Staff Writers

In the year of accessible tourism, Quicksilver Dive in Port Douglas has become the first PADI adaptive service facility in Queensland and proudly the only facility of its kind on the Great Barrier Reef, to hold this accreditation.

Quicksilver Dive’s state of the art diver training centre opened in 2018 and is now one of only four facilities in Australia with PADI adaptive service facility accreditation.

In addition, significant investment in the centre’s infrastructure such as a lift, ramps, disabled facilities and wheelchair access to classrooms and the training pool ensures the needs of divers of all abilities are met.

“Our skilled dive instructors are focused on diver abilities and can apply adaptive teaching techniques when training and diving with people with special needs; people who may have previously thought diving was not accessible to them," Quicksilver Dive School operations manager Chris Snel explained.

Another Quicksilver employee was equally excited about recent company developments.

“We strive where possible to make our tourism experiences inclusive and accessible," Quicksilver Group managing director Tony Baker said.

"This includes opening up the world of scuba to people with special needs. It means that we can take even more people diving, including those with varying levels of mobility.”