How Much Does It Cost?

Newbury Scuba Diving Club Current Price List

Try dives:

• Try Dive £30.00 (N.B. this amount can be deducted from the Newbury Scuba Diving Club first year’s membership fee if you join within 3 months of the Try Dive)

NSDC Membership Fees:

• Newbury Scuba Diving Club annual membership adult – £110.00 (renewed annually on 1st December)

BSAC Annual Membership Fees effective 1st march 2025

• BSAC full member (18+) OD, SD, DL, ADI, TI & PI – £71.00
• BSAC full member (18+) OWI, Advanced Diver – £66.00
• BSAC full member (18+) AI, First Class Diver – £61.00
• BSAC full member (18+) National Instructor – £52.00
• BSAC annual family membership (same address) – £123.50
• BSAC Snorkelling Member – £27.00

Training Course Fees:

• Ocean Diver course adult* – £124.50 (+ NSDC annual membership £110.00 + BSAC annual membership £71.00 = Total £305.50). In addition, Ocean Diver students are required to purchase the e-learning pack directly from BSAC at a cost of £65.
• Sports Diver course adult – £40.00 plus postage
• Dive Leader course adult  – £40.00 plus postage

*Pool hire, classroom hire and pool kit hire for duration of the Ocean Diver course. N.B NSDC does not supply any protective clothing for open water diving

NSDC In-House Skill Development Course Fees Prices Available On Request

• Oxygen Administration
• First Aid
• BSAC Boat Handling
• Gas Blending
• Practical Rescue Management

Gas Costs:

• The costs for filling air, Nitrox or Trimix are posted by the compressor. These costs are based on covering the actual costs of the gas used (Oxygen/Helium), plus the cost of maintaining, servicing and testing the compressor equipment.

Diving Costs:

• Per day RIB diving £30.00 for club members (N.B. A small fuel surcharge may be also applied to cover long distance transits in the RIB)

• Hard Boat diving costs are based on the individual charter costs

Club Kit Rental (per day):

• BCD, Regs, 1 x Cylinder (air fill) and Weights + belt – £30.00/day. IMPORTANT not all BCD & Regs are serviced for open water use, please contact the Equipment Officer before selecting kit for rental
• 1 x 12 litre or 1 x 7 litre cylinder filled with air – £5.00/day (£10.00/day for Nitrox fills)

Other Members’ Zone pages and links:

• Ocean Diver Information – course outline, picking up pool kit, what is expected, How To tutorial videos
• Mary Hare school facilities – information on access to the pool, classrooms, boat shed, and use of the compressor
• Going Diving – how to book on a dive, what to expect, what to take, how to decipher the inshore weather forecast
• Using the RIBs – how to prepare the boat, launch and recovery, towing
• Dive/launching sites – popular coastal dive sites, inland sites, VHF marine radio use, kit advice
• Who’s who on the committee – the roles and responsibilities of the different committee positions
• Social – fun non-diving activities