Membership InformationRRSAC welcomes new members, and you don’t need any connection to Rolls-Royce to join.
If you’re interested in finding out more, then a good place to start is by contacting us through the form on this website. You can arrange to come along to one of our Wednesday club nights and have a chat to people about the club and get a flavour of what we do. Beginners - Come Along and Have a Go If you’re interested in scuba diving, and fancy trying out the sport for the first time, in a fun and safe environment, then come along to one of our ‘Have-a-Go’ evenings. Click here to find out more Experienced Divers You’ll see from other pages on this website that we are an active club with a busy dive programme, both in the UK and overseas. We can teach all BSAC diving grades up to Advanced Diver, plus skill development courses such as rescue skills, O2 administration, boat handling etc. We have a number of members actively involved in technical diving and CCR. Our dive programme is aimed at catering for all diving styles and tastes. We are very fortunate to have one of the few qualified Closed Circuit Rebreather Instructors in the Region, and now offer CCR training through the club. We welcome divers qualified through other organisations (e.g. PADI), or who want to restart in the sport after a break, and can offer cross-over or refresher training to suit. 2024 Membership Fees: • Full Adult - £146 (monthly direct debit option available) • Junior (up to 18) / Student - £85 BSAC Membership - £57.50 (Required for all active diving members) For more details on membership including categories of membership, training costs etc, then please have a chat with our membership secretary. |
About RRSACRRSAC is a branch of the British Sub Aqua Club, the largest independent diving club in the world.
We are a voluntary organisation, run by an elected committee, and any income goes towards the running of the club. The club is ideally located near Derby in the East Midlands. This central location means we're within a few hours drive from the majority of the UK coastline, offering a wide variety of diving. Club Nights
We hold a regular club night on Wednesday evenings, meeting at Mickleover Golf Club from ~7pm Training From beginner to highly experienced, RRSAC provides a full training programme that enables divers to progress through a framework of qualifications at their own pace, leading to internationally recognised qualifications. We have on-demand access to Moorways Swimming Pool allowing an ideal safe and controlled environment for confined water training. For open water training, we are within easy driving distance of the National Diving Centre at Stoney Cove, Leicestershire. As well as running regular BSAC diver grade training courses, we operate a range of skills development courses, allowing you opportunities to build on your experience, learn new skills and explore new diving horizons. For more information on the training we offer, please click here. Equipment There is no need to purchase any equipment whilst learning to dive, as the club has all the kit required for training, and is available to hire at very reasonable rates. Any hire charges go purely towards the cost of maintaining and replacing our equipment. Once you've decided diving is for you there will be plenty of helpful (and generally unbiased) advice from club members on what kit to purchase first! Diving with RRSAC UK: We run regular weekend trips throughout the dive season, as well as one or two longer UK trips each year. The club operates a 7m Osprey RIB (boat) fully equipped for safe diving operation at sea, allowing us to be flexible with the choice of UK diving on offer. We also plan regular hard boat trips, using local dive charter services. Overseas: There are normally one or two overseas trips organised each year. and have visited some really spectacular 'bucket list' destinations in recent years, including South Africa & Mozambique, Newfoundland, and the Galapagos Islands. The dive calendar is never the same two years running although there are a few favourite destinations that crop up regularly. We try to offer a range of diving that appeals to all of our members interests, and experience. Social Activities Throughout the year, the club holds a range of social events. Recent activities include a Summer BBQ, meals out, special interest lectures and hard hat diving and dive chamber experience. For details of our upcoming events, please see the Events page Not sure if Diving is for you? If you are thinking about diving, but you're not sure it's for you we offer Have-a-Go sessions, which include some time learning a little bit about diving and the equipment, before spending 45 minutes or so in the pool with an experienced diver/instructor. During these sessions the ratio is one instructor to two divers. Have-a-Go evenings are a fun and safe way for you to try out the equipment and see if you are comfortable underwater. |