The Committee
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- Gerard O’Neill – Chair
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- Cameron Blackwell – Diving Officer
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- Julie Lewis – Club and Membership Secretary
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- Martin O’Connell – Training Officer
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- Paul Mernagh – Treasurer
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- David Parker – Welfare and Media Officer
Newbury Scuba Diving Club is run by a committee of volunteers from within the membership. Most positions are voted on at the Annual General Meeting. All positions are open to any member except the Diving Officer who has to be qualified to at least Advanced Diver level. Sometimes members may be co-opted onto the Committee to help with specific projects such as Marketing and Media.
Club committee members:
Chairman – Gerard O’Neill
Contact the Chairman: chairman@newburyscubadivingclub.com
Diving Officer (DO) – Cameron Blackwell
Contact the Diving Officer: divingofficer@newburyscubadivingclub.com
Training Officer (TO) – Martin O’Connell
Treasurer – Paul Mernagh
Contact the Treasurer: treasurer@newburyscubadivingclub.com
Club and Membership Secretary – Julie Lewis
Contact the Club and Membership Secretary: membership@newburyscubadivingclub.com
Equipment Officer – Ian McDean
Contact the Equipment Officer: equipment@newburyscubadivingclub.com
Welfare Officer – David Parker
Media Officer – David Parker
Try Dives – Gerard O’Neill
Contact the Try Dive Officer: trydives@newburyscubadivingclub.com
Welfare Policy
Newbury Scuba Diving Club has adopted the BSAC guidelines and policies with respect to the welfare of all club members.
Link to BSAC Buddy Guard safeguarding policy
Link to NSDC safeguarding policy
Other Members’ Zone pages and links:
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Ocean Diver Information – course outline, picking up pool kit, what is expected, How To tutorial videos
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How Much Does it Cost? – Current NSDC price list
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Mary Hare school facilities – information on access to the pool, classrooms, boat shed, and use of the compressor
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Going Diving – how to book on a dive, what to expect, what to take, how to decipher the inshore weather forecast
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Using the RIB’s – how to prepare the boat, launch and recovery, towing
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Dive/launching sites – popular coastal dive sites, inland sites, VHF marine radio use, kit advice
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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.
