Learn to Dive
We currently have around 30 active members at various levels from trainee to First Class Diver.
We have a strong, nationally qualified instructing team comprising Advanced, Open Water, and Assistant Instructors.
We have a small amount of pool training equipment for students to use whilst training and on initial open water dives. This equipment has just been updated with the help of a National Lottery Grant, which has also helped us to develop our Instructor Team. We have some dive computers so that our trainees can use them before they purchase their own - this means that the trainee is taking responsibility for their dive monitoring right from the word go.
Our club Wefare of the Vulnerable policy seeks to address any issues that might concern you or your family when diving with us. This document sets out our approach to training minors (under 18) and also to safeguarding any vulnerable person, including the inexperienced diver in the charge of a more senior diver or an instructor.
The Instructors
We are lucky to have a very experienced team of instructors, lead by our training officer, Richard Dean, and can run courses from beginner to advanced level. Recently, one of our instructors, Maggie Davies, qualified as a BSAC First Class Diver.
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Richard Dean |
Maggie Davies |
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Martin Davies |
Sean Hurley |
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Greg Hooper |
Mel Betts |
Qualification Grades
Ocean Diver
The Ocean Diver course prepares you for diving in open water partnered by more experienced buddies, but still enabling you to dive all around the world.
Sports Diver
The Sports Diver course builds on your initial training emphasising open water diving skills and experience through a series of structured practical lessons.
Dive Leader
Dive Leader training concentrates on the responsibilities and safety aspects of leading other divers in an open water environment designed to give you the confidence and ability to deal with a wide variety of diving situations.
Advanced Diver
The course further develops your knowledge and skills gaining experience in planning and organising dives at different sites and under different circumstances. BSAC recognise this grade as being a fully trained diver.
First Class Diver
The BSAC's highest diving grade which requires a higher than average theorectical knowledge, organisational and personal skills.