Professional, personalised scuba diving instruction

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Open water (learn to dive)
Adventure diver
Advanced Open water
Emergency First Response (First Aid)
Rescue Diver

Specialty courses:

Master Scuba Diver

GO PRO:

Rescue Diver $395

Pre-requisites: PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent, plus CPR training (eg Emergency First Response) within 24 months

Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Knowing what problems can occur makes you a much more aware and capable diver, and gives you the knowledge to prevent problems from occuring. However, if the worst does happen, as a Rescue diver, you'll be equipped to handle it. During the Rescue diver course, you'll cover:

  • Self-rescue and diver stress
  • dive first aid
  • emergency management and equipment
  • swimming and non-swimming assists
  • panicked diver response
  • underwater problems
  • missing diver procedures
  • surfacing the unconscious diver
  • inwater artificial respiration
  • egress (exits)
  • first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
  • dive accident scenarios

Rescue diver qualification is highly regarded and is required if you wish to become a Master Scuba Diver (the highest level in recreational diving) or if you wish to go pro and take the Divemaster-Instructor path. However, even if you are doing it just for yourself, Rescue Diver training gives you invaluable skills and knowledge. Even many very experienced divers will say it is the most rewarding course they've done!

Includes theory session(s), confined water training, and five open water training scenarios (may be shore or boat based depending on conditions).
Don't have a lot of time?

You can now complete the theory portion of your open water course through PADI's eLearning! Find out more about eLearning.

Upcoming courses:

PLEASE NOTE: As well as these scheduled courses we will run additional scuba courses on demand. If the course you are interested is not scheduled or the dates do not suit you, please ask and we will do our best to accomodate you!

As well as our Advanced Open Water weekends, Adventure dives to count towards Advanced Open Water rating are available at any time.

Advanced Open Water starts: 1st Sep

Open Water starts: 10th Sep

Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty starts: 13th Oct

Open Water starts: 15th Oct

Emergency First Response starts: 18th Oct

Search and Recovery Specialty starts: 22nd Oct

Nitrox Specialty starts: 25th Oct

Rescue starts: 29th Oct

Night Diver Specialty starts: 3rd Nov

Wreck Specialty starts: 8th Nov

Open Water starts: 9th Nov

Advanced Open Water starts: 26th Nov

Deep Specialty starts: 1st Dec

Open Water starts: 3rd Dec

Nitrox Specialty starts: 13th Dec

To register your interest in these or any other scuba courses, please contact the shop on 08 8263 3337 or email us!

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Underwater Sports Diving Centre Scuba Diving Courses

Underwater sports Diving centre offers a range of PADI Dive courses from beginner to advanced and professional levels.

At Underwater Sports Diving Centre our Instructor team has over 65 years experience and pride themselves on quality scuba education. We make sure that our students have an absolutely fantastic time during their course. All of the courses we offer are Internationally recognized. PADI trains over 80% of Scuba divers today and all members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors are trained professionals.

We also offer CDAA courses for those wishing to explore South Australia's magical freshwater sinkholes, caves and caverns, plus technical course for Divers wishing to extend their range beyond the limits of recreational diving. Courses offered at USDC include:

Click on any course name to see a description of that course, or, browse through the courses.

Advanced Open WaterOther specialtiesSearch and Recovery specialtyWreck diver specialtyDeep diver specialtyNight diver specialtyMultilevel and Computer diver specialtyUnderwater photography specialtyEquipment SpecialistDry Suit Diver specialtyDrift Diver specialtyDiver Propulsion Vehicle specialtyBoat diver specialtyAWARE - fish identification specialtyUnderwater Navigation specialtyUnderwater Naturalist specialtyEnriched Air Diver specialtyPeak Performance Buoyancy specialtyPADI project AWARE specialtyOpen Water scuba instructor and beyondAssistant InstructorEFR instructorDivemaster - go proSpecialty coursesOpen Water - learn to dive today!Master Scuba DiverRescue diverAdventures in divingComplete 5 specialties to become a Master Scuba DiverEmergency first response

Learn to Dive! The PADI Open Water diver course is the first step into the amazing world of scuba.

As an open water scuba diver you can dive independently (with a buddy, but without supervision) to a maximum depth of 18m. But why stop there when there is so much to explore!

By going on to complete further courses you will open more opportunities for scuba diving, find more areas of interest, get more out of your diving, and become a better scuba diver too.

Continue your adventure with Advanced Open Water, Rescue, Specialties - complete 5 specialties & Rescue to become a Master Scuba Diver, or go pro - start your dive career by becoming a Divemaster & you can go on to be an EFR Instructor, Open Water Scuba Instructor & much, much more!