The 5 Advantages of Doing an Advanced PADI Course The Advanced Open Water Course is the next step for those divers who have already completed the PADI Open Water Course. If you enjoyed your open water diver course and want to dive more, completing the […]

The Pros and Cons in Becoming a PADI Instructor There are a lot of reasons to want to become a PADI Instructor. You could be enthusiastic about the sport itself, eager to educate the next generation of underwater adventurers, or simply just can’t tolerate working […]

Get the Best Dive Mask You Can. I have been teaching diving for 25 years and the best advice I can ever give my students, is get the best dive mask you possibly can. A good mask will guarantee your diving enjoyment, a substandard mask […]

18 Vital Elements That IDC Candidates Should Bring into Their PADI IDC What an instructor candidate thinks are the key factors in a successful IDC can be drastically different to what the Course Director hopes they will be. In an ideal world, candidates would arrive […]

The Ultimate Guide to PADI Instructor Development Course Success PADI is the world's leading scuba diving training organization. It has made dives across the world safer by setting standards for open water, advanced and rescue diver training. Since being founded in 1966, it has trained […]

What to Know Before Enrolling in a PADI IDC? There are a few things you should know before enrolling in a PADI IDC course. What is an IDC? An IDC is a PADI Instructor Development Course, meaning it is a course to train aspiring dive […]

What is the Importance of Dive Theory to an IDC Candidate? Dive Theory is one of the most important aspects of becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor that many Instructor Candidates forget to focus on. Physics, Physiology, Equipment, Skills, and Environment and the Recreational Dive […]

Complete Your PADI IDC with Just One Week Away from Work. The PADI IDC is a professional training course which fully qualifies you to be a PADI Dive Professional. Due to its standardised nature, an IDC allows the diver to become part of a global […]

6 Reasons to Choose PADI for a Career in Scuba Diving Scuba diving is an exciting career that offers you a better lifestyle than almost any other full-time job. As a PADI dive professional, you have access to one of the largest networks in the […]

6 Scuba Diving Tips for Nervous Divers. Scuba diving can be exciting yet intimidating to the new diver. When I began diving, I was extremely nervous before each dive, I struggled to control my breathing, and suffered from mild panic attacks when entering the water. […]

6 Tips to make the Absolute Best of Your Dives. The more dives you make, the more times you experience an extraordinary dive. One of the great joys of scuba diving is making that perfect dive. I can still remember several of my treasured dives […]

6 Tips for Finding the Best PADI Dive Centre. There are 6,600 PADI Dive Centres and Resorts worldwide, but not all of them fit everyone is needs. Here are my top tips for finding the best PADI Dive Centre for you or your family. "Be […]

A trip to Africa in late 2011, which ended with a week in Zanzibar, brought Katrine back to the world of diving in a big way. Once back in Melbourne she got her Advanced Open Water and took full advantage of all the amazing pier […]

Robin has been working part time at Abyss Scuba Diving since 2017.  He grew up as a competitive swimmer, competing at NSW State and Australian National titles for over 7 years.  However, this love and comfort in the water didn't initially extend to anything below […]

Marcus was in the ocean as soon as he could swim as a child where he would boogie board and surf regularly as a grom off Cronulla Point. This love for the ocean and the environment leads him to learn to scuba dive with an […]

Diving Martin Island: The Ultimate Guide to Sydney's Only True Seal Dive Situated about one hour south of Sydney is a one of the most astounding underwater adventures you can do along the New South Wales coastline. Nested about a few kilometres off the coastline […]

Boat Diving in Southern Sydney. Sydney's best boat diving is found in southern Sydney, which may come as a surprise to divers who haven't dived the numerous and diverse locations around the entrance to Botany Bay. Divers who haven't explored southern Sydney may be surprised […]

Should I Get Certified to Dive Before Going to The Great Barrier Reef? As the world’s largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef is unsurprisingly a hugely popular destination for scuba divers and snorkelers from all corners of the globe. And with good reason […]

Do you need a dive computer? Do you often ask yourself if you need a dive computer? A lot of divers have asked us this question at one time or another and our response is always the same: Yes! Dive computers are necessary for every […]

How to Find a Dive Buddy As the most reputable scuba diving school in Sydney, we always try and make our divers happy! It is this ethos that often leads to people asking for advice about how to find a scuba dive buddy to dive […]