Adelaide Technical Diving

Become an SDI Instructor!!

Do you want to pass on your knowledge and passion of diving? Take people to new places?

Adelaide Technical Diving is running an SDI instructor course, starting August and has spots available.

This course will be run part time and scheduled to fit in with student availability.

Contact Instructor Trainer Damian Bishop for further details, or this page

Become an SDI Instructor!!

Adelaide Technical Diving is running an SDI instructor course, starting August and has spots available.

This course will be run part time and scheduled to fit in with student availability.

Contact Instructor Trainer Damian Bishop for further details, or this page

SDI Oceania

Upcoming CDAA / TDI / SDI course :

I have some spaces available on the following upcoming courses :

CDAA Basic Cave / TDI Cavern
Tuesday and Wednesday July 7 & 8 (evenings)
Friday to Sunday August 7-9
** 1 spot available **

TDI Advanced Nitrox & Helitrox Deco Procedure
July 18-19 & 25-25
Run entirely in Mount Gambier
** 1 spot available **

SDI Nitrox
Thursday 2 July 6pm
** 1 spot available **

FRTI Oxygen Administration
Thursday 14 July 6pm
** 4 spaces available **

SDI Deep
Saturday 15 Aug
Run in Mount Gambier
** 1 spot available **

I am looking to run these courses later this year. No dates yet, so get in and pick your own dates
* CDAA Cave
* SDI Solo
* TDI Trimix
* TDI DPV
* TDI Gas Blender / Advanced Gas Blender

There will also be an IDC running from September onwards, contact me for details for those people wanting to become an instructor

I recently had a chance to take one of the new Suex VR Voyager scooters for a dive around Port Noarlunga Reef and here are my thoughts, of the scooter it. Stay tuned for a comparison between the Suex VR and my Dive-X Blacktip

Overall I really like the Suex VR Voyager. It is very small, light and compact making it a breeze to handle above water. Weight is about 11kgs, so it wasn’t a chore to take down to the water. It has a very nice solid carry handle centrally located on top, so it’s well balanced to carry.

It was trimmed and neutrally buoyant underwater straight out the box. The dual handle and simple trigger mechanism made it intuitive and easy to use, and squeezing the trigger meant instant power, no lag like some other scooters I’ve used. There is a cruise control trigger lock, which is very handy to use, it is simple to activate and deactivate.

It has a speed control dial, meaning you can speed match other DPVs, or dial it right up for some fun!

I dived it for about an hour, on the trigger almost constantly, in a pair of BM cylinders with a Choptima rebreather and never came close to battery warnings and never felt I didn’t have enough thrust.

The VR Voyager is the travel friendly version, shipping in a lovely travel case with airline friendly batteries. The Quantum version, while cheaper, has one large battery, longer run time and isn’t air travel friendly.

Burn time at cruise speed is 130mins for the Voyager and to 220mins for the Quantum.

I think these would make fantastic scooters in SA, running around the whole of Port Noarlunga reef, checking out the sea caves around Second Valley and Rapid Bay and for easily diving the Dredge, barge and surrounding reef. They are small and easily handled on a boat. The price point is also quite attractive.

I don’t sell these, I just like provide honest reviews on kit. But if you’d like to see (or have a play with) the new Suex VR scooter, contact Warrick at Divers Service / Southern Scuba Clinic

I will be down Mount Gambier this weekend the 20/21 June for anyone who’d like to have a look up close, or even take it for a spin in Little Blue.

I can run SDI & TDI DPV courses as well as try dives or demo days.

I have one spot available for a CDAA Basic Cave / TDI Cavern course

Are you looking for the next challenge in your diving? Looking to open up some more dive sites? Looking at technical diving? This course is for you!

I have one spot available. 7 & 8 July evening of land drills, gear critique / setup and pool session, then down to Mount Gambier on the 7-9 Aug for 3 days of dives, drills and skills.

Specialist equipment can be provided.

Contact for bookings, prerequisites and further information.

TDI / SDI DPV course : 1 spot left
Saturday 13 June 2026

Also, I will have one of the new VR Voyager scooters with me and will be offering a demo for people interested, in collaboration with Divers Service /

Contact for further details

SDI Nitrox course :
6pm 11 June

Learn all about safely diving nitrox mixes up to 40%. This is a dry course, no dives are required.

Contact for further details and to book

TDI Advanced Nitrox/Helitrox Decompression Procedures course, run across two weekends, 18-19 & 25-26 July in Mount Gambier, meaning no cancelled dives because of weather!

The dates are confirmed, course is happening, 3 spots available.

Contact me for details, prerequisites & further information.

Congratulations to Shannon who finished off his TDI Advanced Nitrox & Helitrox course with me over the weekend. Shannon showed very solid skills and made great progress throughout the course.

Underwater footage to follow

Adelaide Technical Diving also offers a full range of SDI recreational courses, deep, wreck, night, advanced, dive master all the way to instructor.

Advanced Adventure and Open Water are both in the near future.

Contact us for details.