Tobermory Certification Weekend 2026

June 12 to 14, 2026

This is a scuba certification weekend for Training Members of the “Learn to Scuba” course, referred to Blue North for NAUI certification. All your dives will be through Blue North Scuba Club with your own NAUI instructors, at Canada’s first National Marine Park, Fathom Five, “The Freshwater Diving and Shipwreck Capital of Canada”. Clear water, more than 20 historic shipwrecks, submerged geological formations, cliffs, caves and overhangs offer a variety of underwater experiences.
Certification Information Flyer 2026

What is Blue North Scuba Club?

Blue North is the “preferred dive operator for HHUC.” Blue North Scuba Club was created specifically to provide a variety of open water diving experiences in Ontario, beyond the 100 km HHUC travel restriction, for our members and university divers and alumni who join Blue North. Your own course instructors will be leading the Open Water Training in Tobermory as qualified NAUI Instructors of Blue North Scuba Club to enable you to complete your NAUI Scuba Diver certification. The two separate clubs work in tandem to provide pool and open water scuba opportunities.

Membership in Blue North Scuba Club for 2026 is part of your scuba certification package providing additional scuba diving and training opportunities throughout the summer.

NAUI Scuba Certification

Your Blue North NAUI Instructors, Martin and Courtney, will fill you in on the skills and activities leading up to your certification. Tobermory is a unique location for certification dives with great visibility and interesting limestone ledges to explore on your Saturday shore dives at Lighthouse Point. Then on Sunday, you have the good fortune to experience scuba diving from a charter dive boat on some interesting shipwrecks in the area, suitable in depth to your level of experience. You’ll have a chance to practice both shore diving and boat diving entries and exits, buoyancy control and buddy awareness under the watchful eye of your knowledgeable instructors and assistants.

Register before March 30, 2026

Checklist of Things To Do before March 30, 2026

• Registration: Fill in the Certification Profile Form before March 30, 2026.
• Deposit Payment: Training members, please pay the deposit of $250 by eTransfer to bluenorthscuba@gmail.com before March 30, 2026. Note: The final payment will be due May 1, 2026.
• Fathom Five Tag: Fill in the Fathom Five Diver Registration form which will be provided to you later.
• OUC Release:
  • Winter 2026 Training Members will probably have signed the OUC Release already.
  • Last Fall 2025 Training Members must sign the annual OUC Release again for 2026 if you have not done so already.
    • Important Note: Contact us if you do not know your new 2026 OUC number.
    • Be sure to select two clubs: Blue North Scuba Club and HHUC.
    • Use your full legal name in both name fields. Copy your name from the first name field, then paste it into the next name field — The two name fields must match exactly for your OUC Release to be valid — Otherwise you will have to fill it in again,
    • Go to: OUC Release Agreement – Sign the OUC Release before March 30, 2026.
• Equipment: Arrange for your scuba equipment, except tanks. (Note: Tanks are provided in Tobermory.) Your instructors will provide a checklist of scuba gear to bring, suitable for your certification dives.
• Accommodation: For two nights (Friday and Saturday). You can arrange shared accommodation to reduce the cost, e.g., double occupancy in a motel room.
• Accommodation options: Your instructors may provide a recommendation for accommodation. There are many hotels, lodges, cottages and campgrounds available in the area. Search the internet to find the one that best suits you. Here is a small list of some options that we have used in the past.
• Transportation: Your Instructors will set up a WhatsApp group to assist you with carpooling and finding a roommate. If you are driving, please offer a ride to your fellow divers.

Included in your Certification Fees:

• Tank Rentals,
• Air fills,
• Delivery of tanks to the Lighthouse parking lot on Saturday
• Fathom Five Park Dive Tag (required for all scuba divers by the national park),
• Picnic lunch on both days,
• Charter dive boat on Sunday,
• NAUI Certification Card,
• NAUI Instructors, qualified in-water assistants, and various on-shore support staff for the weekend,
• Diving Membership in Blue North Scuba Club for the rest of 2026, which includes easy shore dives, boat dives, continued education, and additional training opportunities geared to newly certified divers.

Costs that you are responsible for:

• Accommodation – accommodation of your choosing in the area.
• Parking – You must pay for parking at designated parking areas in town and at Lighthouse Point. Often, people drop off their scuba gear, then take the car to a free parking or lower cost parking area, and walk back.
• Dinner – Saturday night with the group at a local restaurant.
• Equipment rental or purchase – BCD, Regulator, full wetsuit and weights – Your Instructor will provide you with a complete equipment list.
• Transportation – Transportation to Tobermory for the weekend. (Your Instructors will set up a WhatsApp group to assist you with carpooling arrangements.) If you are driving, please offer a ride to your fellow divers.
• Note: You do not have to bring tanks. Tanks and air fills will be provided.

Certification Weekend Dates and Times: June 12-14, 2024. Your instructors will provide info on exact times and locations to meet. On Sunday, the dive shop asks that you arrive at the dock 30-60 minutes prior to the boat departure for briefing and loading gear. Boats leave on time! Don’t be left behind.

Blue North Instructors and Divemasters:

• Martin Bonert
• Courtney Gibson
• Steve Meggeson

Description:

• Dives: Your diving includes four certification dives for Training Members including shore dives, boat dives and shipwrecks.
• Here’s a description of some of the possible dive sites and wrecks suitable for open water certification diving.
• Lunch: Your training staff will provide a picnic lunch for you on both days as part of your certification package (e.g., bagels, cream cheese, cold cuts, cheese, salad, fruit). If you have dietary restrictions and this is not suitable to you, please feel comfortable to bring what you know you can eat.
• Dinner on Saturday evening: Everyone is invited to a group dinner together at a local restaurant on Saturday. Everyone pays for their own dinner.
• Read the Trip Report from last year and view the photos from last year’s certification weekend to get an idea of what to expect this year!

Location: Little Tub Harbour, Tobermory, ON.

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Dive Shop:
Dive Life Tobermory (formerly Divers Den)
3 Bay Street, Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0
(705) 351-2309 – call or text
https://www.divetobermory.ca/
info@DiveTobermory.ca

Directions to Tobermory:
Up Hwy 6 from Wiarton. Use a maps app on your phone such as Google Maps and search the address of your accommodation or the dive shop.

Air Fills:
Air fills after the Saturday dive will be taken care of for us by the dive shop located in Tobermory.

Tourist Sites of Interest to Divers:

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Club Policies
Blue North club policies.