Service Description

PADI Advanced Snorkeler (Skin Diver) Learn to Snorkel & Skin Dive See more below the surface, feel more comfortable with your equipment and learn to make short breath-hold dives. Our small-group PADI course gives you supportive coaching and time to practise. Maybe your mask or snorkel feels awkward, you're unsure how to duck dive or clear your ears, or you'd like to join friends with more confidence. We'll work through the skills together. No previous diving qualification is needed. $249 per person. Hire equipment included. Maximum six participants. DATES COMING SOON Bookings are not open yet. Enquire at https://www.freedivegeelong.com/contact and tell us you're interested in Learn to Snorkel & Skin Dive. We'll confirm dates, venue, duration, suitable ages and full session details before bookings open. WHO IT SUITS Swimmers who want to learn to snorkel, feel more comfortable with their equipment or develop shallow skin-diving skills. No previous diving qualification is needed. You need to be able to swim and be comfortable in water too deep to stand in. WHAT TO EXPECT Knowledge development and supervised confined-water practice covering equipment fit and use, surface snorkelling, snorkel clearing, finning, equalisation, buoyancy, duck dives, communication and one-up, one-down buddy procedures. WHAT'S INCLUDED Instruction, confined-water training, equipment hire and PADI Advanced Snorkeler (Skin Diver) certification on successful completion. We'll confirm equipment sizes before the session. Bring swimwear, a towel, drinking water and warm clothing. EXPLORE MORE OF OUR LOCAL WATER Build skills for future buddy snorkels around the Bellarine and southern Port Phillip. St Leonards Pier, the shallow intertidal reef at Point Lonsdale and an operator-led boat snorkel inside Popes Eye are places to discuss with us after your course. These are future outing ideas, not included course destinations or automatic suitability guarantees. If you're new to open water, start with an instructor-led local orientation. Check access, weather, tides and site conditions; choose a capable buddy and stay within your training and ability. Point Lonsdale can have strong currents, and Popes Eye requires boat access and operator arrangements. Keep marine-park wildlife undisturbed. COURSE REQUIREMENTS Certification depends on taking part in the knowledge session and meeting all required confined-water skills, including a 15-metre horizontal underwater swim on one breath. Your instructor will explain and supervise the requirements. The depth limit is five metres; reaching five metres is not a completion target. The core course is knowledge development and confined-water training. Any optional open-water session will be confirmed when dates are released. This is separate from the full PADI Freediver course and does not automatically meet the qualification requirements for certified-freediver charters. Complete the required health, consent and PADI documentation before participation. Follow instructor directions and buddy procedures throughout. Booking terms and any session conditions will be provided before bookings open.