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12 Weeks
61 Dives
SCUBA to 30m; SSBA to 50m
$24,000 (Combo Pricing)
Embark on a transformative journey with the ADAS & ADCI Combo Course, a streamlined pathway to becoming a fully qualified commercial diver. This all-encompassing 12-week program integrates the ADAS Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 courses, offering an unparalleled depth of training that propels you from the fundamentals of occupational scuba diving to the advanced techniques required for complex offshore operations.
Why Choose the Combo Course?
- Enhanced Training: Receive an additional 50% more hands-on training compared to the Part 2 course alone, ensuring a robust, comprehensive and refined skill set when embarking on your first job.
- Immediate Offshore Qualification: Graduate as an offshore diver ready to plunge into international assignments at a moments notice right out of school.
- Cost Efficiency: Benefit from significant savings with our combo discount, making this an economically smart choice over completing the levels separately.
ADAS Part 1 (SCUBA to 30m): Establish a strong foundation in SCUBA diving with bailout cylinders and full-face masks. The theoretical training focuses on safety, physiology, basic physics, technical drawing, observational skills, emergency, and medical training. This segment is limited to environments where there is direct access to the surface. It includes tasks such as full-face mask orientation and emergency drills, standby diver rescue drills, underwater communications, searches, surveys & photography, night dives and light construction/hand tool tasks.
ADAS Part 2 (SSBA to 30m): Build upon the skills acquired in Part 1. This course introduces the use of Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA) for underwater construction activities. Divers will learn to use a wide variety of construction tools, including welding and cutting equipment, pneumatic and hydraulic tools, salvage equipment, air and water dredging equipment, construction tools, and non-destructive testing.
ADAS Part 3 & ADCI SSA Diver (SSBA to 50m): Extends the scope of training to a maximum depth of 50 meters using SSBA. This course significantly enhances a diver’s ability to operate in complex working situations, preparing them for offshore industry operations. You will be introduced to hyperbaric chamber operations, hot water suits and wet bells.
By completing the 12-week ADAS & ADCI Part 1, 2 & 3 Combo Course, divers will be fully equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience required to operate safely and effectively as commercial divers at various depths and in diverse underwater environments. This comprehensive training ensures that you are prepared to meet the demands of both onshore and offshore diving industries.
- Work with SCUBA to 30m or SSBA to 50m
- Gain advanced skills required to be a commercial diver
- Operate chambers and complete decompression dives
- Find offshore work as a commercial diver / underwater welder
- Work in salvage on offshore wrecked ships
- Work on offshore oil rigs and windfarms
- Dive using hot water suits, and operate hot water generators
- Pre-requisite of our most prestigious course – ADAS Part 4 (Closed Bell to 300m)
The ADAS Part 1, 2 & 3 combo course for air diving to 50 metres, is an internationally recognised qualification which is also recognised by the International Marine Contractor’s Association (IMCA). This course is for aspirational divers who do not want to spend their career onshore on fish farms or living contract to contract as an onshore civil diver.
The ADAS Part 3 course is for the diver looking to become an underwater welder, salvage diver or just someone who wants to have the option to make big dollars when the chance arises. The ticket will allow you to work in any country in the world and on any dive site if the depth is under 50 metres. Divers will also learn to be hyperbaric chamber operators during the course. Finally, the course is for those crazy enough to dare to become saturation divers as you must hold your ADAS Part 3 ticket for at least one year before enrolling on this course.
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.
Tasmania
Offshore and Onshore construction diving jobs up to 50M, including;
- Lake, dam, irrigation systems and inland waterway development and maintenance.
- Development and maintenance of sewage and water systems.
- Water supply systems development and maintenance.
- Aquaculture and fish farming net and infrastructure work
- Wharf, harbour and port infrastructure development and maintenance.
- Hull de-fouling and in water ship maintenance
- Coastal pipeline and cable laying development and maintenance.
- Pipeline development and maintenance
- Drilling platform commissioning/decommissioning and maintenance
- Well head construction and maintenance
- Reef and salvage operations
- Wave turbine installation and maintenance
- Offshore cable laying and maintenance
- Support of deep sea research and exploration
- General maritime infrastructure development and maintenance.
Course Schedule
| COURSE NAME | START DATE | END DATE | LOCATION | |
| ADAS Part 1 Orpheus Mar-2025 | 20-Jan-2025 | 3-Apr-2025 | Queensland - Orpheus Island | |
| ADAS Part 1 Tasmania Jan-2025 | 20-Jan-2025 | 17-Feb-2025 | Tasmania - Beauty Point | |
| ADAS Part 1 WA Jan-2025 | 20-Jan-2025 | 4-Mar-2025 | Western Australia - Lake Kepwari | |
| ADAS Part 1 Brisbane Apr-2025 | 14-Apr-2025 | 19-May-2025 | Queensland - Brisbane | |
| ADAS Part 1 Tasmania Apr-2025 | 14-Apr-2025 | 26-May-2025 | Tasmania - Beauty Point | |
| ADAS Part 1 WA Apr-2025 | 14-Apr-2025 | 13-May-2025 | Western Australia - Lake Kepwari |
FAQs
The information you want to know
- ADAS Part 1 – 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). For more information, click here.
- ADAS Part 2 – The course meets the requirements of AS 2815.2 – Air Diving to 30 metres. Successful completion of this course results in the following Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification: Certificate IV in Hyperbaric Operations (Occupational SCUBA diving to 30m). (National Qualification Code 11006NAT, awarded by Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS), Registered Training Organization (RTO) Number 88104). For more information, click here.
- ADAS Part 3 – This course meets the standards of AS 2815.3 – Air Diving to 50m. Successful completion of this course results in the following Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification: Certificate IV in Hyperbaric Operations (Surface-supplied diving to 50m). (National Qualification Code 10133NAT, awarded by Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS), Registered Training Organization (RTO) Number 88104). For more information, click here.
Please visit our individual course pages to view units of competency:
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 2024!
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
