WHO CAN DIVE THE S.S. YONGALA?

The SS Yongala Dive is an advanced dive site with depths reaching up to 28M.
Divers must have the appropriate certification, experience and training before diving the wreck.

Minimum REQUIREMENTS

You are eligible to dive the SS Yongala if you meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Hold a minimum of Advanced Open Water certification (complete or in progress). See below section for more details related to AOW in-progress divers.

  • 10+ recreational dives. Open Water & Advanced course training dives do not count towards the minimum. Log book evidence may be requested.

  • Have dove within the last 12 months. If not, please book a refresher dive with another dive agency prior to diving with Yongala Dive. We do not offer refresher dives.

  • 15 years or older

ADVANCED OPEN WATER (IN PROGRESS)

You must meet the above minimum requirements.

If you are currently an Entry-level Open Water certified diver, you cannot dive the S.S. Yongala with your Open Water certification alone. To participate in our SS Yongala Trip, you will need to start your Advanced Open Water certification but completing the PADI Deep Adventure Dive with one of our PADI Instructors.

What YOU WILL NEED:

✔ PADI eLearning: $240

  • You must purchase the required PADI eLearning before completing the Deep Adventure Dive.

  • PADI eLearning purchased through Yongala Dive: $240 (recommended)

  • You can also purchase the eLearning directly from PADI for $265. If purchasing directly through PADI, please select Yongala Dive as your affiliated dive shop.

  • The PADI eLearning you purchase for the Deep Adventure Dive is also the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course material. That means you do not need to purchase the eLearning again if you decide to complete your PADI Advanced Open Water certification in the future. Please note the eLearning is not transferable to an SSI Advanced certification.

✔ PADI Deep Adventure Dive Training: $50

  • You will complete the PADI Deep Adventure Dive with a Yongala Dive Instructor.

  • The Deep Adventure Dive is completed as the first dive of your SS Yongala dive trip. It consists of being guided by an instructor to the maximum depth (28m) of the wreck, where you will complete three deep diving exercises with the diver.

  • Yongala Dive will provide a PADI training record to enable this dive to count toward your future PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification. The training record does NOT count towards a future SSI Advanced certification.

A minimum of 24 hours before your trip, the following must be completed for OW divers to participate:

  • Continuing Education Liability Form

  • Medical Questionnaire

  • Deep Adventure Dive knowledge review (in the eLearning)

  • Shared a photo of your log book illustrating evidence of a dive within the last 6 months

Open Water Divers who have not added eLearning AND deep dive training will not be permitted to dive (these cannot be added the day of your trip and you will forfeight the full cost of your booking).

CONSIDERATIONS

DIVE CONDITIONS

Vary significantly and can at times be challenging, including:

  • a rough boat journey and ocean swell, which may cause seasickness

  • strong surface currents and waves

  • strong currents at depth

  • low visibility

  • the increased risks associated with deep diving.

 

DIVE GROUPINGS

At the time of booking, Yongala Dive will ask whether you prefer to be guided (in a group up to 8 divers) or to self-guide with a buddy of similar experience and certification. Open Water Divers must be guided. For all other divers, we will consider your preferences however, Yongala Dive reserves the right to make the ultimate decision on dive groups with consideration to diver experience and the mix of diver profiles present on that day. Selecting a preference to self-guide does not guarantee you will be self-guiding.