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Equipment Hire

DIVING EQUIPMENT RENTAL

Divers over coral

The rental of gear hire is available on all Taka Trips. Gear hire is requested and paid for at the time of checkin. All gear fitting is done onboard the vessel on the first evening at the same time as your certification details are checked. We use only high quality BCD’s, Regulators and Dive Computers.

Full Gear Hire Package Includes

  • Mask
  • Fins
  • Snorkel
  • 5mm Shortie Wetsuit - long arm, short leg
  • Regulator (Aqualung)
  • BCD (SeaQuest)
  • Dive Computer (Suunto Gecko)
  • Tanks, Weights, Torches, Cylume sticks and safety kits are all included in the tour cost.

Our tanks are compatible with both DIN and Yoke equipment.

Click here for gear hire prices

 

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are bringing your own gear, Queensland regulations require all divers are to dive with an alternate air source. Eg. 2nd Octopus


PHOTO/VIDEO SERVICES

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital cameras and video cameras are hired from ScubaPix.
Please click here to contact ScubaPix directly.

ScubaPix LogoThe ScubaPix Photo/Video Pro offers a range of services on board Taka:

  • Underwater digital camera hire
  • Souvenir DVD filmed during the dive trip
  • CD of over 150 digital photos taken on each trip
  • Underwater photography courses
  • Memory card download & CD burning service

DIGITAL CAMERA HIRE

Digital Camera Packages are available for hire from as little as A$150. These are available on a 'per trip' basis. The cameras can be hired onboard, or pre-booked (direct with ScubaPix) to guarantee your camera will be waiting for you.

There are more advanced systems available at a slightly higher cost (Please contact info@scubapix.com for your needs). Assistance is available from the ScubaPix Photo Pro for divers with their own digital cameras.  The Photo Pro can download your memory card and burn your photos onto CD (A$15 per CD).

VIDEO

potato cod on reefDVD 

All of the underwater action is filmed at the Cod Hole (both trips), Osprey Reef (5-day trip only) and the Ribbon Reefs to create a video of your dive trip (approx. 55 min.). The day’s video footage is shown each evening on Taka’s large plasma screens.  This video is for sale at the end of each trip.

DVD (DVD-R format): A$125 (available in PAL or NTSC) 

PHOTO CD

The Photo/Video Pro uses a housed digital camera to photograph the reef, marine life and divers throughout the dive trip.  Over 150 photos are put onto the CD, which is available for purchase at the end of the tour

Photo CD: A$75