Continuing Education with Nautilus

So you've done an Openwater Course...what's next?

Stress & Rescue Course | Dive Control Specialist Course | Instructor Course | Leadership Level Information

If you have not been diving for 6 months or more, we recommend a Refresher course

Advanced Adventurer Course (Your next course after Openwater)

Completing your Openwater Course is only the first step in being a confident and successful diver.

The Advanced Adventurer Course introduces you to the world of Specialty Diving while enabling you to gain important diving skills. This allows you to participate in more Advanced and exciting dives. No exam is required for this course.This certification and training will allow you to participate in Night, Deep and more Advanced dives that as an Openwater Diver you are unable to do.

Dives conducted with your Instructor on this course:

Night, Deep, Natural Navigation, Compass Navigation (learn to get back to the boat). Then a choice of drift, marine awareness, photography, boat skills, wreck dives, etc.

Cost:

SUPERCAT vessel Special Price $399.00

Hire equipment:

• $80.00 for a set for the course

Lectures:

Thursday evening 6-8pm. Conducted twice a month.This also includes our free Social BBQ, course notes and personal contact with your Instructor.

Diving:

Choose any two trips on our 22 metre vessel SUPERCAT. One of these trips is an afternoon/night dive. Suit your own schedule! Includes all lectures, Instructor, certification, 2 day trips on SUPERCAT with tanks, weights, great buffet lunch and 5 - 6 dives.

Required items for Advanced Course:

Good quality safety sausage (SMB) for use with reel, Dive Knife, Slate, Torch, Nitelite, Reel (from $25).. Digital Photo emailed to us (not required if you have trained with us previously).

Bookings for all courses: Can be made by phone using a credit card. Please note credit cards incur a 2% transaction fee. We MUST receive payment in full to confirm your place before the course commences. Please note our Cancellation Policy which applies to all courses. No refunds of any kind will be given for any unused portion of a course. If any dive is missed it is gone and a makeup trip will be required for certification.

Stress & Rescue Course

(The minimum level you should attain in diving education - the course EVERY diver should do)

The Nautilus Stress & Rescue Course is the best of its kind in Brisbane. Divers wishing to participate usually want to increase their diving skills and knowledge or are looking to join the intake of the Nautilus Dive Control Specialist Course.

At Nautilus we believe in Rescue training from Openwater level. This is why our Learn to Dive courses are sought out by Universities and private schools. At this level the Stress & Rescue course trains the diver in both self rescue skills (everyone needs this) and the rescue and treatment of divers. Rescue trained divers are sought out as buddies on dive trips! Wouldn't you rather dive with a buddy you know can help himself or you in case of an emergency.

Our course is 4 days (2 weekends) contact with your Instructor.

• Day 1: Saturday Stress & Rescue Lectures
• Day 2: Sunday Pool Rescue Scenarios/Self Rescue Skills
• Day 3: Saturday Day Trip on 22 metre SUPERCAT
• Day 4: Sunday Day Trip on 22 metre SUPERCAT

Boat diving is an important component of our Stress & Rescue course. 95% of our diving is from boats, so it makes sense to learn Rescue skills and scenarios from the deck of a working dive vessel. Whilst onboard students will also be given the chance to familiarize themselves with radios, tenders, first aid and Oxygen kits.

Cost :

$379.00 for club members and $399.00 for non-members plus manual. Includes certification, lectures, pool training, 2 day trips on SUPERCAT, meals on the vessel, tanks and weights.

Dive Control Specialist Course

(Divemaster + Assistant Instructor in one course)

Looking for a Sea change?

The Nautilus Dive Control Specialist Course is Brisbane's most unique & best introduction to working within the dive Industry (part time or full time). Candidates of our course are guaranteed real dive industry experience and training on our 22 metre vessel SUPERCAT.

Our Dive Control Specialist Course includes:

• Equivalency to the Assistant Instructor Course (AI) from other agencies. Therefore there is no need to complete an Assistant Instructor Course prior to the Instructor Course with us. This also means you are taught to conduct lectures on scuba classes, teach Scuba Skills Update programs, teach snorkel diving & issue their certifications.
• All our ocean diving is conducted on our dive vessel SUPERCAT (Brisbane's largest day dive vessel). This means the candidates work with real customers and students and gain the necessary experience required within the dive Industry. Our vessel operates 3 - 4 days per week. Some of our Dive Control Specialist candidates have done over 100 dives aboard our vessel during their course - THIS IS FREE OF CHARGE & INCLUDED IN THE COURSE PRICE! This is not included in any other course in Brisbane.
• Mentoring (assisting) with our Senior Staff on Learn to Dive Courses, Advanced, Rescue & Specialty Courses, Recreational dive trips, Snorkellers, School Programs etc.
• Nautilus holds staff meetings every month where Divecons can allocate the trips & courses they would like to assist on.
• Experience with courtesy buses & trailers, compressors and dive equipment are all included in our course.
• As we own our own vessel, candidates are given the opportunity to learn deck hand Skills, rescue boat usage, marine radios etc. Work aboard our vessel can also be logged for Sea Time in your Department of Transport Record Book if you wish to further your career towards being the Master of a vessel.

Nautilus Scuba is looking for in-house trained Dive Control Specialists & Instructors NOW for work on our vessel.

Cost:

$1,549.00 for club members and $1,599.00 for non-members plus $399.00 manual pack and includes Equipment Specialty and Med Dive courses (Value $699) in the program.

Dive Control Specialist X-Over Course:

$195.00 plus $399.00 manual pack (For qualified Divemasters from other Agencies)

Please note:

Dive Control Specialists require First Aid and O₂ Qualification to be certified at the end of the course. These courses are conducted regularly by Nautilus.

Nautilus Scuba Diving Instructor Traineeship Program

(The start of your new career part time or full time)

If your dreams include working on a tropical island in the South Pacific, a commercial dive vessel on the Great Barrier Reef or maybe just part-time locally, this course will turn your dream into reality. Nautilus Instructors pride themselves on their diving knowledge, superior skills and their commitment to the philosophy of safety through education.

As an Instructor Course candidate, you will learn teaching theory and methods, effective oral communications, how to establish lesson objectives, organisational skills, how to schedule and market scuba programs, student evaluations as well as other training modules exclusively supplied by Nautilus Scuba Centre.

With Nautilus Scuba Centre, you will get the added bonus of "experience" as your training will be incorporated into our large network of classes and diving trips. This added bonus on your résumé, could be the difference between successfully getting the job you want or not!

Schedule:

• Four weekends + added evenings (part-time)
• Our Instructor Course is conducted part-time to allow candidates o continue working or attend university.
• During the program, you will be regularly evaluated to ensure all candidates are successful with the curriculum. If individual students fall behind, the rest of the team (both the other candidates and Instructor Trainees) work together to improve their grades. We believe the candidates receive greater training expertise working as a team!

Includes:

All lectures, pool work, Openwater training, airfills.

Cost:

Please contact the shop for our latest prices.

Upon successful completion, candidates must also obtain agency membership and become insured before they can teach.

Notes:

Please see our dates page for the next course date or send us an email.