I started scuba diving almost 5 years ago. Since then, I have become a dive and freediving instructor and love being underwater! I love the feeling of being in a new environment every day! Working in the industry, learning and improving a bit every day, I […]

One of the great things about diving is that there are endless places to see and the skills to learn. Fortunately often these two things work well together. To see that deep shipwreck you need a new set of skills. Tec 45 is one of […]

The Difference Between a Master Scuba Diver & a Divemaster Master Scuba Diver, Divemaster, Master Scuba Diver, Divemaster… sometimes it all sounds the same, doesn’t it? You may ask, what’s the difference? While these two diving qualifications seem comprised of the same words, they are quite […]

Cave diving is something that most scuba divers read about and awe at but never get to do. So why and how does a diver get into cave diving? The how of cave diving? The CDAA (Cave Diving Association of Australia) is the governing body […]

Learning to dive and doing your open water course can be one of the most life-changing activities you ever complete. Gaining the ability to float in the water like an astronaut in space and swim along like a deep-sea fish are truly unique experiences. So […]

Sam Leeson was an English tourist who also did his AI and OWSI training at Abyss Scuba Diving while working in the shop from 2002. The training and work experiences they both undertook at Abyss helped them both gain employment as a PADI dive instructor all over the world They have […]

What is a CDC? The PADI Career Development Center (CDC) classification is awarded annually to PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers and Five Star Instructor Development Dive Resorts that dedicate their businesses to professional development beyond regular scuba instructor training and meet the highest requirements for training […]

Transforming lives and challenging people. Instructor Development at ourPADI Career Development Centre! Carl Fallon Platinum PADI Course Director Life inside a PADI Career Development Centre is different than most, as hereis where it all comes full circle. People come to Abyss Scuba Diving withlittle more than a […]

Six months ago when I was an Open Water student I remember watching the instructors at the filling station and thought to myself, Wow that looks so complicated! All those hoses, valves and pressure gauges, just didn’t seem to make any sense. I’d stare and watch with […]

I moved to Australia from Sweden in 2005 to study design in Sydney. One of the goals I had wen I arrived in Sydney was to learn to Scuba dive. I wanted a new hobby to take my mind of the studies, a hobby that […]