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​ Clydebank Sub Aqua Club
65th Anniversary Year
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Club Owned Equipment
Clydebank Sub Aqua Club is fortunate to own a great deal of equipment. We have a Compressor to fill Club and members cylinders. There are several complete sets of gear including Demand Regulators, Buoyancy Devices, Cylinders & weight belts. There is a range of Dry-suits in various sizes, all for the use of trainees and others members who haven’t quite acquired all their own gear yet. All this equipment must be properly maintained for your safety, so there is a fee for the hire of this equipment for use in the sea or open water.
The equipment, and our Equipment Premises, also in Clydebank, are well maintained by experienced members. However, some items of equipment, namely Demand valves and scuba cylinders, must be serviced by professionally trained staff in the Dive shops, so these items are quite expensive to keep properly maintained. Safety is always paramount!
We also have a seperate Lecture Room where the Diving Officer and other Instructors give lectures and demonstrations. The room is also used for other social events.​
Compressor Operation
Filling Diving Cylinders is a time consuming, tedious, noisy but extremely important job. Without it, we don’t dive!. Trained and qualified members of the club volunteer to fill cylinders as required. If you need air for a diving trip please contact a member of the Committee IN PLENTY OF TIME !!!!
Please remember- ClydebankSAC compressor operators are not permitted to fill an "out of test" diving cylinder or any cylinder which appears to be in a poor condition or hazardous, even if it is "in date". Their safety comes first!
Club Boat
The Club Boat
Clydebank Sub Aqua Club is the proud owner of an XS 5.4metre Rigid Hulled Inflatable boat with a 90 HP Yamaha Engine. Also included are a GPS, Echo Sounder and VHF Radio. The boat is fitted with a Stainless steel “A” Frame, navigation lights, a stainless steel ladder to assist with access back in to the boat and a removable Dive Cylinder Support Rack. The whole rig is transported on a sturdy Snipe Trailer.
Our dive boat enables us to reach many more off shore dive sites, such as the numerous islands and reefs off the coast of Scotland, wreck sites and other shore sites inaccessible by road.
Using the Club Boat
You will be aware that the Boat, Engine and Trailer represent a large financial outlay, but they are also a huge asset, allowing us to have much greater diving opportunities. It is our boat, your boat and the Committee would like to think that everyone is happy to help when it comes to preparing the boat for a trip. Things such as helping to get the boat out of the Club Hut, adjusting the ramps, taking a turn on the winch, ensuring that all the boat kit is on board etc. At the launch site help is required to un-lash the boat and prepare it for launching, similarly the recovery operation is also an "all hands on deck" scenario. It is all part of the "day out" and it is a great way to learn about another aspect of diving which you should find useful and enjoyable.
