Upcoming Ocean Diver Course Dates:
August 2026 – Spaces Available
January 2027 – Spaces Available
New to scuba diving? Take the plunge with us!
If you’ve never scuba dived before, we highly recommend you do a Try Dive first to see if diving is for you.
Find out more
If you’ve given it a go, and want to learn how to dive, we can help you! (Please note that we will not be running another Ocean Diver course until late in 2025)
Your first qualification is Ocean Diver. In 6 theory lessons, 5 pool lessons, and 4 open water lessons, you’ll learn:
- How to assemble and disassemble your scuba kit
- How to safely enter, exit, and manoeuvre underwater
- Basic life saving skills
- How being underwater affects the human body
- How to safely dive to 20 metres underwater
How Much Will It Cost
Whilst the training is delivered by volunteers, there are some costs associated with learning to dive
- BSAC HQ Annual Member Fee – £65.50
- Leeds SCUBA Club joining fee – £22.00
- Leeds SCUBA Club (BSAC 115) Annual Membership – £130.00
- Purchase of an Ocean Diver Training Pack – £45.00 (digital) or £50 + p&p (printed)
- £7 per session for pool fees, equipment and instruction
For these costs, you get
- Diver Training Manual and Training Materials
- Worldwide Scuba Diving Insurance provided through BSAC
- Subscription to SCUBA magazine, providing advice, tips, trips, and reviews
- Subsidised pool access on club nights (normally £10)
- Free equipment rental for duration of Diver Training
- Subsidised equipment rental after qualification
- Discount at local Dive Shops
What Gear Will I Need
For try dives, just a swimming costume and t-shirt you don’t mind getting wet.
For Ocean Diver, the club will provide all equipment where possible, or recommend dive shops where you can rent high quality, reliable equipment. The pool can be quite cool so a t shirt or a wetsuit is desirable.
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Leeds SCUBA Club1 week agoA couple of weeks ago, 12 intrepid adventurers returned from expedition to the out reaches of Orkney and diving Scapa Flow. 8 of our cohort had never been to Scapa before and two guest made it all the way from KENT!!!!! We had a great time, including a bus tour of some of the land based attractions, paid our respects at the Royal Oak museum, saw some neolithic standing stones, visited the newly refurbished Scapa Flow Museum and ate an AWFUL lot of cake!!! Hugest thanks to Sarah, Rohan and Nick of the MV Honeydew - especially for the "wildlife in a cake tin" evening!
Leeds SCUBA Club1 month agoLast Wednesday we concluded our Oxygen Administration Course with the written assessment and practical assessment. Well done to all our participants and thank you to all who attended as a refresher and were part of our company of actors!!!! There were some Oscar nominated performances!!!
Leeds SCUBA Club2 months agoWe were really excited to welcome Michael, Simon and Ben to our try dive this Wednesday. All three had a great time taking their first breaths underwater. Our next try dive is in November, if you are interested in joining us, please press the WhatsApp button on our Facebook page or email via the website for more information. X
Leeds SCUBA Club3 months agoThanks to our instructor Andy, for taking the time to take a second team in for their Wreck Appreciation SDC practical! He has given up a lot of time for this course! Cheers Andy!!
Leeds SCUBA Club3 months agoAs
#volunteersweek comes to a close we just want to recognise all our instructors, assistant instructors, committee members, trip organisers, compressor fillers, cake makers and all the others who go into making our branch awesome and vibrant. This week we competed SP2 Basic Life Support with 12 branch members.
