I'm keen to dive the HMAS Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast. The local dive shops' websites say that dives are limited to 50 minutes. That seems rather short for a big boat. I'm tec / advanced wreck trained.. and would prefer to do one long dive than 2 short ones... Any ideas if this is feasible? Thanks
Question Tech diving on HMAS Brisbane?
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Hey,
I've dived the Brisbane a lot. The 50 minute time is set by the government not the shops. There was a spate of deaths and accidents in QLD which made the government put some strict rules in place.
If you're looking for a shop I drive with Scuba World and they're top notch. The owner does a fair bit of tech diving and a great bloke.
Let me know if you have any questions
I've dived the Brisbane a lot. The 50 minute time is set by the government not the shops. There was a spate of deaths and accidents in QLD which made the government put some strict rules in place.
If you're looking for a shop I drive with Scuba World and they're top notch. The owner does a fair bit of tech diving and a great bloke.
Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks
50 minute dives... very short! Do you have to dive it as guided dives or can you do your own thing (within 50 minutes...) I take it from your comment it is still worth doing, even with the short dive times 
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Hi @NathanTheZoologist
What is your average depth for your dives on the HMAS Brisbane? The 50 minute limit is dive time, not bottom time, correct? Looks like a very nice dive, a lot to see
Yeah 50 minutes back on the boat.
The Brisbane sits in about 28m of water so sometimes we're getting right up against deco limits.
You don't have to be guided but if you've never been they can show you some cool stuff. Guided groups are split by experience so you probably won't be stuck with someone who has 8 dives.Thanks
The wreck is in 28m of water so even with nitrox you can get close to deco limits without even trying.
It is totally worth doing though. I still don't get sick of diving the Brisbane and I've probably been 50 - 60 times
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