SDI Open Water Diver Course
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Event Details
When:
Sat 18th Oct 2025 (10am) to Tue 18th Nov 2025 (2pm)
Where:
Lane Cove Aquatic Centre
2 Little St, Lane Cove NSW 2066, Australia
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Cost:
Attendee with gear hire - $300.00
Participant - own gear - $140.00 (max 1 place)
Registrations:
Open: Tue 14th Oct 2025 (9am)
Close: Fri 17th Oct 2025 (11.59pm)
Capacity:
Maximum 10 people
Coordinator:
Account:
Scouts NSW, State Adventurous Activities Team
stateactivitiesteam@nsw.scouts.com.au
Brief Summary:
This entry-level open water diver qualification will equip you with the core skills to dive to a maximum of 18 metres in open water
Additional Information

The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:
•The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
•Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc.
•Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance
•Dive planning
•Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures

This course is targetted for Scouts (min age 12), Venturers and Leaders

There is a pool session on Saturday 18th October  and then there will be a theory session to be organised plus 2 sessions for the open water component. Will discuss conveniant date for theory after the pool session

There are some personal items that are not included – these are boots, mask, fins and snorkel. If you do not have these items/cannot borrow, Frog Dive does sell them and charges $50 for boots and $65 for the mask/fins/snorkel. You may be able to get neoprene boots and mask/fins/snorkel from other locations

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Payment Options
This event is administered by:
Scouts NSW, State Adventurous Activities Team

Once you have submitted your registration, an invoice (summary sheet) will be generated with instructions on how to pay for this event. The following payment options will be available to you:

Credit/Debit Card