Learn to scuba dive

New to scuba diving? Take the plunge with us!

Learning to scuba dive can be a life-changing experience, bringing a whole host of exciting underwater opportunities and friends to enjoy them with.

From beginner to advanced, West Wickham Sub Aqua Club provides the full BSAC training programme enabling divers to progress through a framework of qualifications at their own pace.

BSAC’s Ocean Diver course is the place to start. This entry-level open water diver qualification will equip you with the core skills to dive to a maximum of 20 metres in open water, in the UK and abroad.

With BSAC, diving skills are taught progressively, with each new skill and experience built upon, step-by-step. The blend of theory, swimming pool and open water skills sessions along with continual technique practice enables you to develop your diving in a safe and enjoyable way.

With BSAC there are five internationally-recognised diver grades, from the entry-level Ocean Diver through to First Class Diver.

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What will it cost?

To learn to scuba dive with West Wickham Sub Aqua Club will cost you around £268.50 (2023). This includes your BSAC membership fee, branch fee, Pool and theory training sessions and other sundries such as training packs and access to the pool.

You will need to buy your own mask, snorkel and fins, and you can hire a cylinder, regulator weight belt (and weights) and a BCD (Buoyancy Control Device) from the club. Equipment hire cost £195 of which £60 is refundable on return of the hired equipment.

Training, diving and qualifying with West Wickham Sub Aqua Club is great value.

This is the best value scuba training we think you’ll find!

What gear will I need?

As a beginner, you will have lots of questions about scuba diving equipment. Do I need all the dive kit from the very start? How expensive is it to get all the kit I need?

Once you start your Ocean Diver training, it’s a good idea to purchase your own basic gear, such as a computer, Regulator, BCD.

When you progress to open water you will require a wetsuit or drysuit. These can be borrowed/hired from local shops, but you may want to purchase your own to ensure a good fit and familiarisation. It is often only when you are qualified that divers obtain their own full set of gear, although some prefer to hire it, especially when travelling overseas.