Wreck Diving the HMAS Swan with Swan Dive

Join us for a double dive on the HMAS Swan Wreck - The best wreck dive in Western Australia!

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About

The HMAS Swan (DE 50) Wreck is one of the largest and most accessible dive wrecks in the Southern Hemisphere! After serving the Royal Australian Navy for two decades, the 113 metre decommissioned naval destroyer was scuttled off the coast of Dunsborough in 1997. It now rests on the ocean floor, transformed into one of Australia’s most popular dive wreck sites an teeming with life.

Sitting in 32 metres of water at the deepest point, the HMAS Swan reaches up 24m from the sea floor, with the crows nest sitting in 8m of turquoise water. This means there is ample exploring to be done at all levels, suitable for open water divers through to technical divers. Being sunk purposely as a dive wreck, it is truly a spectacular dive, with many large hull cut-outs allowing you to explore inside and out!

Beyond the wreck itself, there is a diverse range of marine life to be seen. From large grouper and batfish outside to schools of bullseye fish and Western Blue Devils inside the ships rooms.

Schedule

• Check in - You will find our friendly staff waiting to greet you , just to the left of the Quindalup Boat Ramp
• Collect any pre arranged hire equipment
• Set up and load your equipment onto our purpose built vessel and get changed into your wetsuit, ready to depart!
• Dive #1
• Surface interval - Enjoy provided snacks while you plan your next dive
• Dive #2
• Return to Quindalup Boat Ramp

Note - Freedivers and Technical Divers – Qualified freedivers and technical divers are welcome to join us on this tour, utilising the time the boat is moored as they please, provided them and their dive buddy have the appropriate qualifications and equipment.

Inclusions

• Boat trip to and from dive site
• Double Dive
• Qualified and experienced crew
• Comprehensive dive site brief
• Snacks between dives
• One air cylinder

Requirements

• Divers must be certified Open Water or higher to participate in this dive.
• Junior Open Water certified divers must be accompanied by a certified parent or guardian.
• Divers must have dived within the previous 6 months.
• DSMB and reel is required to be carried by each diver and a torch is highly recommended.
• We ask all divers to arrive promptly at the tour start time to allow our boat to depart on schedule.

What to Bring

• Your diving certification card
• All dive equipment (excluding dive bags and tubs) unless you have reserved hire equipment with your booking.
• Hat and water bottle

Optional Extras

• Dive equipment hire
• Dive Guide
• Torch hire
• Nitrox Tanks / Fills
• Nitrox Specialty Course Upgrade

Important

• Hire Equipment Please ensure all the equipment you require has been included in your booking prior to arriving. We ask you to select your sizing carefully as only the requested items will be transported to the departure location. Additional items will not be available to hire on the day.

• Unguided diving Please note, these are unguided dives. We ask divers to have an honest assessment of their ability and to dive within their limits. What this means is if you are inexperienced or uncomfortable with aspects of diving such as; the hazards associated with wreck diving, understanding your computer and No Decompression Limits or controlling your buoyancy without a sea floor directly beneath you, you may consider upgrading to a guided dive, where our qualified and experienced team can assist in making sure you have a fun and safe dive. This also means if you are an Open Water certified diver, you ensure you do not exceed 18m. The sea floor at the HMAS Swan is 32m deep, with the main deck at 18m and the crows nest at 8m – So it’s still well worth it! There is plenty to see at all depths and the visibility is often 15-20m so its highly likely you will be able to see the entire wreck.

• Flying solo? We welcome individual divers with open arms - many others are here on their own too! The crew will make sure everyone has a dive buddy before they enter the water and every effort will be made to buddy people up with someone of a similar experience level, however, please note this may not always be possible. If you are concerned about being buddied up with someone you don’t know, you are able to add a dive guide when making your booking and one of our experienced dive masters will buddy up and guide your dive. The only exception to this is for freedivers or technical divers, who need to book with their dive buddy for safety reasons.

Our promise to you

• A memorable day of diving you'll talk about for years to come!
• Friendly and experienced crew
• New, high quality hire equipment
• Small intimate groups