Before you can scuba dive at any Australian scuba diving location, you must be able to show your "C" card (certification card) to your scuba diving operator. If you don't have it, you won't be able to dive!

As an Australian online travel agency, we book many international visitors on scuba diving holidays so if you have any questions relating to certification in Australia, please contact us.

If you don't hold a PADI or SSI Open Water certification you will still be able to participate as a certified scuba diver as well as qualify to take the PADI or SSI Advanced Open Water Course provided you hold one of the following.

• ACUC (Association of College and University Clubs): Open Water or Plongeur Scuba Eau Libre
• ANIS (National Association of Underwater Instructors): One Star Junior or One Star Scuba Diver
• AUSI (Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute): Level 2 Scuba Diver
• BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club): Ocean Scuba Diver or Club Diver or Sport Diver
• CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques): One Star Scuba Diver
• FFESSM (Fédération Française d'Etudes et de Sports Sous-Marins): Niveau I
• FIAS (Federazione Italiana Attivitá Subacquee): Baes Avanzato
• IDEA (International Diving Educator's Association): Open Water Diver
• IDD (Instructor Dive Development): Open Water Diver
• IDF (Israeli Diving Federation): Two Star Scuba Diver (with Alternate Air Source Ascent and 50 yard compass swim)
• NASDS (National Association of Scuba Diving Schools): Open Water Diver
• NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors): Scuba Diver or Open Water One
• PDIC (Professional Diving Instructor's Corporation): Open Water Diver
• SAA (Sub-Aqua Association): Club Scuba Diver
• SSI (Scuba Schools International): Open Water Diver
• SNMP NICEAU: Level 1
• SSAC (Scottish Sub Aqua Club): 3rd Class Scuba Diver
• YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association): Bronze Star or Open Water Diver or Scuba Diver

To take the PADI or SSI Rescue Diver Course you will be required to have one of these scuba diving certifications

• ACUC: Open Water or Plongeur Scuba Eau Libre
• ANIS: Two Star Diver
• AUSI: Level 3 Diver
• BSAC: Sport Diver with documentation of 20 scuba dives showing experience in deep diving and navigation
• CMAS: One Star Diver plus a minimum of 9 logged scuba dives with 1 deep dive and 1 navigation
• FFESSM: Niveau II or Brevet De Moniteur Auxiliaire or Brevet De Plonge Subaquitique
• FIAS: Estensione
• IDEA: Advanced Open Water Diver
• IDD: Advanced Diver
• IDF: Two Star Diver with Alternate Air Source Ascent and Underwater Compass Navigation dive
• NASDS: Advanced Open Water Diver or Specialty Diver
• NAUI: Openwater II, Advanced Scuba Diver and Specialty courses
• PDIC: Advanced Open Water Diver
• SAA: Club Diver with documentation of 20 scuba dives showing experience in deep & navigation
• SSI: Advanced Open Water Diver and Specialty course
• SNMP: Niveau 1-Equipier & Niveau 2
• SSAC: 3rd Class Diver with documentation of 20 dives showing experience in deep & navigation
• UK Military Diver or US Navy Diver: Second Class (DV2 shown on card) or Diver First Class
• YMCA: Open Water II or Silver Star

To take the PADI or SSI Dive Master Course you will be required to have one of these scuba diving certifications.

• ACUC: Master Diver or Sauvetage Scuba
• ANIS: Salvataggio Sub
• AUSI: Rescue
• BSAC: Dive Leader, Advanced Diver
• CMAS: Two Star Diver
• FFESSM: Niveau III or Niveau IV
• FIAS: Salvamento Sub and Certificate of CPR
• IDEA: Rescue Diver
• IDD: Rescue Diver or Divemaster
• IDF: Three Star Diver
• NASDS: Emergency Management
• NAUI: Diving Rescue Techniques or Scuba Rescue Diver
• PDIC: Dive Supervisor
• SAA: Dive Leader or Dive Supervisor (with rescue certification)
• SSI: Stress Rescue Techniques or Master Diver
• SNMP: Niveau 2 - Equipier or Niveau 3
• SSAC: 3rd Class Diver with separate diver rescue certification or 2nd Class Diver

If you don't have your scuba diving certification card, you will need to get a replacement before you can dive... It's a good idea to hold an extra diving certification card to replace the original if lost or stolen.