Commercial Dive Academy

Commercial Dive Academy

Australia’s only offshore diving school
Commercial Dive Academy

The only deep-sea diving school

The world’s only saturation diving school.
ADAS and IMCA approved dive training

The only Commercial Dive Academy with consistent 100% job placement

Commercial Dive Academy offers a range of occupational diver training, from onshore and offshore training using SCUBA, SSBA and Closed Bell, to Supervisor level, Diver Medic Technician courses and much more.

onshore diving

Dive into a fulfilling career as an underwater scientist, aquaculture diver or onshore civil diver with our ADAS Part 1 & 2 courses.

offshore diving

Become a fully qualified offshore diver with our ADCI & ADAS IMCA recognised dive course or advance your dive career with our closed bell (saturation) course.

medical & technician

Become a Diver Medic Technician or Life Support Technician with specialised courses in underwater medical response and equipment operation.

dive supervisor

Gain essential skills as a Dive Supervisor with our specialised courses, preparing you for leadership roles in underwater operations and safety management.

“The first day after completing the Commercial Dive Academy course I was working and earning $800 a day.”

The Commercial Dive Academy will find you a job and they will work with you, as well as teach you to a higher standard than anyone else.

– Past Air Diving Student

Commercial Dive Academy course

The highest level of training on offer.

It is no secret that CDA is the only truly dedicated construction diving school in Australia, no other school has the capability to train construction divers deeper than 30m within Australia, however, what is lesser known is that CDA is the only school in the world that is fully IMCA and IOGP compliant up to the saturation dive level.

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What is ADAS?

  • “It was the best three months of my life”

  • “What an awesome experience”

  • “Organisation was second to none”

  • “Best diving school in the world”

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The only Saturation school in the world
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internationally recognised accreditations in ADAS and ADCI
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Training locations: Tasmania, Western Australia & Queensland
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We have staff with over 300 combined years of experience in the dive industry
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Certifications issued since 2018
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The max depth we train divers to (Saturation)

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