We plan to do a double dive to Gotham City. This will be a trip for EXP+ divers.

Gotham City, north of Brisbane’s Moreton Island, is one of the most spectacular dive sites in Queensland. Featuring a giant granite rock 15 metres tall, 40 metres long and 25 metres wide, with sheer cliffs off all edges, many divers compare the sight to a small version of the famous Uluru. The rock is decorated with exquisite corals, including black coral trees and sea whips, and is a great place to see spotted eagle rays and wobbegong sharks. Snapper, batfish, gropers and barracuda are also regular visitors to Gotham City.

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 15 different dive sites.
• Have dived on Downunder (our boat) before.
• Have a suitable "deep" certification from a recognised agency, if diving deeper than 30 m.
• 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 the 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 (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, wetsuit, arrange 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.
• Dive within their certification and capability.
• Follow instructions given by the Boat Handlers and/or 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 the Trip Organiser, mikaelholmqvist (at) gmail dot com