Courses

See what you have never seen before.

A quick and easy introduction into what it feels like to breathe underwater and explore the blue planet. Although this is not a scuba certification course, you'll experience what it's like to be a scuba diver, and are welcome to sign up for our next open water course.

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course. 

Unsure of where to go or what to see? Our guided snorkel tour in one of our local  bays will provide you with a half day guided look at the underwater world and the creatures that live within it.

Learn the basics of freediving with the Molchanovs Wave 1 course. Learn to dive up to 20 meters, practicing equalising and breath hold techniques. 

All equipment is provided, but for $125 extra own your own set of freediving fins, mask and snorkel.

This course advances your diving knowledge & skills, by expounding on techniqes you touched on during the Open Water Course. You don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed to help you advance your diving.

One of the most popular specialty courses. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox extends your no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.

Scuba divers describe the Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course they’ve ever taken. Why? Because you learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver.

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Diver Propulsion Vehicles or DPVs offer a thrilling way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater territory in a short amount of time. They scoot you through the water allowing you to glide over reefs, buzz around a large wreck or weave through a kelp forest. Whether making a shore or boat dive, a DPV is a great way to see more and have fun doing it.

Mastering the Basics of Underwater Digital Photography Workshop.

This workshop is not to be missed. If you are really keen about your underwater photography and would really like to make sense of it all, join Mick and Craig to share their years of experience as professional photographers. 

Professional Courses

The  Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. Working closely with a Dive Instructor, you will fine-tune your dive and rescue skills so you can anticipate and easily solve common problems. You will also gain management and supervision abilities so you become a role model to divers everywhere.

Shellharbour Scuba & Photography offers SDI Instructor Development Courses at its finest. We are proud to mentor other passionate divers and help them become Diving Instructors with the finest, worldwide fastest growing and most innovative training agency, SDI.