Diving and Snorkelling Downloads

The files that matter to divers and snorkellers are available here

Scuba Diving Downloads

The Scuba Doctor is slowly building a collection of important diving and snorkelling related files for download here. If you have something, or are looking for something, you think should be available here, then please contact us via an email to diveshop@scubadoctor.com.au.

Victoria's Dive Site GPS Marks

Scuba Doctor Dive Map GPS Marks (KML file | 425.8 KB | 23-May-2022)
Victorian Marine Protected Areas Piers and Jetties April 2013 (KML file | 609.43 KB)
Port Phillip Shellfish Reef Map (KML file | 10.39 KB)
Margarets Shellfish Reef Map (KML file | 2.28 KB)
Wilson Spit Shellfish Reef Map (KML file | 3.45 KB)
Victorian Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) Boundaries Map (KMZ file | 2.45 MB)
— July 2021
Place Names on the Coast of Victoria by Eric Bird (Adobe PDF | 156.9 KB)
— 12 October 2006

Port Phillip — The Heads

Port of Melbourne Port Phillip Entrance Hydrographic Survey (Adobe PDF | 1.78 MB)
Port of Melbourne Rip Map (Adobe PDF | 96.43 KB) — Oblique seabed image of The Heads produced by hydrographic surveys.
Port of Melbourne Entrance Dive Sites (Adobe PDF | 328.34 KB)
Port Phillip Bay Heads Dive Sites Chart (Adobe PDF | 566.5 KB)
Port Phillip Bay Entrance Map (Adobe PDF | 864.52 KB)
Rip Bank Map (Adobe PDF | 296.7 KB)
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 1.23 MB)
Divers Guide - Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 7.72 MB)
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park Identification Booklet (Adobe PDF | 16.34 MB)
Steer Clear - Important safety messages for fishers in the Rip (Adobe PDF | 2.49 MB)
Port Phillip Recreational Boating Guide (Adobe PDF | 10.32 MB) — 7th edition, June 2019
Port Phillip Bay Recreational Fishing Reefs (Adobe PDF | 1.15 MB) — May 2009

Western Port

Western Port Recreational Boating Guide (Adobe PDF | 5.65 MB) — 5th edition, June 2011
Port of Hastings Harbour Master�s Directions (Adobe PDF | 1.73 MB) — August 2019

ex HMAS Canberra Dive Site

ex HMAS Canberra Dive Site Map (Adobe PDF | 1.48 MB)
ex HMAS Canberra Scuttling Survey (Adobe PDF | 4.8 MB)
ex HMAS Canberra Dive Site Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 301.95 KB)
ex HMAS Canberra Dive Site Moorings Diagram (Adobe PDF | 589.26 KB)

Melbourne & Victoria Dive Site Information Sheets

Heritage Victoria: Jetties and Piers (Adobe PDF | 25.8 MB)
— January 2008
Blairgowrie Jetty Diver Safety Information (Adobe PDF | 144.45 KB)
Blairgowrie Pier Dive Zones (Adobe PDF | 394.82 KB)
Blairgowrie Map by Brendon Edwards (Adobe PDF | 389.11 KB)
SS Blackbird dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 584.24 KB)
SS Casino dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 165.9 KB)
Clarence dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 225.49 KB)
SS Coogee dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 276.15 KB)
Edinburgh Castle dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 327.59 KB)
Eliza Ramsden dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 336.81 KB)
Empress of the Sea dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 621.06 KB)
Falls of Halladale dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 506.84 KB)
George Roper dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 624.31 KB)
Holyhead dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 669.91 KB)
How To Assess Visibility Before Heading To Snorkel Sites In Port Phillip / Western Port (Adobe PDF | 956.25 KB)
— by Simon Mustoe, 20 January 2022
How do Bay Water Quality Reports Work (Adobe PDF | 726.45 KB)
— by Simon Mustoe, 4 February 2022
Hurricane dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 538.67 KB)
J4 Submarine dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 564.76 KB)
Joanna dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 596.47 KB)
La Bella dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 1.34 MB)
Loch Ard dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 705.9 KB)
Mountain Maid dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 502.39 KB)
Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary Map (Adobe PDF | 159.25 KB)
Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (Adobe PDF | 1.16 MB)
Port of Melbourne Popes Eye Re-located Heritage Anchors Bathymetric Survey (Adobe PDF | 4.78 MB)
Schomberg dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 604.27 KB)
Shipwrecks of Apollo Bay and Surrounds (Adobe PDF | 1.52 MB) — June 2016
Snorkelling Bayside: An Introduction to Snorkelling in the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary and Nearby Waters (Adobe PDF | 1.58 MB)
Victoria Tower dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 542.03 KB)
SS Wauchope dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 489.14 KB)
William Salthouse dive information sheet (Adobe PDF | 598.18 KB)

Marine Life Identification

Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary Identification Booklet Third Edition (Adobe PDF | 4.42 MB)
Field Guide: Some Intertidal Shrimps of Victoria 2017 (Adobe PDF | 19.65 MB) — Marine Research Group of Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
Living Between the Tides... An Identification Guide to Common Animals and Plants of Victoria's Rocky Shores (Adobe PDF | 443.79 KB)
— July 2003
Marine Care Ricketts Point Fish Identification Chart (Adobe PDF | 1.63 MB)
Marine Mammals of Victoria Identification Guide (Adobe PDF | 1.89 MB)
— July 2011
Parks Victoria: Marine Pests (Adobe PDF | 923.94 KB)
— A Threat to Port Phillip & Western Port Marine Protected Areas
Popes Eye Excursion Guide (Adobe PDF | 808.01 KB)
—March 2018
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park Identification Booklet (Adobe PDF | 16.34 MB)
Protected Species Identification Guide for Victoria's Commercial Fishers (Adobe PDF | 2.27 MB)
— July 2015
Victorian Redmap Species ID Sheet (Adobe PDF | 5.01 MB)
Sea Search Manual: A guide for community based monitoring of Victoria's marine national parks and marine sanctuaries (Adobe PDF | 9.5 MB)
—March 2018
The Urban Sanctuary. Algae and Marine Invertebrates of Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 3.48 MB)
Victorian National Parks Association: Great Victorian Fish Count Species List (Adobe PDF | 387.99 KB)
Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide 2021 - A Guide to Fishing Rules and Practices (Adobe PDF | 12.38 MB)
— March 2021
An underwater guide to plants and animals in South Australia (Adobe PDF | 5.12 MB)
— December 2021

Marine Park Identification

Victorian Marine Protected Areas Piers and Jetties April 2013 (KML file | 609.43 KB)
Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Coordinates (Adobe PDF | 368.76 KB)
Apollo Marine Park Map (Adobe PDF | 169.87 KB)
Beagle Marine Park Map (Adobe PDF | 452.5 KB)
East Gippsland Marine Park Map (Adobe PDF | 226.19 KB)
Hydrographic Survey of Apollo Marine Park (Adobe PDF | 6.11 MB),
— May 2020
Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary Divers Guide (Adobe PDF | 1.42 MB)
Divers Guide - Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 7.72 MB)

Parks Victoria Marine Notes, Park Notes, Visitor Guides,
Maps & Management Plans

Marine Notes: Victoria's Marine National Parks and Marine Santuraries - Snorkelling and Diving (Adobe PDF | 227.59 KB)
— November 2002
Victoria's System of Marine National Parks and Marine Santuraries - Management Strategy 2003-2010 (Adobe PDF | 3.64 MB)
— June 2003
Park Notes: Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 221.67 KB)
—December 2003
Park Notes: Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 356.52 KB)
— August 2012
Park Notes: Enjoying the Bunurong Coast (Adobe PDF | 3.85 MB)
—February 2016
Park Notes: Bass Coast Parks and Reserves (Adobe PDF | 379.69 KB)
— April 2003
Visitors Guide: Cape Conran Coastal Park (Adobe PDF | 978.76 KB)
— May 2019
Park Notes: Cape Conran Coastal Park (Adobe PDF | 749.33 KB)
— August 2012
Park Notes: Cape Howe Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 877.15 KB)
— August 2012
Park Notes: Cape Liptrap Coastal Park (Adobe PDF | 877.52 KB)
— November 2010
Park Notes: Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Parks (Adobe PDF | 791.93 KB)
— August 2012
Park Notes: Discovery Bay Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 868.45 KB)
— November 2012
Discovery Bay Marine National Park Map (Adobe PDF | 1.94 MB)
— January 2014
Park Notes: Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 764.8 KB)
— November 2012
Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary Map (Adobe PDF | 1.45 MB)
— January 2014
Park Notes: Ex-HMAS Canberra Dive Site (Adobe PDF | 933.3 KB)
— September 2014
Visitor Guide: Great Otway National Park - Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and surrounds (Adobe PDF | 3.51 MB)
— May 2018
Visitor Guide: Great Otway National Park - Apollo Bay, Cape Otway and surrounds (Adobe PDF | 2.44 MB)
— May 2018
Visitor Guide: Great Otway National Park � Lorne and surrounds (Adobe PDF | 4.47 MB)
— July 2018
Great Otway National Park - Overview for Visitor Guides (Adobe PDF | 3.23 MB)
— May 2018
Park Notes: Great Otway National Park (Adobe PDF | 3.83 MB)
— Great Otway National Park and Otway Forest Park: East Otways - Torquay to Kennett River — June 2014
Park Notes: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 266.24 KB)
— January 2004
Marine Notes: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 181.16 KB)
— November 2002
Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Map (Adobe PDF | 434.19 KB)
—March 2021
Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (Adobe PDF | 918.46 KB)
— June 2007
Park Notes: Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 2.41 MB)
— November 2012
Park Notes: Merri Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 783.82 KB)
— November 2012
Merri Marine Sanctuary Map (Adobe PDF | 2.26 MB)
— January 2014
Park Notes: Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 619.98 KB)
— January 2004
Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 628.2 KB)
— October 2019
Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (Adobe PDF | 1.16 MB)
— April 2007
Park Notes: Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 333.13 KB)
— November 2013
Park Notes: Point Addis Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 859.4 KB)
— November 2012
Point Addis Marine National Park Map (Adobe PDF | 2.11 MB)
— January 2014
Point Addis Marine National Park, Point Danger Marine Sanctuary, Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary - Management Plan (Adobe PDF | 1.43 MB)
— October 2005
Park Notes: Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 309.85 KB)
— March 2004
Park Notes: Point Danger Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 1002.58 KB)
— January 2013
Point Danger Marine Sanctuary Map (Adobe PDF | 508.74 KB)
— January 2014
Visitor Guide: Port Campbell National Park and Bay of Islands Coastal Parkk (Adobe PDF | 1.34 MB)
— February 2018
Park Notes: Point Hicks Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 349.22 KB)
— November 2013
Park Notes: Point Nepean National Park (Adobe PDF | 1.57 MB)
— April 2015
Park Notes: Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 460.64 KB)
— December 2003
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 1.55 MB)
— February 2018
Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 687.1 KB)
— March 2019
Park Notes: Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 240.76 KB)
— December 2003
Marine Notes: Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 189.92 KB)
— November 2002
Rickets Point Marine Sactuary Map (Adobe PDF | 185.65 KB)
— November 2005
Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (Adobe PDF | 4.55 MB)
— November 2005
Park Notes: Shallow Inlet Marine Coastal Park (Adobe PDF | 818.3 KB)
— August 2012
Park Notes: South Channel Fort (Adobe PDF | 474.83 KB)
— February 2016
Park Notes: Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, The Arches Marine Sanctuary (Adobe PDF | 2.67 MB)
— January 2013
Twelve Apostles Marine National Park and The Arches Marine Sanctuary Map (Adobe PDF | 2.86 MB)
— January 2014
Parks Victoria: Weedy Seadragon Learning Resource (Adobe PDF | 11.24 MB)
— September 2020
Park Notes: Weedy Seadragon (Adobe PDF | 361.67 KB)
— September 2011
Park Notes: Western Port Marine National Parks (Adobe PDF | 1.16 MB)
— December 2003
Yaringa Marine National Park, French Island Marine National Park, Churchill Island Marine National Park Mangement Plan (Adobe PDF | 4.57 MB)
— December 2007
Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 4.87 MB)
— September 2019
Park Notes: Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 3.9 MB)
— September 2015
Marine Notes: Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 569.24 KB)
— March 2003
Marine Natural Values Study Summary Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park (Adobe PDF | 1.08 MB)
— November 2012
Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park Management Plan (Adobe PDF | 1.49 MB)
— May 2006
Park Notes: Wilsons Promontory National Park Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 895.15 KB)
— December 2018
Park Notes: Wilsons Promontory National Park Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 1.86 MB)
— October 2011
Park Notes: Yarra River Visitor Guide (Adobe PDF | 262.05 KB)
— July 2000

Bikini Atoll

Operation Crossroads: The Official Pictorial Record (Adobe PDF | 10.58 MB)
USS Saratoga CV-3 Booklet of General Plans (Adobe PDF | 12.86 MB)

Dive Kit Checklists

BSAC Personal Dive Kit Checklist (Adobe PDF | 2.06 MB)
BSAC Dive Kit Checklist � Additional Kit (Adobe PDF | 2.07 MB)
BSAC Dive Kit Checklist � Spares (Adobe PDF | 2.06 MB)

Dive Boat Related

VSAG Recommended Club Dive Boat Equipment (Adobe PDF | 170.77 KB) — November 2012
Guidelines for the safe operation of member club dive boats from the Combined Diving Association (CDA) (Adobe PDF | 242.4 KB) — UK publication, October 2017
BSAC Small Boat Safety Checklist (Adobe PDF | 2.07 MB)
BSAC Voyage Planning Sheet (Adobe PDF | 55.38 KB)
Marine Safety Victoria - I've Gone Boating flyer (Adobe PDF | 212.22 KB)
Marine Safety Victoria - Vessel Pre-Trip Checklist (Adobe PDF | 156.8 KB)
Marine Safety Victoria - Skipper's Manual (Adobe PDF | 2.13 MB) — Keep a copy on your dive boat.
Marine Safety Victoria - Vessel Refuelling Safety Checklist (Adobe PDF | 152.79 KB) — Keep a copy on your dive boat.
Victorian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook (Adobe PDF | 14.08 MB) — A downloadable version of Marine Safety Victoria's Victorian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook, July 2020.
Safety Equipment, July 2012 (Adobe PDF | 1.77 MB) — Factsheet on Maritime Safety from Transport Safety Victoria.
Victorian Marine Safety Act 2010 (Adobe PDF | 979.83 KB)
Victorian Marine Safety Regulations 2012 (Adobe PDF | 1.06 MB)
Harbour Master's Directions for port waters of the Port of Melbourne (Adobe PDF | 2.74 MB) — 11th edition, May 2019
Port Information Guide for the Port of Melbourne (Adobe PDF | 7.68 MB) — 4th edition, effective from 23 March 2018
Port Phillip Recreational Boating Guide (Adobe PDF | 10.32 MB) — 7th edition, June 2019
Western Port Recreational Boating Guide (Adobe PDF | 5.65 MB) — 5th edition, June 2011
Port of Hastings Harbour Master�s Directions (Adobe PDF | 1.73 MB) — August 2019
Raydon Boat Safety and Dive Equipment (Adobe PDF | 281.3 KB) — An example information sheet. Create your own version, print and laminate it, and keep it on your dive boat.
Raydon Dive and Boat Captain Information Sheet (Adobe PDF | 197.78 KB) — An example emergency information sheet. Create your own version, print and laminate it, and keep it on your dive boat.
Raydon Boat Participation Agreement and Consumer Waiver (Adobe PDF | 15.68 KB) — Every time you have divers coming out to participate in scuba diving activities from your dive boat ask them to read, understand and consent to the terms of a Boat Participation Agreement and Consumer Waiver. Create your own version, print and laminate it. Keep it clearly displayed on your dive boat.
Raydon Boat Diving Consent Form (Adobe PDF | 155.5 KB) — Create your own version, print copies and have every diver coming out to participate in scuba diving activities from your dive boat read, understand and sign it.
Dive Management Sheet (Adobe PDF | 388.58 KB) — Use this form to record what happens on each dive from your dive boat.
Radio Safety Information (Adobe PDF | 403.94 KB) — How to make an emergency radio call. Print and laminate this and keep it on your dive boat.

Technical Diving

Decompression Dive Planner (Adobe PDF | 23.27 KB) — Worksheet used to plan technical/decompression dives.
CNS Percentage Tracking (Adobe PDF | 15.98 KB) — Table used to find the percentage CNS oxygen toxicity dose for a dive.
NASA Procedures for Cleaning of Systems and Equipment for Oxygen Service (Adobe PDF | 122.94 KB) — July 2001.
Scuba O-Ring Sizes Chart (Adobe PDF | 356.37 KB) — Chart showing scuba diving O-ring sizes.
The Safe Use of Gas Cylinders (Adobe PDF | 192.14 KB) — UK Health and Safety Executive publication on the safe use of gas cylinders. The leaflet is aimed at anyone who manufactures, owns, fills, repairs or uses gas cylinders at work. Discusses foreign legislation, but still relevant here in Australia.

Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Guidelines

WorkSafe Victoria: Recreational scuba diving and snorkelling (Adobe PDF | 1.05 MB)
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland: Recreational Diving, Recreational Technical Diving and Snorkelling Code of Practice 2018 (Adobe PDF | 620.77 KB) — Revised June 2020
BSAC Safe Diving - Your guide to the safe practice of sports diving (Adobe PDF | 428.91 KB)
BSAC diver and snorkeller guidelines to protect our seas (Adobe PDF | 388.98 KB)

General Diving Information

SDFV Codes of Practice 2005 (Adobe PDF | 62.35 KB) — Scuba Divers Federation of Victoria general operating guidelines for recreational scuba diving and related activities.
U.S. Navy Diving Manual - Revision 7 (Adobe PDF | 13.59 MB) — The U.S. Navy Diving Manual is a very complete reference on diving based on the extensive research and experience of the U.S. Navy. The manual contains major sections covering rebreathers, no-decompression diving, open-circuit SCUBA, surface-supplied diving, the diving environment, Navy dive procedures, physics, physiology and recompression chamber operation. The U.S. Navy Diving Manual underwent some significant updates with the sixth revision issued in April 2008. One major change is their decompression procedures and the introduction of a revised decompression algorithm and table. Although much of the information is interesting, it may have limited application to your recreational diving. Still, recreational diving has some of its roots in the almost 1000 pages of this document. Best of all, it's available at no charge because it was developed with US taxpayer funds. The file is large, 14 MB, so best to right click on the link and "Save..." it to your hard drive rather than open it in the browser.
NOAA Diving Standards and Safety Manual - April 2017 (Adobe PDF | 20.59 MB) — This document represents the minimum safety standards for diving under the auspices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as of the approval date of this manual.

UK Nautical Archaeology Society

The NAS has developed a series of recording forms that may help with marine archaeology projects that you are undertaking. These forms can be printed on waterproof paper and mounted on survey boards for use underwater. Completed record forms should kept as part of your project archive.

NAS: Archaeological Dive Recording Form (Adobe PDF | 254.75 KB) — Recording an Archaeological Dive - Dive Log
NAS: Archaeological Sketch / Notes (Adobe PDF | 225.64 KB) — Landscape Sketch form
NAS: Direct Survey Method Sheet (Adobe PDF | 562.76 KB) — Direct Measurement / Depths
NAS: Cannon Recording (Adobe PDF | 249.99 KB) — Recording Cannon
NAS: Hulk Recording (Adobe PDF | 270.22 KB) — Recording Hulks
NAS: Timber Recording (Adobe PDF | 268.79 KB) — Recording Timbers
NAS: Digital Photographic Recording Form (Adobe PDF | 240.16 KB) — Recording Photographs
NAS: Video Recording Form (Adobe PDF | 230.41 KB) — Recording Video
3H Consulting: Starting a Shipwreck Recording Project (Adobe PDF | 230.05 KB)
3H Consulting: Marine Magnetometer Processing (Adobe PDF | 2.79 MB)

COVID-19 and Diving

UK HSE: Cleaning of diving equipment (Adobe PDF | 34.92 KB) — Diving Information Sheet No 12 (rev1) — January 2018
DAN Dive Operations and COVID-19: PREPPING FOR RETURN (Adobe PDF | 5.34 MB | 08-Mar-2021) — June 2020

Dive Shop Downloads

Recreational Diving and Snorkelling Occupational Health and Safety Manual and Safety Management System (Adobe PDF | 443.79 KB) Version 2 29/01/2008

Tides

Victorian Tide Times for 2022
The tide times can also be referred to as "tide tables, tides, tide predictions or tide charts". The tide predictions in these files represent the times and height of high and low waters.