Enroll and pay the MCCD tuition and registration fees prior
to departure.
Pay room deposit to Whitsunday Apartments prior to departure
and pay balance upon arrival.
Pay TAFE Program Fee prior to departure.
Pay live-aboard boat charter deposit prior to departure and
pay balance in Australia before boarding.
Attend orientation sessions at PC and purchase supplies prior
to departure.
Update Passport prior to departure.
Update SCUBA Certification (SCUBA divers only) and pass a medical
checkup prior to departure if necessary.
Pass a medical checkup prior to departure if necessary.
Purchase the specified Dan Insurance policy and pay the fees
directly to DAN prior to departure.
Arrange and pay for air travel prior to departure.
Pack appropriately prior to departure.
Endure the long journey by airplane and the consequent "jet
lag" .
Get to Proserpine Airport to meet the TAFE bus or the Whitsunday
Apartments on June 13, 2004.
Walk to nearby shops for groceries and personal supplies while
in Australia.
Be in good physical condition to easily accommodate daily outdoor
hiking, swimming, skin and/or scuba diving.
Be an active participant in class activities.
Be self motivated and disciplined to follow required daily schedule
of classroom instruction, group projects and field trips.
Be willing, able and dependable in your interactions with other
class participants.
Act as a team player.
Be responsible for maintaining your part in the group association.
Be willing, able and dependable as a dive buddy. Diving is an
interdependent activity.
Be open, honest and realistic with yourself and others about
your diving experience, skill levels, and comfort zone in the
water.
Be willing and able to respond to the advice of the group leaders
and dive professionals.
Be willing to accept decisions made to protect your safety and
your well being.
Be flexible. Understand that our itinerary can be disrupted
due to any number of unforeseeable event.
Be self sufficient in spending any unsupervised free time in
a responsible manner.
Be respectful of Australian culture and abide by all Australian
laws.
Be open and enthusiastic to meeting new people of various cultural
and ethnic backgrounds.
Get home from Proserpine Airport.
Attend a post-trip meeting.
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