Anything we charge you will be charged at the price that we pay; we do not make any profit from you. This is partly made possible by the instructors teaching you free of charge, both in the classroom and in the water - in fact they pay for the privilege of teaching you!

The club owns more than 20 full sets of SCUBA equipment, meaning you can learn to dive without spending a fortune on kit. There are some basic items you will need to buy yourself (mask, fins, snorkel, gloves and a hood), and if you are enrolling on a course, you will also need to buy training materials from BSAC. In addition, you will need to pay the LUUSAC and BSAC annual membership, and the mandatory Sports Club fee imposed by the Union.

Some of the costs may seem high, and we will not lie, diving is not a cheap sport. However, this is one of the cheapest ways to learn to dive on the planet. As a comparison, if you wanted to become a BSAC Sports Diver (or equivalent), in LUUSAC it could cost you less than £470, however in a commercial diving school it could be more than £1200! A more detailed breakdown can be seen below.

All Members

The members fees have to be paid by all members, new or returning. These allow you to rent the kit come on trips and undertake the training we offer. However if you are qualified and own the mandatory kit mentioned above and you are only here to dive, read no further! You can dive with the club already, all you have to pay is the fees for the trips you choose to go on.

LUUSAC Annual Membership £40 Covers some of our overheads, e.g. equipment servicing costs
BSAC Annual Membership £26 for Students
£52 for Non-Students		 This includes public liability insurance.

Costs For New Divers

This table outlines all the basic costs to take you up to sports diver level. It might seem a lot but when compared to other dive schools this is a small amount

Basic Equipment ~£100 Mask, fins, snorkel, booties, gloves & a hood. This is all the kit you have to buy yourself.
Training materials £66 Includes all manuals and lecture notes up to and including Sports Diver, as well as your qualification book and a set of BSAC Decompression tables
Pool Training £21 Cost price for the filling of cylinders
Ocean Diver Practical £110 Cost price for travel, accommodation, equipment, entry, air fills and food for a weekend diving in Open Water
Sports Diver Practical either abroad for a week ~£400 Includes all your open water training, flights, accommodation, and transport for the week. 2-3 days training, then 2-3 days pleasure diving
or UK training ~£110 Cost price for travel, accommodation, equipment, entry, air fills and food for a weekend diving in Open Water

Costs For Qualified Divers Who Want To Continue Training

If you are already a qualified diver then these costs assume that you already have the kit mentioned above. If you do not add on the price of kit from the New Divers costs and come along to the kit sale at the start of the year to pick up a bargain. To check what BSAC qualification you are equivalent to please consult the Conversion Table If you are an advanced diver or above please contact the Diving Officer for more details.

Already Ocean Diver or equivalent: BSAC Sports Diver course Training materials either £17 If you already have Ocean Diver training materials
or £37 If you don't already have the Ocean Diver training materials (i.e. have crossed over from another agency)
& £18 If you don't already have a set of BSAC Decompression tables
Pool training £3.50 Cost price for the filling of cylinders
Training Abroad ~£400 A week abroad. Includes all your open water training, flights, accommodation, and transport for the week. 2-3 days training, then 2-3 days pleasure diving
or Training in the UK ~£110 Cost price for travel, accommodation, equipment, entry, air fills and food for a weekend diving in Open Water
Already Sports Diver or equivalent: BSAC Dive Leader course Training materials either £20 If you already have the previous courses training materials
or £30 If you don't already have the previous courses training materials (i.e. have crossed over from another agency)
& £18 If you don't already have a set of BSAC Decompression tables
UK Training ~£110 Cost price for travel, accommodation, equipment, entry, air fills and food for a weekend diving in Open Water

Cost Comparison

This table is here to demonstrate the comparison between the price of our training versus the average price of achieving the same level with PADI. The PADI prices are an average of 5 random dive centres around the UK. The tables run cumulatively and include all charges for LUUSAC and BSAC membership; training materials; equipment hire and purchase and residential costs for open water diving. All LUUSAC prices are based upon offering the fullest package possible. Prices may be cheaper depending on the relative experience and past organisation training of a diver.

Ocean Diver Sports Diver Dive Leader
LUUSAC (including ~£100 equipment purchase £420.00 £131.50 £97.50 (excluding open water training costs).
PADI (excluding equipment purchase) £598.40 £309.00 £427.00