Hi

We plan to go for a double dive on the Eastern side of Moreton Island (China Wall and / or Cherubs Cave) on the 11th of June.

These sites have depths of around 30 m, and are for more experienced divers. Please ensure that you fulfil the requirements outlined below before you sign up. The sites are exposed to the sea, and there can be fairly strong currents at times. Depending on conditions, the boat trip is about 75-90 min each way.

China Wall with its depth to 30 m is more suitable for experienced+ divers. It is dominated by a thick layer of broad-leafed kelp. The outstanding feature is a tall vertical granite outcrop with a 2 m wide swim-through at the top. This site has numerous caves, gutters, walls, and a very pretty rock arch. In and around the kelp beds expect to see abundant reef fish, bullseyes, yellowtail, trevally, kingfish, blue gropers, wobbegongs, and turtles.

Cherubs Cave is a true jewel among Brisbane's dive sites located on the east side of Moreton Island. It's a hidden cave which is surrounded by rocky gullies and smaller caves and measures around 15 by 20 m in the accessible area and about the same in the inaccessible part. With 20-30 m depth, this site is for the more experienced divers to enjoy.

This is a trip for Experienced+ divers.

Each diver must:

• Be a current Unidive member, medically fit to dive, who passed the swim test.
• Have dived in the last 6 months.
• Have an Advanced certification or equivalent from a recognised agency.
• Have a minimum of 40 dives at 20 different dive sites.
• Have a suitable certification from a recognised agency, if diving deeper than 30m.
• Have proven experience diving in moderate current from a moored boat (ie not drift diving with a live boat that picks you up).
• Have proven ability to navigate an unfamiliar site with ability to return to the anchor point.
• Dive with a DSMB, cutting device and whistle.
  Note: These items are NOT supplied.
  Note: A DSMB is different to a "safety sausage", and you need to have proven ability to deploy a DSMB from your safety stop, ie 5m below the surface.
• Ensure that they have all required dive gear.
  Bring your own mask, snorkel and fins, as Unidive does not provide these.
  If you need to hire other equipment such as BCD, reg, wetsuit, it is your responsibility to hire these before the trip (typically at the Unidive shed on Thursday night before the trip). There will be no time to sort out gear hire on the day of the trip.
  There's no need to hire tanks and weights, as these are included in the trip and will be loaded from the shed on the day.
• Dive within their certification and capability.
• Follow instructions given by the Boat Handlers, the Dive Supervisor, the COVID Safety Delegate, and / or the Operator.
• Help out throughout the whole day.
• Observe COVID safety precautions as per Unidive's COVID safety policy.
• Agree that contact details of participants will be provided to Qld Health upon request for the purpose of contact tracing.
• Notify the Dive Officer and Trip Organiser of any changes to their personal circumstances as declared in the event registration form.
• Attend the trip meeting (usually on the Thursday beforehand at 6:30 pm at the Unidive shed, or on Zoom).

If you have any questions about the trip, please email mikaelholmqvist at gmail dot com, or dive@unidive.org.