BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Perth X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Perth BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1713@uwauc.org.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth;VALUE=DATE:20260703 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTSTAMP:20260602T075401Z URL:https://www.uwauc.org.au/events/abrolhos-islands-aquaculture-course-3- july-3rd-till-5th-2026/ SUMMARY:** Full - Waitlist Only ** Abrolhos Islands Aquaculture Course 3 - July 3rd till 5th 2026 DESCRIPTION:Abrolhos Islands Aquaculture Course 3 - July 3rd till 5th 2026\ n\nTrip coordinator -  Dylan Walker\n\nIf you're keen please book the rel evant ticket below and in the notes of the booking please state which othe r course you could make.\n\nTrip Deposit - Only 10 people can attend per c ourse.  If you are within the first 10 (and received your confirmation)\, but later remove yourself from the course your deposit will be forfeited.   However\, if you are on the waitlist (ie: do not receive confirmation) and are unsuccessful UWAUC will issue a full refund.  The course deposit is refundable if the date you have selected doesn't go ahead\, or if the c ourse is overbooked and we can't get you onto that one or swap you onto an other course that you can't make.  Other than that\, it is non refundable .\n\nThe course deposit is the booking fee with UWAUC.  The remainder of the fee is payable to Central TAFE.  The prices will be around $750 full price and $650 for concession card holders (uni students are not concessi on). Please note this may change due to fluctuating fuel prices and will o nly be confirmed closer to the course.  This includes all meals\, tank fi lls\, and accommodation while over at the Abrolhos (we'll sleep on the boa t).\n\nThis year UWAUC is including shared style accommodation (Bunk Bed) at a local caravan park as part of the booking fee.\n\nNote: Prices with C entral TAFE do not apply to international students or temporary visa holde rs\, who will be charged  the "commercial rate" which is around $3\,000.  \n\nThe TAFE rates offered are conditional on all passengers taking part in a number of units from their Cert II in Aquaculture (See attached flye r from a previous year - Scuba Diving 2017 V7MF). Assessment is mostly obs ervational and is quite straight forward.  Registration and final payment are though Central Tafe.\n\nFor a bit of info on diving the Abrolhos: htt ps://www.godiving.com.au/abrolhos-islands-diving-abrolhos-islands-western- australia-islands/   Also check out Michael's video\, plus the trip repor ts from 2018 and 2017\n\nFurther info:\n\n Units completed onboard which go towards completion of a Cert II in Aquaculture.\n 3-4 dives on day 1 a nd day 2\, and then 2 on day 3\, before heading back to shore (so 8 - 10 d ives in total).\n Berths are bunk beds below decks\, take a sleeping bag.   Options to sleep on island are under review\, we will follow up.\n All meals/snacks/tea/coffee included\n Fully kitted out vessel with own tend er\n Air compressor and tanks (yoke) on the boat\, BYO nitrox if required \n Most sites okay for Open Water divers\, but Advanced is highly recomme nded to get the most out of the trip\n Shower and toilet on board\n Loun ge area\, TV\, books and kitchen upstairs\n May be possible to snorkel/di ve at Batavia wreck site depending on conditions\n Please note this is no t a "party" trip and you are asked to be respectful of your peers\, the cr ew and the vessel. \n Departure time will be 0700hrs on the wharf  by 7 7 Connell Road\, West End\, WA 6530\n\nThere will be a waitlist ticket onc e the course fills up\n\n \;\n\nTo book onto this course you must be l ogged into the website and be a current financial member of the club. If y ou are having any issues viewing this please contact us either through the Facebook page\, the contact us page on this website or email uwauc.commit tee@gmail.com.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uwauc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018 /11/Abrolhos-2018-200033-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Extended Trip LOCATION:Abrolhos Islands\, Abrolhos\, abrolhos islands\, Australia GEO:-28.7700932;114.61118090000002 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Abrolhos\, abrolhos islands \, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Abrolhos Islands:geo:-28.7700932,1 14.61118090000002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250703T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR