure. This is a
vital function, which must be confirmed before commencing a scuba course.
Medically
In-date.
Your initial medical must be undertaken within 90 days of the initial
course. Once you have completed your Open Water training you should remain
medically in-date for your diving. Australian Standards requires divers to
have medicals every 5 years up to the age of 30, every 3 years up to the
age of 50 and then over 50 a medical must be taken annually.
Listed on this site are a selection of Doctors that can offer a proper medical at a low fixed
cost (usually around $85.00) Please phone the medical centre direct for an appointment and
current cost.
If at the end of your Perth Diving Academy Open Water Diving Course you are not totally satisfied that Perth Diving Academy has done all
that it should to make you a safe diver, the Perth Diving Academy will refund in total
your course fee.
Plus
Refund any money spent on diving
equipment during the course.
f through no fault of Perth Diving
Academy you decide to quit the course before the completion we will give you a pro rata
refund where you pay only for the instructor’s time and consumables ( log book, text
books, booking fees, photographs and administration costs)
Perth Diving Academy
Pricing Schedule 2008
'Upgrade Package" Snorkelling Equipment and Wetsuit
This equipment is yours to keep for an additional $450 during the first 2
days of your course, saving you paying $92.00 on the PDA Discounted price. The Package consists of:
Retail
PDA Price
TUSA Liberator Silicone Mask and Purge Snorkel with PDA Soft Strap
$110.00
$85.00
TUSA Liberator Fins, fully adjustable
$99.00
$75.00
Zippered Diving Boots, 5mm needed for fins
$49.00
$35.00
Diving Gear Bag - Heavy duty to fit all your equipment
$89.00
$49.00
Diving Wetsuit, 5mm 2 piece - Australian made and perfect for Local Dives
$299.00
$220.00
Weightbelt and weights - to suit your needs
$87.00
$78.00
Totals
$733.00
$542.00
Group Bookings
To qualify for a group booking all members of the group must book and pay for the same courses at the same time.
Group Size
Savings
Cost per
person
Budget
OW Adventure
Adventure+
1 Person
$595.00
$695.00
$795.00
2 people book at the same time
Save $5 each
$590.00
$690.00
$790.00
3 people book at the same time
Save $10 each
$585.00
$685.00
$785.00
4 people book at the same time
Save $15 each
$580.00
$680.00
$780.00
5 people book at the same time
Save $20 each
$575.00
$675.00
$775.00
6 or more people book at the same time
Save $25 each
$570.00
$670.00
$770.00
Supplying
Own Equipment (This applies to the standard course structure only)
Normally Perth Diving Academy
supplies all the equipment that you need during the scuba course. If you have your own
snorkelling equipment and wish to use it for the total duration of the course you can save
money on your course fee provided that;
The equipment is of equal or
better quality than that supplied by Perth Diving Academy.You will bring the equipment
along to all pool dives and ocean dives.You bring the equipment into Perth
Diving Academy for inspection when booking the course.
Equipment
Supplied
Saving
Mask, snorkel, open heel fins and boots
$25.00
The maximum saving any one person can make on a scuba diving course regardless of group size or equipment supplied is $25.00
Upgrades During Courses
To upgrade from Budget to Adventure once the course has started will cost
$199
To upgrade from Adventure to Adventure Plus once the course has started will cost $199
Refresher Courses
Refresher courses are available for divers who have already gained a recognised certification. A refresher course costs between
$195.00 (for a 4 hour refresher session) and $450.00 (the diver is able to sit through a whole
5 day course again doing as much or as little theory and pool work as they like) The cost includes equipment, theory, enclosed water and open water dive/s. We do not supply the educational pack but can supply a loan text book for the duration of the course. No PADI certification is issued on a refresher program, PDA usually endorses the divers logbook.
