THE DIVER’S RESOURCE CENTRE

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.

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NEW / 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 TRAVEL

Weather & dive preparation

Official forecasts, tide information and a worksheet to take to your briefing.

Open the preparation resources →02 / KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT

Manuals & manufacturer support

Find the correct documents for your model and prepare a useful support enquiry.

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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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Safety guides

Boats, ladders and propellers

Surface activity around a boat needs the same attention as the underwater portion of the dive.

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Guides

Build a weather backup plan for your diving holiday

Prepare useful alternatives, booking questions and a decision contact so a changed dive itinerary does not unravel the whole holiday.

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Dive centres

Buoyancy

The upward force exerted by a fluid on an immersed object.

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Safety guides

Buoyancy and weighting

Stable buoyancy helps protect the diver, the buddy and the environment.

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Beginner lessons

Buoyancy as a force

Describe positive, negative and neutral buoyancy.

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Safety guides

Calling the dive without pressure

Every diver needs a clear, respected way to decline or end a dive.

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Safety guides

Carbon dioxide retention

Breathing difficulty and excessive workload underwater deserve an early response.

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Courses

Cave Diver

Full overhead penetration diving, where direct ascent is not available at any point.

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Guides

Cave Diving in Australia

The CDAA system, Mount Gambier, and why recreational certification does not apply.

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Courses

Cavern Diver

Diving within the light zone of an overhead environment — the first genuine step into overhead training.

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Safety guides

Certification limits and personal limits

A certification boundary is not a recommendation to spend every dive at its maximum.

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Your First 20 Dives

Choose your next course from a real learning need

Use instructor feedback and your intended diving to compare continuing education rather than collecting course names.

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Guides

Choosing an Australian dive region: build a realistic shortlist

Compare destinations by travel effort, dive access, training needs and alternatives, rather than picking a region from a single spectacular photograph.

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Safety guides

Choosing technical instruction

The right course matches your intended diving and your current skills, not just an attractive maximum depth.

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Your First 20 Dives

Choosing your early supported dives

Explain your experience to an operator and ask what support the proposed outing actually includes.

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Guides

Cold-Water Diving in Australia

Why a diver certified in 27°C water needs more than a thicker suit to dive Victoria or Tasmania.

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Safety guides

Contaminated breathing gas

Breathing gas quality is a safety issue even when the cylinder pressure looks correct.

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Beginner lessons

Continuing practice and refreshers

Plan a next learning step around your actual experience.

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Glossary

Course quote

A provider’s stated price and inclusions for a particular course package.

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Brands

Cressi’s range includes masks, fins, regulators, computers, BCDs and exposure protection. Its official website brings together scuba and other watersports collections, so check which activity each product is designed for.

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Safety guides