Global Dive

The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach you all you need to dive to depths between 18 and 40 meters, through a mixture of academic sessions and open water dives. You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most from your deep dives. This is a 3 day course that takes place on our Bay of Islands 3-day trips - visit the website for more info or contact the shop. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever you choose. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for some advanced training, making it the next logical step to take in your dive education.

Whether it was sunk on purpose as an artificial reef or as the result of mishap, wrecks are fascinating dive sites. Most divers find wrecked ships, planes and even automobiles nearly irresistible because they’re enticing to explore, exciting avenues of discovery, and usually teaming with aquatic life. The Wreck Diver course teaches you the ins and outs of rewarding, responsible wreck diving. THis course takes place on our 3 Day Bay of Island s weekends and you must have your Advanced Open Water cert prior to this course and can be combined with a Deep Diver certification.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification. Course schedule: Saturday - 9am–7.30pm – theory - Global Dive shop / confined water skills - Newmarket pool Sunday - 10:30am–7.30pm – confined water skills - Newmarket Pool Saturday – 9am-5pm – open water dives - Leigh Coast Sunday – 9am-5pm – open water dives - Leigh Coast

Come and dive the Poor Knights with us! The liveaboard vessel we use for these trips is Northland Dives' Sun Spy. Poor Knight Islands: 24km off the Coast of New Zealand are the spectacular Islands of the Poor Knights, full marine reserve and Nature Reserve you can visit the incredible underwater world, take in it’s diversity of subtropical species and marvel at the rugged island outcrops from the boat as landing is strictly prohibited. The ride out to the Knights takes about 75min as the boat cruises at 18 knots and the islands are about 22 nautical miles from the departure point. The dive sites are varied and flexible to work with the conditions on the day. There is the opportunity to do up to three daylight dives and one night dive on the Saturday and then three day dives on Sunday. Divers can opt in or out of as many dives as they wish to do. If someone would rather lie in the sun on the deck and read magazines or a good book they can. It’s your weekend away in the tropical winterless North! Between dives there is around an hour and 20mins surface interval as your tanks are filled. Plenty of time to off gas, log dives, relax and have another meal. The trip includes all meals from Saturday lunch until Sunday lunch, and includes delicious snacks - yummy!! If anyone has any special dietary requirements or is a veggie let us know in advance so that they can be catered for. ND is based in a beautiful but remote part of the country where there aren't jetties available to load the vessel, so this is conducted using a small tender boat. We limit the number of divers on board to a maximum of 10 so that there is plenty of space for all, both in and out of the water. There are 4 bunk berths and a fold out couch in the saloon, 2 bunk berths and a 3/4 berth in the port cabin, and 2 double berths in the starboard cabin. Bottom Sheet, Pillow w/ pillow case and Duvet are supplied. *Please note there are no separate cabins and sleeping arrangements are mixed and in close quarters- we do supply earplugs! The boat is back at the Mooring between 4 -5pm on Sunday afternoon.

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You will try Deep Diving and Navigation plus a variety of 3 more specialty areas of choice before committing to full specialty training. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures, not to mention extending your dive depth to 30m. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will experience 5 different specialties by completing one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. By taking this program you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full Specialty trainings any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

What's included: 4 dives, 2 air fills, dorm accommodation Friday and Saturday, all meals from Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch. The dive sites are varied and flexible to work with the conditions on the day. There is the opportunity to do up three daylight dives on the Saturday – 2 boat dives and 1 shore dive (possibly a shore based night dive in the non-daylight saving season) and then two day dives on the Sunday (weather permitting one or both of these is the wreck of the Canterbury). Divers can opt in or out of as many dives as they wish to do. If someone would rather lie in the sun on the beach and read magazines or a good book they can. It’s your weekend away in the tropical winterless North! Between dives there is a generous surface interval where you will be fed a Picnic lunch on the beach. Plenty of time to off gas, relax, debrief and prepare for the next dive. The trip includes all meals from Saturday breakfast until Sunday lunch. If anyone has any special dietary requirements or is a veggie let us know in advance so that they can be catered for. In the main house there are 16 spaces in the dorms or you can upgrade to a twin or double room if you prefer less roomies. It is recommended that you bring ear plugs if you are a light sleeper as there is usually a good chance of at least one snorer sleeping in the room. The boat is back at the accommodation between 4 -5pm on Sunday afternoon.