We plan to do two dives at Flat Rock, Point Lookout. Flat Rock consists of four main dive sites - The Nursery, Shark Alley, The Bowl and The Turtle Caves. The Nursery, located at the SW corner of Flat Rock, is the shallowest site, with depths from 5 - 16 m and minimal current. There is plenty of coral to see and this is an excellent place to see some of the smaller wildlife, such as nudibranchs and reef fish, however, eagle rays, turtles, wobbegongs and leopard sharks can also be seen here.

Shark Alley, located at the eastern edge of the reef, is a very popular site in June to October due to the population of Grey Nurse Sharks that can be found here. This site is only suitable for experienced divers and has depths from 12 - 35m. Rays, turtles, wobbegongs and pelagics are also found here.

Turtle Cave is to the NW of Flat Rock and has a mooring at 25m, so again, this is a site for experienced divers. Although it is called Turtle Cave, this is a site known for large schools of pelagic fish, and it is not unusual to see large schools of barracuda and rays. This is an excellent dive site at any time of the year.

The Bowl is a bowl-shaped rock formation on the SE corner of the Flat Rock reef and has a depth from 10-34m. The current can be strong at this site. This is a good spot to see both larger marine life as well as many smaller species. Outside the bowl divers often witness large cod and groupers, turtles, wobbegong, leopard, white-tip and grey nurse sharks, and schools of small, medium and large rays.

Please note the requirements below before you sign up as this is an Experienced trip. Each diver must:

• Be a current Unidive member, medically fit to dive, who passed the swim test.
• Have an Advanced certification or equivalent from a recognised agency.
• Have a minimum of 30 dives at 10 different dive sites.
• Dive within their certification and capability.
• Ensure that they have all required dive gear (except tanks and weights, which are provided):
  • Please bring your own mask, snorkel and fins, as Unidive does not provide these.
  • If you need to hire other equipment such as BCD, reg and wetsuit, arrange these before the trip (typically at the Unidive shed on Thursday night before the trip).
  • You must dive with an SMB / safety sausage, cutting device and whistle. Note: These items are NOT supplied. SMB / safety sausage and shears can be purchased from Unidive.
  • Please note that there will be no time to sort out gear hire on the day of the trip.
• Follow instructions given by the Boat Handlers and the Dive Supervisor.
• Help out throughout the whole day.
• 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).

If you have any questions about the trip, please email dive@unidive.org.