InDepth Dive Club
Useful Scuba Diving Links
The following scuba diving industry links will be useful to many scuba divers out there.
Conservation
MCS
Marine Conservation Society, fighting for a cleaner, better protected, healthier ocean: one we can all enjoy.
WWF
WWF believe that healthy oceans benefit the planet, people, prosperity, and peace.
Dive Doctors & Recompression Chambers
DDRC
DDRC Healthcare is a worldwide specialist in diving medicine, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and medical training.
Dr. NICOLA ELLIOTT
Dr. Nicola Elliott is the UKDMC approved doctor that InDepth Dive Club typically refer students to for diving medicals.
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Quiet Waters, Station Road, Lower Heyford, OX25 5PD
Tel: 07796 271656
Dr. OLIVER FIRTH
Dr. Oliver Firth (Hyperdive) offers a full range of medicals for recreational and commercial divers, seafarers, and for the offshore industry.
HSE
Diving is a high hazard activity and there are specific regulations on diving at work to control the risks. These are The Diving at Work Regulations 1997 (DWR).
MIDLANDS DIVING CHAMBER
Midlands Diving Chamber is open 24/7 for the assessment and immediate treatment of Decompression Illness (DCI).
If you have any symptoms after diving, no matter how trivial, please call us on: 07931 472602 or landline 01788 579 555.
UKDMC
The UKDMC advise the BSAC, SAA & SCOTSAC on diving medicine issues, which is conducted through a national network of medical referees with accredited diving medicine expertise.
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UKDMC approved doctors provide fit to dive medicals for UK sports divers.
Dry Suit Manufacturers
BARE
Bare is a premier manufacturer of wetsuits and dry suits for over 40 years. They use a unique combination of anatomically correct patterns, sophisticated materials and painstaking craftsmanship, along with their in-house design and manufacturing facilities to constantly evolve their wetsuit and dry suit design to exceed the expectations of their customers.
O'THREE
O’Three has grown into a respected dry suit and wetsuit manufacturer and is an established market leader, putting quality neoprene innovation and service at the very core of everything they do.
OTTER DRYSUITS
Otter Drysuits are renowned across the world for quality and durability. Available either made-to-measure or in a full set of standard sizes, each drysuit is the product of years of development and experience.
Insurance
DIVEMASTER INSURANCE
Dive Master Insurance provide insurance cover for all things scuba related, from third party to professional liability & travel insurance.
WESTFIELD SUB-AQUA AND MARINE INSURANCE SERVICES LTD
Westfield Sub-Aqua & Marine Insurance Services provide SAA members with their third party liability cover. They are a specialist sport diving insurance provider, designed specifically for scuba divers needs. Equipment insurance, travel insurance, boat insurance etc.
Powerboat & Seacraft
MCA
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is an executive agency of the United Kingdom that is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It works to prevent the loss of lives at sea and to prevent marine pollution.
RYA
The Royal Yachting Association is the national governing body for sailing, dinghy sailing, yacht and motor cruising, sail racing, RHIBs and sports boats, windsurfing and personal watercraft and a leading representative for inland waterways cruising.
Retailers
DIR DIRECT
As a brick-and-mortar dive shop based in Portland, they serve divers in the UK and around the globe 24/7 with a large stock of in-store goods available for delivery or collection.
MIKE'S DIVE STORE
Mike's Dive Shop - London's largest dive shop selling dive equipment, snorkelling gear and watersports equipment. Free UK delivery and worldwide delivery.
Training Agencies
BSAC
The British Sub Aqua Club is an amateur scuba diving agency with a network of club branches across the UK and some overseas territories.
IANTD UK
The International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers is a scuba diving organization concerned with certification and training in recreational diving, technical diving, cave diving, wreck diving, rebreather diving and diver leadership.
NAUI
The National Association of Underwater Instructors is a non-profit association of scuba instructors. It primarily serves as a recreational dive certification and membership organization established to provide international diver standards and education programs.
PADI
PADI is the world leader in scuba diving education and the largest ocean exploration and diver organisation, operating in 186 countries and territories, with a global network of more than 6,600 dive centers and resorts and over 128,000 professional members worldwide.
PSAI
The Professional Scuba Association International is oldest technical / extended range scuba certification agencies in the world. PSAI was the first agency to offer certification at the diver and instructor levels in both recreational sport and technical diving, almost three decades before anyone else.
RAID
Dive RAID International (formerly RAID) is a dive training organisation which was founded in 2007 by Barry Coleman to support diver training for the Poseidon Mk VI Discovery Rebreather.
SAA
The Sub-Aqua Association (SAA) is the CMAS issuing authority in the UK and we’re run by the members, for the members. We’re an association of independent dive clubs providing materials and training for associated clubs to train divers.
SDI
Scuba Diving International is a Scuba training and certification agency. It is the recreational arm of Technical Diving International, a technical diver training organization. SDI is a member of the United States RSTC, the RSTC Canada and the RSTC Europe.
TDI
TDI is the largest technical certification agency in the world. As one of the first agencies to provide training in mixed gas diving and rebreathers, TDI is seen as an innovator of new diving techniques and programs which previously were not available to the general public.
Travel Agents - Dive Focused
DIVERSE TRAVEL
The Diving Holidays experts. Exclusive experiences, great value & exceptional customer service. Perfect diving holidays for beginners to seasoned divers.
DIVE WORLDWIDE
With over 20 years’ experience, dedicated to creating exceptional tailor-made and small group diving holidays to the world’s finest dive destinations. Extensive range of resort and liveaboard options so you can plan your perfect scuba diving trip.
REGEL DIVE
Liveaboards and resort based scuba diving holidays. Enquire online today. Visit some of the most exciting dive destinations in the world
SCUBA TRAVEL
Scuba Travel has been arranging award winning holidays for over 20 years. Winning tour operator of the year no less than 11 times.
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