Guides
Dive-boat accessibility: questions to ask before booking
Discuss the complete journey from meeting point to boat facilities, communication and equipment handling with the operator before committing.
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Better questions. Useful answers.
Find a lesson, look up a word, check the forecast or find the manual for your gear. Bring your next diving question here.
FIND YOUR NEXT ANSWERNEW / INTERACTIVE TOOLS
Planners, checklists & logs
Eight tools to organise a trip, compare courses, keep equipment records and prepare useful notes.
Open the tools →01 / BEFORE YOU TRAVELWeather & dive preparation
Official forecasts, tide information and a worksheet to take to your briefing.
Open the preparation resources →02 / KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENTManuals & manufacturer support
Find the correct documents for your model and prepare a useful support enquiry.
Find your brand →Search places, operators and learning
Search Australian dive sites, dive centres, regions, published guides, courses and definitions in one place. Filter by type to narrow your results.
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Interactive tools
Diving trip calculators
Compare trip costs, course quotes, equipment ownership, baggage and shared expenses. Convert units and save estimates to your trip.
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Entanglement and line hazards
Fishing line, nets and poorly routed equipment can restrict movement and complicate an exit.
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Exposure protection
Equipment selected to help manage thermal and environmental exposure.
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Fins
Equipment worn on the feet to help move through water.
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Fit
How equipment matches the wearer’s dimensions and intended use.
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Harness
Straps or a support system that hold equipment on the diver.
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How to Plan Your First Australian Dive Trip
A practical sequence for choosing the region, season, operator, equipment and backup days for an Australian diving holiday.
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Make an emergency action plan
An emergency plan should work at the actual site with the people and equipment present.
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Make the buddy check meaningful
A buddy check is a practical inspection and a conversation about how the equipment works.
Explore →Brands
Mares
Mares offers scuba equipment across regulators, computers, BCDs, fins, masks, suits and accessories. Its website also separates scuba, freediving and snorkelling collections, making intended use an important starting point.
Explore →Glossary
Mask
Equipment that creates an air space in front of the eyes for underwater vision.
Explore →Your First 20 Dives
Prepare for your first dive in a new environment
Recognise when a change of setting, equipment or access calls for orientation or additional training.
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Regulator
Equipment that reduces cylinder gas pressure in stages and supplies breathing gas to the diver.
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Returning to Diving After a Break
A practical way to rebuild comfort, buoyancy and equipment familiarity before making the destination dive the checkout dive.
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Scuba course comparison planner
Compare two course offers by training, supervision, equipment, costs and support—not only the headline price.
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Scuba packing checklist
Track what you own, need to hire and still need to pack, with room for your own equipment notes.
Explore →Brands
SCUBAPRO
SCUBAPRO’s catalogue spans regulators, dive computers, buoyancy compensators, exposure wear, masks and fins. Its range gives divers several equipment categories to compare in one place.
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Servicing
Inspection and maintenance carried out according to the equipment maker’s requirements by an appropriate service provider.
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Situational awareness
Attention to relevant people, equipment and environmental changes around an activity.
Explore →Courses
SSI Science of Diving
Study the scientific and equipment concepts behind diving and prepare for further learning.
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The Australian Dive Buddy Checklist
A concise pre-dive conversation covering equipment, separation, gas, navigation and the point at which either diver turns the dive.
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Underwater photography
Making photographs below the water surface, adding equipment and attention demands to the activity.
Explore →Become a Diving Instructor
What does becoming a PADI instructor cost? Build a complete quote
Compare provider quotes without hiding agency fees, travel, equipment or additional-practice costs.
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