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
Dive Course
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Can you fill my tank?
One of our most commonly asked questions is ‘Can you fill my tank?’
Here we discuss the different tests and markings on your tank and what they mean.
More Tears Than Certs
As I load up the gear and head to the pool I can’t help but feel nervous and excited all at once. My first Open Water Diver Course!!! Being new and having a full class my boss offer to helps, I gratefully accept all the help I can get and so it begins, we’re off […]
5 Good Reasons to Dive in Cold Water
Now when you mention diving in colder waters to divers used to tropical waters of somewhere like Asia you will be met with a shudder and usually a response of ‘no thanks – not for me’ but with so much to see it may be time to try it out. It makes you a […]
Diving the Lermontov and Advanced Wreck Training
Nestled away at 38m underwater in Port Gore is the MS Mikhial Lermontov. The Lermontov is one of the world’s largest wrecks easily accessible for divers. I shot down there with a group of club divers over Labour weekend to explore this behemoth and try to complete my Advanced Wreck Diver training. The history behind […]