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4 Weeks
21 Dives
Scuba to 30m Depth
$8,500
Embark on your journey to becoming a certified professional diver with our ADAS Part One: Occupational SCUBA to 30m course. This four-week entry-level commercial diving qualification blends theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical experience, preparing you for a successful career in commercial diving.
Course Highlights:
- Comprehensive Training: Dive into a curriculum that covers safety protocols, diving physiology, fundamental physics, technical drawing, and emergency response.
- Practical Skills: Master the use of SCUBA gear with bailout cylinders, full-face masks, and advanced communication equipment.
- Diverse Diving Environments: Train in settings that offer immediate surface access, ensuring a safe learning experience.
- Extensive Dive Experience: Complete 21 dives, developing skills in full-face mask usage, emergency procedures, standby diver rescue drills, and lifeline communications.
- Specialized Tasks: Engage in underwater communication, search and recovery, surveying, photography, night diving, and a hyperbaric chamber dive.
- Skill Application: Apply your knowledge in light construction and hand tool tasks, culminating in a deep dive on SCUBA to 30M.
- Find onshore work as a scientific diver
- Find work in aquariums
- Gain an understanding of basic skills required to be a commercial diver
- Gain eligibility to continue with ADAS Part two (SSBA to 30m)
- Gain an understanding of diving physics, medicine and equipment maintenance
The scuba to 30m qualification is designed to give you a fundamental understanding of the basic skills and requirements that will be needed to become a commercial diver.
The ADAS Part 1 qualification through CDA is the perfect starting point for those already on the pathway towards working in Police, Marine Archaeology, Scientific Research, Media and Engineering Inspection Diving.
Our ADAS Part 1 course at Orpheus Island is specifically designed for scientists, such as PhD students, marine biologists and those involved in underwater research.
For those wanting to work in construction, Aquaculture or salvage, an ADAS SSBA (Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus) diving qualification will be required, so our ADAS Part Three or Two certificate is what you will be after.
At least 18 years old
- Divers must be at least 18 years of age at the commencement of training.
Recreational Diving Certificate
- Hold a recognised certificate of recreational diving competence (e.g. an open water sports diver qualification from a recognised SCUBA training organization, or a certificate as a military diver) and demonstrate logged evidence of at least 10 dives undertaken since receiving certification and within 6 months of commencing the ADAS training course
Current Commercial Dive Medical
- Before we can allow anyone to dive, they must hold an occupational dive medical compliant to the Australian Standard (AS) 2299.1.
- The doctor who assesses you for medical fitness is required to be trained in hyperbaric medicine and certified as an occupational diving doctor.
- You can find dive doctors using the SPUMS website: https://www.spums.org.au/
Current First Aid, CPR and Advanced Oxygen Resuscitation certificates
- To meet the AS/NZS 2299.1 and ADAS requirements anyone who joins a course at CDA, or any other ADAS school is required to have a current first aid, 02 provider and CPR certification.
- In general if the card has First Aid on it, and the course was about a day long, it is likely this will be accepted. Though if you are not sure if your First Aid ticket is accepted, you can contact us any time to find out.
- If you are completing your First Aid, CPR or O2 course in Australia, you can check if the units are acceptable by checking this table.
- Beauty Point, Tasmania
- Orpheus Island, Queensland
- Lake Kepwari, Western Australia
- Search techniques
- Simple hand tool use
- Surveys – visual and video
- Full face masks with voice communications
- Reserve air systems
- Emergency rescue techniques
- Nil visibility diving.
Course Schedule
| COURSE NAME | START DATE | END DATE | LOCATION | |
| ADAS Part 1 Brisbane Aug-2026 | 21-Jul-2026 | 4-Sep-2026 | Queensland - Brisbane | |
| ADAS Part 1 Tasmania Sep-2026 | 21-Jul-2026 | 30-Sep-2026 | Tasmania - Beauty Point | |
| ADAS Part 1 WA Oct-2026 | 19-Oct-2026 | 13-Nov-2026 | Western Australia - Collie | |
| ADAS Part 1 Brisbane Jan-2027 | 4-Jan-2027 | 29-Jan-2027 | Queensland - Brisbane | |
| ADAS Part 1 Tasmania Jan-2027 | 4-Jan-2027 | 29-Jan-2027 | Tasmania - Beauty Point | |
| ADAS Part 1 Brisbane Mar-2027 | 22-Mar-2027 | 30-Apr-2027 | Queensland - Brisbane | |
| ADAS Part 1 Tasmania Mar-2027 | 22-Mar-2027 | 30-Apr-2027 | Tasmania - Beauty Point |
FAQs
The information you want to know
- The ADAS Part 1 course meets the requirements of AS 2815.1 – Scuba Diving to 30 metres and AS 2815.6 – Restricted Occupational Scuba Diver.
- Successful completion of this course results in the following Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification: Certificate IV in Hyperbaric Operations (Surface-supplied diving to 30m). (National Qualification Code 11006NAT, awarded by Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS), Registered Training Organization (RTO) Number 88104).
- More information including details on the unit standard, course competencies & prerequisites can be found on the ADAS website: CLICK HERE
- BSBWHS211 Contribute to health and safety of self and others
- NAT11006001 Work safely in hyperbaric operations
- NAT11006002 Maintain effective working relationships within dive or hyperbaric operations team
- NAT11006003 Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology and diving physics to diving
- NAT11006004 Assess diving casualty and assist with first aid and treatment of diving illness and injuries
- NAT11006006 Utilise and maintain SCUBA equipment
- NAT11006007 Undertake pre-dive preparations for a SCUBA diving operation
- NAT11006008 Undertake underwater deployment in a SCUBA diving operation
- NAT11006009 Implement emergency procedures for SCUBA
- NAT11006010 Undertake post-dive procedures for a SCUBA diving operation
- NAT11006053 Perform underwater tasks using basic tools and visual techniques for a diving operation
- NAT11006054 Undertake a compression chamber dive
- NAT11006061 Contribute to health and safety in diving operations in compliance with legislation
- NAT11006062 Work effectively in the occupational diving industry
- NAT11006063 Use and maintain dive compressors
- NAT11006065 Apply knowledge of basic physics, anatomy, physiology and psychology to hyperbaric work
- Elective: NAT11006064 Use and maintain a dry suit for diving
- Elective: NAT11006058 Use enriched air nitrox in occupational diving operations
No, course fees exclude accommodation and food, these are your responsibility. We are more than happy to provide you with a list of local accommodation providers.
For our courses on Orpheus Island, accommodation is an additional cost but is available at Orpheus Island Research Station for a fixed fee per course.
Yes, we offer a pickup on the first day only for courses in Tasmania. Pick up can be either from Launceston Airport or from your accommodation in Launceston city if you arrive earlier. Please note that we do not offer daily transport during the course.
We cannot assist with visa applications, if you do need assistance we suggest contacting a visa agent in your home country. We can provide an acceptance letter once you have paid a deposit and secured a place on a course.
By Completing our ADAS Course Package in 2026!
The fastest pathway to becoming a commercial diver qualified to earn the big bucks, is by obtaining an ADAS Part 3 Certificate.
CDA is currently offering a combo deal for its ADAS Part 1, 2 & 3 Courses when taken together. If this is of interest to you please contact CDA today as spots are limited.
ADAS Part 1
SCUBA to 30M
- Introduction to SCUBA and light tools
- Work opportunities as a scientific diver
- Work opportunities as police divers
- Pre-requisite for construction diving courses
Price $8,500 AU
ADAS Part 2
SSBA to 30M
- Introduction to Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA)
- The base for underwater construction activities
- Great option for Aquaculture divers
- Underwater Welding
Price $8,500 AU
ADAS Part 3
SSBA to 50M
- Enables divers to work offshore
- Accepted by IMCA
- Must have for international and offshore Oil and Gas
- Crossover with HSE, INPP, DCBC, PSA, NDC and DOL
