Divemaster Diaries

To help us all pass the time during lock-down and to start looking at something other than the usual routine, Divemaster Scuba are proud to offer free Marine Ecology Specialty courses to all our club members! Those of you who aren't club members, don't fret! You won't be missed out! We are pleased to offer you the same course for a bargain price of £25 (normal course price £85). In both cases, this includes the self-study digital kit, the classroom presentation and the certification.

It was a hit last year, so we thought "why not?!". The end of a year of limited diving is upon us and now we have the vague hope that maybe next ye...

... but sadly, we've been told we're not allowed to tell you anything about it and been told to take down the post. Sorry! We did intend to give yo...

In the second in our series of short stories, our Advanced Open Water Instructor Tim tells us how his diving journey started, and what made him take the step from recreational diver to technical diver and dive professional, and why he decided to move from open circuit technical diving onto close circuit rebreather diving.

We get a lot of questions about what the Mares Horizon is, and what’s the purpose, so we are here to answer them! Here's a few of the most frequently asked questions!

Ever wondered how our staff ever decided to become dive pros? Wondering what's involved in becoming one yourself? In a new feature on our blog, our newest Open Water Instructor Phil tells us a bit about how he started diving, what made him make the decision to become a dive pro and what the Instructor Training Course and Evaluation were like!

This regularly updated post contains a summary of our current status with respect to the covid-19 restrictions and details of the procedures required to ensure we are covid-secure. You can also download the essential forms required from here.

We're off to St Abbs again with our friend Barry at St Abbs Dive Charters. The last trip was such as success and the weekend was free... seemed a shame to sit at home and not head off for more!

Time for some more classic UK sea diving, on the Clan Macvey by boat as well as some shore diving, including the famous Swanage Pier!

The Mares Horizon SCR has now landed in the UK!! We have now taken delivery of our new Mares Horizon SCR's in the UK with Adam and Will off to take...

Back when the lock-down was in full effect, many people took advantage of a great offer from SSI, registering for the free Science of Diving course...