Dive HQ Wellington turns 18 today and the dive club will be celebrating with a quiz night at the Sprig & Fern, dives and courses
Dive HQ’s Monthly Review – July
Wellington diving
Key SCUBA Skills
We wanted to highlight some of the key skills in scuba diving, and how to achieve mastery of them. There’s a lot to think about while you dive, but we’ve outlined 3 skills that we believe to be the most important, starting off before you even get into the water:
Pre-dive communication
Equalising
Buoyancy Control.
Dive HQ’s Monthly Review – June
Dive Club Wellington has been busy with their first trip overseas in 4 years, a range of dive courses and more dives planned for the months ahead.
Save Your Dive!
We recommend carrying a spares kit to solve simple equipment problems that happen at the dive site.
We’ve put together a list of our key ‘spares’
What happens in an IDC?
What does it take to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor?
What can you expect to cover during your PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). From dive theory and standards to teaching skills in the class room and underwater. Learn what Max went through on his IDC.
Why learn to dive with Dive HQ Wellington
You should learn to dive with Dive HQ Wellington as we provide exceptional instruction, opportunities to explore and engage with other divers and promote conservation.
What will I see underwater in Wellington?
Explore Wellington underwater and meet some of our favourite local marine species including Blue Cod & Octopus
Pete’s MSDT Journey
Master Scuba Diver Trainer, or MSDT, is a rating that PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors can apply for after reaching certain milestones. Specifically, an instructor has to be able to teach five specialty courses, as well having certified 25 PADI divers. It’s an extra step above the first instructor rating, which shows that an instructor […]
The Wrecks of Owhiro Bay
Two wrecks sank on the same day in March 1874.
Little remains to be seen of these historic wrecks but with a little insight and local knowledge you can explore the wreckage at Owhiro Bay
Welcome back! (finally)
After some major technical issues we are back online and ready to post some blogs. Our only issue now is finding some topics to write about – we are way too late to recap the year that was and who really wants to focus back on 2022? & 2 months in it’s too late to […]