The Gold Coast Seaway offers a sheltered environment to refresh skills or just for a dive around the 'pipes'. The quantity and variety of marine life can be quite surprising. The adjacent grassy parkland area offers the opportunity for open-air socialising. We plan to have a barbeque for those interested. We will work out catering closer to the date. The kiosk also provides meals and takeaway items.

Any member who is (a) a financial member and (b)  whose skills and recent experience allow them to dive safely is welcome to come along and do your own thing. If you're rusty you'll need a suitable buddy and plan.

Maximum usual depth is 15m heading towards the middle of the channel. Conditions can be variable and the site is prone to tidal current so is usually dived around slack water.

Rescue training (optional)

Subject to instructor availability, rescue training is planned for interested members at the beach area late morning/early afternoon, prior to lunch, and well before the 3PM high water. This will depend on who's keen to train and the number of instructors we have who can assist. Skills covered will be controlled buoyant lifts, towing, landing a casualty to a shelving shore and performing basic life support. At least two trainees will be completing lessons during this session.

Meeting places and times:

Meeting for training is 09:00. Training begins at 10:00 with BLS lesson. At 11:00 we will do shallow water CBL with rescue breaths, beach landing and BLS.

Lunch from 13:00 or when the beach session ends.

High Water/entry time is 2:55PM Tide is 1.3m. Slack is generally during the hour after HW.

• Trainees: Please arrive at the time arranged with your instructor.
• Cerified divers: You know how long it takes for you to kit up. Aim to be in the water around HW or when you decide is safe.

Organisers: Gavin Wills  0418 732 133

Risk Assessment: Current club risk assessments are available here.

Diver grades: All levels are welcome in suitable buddy teams.

Equipment: Full SCUBA kit including tank and weights.  Divers should carry knife/line cutter, whistle, safety sausage or DSMB + reel and snorkel. A compass may be useful to help you find the South bank of the channel if you become disorientated.

Hire of Club Equipment: Click here: https://www.brisbane-bsac.com/equipment/ if you need to hire any club kit.

Costs: No costs (apart from your own costs of tank fills and carpooling if required).

Travel: Carpooling in line with current COVID guidelines - Please advise if you need a lift or can carpool.

Let the organiser know if you have any questions.