Academy of Scuba

Winners of PADI's outstanding dive centre for 2009 and 2010 Academy of Scuba is Melbourne's premier dive shop. With our very active social club, accommodation on the Mornington Peninsula, our own diving doctor we are your one stop scuba diving shop. We conduct a huge range of courses with only the best instructors and an emphasis on fun. Come along any Thursday night for a free BBQ and to meet some new buddies.

Kat, the owner of the Academy of Scuba, first dived on a visit to Queensland when she was 16 - “I was addicted from the word go!”, she says. Now Kat's living her passion: an instructor for the past six years, she bought Academy of Scuba in 2007. Under her direction, this thriving dive centre in Glen Iris was a finalist among the 1000-strong contenders in the 2008 PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Awards' most outstanding dive centre Asia Pacific category, and followed this up with the regional award in 2009.

Part of the Aquatic Adventures group of dive stores, Academy of Scuba sells and hires a wide range of equipment, with a focus on leading brands Oceanic and Scubapro. The extensive premises also host the theory aspects of the many training courses regularly conducted by the academy's highly qualified instructors. Training is available all the way to instructor level, and in the advanced stream of technical diving, which certifies divers to go well below the 30-metre limit of open-water qualifications. However, the team are equally welcoming and attentive to the needs of absolute beginners, whether that be during training or in the shop.

Academy of Scuba is the only dive centre in Victoria able to provide dive medical certification on-site, and as of mid-October also offer accommodation in Rye - making their regular dive trips to the Mornington Peninsula even more attractive. Dive holidays interstate and overseas are also organised throughout the year for club members, many of whom gather for the social night at the store every Thursday. Non-club members are also welcome, as the social aspect of diving is central to Academy of Scuba's success.

Affiliation:

PADI, TDI, IANTD, CDAA

Training Level:

Insturctor and all technical courses

Boat Description:

We use only the best and biggest dive charter in Victoria ensuring your comfort on custom built dive vessels and access to more sites.

Sites Visited:

Melbourne has many wonderful shore/pier dives but you can't beat the beauty of the Nepean and Lonsdale walls that cascade from 10 to 90m in some parts. Full of life and colour the diving in Victoria is some of the best temperate water diving in the world. We also have heaps of wrecks to explore with the latest being the HMAS Canberra which was sunk in October 09.