Dive shop with training and trips

New and certified divers, local dive clubs, visiting divers and tourists, and the occasional school or corporate group.

Course fees, trip and charter bookings, air and nitrox fills, gear sales, rentals and servicing.

• Dive instructor qualification or a qualified instructor on your team
• Retail and stock management
• Customer service and safety culture

• Public liability, professional indemnity, product and property insurance, plus workers compensation once you hire staff
• Check your state's work health and safety rules for dive training, compressors and cylinder filling or testing
• Check council zoning and fit-out approvals for retail premises and any pool or wet-area use
• If you operate your own boat, check commercial vessel and skipper requirements with AMSA or your state authority
• Stock, rent and staff costs are fixed, while demand is seasonal and weather-dependent
• Register for GST once turnover reaches the threshold

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $40,000 to $150,000, depending on premises, stock, equipment and fit-out. Stock, rent and staff costs are fixed, while demand is seasonal and weather-dependent, so plan your cash flow.

Check your state's work health and safety rules for dive training, compressors and cylinder filling or testing, plus council zoning and fit-out approvals. If you run a boat, check commercial vessel and skipper requirements with AMSA or your state authority.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue is typically around $15,000 to $60,000, depending on courses, trips, gear sales and servicing. The estimates assume at least about 40 hours a week. Check when to register for GST.