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:1594@uwauc.org.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth;VALUE=DATE:20250705 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth;VALUE=DATE:20250708 DTSTAMP:20250701T021233Z URL:https://www.uwauc.org.au/events/abrolhos-islands-aquaculture-trip-1-ju ly-5th-7th-2025/ SUMMARY:Cancelled due to Weather :( Abrolhos Islands Aquaculture Course 1 J uly 5th - 7th 2025 DESCRIPTION:Abrolhos Islands Aquaculture Course 1 July 5th - 7th 2025\nTrip coordinator -  Dylan Walker\n\nIf you're keen please book the relevant t icket below and in the notes of the booking please state which other cours e you could make.\n\nTrip Deposit - Only 10 people can attend per course.   If you are within the first 10 (and received your confirmation)\, but l ater remove yourself from the course your deposit will be forfeited.  How ever\, if you are on the waitlist (ie: do not receive confirmation) and ar e unsuccessful UWAUC will issue a full refund.  The course deposit is ref undable if the date you have selected doesn't go ahead\, or if the course is overbooked and we can't get you onto that one or swap you onto another course that you can't make.  Other than that\, it is non refundable.\n\nT he course deposit is the booking fee with UWAUC.  The remainder of the fe e is payable to Central TAFE.  The prices will be around $750 full price and $650 for concession card holders (uni students are not concession).  This includes all meals\, tank fills\, and accommodation while over at th e Abrolhos (we'll sleep on the boat).  Please note accommodation the nigh t before departure will be required and will be an additional expense\n\nN ote: Prices with Central TAFE do not apply to international students or te mporary visa holders\, who will be charged  the "commercial rate" which i s around $3\,000. \n\nThe TAFE rates offered are conditional on all passe ngers taking part in a number of units from their Cert II in Aquaculture ( See attached flyer from a previous year - Scuba Diving 2017 V7MF). Assessm ent is mostly observational and is quite straight forward.  Registration and final payment are though Central Tafe.\n\nFor a bit of info on diving the Abrolhos: https://www.godiving.com.au/abrolhos-islands-diving-abrolhos -islands-western-australia-islands/   Also check out Michael's video\, pl us the trip reports from 2018 and 2017\n\nFurther info:\n\n Units complet ed onboard which go towards completion of a Cert II in Aquaculture.\n 3-4 dives on day 1 and day 2\, and then 2 on day 3\, before heading back to s hore (so 8 - 10 dives in total).\n Berths are bunk beds below decks\, tak e 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 ves sel with own tender\n Air compressor and tanks (yoke) on the boat\, BYO n itrox if required\n Most sites okay for Open Water divers\, but Advanced is highly recommended to get the most out of the trip\n Shower and toilet on board\n Lounge area\, TV\, books and kitchen upstairs\n May be possi ble to snorkel/dive at Batavia wreck site depending on conditions\n Pleas e note this is not a "party" trip and you are asked to be respectful of yo ur peers\, the crew and the vessel. \n Departure time will be 0700hrs on the wharf  by 77 Connell Road\, West End\, WA 6530\n\nThere will be a wa itlist ticket once the course fills up\n\n \;\n\nTo book onto this cou rse you must be logged into the website and be a current financial member of the club. If you are having any issues viewing this please contact us e ither through the Facebook page\, the contact us page on this website or e mail uwauc.committee@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:20240705T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR