2. What to Bring
• Sports uniform and closed in shoes
• Swimmers
• Thongs
• Change of clothes
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Water bottle
• Packed lunch
• Snorkel gear and stinger suit provided
Wear this to
school
Make sure these will be
comfortable enough to wear
under your stinger suit
3. Schedule
8:45am – meet outside A01
9:00am – catch bus to ferry terminal
9:30am – ferry over to Magnetic Island
9:55am – arrive at Magnetic Island
10:05am – catch bus to Arcadia (walk over to Alma Bay)
10:20am – debrief
10:30am – snorkel
12:30pm – lunch and get changed
1:25pm – catch bus to ferry terminal
1:35pm – ferry back to Townsville
2:05pm – arrive at Townsville
2:10pm – catch bus back to school
2:20pm – arrive at school and go to D02
4. Details
• Wear sports uniform and closed in shoes to school (you can
wear thongs when we are at Alma Bay)
• You will be given an excursion booklet that you’ll need to
complete by the end of the day
• I am marking your snorkelling performance throughout the day
as well as what you write in your booklet
• Don’t forget to notice your surroundings and remember that
you’ll need to adjust your risk assessment based on this
excursion – have a think about this throughout the day
5. Safety
• If you cannot follow instructions you will not be snorkelling
• Before we snorkel, I will tell you an area where you’re able to
snorkel – DO NOT go past this unless I say you can
• When we are in a group, you’ll stick with your buddy but also
follow me
• Be aware – it’s easy to get distracted and excited which is fine,
but make sure you’re checking around you and looking up from
time to time to make sure you’re still close by me and in the
right area
• I have swimming noodles that you can all use (recommended)
6. Buddy
Decide who you’d like to be your
buddy and I will write these down –
you need to make sure you are
snorkelling with this person
throughout the day and checking on
them
8. Communicating with your Buddy
Click on the link below to watch a video about hand signals you can use in the
water to communicate with your buddy without having to come up above the
water to talk
Common Scuba Diving Hand Signals - YouTube
