Your Next Dive Adventure

As a certified scuba diver you’ve already experienced the thrill of exploring parts of the underwater world, but know there’s more to discover. Whether you’re looking for new dive adventures, to improve your scuba skills, or both at once, taking another PADI dive course will help you gain more confidence and meet more dive buddies.

Embark on a journey of diving knowledge and skills with our BLU3 Online Dive Training Course. Created by BLU3, this course imparts foundational diving insights, equipping you to use BLU3's Nemo and Nomad products. Engaging quizzes and a final exam ensure comprehensive learning. Video tutorials guide you through diving techniques, all from your home pool. If you crave hands-on training with an authorized BLU3 Dive Guide using a Nemo, inquire about our Guided Tours.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is your ticket to skill enhancement. Fine-tune navigation, buoyancy, and explore three specialty dives of your choice. Every specialty dive contributes to PADI® specialty certifications. Options include Deep, Digital Underwater Photography, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, Enriched Air Nitrox, Fish Identification, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, and Wreck Diver.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is your ticket to skill enhancement. Fine-tune navigation, buoyancy, and explore three specialty dives of your choice. Every specialty dive contributes to PADI® specialty certifications. Options include Deep, Digital Underwater Photography, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, Enriched Air Nitrox, Fish Identification, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, and Wreck Diver.

Elevate your water confidence and rescue capabilities with the PADI Rescue Diver course. Learn to anticipate and manage potential problems underwater, becoming a more effective buddy. Unveil the skills to rescue in emergencies, as well as prevent problems. This course often marks the beginning of a diving career.

Become the diver others aspire to be! Aim for the Master Scuba Diver rating, showcasing your dedication and expertise in recreational scuba. Earned through significant experience and training, this rating requires PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver, five PADI Specialty Diver certifications, and 50 logged dives.

Experience Enriched Air (Nitrox) diving and relish extended dive times with shorter surface intervals. Nitrox contains less nitrogen than regular air, providing longer dive opportunities. It's a favorite PADI® specialty for a reason.

Delve into deep diving planning, gas management, narcosis identification, and more with the PADI® Deep Diver course. Elevate your safety and knowledge for diving at greater depths.

Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices. If you're at least 15 years old and have earned a PADI Adventure Diver certification or higher, you can enroll in the Wreck Diver Specialty course.

The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you've been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you've wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course.

During the PADI^® Digital Underwater Photographer course, you’ll learn how to take underwater photos you’ll be proud to share with others. Avoid beginner mistakes and shorten the learning curve with tips from the pros. Learn how to use underwater photography lights (strobes), avoid back-scatter and enhance color.

Emergency First Response® primary and secondary care training teaches you what to do in the critical moments between when a life-threatening emergency occurs and when emergency medical services arrive. Learn how to perform CPR, provide first aid that eases pain, assess a variety of injuries and illnesses and practice bandaging and splinting.

If you’re new to boat diving or want to learn more about diving from different types of boats, enroll in the PADI^® Boat Diver course. During two dives with an instructor you’ll learn nautical terminology, boat diving etiquette and may practice using lines and/or deploy a surface marker buoy (SMB).

Don't miss a dive due to minor issues with your scuba diving equipment. Whether it's a missing o-ring, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, the PADI Equipment Specialist course teaches you to manage basic repairs and adjustments. You'll also learn more about how your gear works, making you more comfortable with it and better prepared to take care of your investment. If you're at least 10 years old and certified as a PADI (Junior) Scuba Diver or higher, you can enroll in the Equipment Specialist course. 

Be the scuba diver everyone wants to follow because you know where you are and where you're going. The PADI Underwater Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater. If you like challenges with big rewards, take this course and have fun finding your way. If you're a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old, you can enroll in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. 

Diving in a current can feel like flying underwater. In the PADI® Drift Diver course, you’ll learn drift diving tips from an experienced instructor and practice buoyancy control, navigation, use of surface signaling equipment and buddy communication.

As a proud 5-star PADI resort, Gold Coast Scuba is committed to offering you the highest standards in scuba diving education and adventure. While you can certainly find comprehensive information about our courses on this page, we also encourage you to check out the full spectrum of PADI courses available on the official PADI website. This way, you can uncover a wide range of diving courses that suit your preferences and aspirations.

Visit the official PADI Courses page to delve into an array of specialized training options, from entry-level courses for beginners to advanced certifications that will further elevate your diving skills. Whether you're looking to refine your underwater navigation, capture stunning images with underwater photography, or become a master of buoyancy, you'll find a diverse selection of courses to choose from.

Explore the complete catalog of PADI courses at PADI Courses, and embark on a remarkable journey of underwater discovery and skill development. At Gold Coast Scuba, we're here to guide you every step of the way in achieving your diving aspirations.