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.
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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 great ‘Try Dive’ night on Wednesday in the diving pool at the Aquatics Centre in the John Charles Centre in Leeds.
Ten ‘new’ divers had their first experience of SCUBA diving with us in the pool. Apart from getting used to breathing and finning underwater, they also had fun playing with the u/water frisbee, swimming through hoops and playing ‘catch’ as well as doing gymnastics - all underwater!
After an hour of fun, there were lots of happy faces. We were also delighted that our two U18 try divers, Eirian and Frankie, absolutely nailed it!! 🥳🥳
Well done everyone!
Thanks to our instructors and everyone who helped poolside.
Our club, Leeds SCUBA club (BSAC 115), doing what it does best - sharing our love of diving as well as having fun!
If you fancy a go at SCUBA diving, just go to our website:
https://www.leeds-scuba-club.co.uk
Go to the menu, click on *Diving* then click on *Book a Try Dive*
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PS if you were at the event and would like more photos, DM us and we will send them on.
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Leeds SCUBA Club2 weeks agoDay four of the epic training trip and FINALLY some sunshine!!!! It didn't warm the water up significantly but it definitely lifts the spirits. Amazing levels of consistency, hard work and enthusiasm from all our trainees include two complete sports divers. And a special guest appearance from Yorkshire Regional Coach Carrie Pillow.
6 qualified ocean divers, 3 ocean divers well on their way to complete, 2 completed sports divers, 2 dive leaders getting closer to completing. What a weekend!!!
Huge thanks to our volunteer instructing team and their assistants and to our trainees thank you for being attentive and disciplined.
Leeds SCUBA Club2 weeks agoThe weather just keeps on surprising us. This time with an unexpected hail storm followed by sunshine!!!! Think we've had all seasons and all weather's so far.
Trainee change over so Aaron, Charlotte, Richard and Oscar took their first brave steps into the water. Well done!!!!
Wonder what the weather will do tomorrow for our last day!!
Leeds SCUBA Club2 weeks agoAnother successful day at capernwray. Still challenging conditions, at one point sideways rain tested everyone's ability to get in to dry suits super quickly!!!! Congratulations to all our trainees who over came these conditions.
Tomorrow we have a new batch of trainees taking their first steps underwater.
Huge thanks to our instructors who are doing 4 days training and the assistant instructors keeping them going!!
Leeds SCUBA Club2 weeks agoDay 1 of our training trip to Capernwray…
The water wasn’t tropical ( despite the promises), and the weather was diabolical (to say the least).
However, despite this, our Ocean Diver trainees absolutely nailed it with their first open water dives.
Curtis, John, Scott, Dawid and Will - well done on two dives in a very chilly environment. Mask clearing, rescue skills and drysuit familiarisation were all completed. Thanks to Kath, Will and Henry for their patience and care.
Then there was Sophie. Steve took her in and she was amazing. Dropped 4 kilos from her weights and did two dives at 20m + …. Well done our Sophie!
Sharing the chilly water was Steve and Benji who managed two dives despite initial annoyance with dry gloves… but they persevered and came out smiling (or was it grimacing?)
Also at the party was Lee and Sam who went in with Simon to practice in their drysuits as well as working on navigation skills. Well, they managed to get back, so it was successful. Then, in the afternoon they both marshalled the divers, logging everyone’s dives. Well done both. Sadly, Riley (our border collie) wasn’t too good at herding the divers. (Bless)
Meanwhile, Jo basically ran around a lot, got absolutely soaking wet and tried to keep folk in order. Thanks to Sam for the loan of dry clothes!!!!
A pretty challenging day all round - but everyone rose to it and smashed it.
Well done everyone!!!
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Leeds SCUBA Club3 weeks agoA big ‘thank you’ to all of our members who attended the AGM last night. We had 24 members there and one guest - so a great turnout.
We hope that our new Ocean Divers got some insight into the Club and its committee - each officer gave an overview of their input over the year.
Kath (Chair) thanked the outgoing committee and welcomed the new 26/27 officers. Thanks to everyone who put their name forward.
Huge congratulations to Sophie and Dan who were finally given their Ocean Diver certificates. Well done to you!
Thanks everyone.
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