Not everyone has the time it takes to become a certified diver which in a lot of cases stops them from ever getting their openwater licence.

What most people don't realise is that they can actually split up their course and do it over a period of time that suits them.

The basic anatomy of an openwater course is:

• 2 days pool and theory
• 4 ocean dives over 2 days

It must be done in this order and upon completion of your "pool and theory" you will receive paperwork from your dive school showing that you have completed that section of your course.

Now lets say that you only have the weekends free. Obviously 4 days doesn't go into 2 days very well, so what you can do is split it up over two weekends. In fact, they don't even have to be two consecutive weekends or with the same dive school or even within the same country as both PADI and SSI are internationally recognised.

So you have finished your "pool and theory" and have decided to come to Cairns. All you need is the paperwork from your dive school to say that you have finished your "pool and theory" plus a current dive medical to Australian standard A.S.4005-1 (this can be arranged in Cairns) and any of the dive schools on our site can complete your open water training with the required 4 ocean dives.

That is a referral in a nutshell.

Note:

If it has been a while since you have done your "pool and theory" and you feel as though you have forgotten most of what you have learnt, we would suggest that you get a refresher prior to coming to Cairns as the 4 ocean dives are your "pool and theory" in practice.