Diving Courses
At Stafford Sub Aqua Club, we’re passionate about developing confident, capable and safe divers.
With a team of qualified instructors and a friendly, supportive training environment, we offer the full range of BSAC (British Sub-Aqua Club) courses — from your very first underwater breaths through to advanced diver and instructor training.
Our instructors deliver structured pool training, open water sessions and theory support, enhanced by club training dives, regular UK and abroad diving trips and an active social community.
BSAC Diver Courses
These are the courses we offer, bear in mind these are trained in a club environment with voluntary instructors who give up their time to teach. Progression is dependent on the resources available, however we do our best to meet any goals – have a chat with our Training Officer.
When you join you will only need to undertake a 200m swimming assessment (no time limit), so bring along swimwear. The club will provide the instruction and equipment except drysuit, hood and gloves.
As a club rule we train a minimum age of 14, or 12 if a family member is also a club member.
Look here for course costs: Join the club! Fees/Costs
Discovery Diver BSAC DD course details
A fun and informal introduction to scuba diving. Try breathing underwater in a safe, controlled environment with an instructor and experience what diving is all about. Upon completion you will be qualified to dive to a maximum of 12m under direct supervision of a Dive Leader grade or above.
Ocean Diver BSAC OD course details
Your entry-level qualification. Learn the essential skills, knowledge, and safety procedures needed to dive in open water with a buddy of equal grade or higher to a maximum depth of 20 metres.
Sports Diver BSAC SD course details
Builds on Ocean Diver and develops your diving skills. Learn decompression theory, rescue skills, and enables you to progress your depth limit to 40 metres. From here you can start to look at technical diving and instruction.
Dive Leader BSAC DL course details
Builds on Sports Diver and enables you plan and lead dives, manage rescue scenarios, and explore more challenging environments.
BSAC Skill Development Courses (SDCs)
We undertake these at various times in the year dependent on interest. We have taught many Bouyancy and Trim, Twinset, and other courses. You can view the SDC’s here on BSAC’s website:
BSAC SDC course details
If you are interested in taking one of these with the club, please contact the Training Officer or other committee member to register your interest.
Dive right in – What to do next
If you’re interested in any of the courses above, get in touch or come along to a club night. We’ll be happy to discuss:
- Your current experience
- Your goals
- Which course is right for you
- Timescales and costs
Your next adventure starts here.