Welcome to FNQ Dive

FNQ Dive has been situated in Cairns for the past ten years and works alongside both Down Under Dive and the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Scuba College.

Cairns is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and with courses at all levels starting almost daily, is the ideal training ground for any person who wishes to become a dive professional.

FNQ Dive’s only business is training dive industry professionals and the following points make us the best choice for many:

And about the trainers

FNQ DIve Team: Keith Cardwell & Kim Cardwell

Keith Cardwell

Keith Cardwell has been in the Dive Industry for more than 28 years, has trained more than 1000 Instructors, established several 5* Instructor Development Centres and lived and worked as a Course Director in Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Maldives, and the U.S.A.

As well as other related qualifications, he also holds a Masters Degree in Education with a major in Lifelong Learning. Very few Course Directors in the world have a greater combination of experience and training, and this offers an ideal background for advising you on career potentials within the recreational diving industry.

Kim Cardwell

Kim is a PADI Course Director who has won many accolades from her peers and students including an "Outstanding Contribution to Continuing Education" awarded by PADI in the year 2000. She is also a Personal Fitness Trainer and First Aid Instructor Trainer.