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Scuba diving underwater torches and dive lights can be vital, especially when deep diving or cave diving. As you get further below the water's surface your surroundings become dark due to the depth you are at. A diving torch allows you to see exactly what lies ahead of you when your eyes fail to do so. Crucial in certain dive situations such as diving expeditions without natural light, a dive torch could be the only source to allow you to see your surroundings and help avoid any unwanted accidents when in unfamiliar territories.

Dive lights also come in handy when you need to check your compass or another un-illuminated piece of important equipment. Scuba diving torches can also be used to communicate between buddies and get there attention while exploring the ocean's depths.

We strongly recommend you take a dive light along with you on every dive you undertake. Even if it is just a tropical daytime dive, most experienced divers will have a small pocket torch which allows them to shine it either in a nook or overhang at certain fishes bringing their colours alive!

Some divers prefer a rechargeable torch. Although they are slightly more expensive than the conventional battery torch they do not require new batteries after a couple of dives, so can be more economical in the long run. Some rechargeable dive lights such as the Light and Motion range can be charged without opening the torch eliminating all risk of flooding.

At The Scuba Doctor dive shop we hold a large selection of dive torches and dive light accessories to assist you when diving, from well-known dive brands including: Atorch, Dive Perfect, i-Torch, Finnsub, Intova, Light and Motion, Light Monkey, OrcaTorch, Tektite, Tovatech and Underwater Kinetics.

How do you figure it all out? Give us a call or an email if you have any questions on lighting. We'll be happy to help you sort it out.

Tech Tip:
Rechargeable Battery Chemistry for Dive Lights
— Nickle Metal Hydride vs Lithium Ion

  • NiMH Chemistry — Nickle Metal Hydride is a proven rechargeable battery technology widely used in dive lights for years that offers the advantage of lower cost, and most importantly no transport restrictions. The NiMH battery charge must be 'topped up' every 3 to 6 months if idle for extended periods or the battery can self discharge such that it will no longer charge to full capacity.
  • Li-ion Chemistry — Lithium-ion is an emerging rechargeable battery technology that offers the advantage of longer burn times and almost zero self discharge, but there are safety concerns with Li-ion chemistry batteries. The transport of Li-ion batteries is sometimes a logistics hassle, especially with near universal restrictions on passenger aircraft.

If you need to travel with your dive light by passenger aircraft we recommend choosing NiMH battery chemistry. Their burn time is more than enough for most diving, they cost less and you don't have to worry about your dive light starting a fire.



Melbourne Bommie Dives

Melbourne Bommie Dives by The Scuba Doctor

Bommie is an Australian term for an outcrop of coral reef or rock formation, often resembling a column, that is higher than the surrounding platform of reef or rock and which may be partially exposed at low tide.

Melbourne is fortunate enough to have some magnificent Bommie dive sites both inside and outside Port Phillip, not far from the heads.

Safety Tip: We recommend you read our Boat Diving Safety and Using a Dive Float and Flag pages and use the described Cray/Drift Buoy Line Diver Freedom System when bommie diving from a private boat.

Brads Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Reef Dive Site Spearfishing Site
Latitude: 38° 23.612′ S   (38.393541° S / 38° 23′ 36.75″ S)
Longitude: 141° 38.778′ E   (141.646299° E / 141° 38′ 46.68″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2022-05-20 06:22:40 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-24 05:36:34 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: The Passage Reef Shallow, 836 m, bearing 124°, SE
Point Danger, Portland, Discovery Coast.
Depth: 5 to 15 m.
See the Brads Bommie dive site page

Brown Head Pinnacle

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Advanced Open Water Rated Marine Park - No Fishing Reef Dive Site Slack Water Wilsons Promontory
Latitude: 39° 2.579′ S   (39.042979° S / 39° 2′ 34.72″ S)
Longitude: 146° 28.693′ E   (146.478218° E / 146° 28′ 41.58″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2022-04-22 12:39:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-22 12:50:13 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Larkin Cove, 508 m, bearing 232°, SW
Wilsons Promontory Marine Reserve.
Depth: 8 to 35 m.
See the Brown Head Pinnacle dive site page

Castle Rock

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Outside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site
Latitude: 38° 17.887′ S   (38.298117° S / 38° 17′ 53.22″ S)
Longitude: 144° 35.863′ E   (144.597717° E / 144° 35′ 51.78″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-07 15:32:54 GMT
Source: GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: Deep Pinnacles, 250 m, bearing 287°, WNW
Depth: 12 to 20 m.
Dive only on: Ebb.
See the Castle Rock dive site page

Christmas Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Advanced Open Water Rated Inside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site Slack Water
Latitude: 38° 17.256′ S   (38.2876° S / 38° 17′ 15.36″ S)
Longitude: 144° 38.570′ E   (144.642833° E / 144° 38′ 34.2″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-25 08:04:49 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: The Cathedral, 298 m, bearing 179°, S
Depth: 7 to 15 m.
See the Christmas Bommie dive site page

Corsair Rock

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Advanced Open Water Rated Crayfish Dive Site Outside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site Slack Water
Latitude: 38° 18.017′ S   (38.300283° S / 38° 18′ 1.02″ S)
Longitude: 144° 38.481′ E   (144.64135° E / 144° 38′ 28.86″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-07 15:46:08 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: Campbell, 122 m, bearing 284°, WNW
Depth: 3 to 30 m.
Dive only on: SWE.
See the Corsair Rock dive site page

Easter Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Advanced Open Water Rated Crayfish Dive Site Inside Port Phillip Slack Water Subject to Shipping
Latitude: 38° 17.017′ S   (38.283617° S / 38° 17′ 1.02″ S)
Longitude: 144° 38.611′ E   (144.643517° E / 144° 38′ 36.66″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-27 08:03:52 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: Jims Hole, 49 m, bearing 168°, SSE
Depth: 16 to 27 m.
Dive only on: SWF, SWE.
See the Easter Bommie dive site page

Knawesome Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Advanced Open Water Rated Crayfish Dive Site Inside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site Slack Water Subject to Shipping
Latitude: 38° 17.152′ S   (38.285867° S / 38° 17′ 9.12″ S)
Longitude: 144° 39.374′ E   (144.656233° E / 144° 39′ 22.44″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 12:49:05 GMT
Source: Allie Beckhurst GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: Awesome Reef, 101 m, bearing 17°, NNE
Depth: 12 to 40 m.
Dive only on: SWF, SWE.
See the Knawesome Bommie dive site page

Lonsdale Bommies

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Outside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site
Latitude: 38° 17.983′ S   (38.299717° S / 38° 17′ 58.98″ S)
Longitude: 144° 36.730′ E   (144.612167° E / 144° 36′ 43.8″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 10:19:48 GMT
Source: GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: Twin Bommies, 142 m, bearing 283°, WNW
Depth: 12 to 18 m.
Dive only on: Ebb.
See the Lonsdale Bommies dive site page

Lonsdale Rock

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Marine Park - No Fishing Outside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site Slack Water Subject to Shipping
Latitude: 38° 17.960′ S   (38.29933° S / 38° 17′ 57.59″ S)
Longitude: 144° 37.420′ E   (144.62366° E / 144° 37′ 25.18″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 11:10:13 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: 16lb Reef, 573 m, bearing 8°, N
Depth: 6 to 15 m.
See the Lonsdale Rock dive site page

McKechnie Craig Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Abalone Dive Site Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Reef Dive Site Spearfishing Site
Latitude: 38° 23.322′ S   (38.388699° S / 38° 23′ 19.32″ S)
Longitude: 142° 8.206′ E   (142.136766° E / 142° 8′ 12.36″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2021-07-24 15:32:48 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-19 22:47:53 GMT
Source: GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: Boulder Point Reef, 400 m, bearing 202°, SSW
Discovery Coast.
Depth: 8 to 20 m.
See the McKechnie Craig Bommie dive site page

Nelson Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Abalone Dive Site Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Reef Dive Site Spearfishing Site
Latitude: 38° 3.987′ S   (38.066454° S / 38° 3′ 59.23″ S)
Longitude: 140° 59.003′ E   (140.983378° E / 140° 59′ 0.16″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2022-05-19 04:18:09 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 08:08:40 GMT
Source: Peter Ronald GPS
Nearest Neighbour: The Boatshed, Cape Bridgewater, 50,638 m, bearing 132°, SE
Nelson, Discovery Bay, Discovery Coast.
Depth: 2 to 20 m.
See the Nelson Bommie dive site page

New Deep Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Crayfish Dive Site Deep Rated Outside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site Technical Rated
Latitude: 38° 19.079′ S   (38.317983° S / 38° 19′ 4.74″ S)
Longitude: 144° 34.000′ E   (144.566667° E / 144° 34′ 0″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2021-07-16 09:49:04 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: J5 Yellow Submarine, 815 m, bearing 12°, NNE
Depth: 30 to 42 m.
Dive only on: SWF, SWE, Ebb.
See the New Deep Bommie dive site page

Peeping Tom

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Abalone Dive Site Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Reef Dive Site Spearfishing Site
Latitude: 38° 21.836′ S   (38.363939° S / 38° 21′ 50.18″ S)
Longitude: 142° 4.212′ E   (142.070206° E / 142° 4′ 12.74″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2021-07-03 04:24:58 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 11:02:18 GMT
Source: GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: The Crags, 3,554 m, bearing 104°, ESE
Discovery Coast.
Depth: 3 to 15 m.
See the Peeping Tom dive site page

Pillar Point Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Shore access
Shore access
Advanced Open Water Rated Ideal For Snorkelling Marine Park - No Fishing Reef Dive Site Slack Water Wilsons Promontory
Latitude: 39° 2.413′ S   (39.040219° S / 39° 2′ 24.79″ S)
Longitude: 146° 18.335′ E   (146.305576° E / 146° 18′ 20.07″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map | Get directions
Added: 2022-04-23 08:43:38 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-23 09:17:38 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Pillar Point, South, 255 m, bearing 41°, NE
Wilsons Promontory Marine Park.
Depth: 2 to 25 m.
See the Pillar Point Bommie dive site page

Prop Bay Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Abalone Dive Site Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Reef Dive Site
Latitude: 38° 25.352′ S   (38.422529° S / 38° 25′ 21.1″ S)
Longitude: 141° 59.729′ E   (141.995488° E / 141° 59′ 43.76″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2021-07-12 20:46:55 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-27 08:40:28 GMT
Source: Peter Ronald GPS
Nearest Neighbour: Haystack, 135 m, bearing 349°, N
Lady Julia Percy Island, Discovery Coast.
Depth: 6 to 15 m.
See the Prop Bay Bommie dive site page

Shortland Bluff Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Advanced Open Water Rated Crayfish Dive Site Inside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site Slack Water
Latitude: 38° 16.879′ S   (38.281317° S / 38° 16′ 52.74″ S)
Longitude: 144° 39.328′ E   (144.655467° E / 144° 39′ 19.68″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2018-01-17 21:09:37 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 11:54:09 GMT
Source: GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: Boarfish Reef Drift, 102 m, bearing 229°, SW
Depth: 18 to 20 m.
Dive only on: SWF, SWE.
See the Shortland Bluff Bommie dive site page

The Passage Bommie

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Abalone Dive Site Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Reef Dive Site Spearfishing Site
Latitude: 38° 24.193′ S   (38.403215° S / 38° 24′ 11.57″ S)
Longitude: 141° 38.909′ E   (141.648478° E / 141° 38′ 54.52″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2021-07-22 18:25:50 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-24 08:39:46 GMT
Source: GPS (verified)
Nearest Neighbour: Big Reef, Portland , 160 m, bearing 161°, SSE
Portland, Discovery Coast.
Depth: 3 to 20 m.
See the The Passage Bommie dive site page

Twin Bommies

Bommie Dive
Bommie Dive
Boat access
Boat access
Crayfish Dive Site Open Water Rated Outside Port Phillip Reef Dive Site
Latitude: 38° 17.965′ S   (38.299417° S / 38° 17′ 57.9″ S)
Longitude: 144° 36.635′ E   (144.610583° E / 144° 36′ 38.1″ E)
Datum: WGS84 Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 10:20:49 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: Lonsdale Arches, 83 m, bearing 237°, WSW
Depth: 12 to 18 m.
Dive only on: Ebb.
See the Twin Bommies dive site page

Total of 18 dive sites.


DISCLAIMER: No claim is made by The Scuba Doctor as to the accuracy of the dive site coordinates listed here. Should anyone decide to use these GPS marks to locate and dive on a site, they do so entirely at their own risk. Always verify against other sources.

The marks come from numerous sources including commercial operators, independent dive clubs, reference works, and active divers. Some are known to be accurate, while others may not be. Some GPS marks may even have come from maps using the AGD66 datum, and thus may need be converted to the WGS84 datum. To distinguish between the possible accuracy of the dive site marks, we've tried to give each mark a source, e.g. GPS, Google Earth, or unknown.

If you don't understand the differences between the different ways coordinates are given, plus how different datum come into play, you might find the article GPS Conversions by Lloyd Borrett a useful read. It describes the problems associated with locating dive sites using a GPS receiver.

GPS latitude explained


Scuba Doctor Dive Map KML File

In the true spirit of making it easy to obtain, utilise and share the information for non-commercial purposes, you can now Download/view the Scuba Doctor Dive Map GPS Marks (KML file | 427.19 KB | 24-May-2022) in the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth or Google Maps.

Some marine GPS units can import the information from a KML file. For others you can use use a file translate program (e.g. GPSBabel) to convert the KML file into an import file format (e.g. GPX) supported by your GPS unit.


Please Help Us To Correct GPS Marks and Add More Melbourne Dive Sites

If you have have information about other dive sites you'd be happy to see added to the information available here, or any corrections and/or updates to the diving site GPS marks listed here, please feel free to Contact Us. See also, Dive Site Help.

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