Two days in town, two days on the reef
Our Open Water course is four days, small groups, and the same instructor from the first pool session to your last dive at Norman Reef. You'll finish certified to dive to 18 metres anywhere in the world.
How the four days go
Courses start every Monday and Thursday. Max four students per instructor, and the price includes all your gear, both reef days, lunch, the reef tax and your certification.
Theory & the pool
Morning upstairs with the videos and a coffee, afternoon in the pool getting comfortable breathing underwater.
Skills
Clearing your mask, sharing air, buoyancy. Then a short quiz upstairs and a fitting for your gear under the house.
Ocean dives 1 & 2
Out to the reef with everyone else. Two training dives, then a snorkel or a nap on the top deck.
Dives 3 & 4
Your last two training dives and you're certified. Kat stamps your logbook on the way home.
All our courses
| Course | How long | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Open Water DiverYour first certification. Two days in town, two on the reef. | 4 days | $895 |
| Advanced Open WaterFive adventure dives including deep (to 30 m) and navigation. Both days on Mabel. | 2 days | $695 |
| Rescue DiverThe course everyone says is the best one. You'll need a current first aid ticket, or do ours. | 3 days | $795 |
| Enriched Air (Nitrox)Theory in the shop, then two nitrox dives on a reef day. | 1 day | $225 |
| RefresherHaven't dived in a while? A half day in the pool with an instructor before your reef day. | Half day | $165 |
| First Aid & OxygenRun in the shop on the first Saturday of the month. | 1 day | $195 |
Moose and Kenji
Moose has taught a few thousand people to dive since he left the mines in Mount Isa. He's patient, very tall, and will tell you a terrible joke at the safety stop.
Kenji grew up in Okinawa diving with his dad and teaches in English and Japanese. 日本語でのコースも大丈夫です。
Every instructor on Mabel holds a current instructor rating, first aid and oxygen ticket. We check them every season, not just when they start.
