Learning to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, back in the year 2000. We had a 1 week training course including 9 dives on a liveaboard which moved between different reefs. Video includes parts of the PADI open water certification including navigation, removing mask. Lots of fish, turtles, corals and other amazing underwater life. Fran is wearing pink fins, and Neil has odd blue and green fins.
The last two minutes show some library footage from Cairns Dive Centre.
Duration : 0:9:59
this video is great …
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
GREAT !
GREAT !
Great video Neil! …
Great video Neil! Enjoyed watching that. I’ve never dived on the Reef, but it’s on the cards!
There are many …
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.
what web site did u …
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
We did the basic …
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.
Excellent video …
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
What a nice vid to …
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
We had a …
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 🙂
As a rookie did you …
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:(
This was a great …
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
Hi, thanks for the …
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.
wow, learning to …
wow, learning to dive on the great barrier reef! amazing! i cant go though 🙁 way too expensive
cool
cool