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West Island (Encounter Bay)
Fleurieu Peninsula & Victor Harbor · SA · Island · Boat (day trip)
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West Island Lagoon Foreshore
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · EXT · Shore/Rock Platform · Shore
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West Lewis Island
Pilbara & Dampier · WA · Island · Boat (day trip)
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West Point (Bougainville Reef)
Coral Sea · EXT · Wall · Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)
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West White Beach
Christmas Island · EXT · Reef · Shore or Boat
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West White Beach Cave
Christmas Island · EXT · Cave/Cavern · Boat
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Western Blue Dive Charters
Darwin · NT
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Western Boat Passage
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · EXT · Drift · Boat (day trip)
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Western River Cove
Kangaroo Island · SA · Shore/Rock Platform · Shore
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Wetsuit
An exposure suit commonly made from insulating neoprene that allows some water inside.
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Wetsuit vs Drysuit
When a 7 mm suit is enough, when a drysuit earns its cost, and what changes when you switch.
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Whale Bommie (Milln Reef)
Cairns · QLD · Pinnacle/Bommie · Boat (day trip)
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Whale Bones
Fleurieu Peninsula & Victor Harbor · SA · Cave/Cavern · Shore or Boat
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Whale Rock (Broome)
Broome & Kimberley · WA · Reef · Boat
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Whale Rock (Spectacle Head)
Hobart & Derwent · TAS · Pinnacle/Bommie · Boat (day trip)
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Whale sharks at Ningaloo: research the encounter correctly
Separate a managed whale-shark swim from a scuba booking and understand the limits of a seasonal promise.
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Whale Watching Rockfall (Cape Solander)
Sydney South & Botany Bay · NSW · Reef · Boat
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Whalebone
Ningaloo – Exmouth · WA · Reef · Boat (day trip)
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Whaler Point (Agincourt Reef 1)
Port Douglas · QLD · Reef · Boat (day trip)
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Whaler Station (Flinders Reef)
Coral Sea · EXT · Wall · Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)
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What a buddy partnership means
Understand shared participation without assuming identical skills.
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What a dive computer knows
Distinguish measurements, settings and modelled information.
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What a shared briefing covers
Recognise the purpose of a pre-dive conversation.
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What a snorkel does
Describe the surface role of a snorkel.
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