Diver Training

SCUBA Diving is an exciting, adventure sport which will open up a whole new underwater world to you, but it requires a certain degree of mental and physical maturity, so that is why you must be at least 14 years old to learn to SCUBA Dive with Clydebank Sub Aqua Club. Once you have joined the British Sub Aqua Club and Clydebank Sub Aqua Club, completed the Medical Declaration, and purchased your BSAC Ocean Diver Course, your diving training will take place in the safety of the swimming pool at the Clydebank Leisure Centre. After the basic 200 metres swimming assessment you will learn the various techniques of SCUBA Diving. All the time you will be safely gaining experience and confidence in this three-dimensional underwater world. You will also learn about the physics and theory of SCUBA diving. Your training and experience will be recognised throughout the World. Eventually, when you are ready, you will continue your training in the sea at well known diving locations. It won’t be too long before you are broadening your experience all around Scotland and perhaps other parts of the World.

There is a great deal of gear to learn how to use, and techniques to perfect, but we all had to learn, and before long you will be very familiar with terms like “Basic Equipment”, “Demand Valve”, “Dive Computer”, BCD and “Drysuit”.

Diving trips are organised on most weekends, weather permitting and sometimes on week days. We often have a few weekends away throughout the year, usually late Spring and early Autumn. Some members dive all year round, even though the water can be a little cool, 4 degrees C, in the middle of Winter and up to around 14 degrees C, in the middle of Summer. Others go off to the Red Sea, the Med or perhaps the Caribbean for a week or two. There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy excellent diving all year round. Of course the best times in Scotland are from April to October when the days are longer, the water is a bit warmer and the weather somewhat kinder.

We try to dive many areas around Scotland, but being a west coast Club, most of our diving takes place in the west, however we make summer visits across to Eyemouth and St.Abbs in the South-east of Scotland. We sometimes visit the Sound of Mull, famous for its wrecks and probably one of the best diving localities in the UK. On our doorstep we have the sea lochs of Loch Long, Loch Goil, Loch Fyne and Loch Leven.

Diving Certification Training Programme

At Clydebank Sub Aqua Club we offer a comprehensive range of BSAC Scuba Diving Courses.

To learn to scuba dive using compressed air breathing equipment, you must be at least 14 years old.

If you are under 16 years old, a parent or guardian MUST be present at ALL training sessions.

During your training it is vital that you attend the Pool training sessions as often as possible.

As with any learning process, it is important to regularly build on your new knowledge and skills.

British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) Course Prices

Click the link to see the range of BSAC Courses: https://www.bsac.com/shop/help-which-training-pack-do-i-need/

How do I proceed?

You will have joined BSAC and joined Clydebank Sub Aqua Club and paid the appropriate fees. As a new member with no previous diving experience, you will be purchasing the "BSAC Ocean Diver" Course. Show your documents (including the Unique Reference Number) and Training Record to the BDO and your training starts right away. [KEEP your Unique Reference Number (URN) in a Safe Place]

YOU WILL NEED YOUR UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER TO OBTAIN YOUR QUALIFICATION CARD, ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR DIVING COURSE

PLEASE NOTE: You will need to LogIn to "MyBSAC" with your Username and Password before you can purchase Courses.

BSAC Ocean Diver

As a new member with no previous diving experience and having completed the 200 metres Swimming assessment, you will learn the basic practical and theoretical skills of scuba diving with the BSAC Ocean Diver Course. You will have the basic skills to dive safely to a maximum depth of 20 metres.

BSAC Sports Diver

Having completed the basic BSAC Ocean Diver Award you will be very much encouraged to gain further knowledge and experience by continuing your training with the BSAC Sports Diver Course. You will have many more skills, including the ability to rescue another diver and dive to a maximum depth of 35 metres. As a BSAC Sports Diver you will be able to undertake most of the diving activities offered by Clydebank Sub Aqua Club, including more adventurous and interesting diving trips using the Club Boat.

Our training is specifically designed for diving in Northern UK waters and also incorporates Nitrox Diving techniques.

To see the FULL range of BSAC Diver Training Courses and the Prices, login to "MyBSAC" with your Username & Password

Click the link to see the range of BSAC Courses: https://www.bsac.com/shop/help-which-training-pack-do-i-need/