The Members’ Zone section is designed to give new and existing members everything (or almost everything) they need to know about diving with Newbury Scuba Diving Club; from how to get to the different dive sites, to how to help launching the boat.
By the very nature of this content, these pages are dynamic and some details are bound to change. If you think of any new topics that could help new members, or spot any errors, please let the Media Officer know.
Index of pages and links:
- Ocean Diver Information – course outline, picking up pool kit, what is expected, How To tutorial videos
- How Much Does it Cost? – Current NSDC price list
- 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 RIB – how to prepare the boat, launch and recovery, towing, VHF radio use
- Dive sites – popular coastal dive sites, inland sites
- Committee Roles – the roles and responsibilities of the different committee positions
- Social – fun non-diving activities
Kit Tips
A place for NSDC members to share top tips on kit.
Kit Tip #1: If you suffer from sea sickness, then bending over in the RIB fumbling with thick gloves to fasten your fin straps can be a disaster! Simply fit spring straps to your fins and then fasten a short length of rope with a big figure of eight knot to grasp easily. It will now take only seconds to pull your fin straps on.
Kit Tip #2: Snoopy Loops are brilliant for tidying up your kit configuration and hose routing, and they cost nothing. Simply cut thin strips from an old car inner tube and loop them through the D rings on your BC. They are amazingly strong and great for holding gauges, DSMBs etc.
Kit Tip #3: Having difficulty pulling off your dry suit boots? A simple £3.99 shoe remover makes it really easy.
Kit Tip #4: Fed up with your cylinders rolling around in the boot of your car? Then make a simple holder with a few lengths of foam pipe insulation and a bit of rope.
Kit Tip #5: Safeguard your Regs and gauges from being trodden on in the boat by cable tying an old mesh goody bag to the back plate of your BCD. You can then simply tuck your dangly bits into the bag to keep them out of harms way.
