Try Dive

At Tyneside 114 Sub Aqua Club we offer try dives to give you a taste of scuba diving in the warm confines of the swimming pool.  The benefit to you of doing a try dive is that it helps you assess whether scuba diving is for you.

Our highly trained instructors will take you through a thorough safety brief before helping you kit up and taking you into the pool and showing you some of the basic skills.  Afterwards there is an opportunity for you to discuss the experience and collect your certificate of try dive completion.

At Tyneside 114 there is a small charge of £10 for the try dive which is refunded if you decide to join our club and continue your training with us.

Simply contact our Diving or Training officer to arrange a try dive by emailing contact@tynesidebsac.co.uk or by calling 07900 898569.

You will need to bring swim wear, towel, and a T-shirt  for the pool.

Who can do a try dive?

Scuba diving requires a certain level of fitness and at Tyneside 114 we follow the medical advice of our governing body the British Sub Aqua Club which derives from the UK Sport Diving Medical Committee.

There is a simple questionnaire for you to complete before doing a try dive to make sure you are medically fit to dive.  Sometimes it may be necessary to see a doctor with diving knowledge first.

A wide range of disabilities can be accomodated but please let us know in advance so that we can be prepared and take any necessary advice.

Following BSAC advice we do not train divers below the age of 12 year.  However the guidance does permit us to conduct try dives for children less than 12 years old provided the individual child is able to fit into our club equipment.

If you cannot dive then try snorkelling

For those who cannot dive (on medical grounds or simply do not like it) you may wish to consider learning how to snorkel.  If you are travelling abroad the best colours and a lot of life divers see can often be seen in the shallow waters. Tyneside 114 can also run snorkel training.