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General

Clydebank Sub Aqua Club is in the heart of Clydebank, famous for its Ship Building and Maritime past. The Club has been in existence since the ‘60’s. Originally we were based at the Bruce Street Baths. However, redevelopment in Clydebank meant that the old pool had to make way for new homes. We moved in to the new Play Drome.

There is a wealth of knowledge and experience in Clydebank Sub Aqua Club, particularly from a few members who have been in the Club since the ‘60’s !! One of our current members actually started the Club and is still diving regularly!

Come along any Wednesday night. Don’t buy any gear in advance. There is a great deal of choice out there, but we will help you choose the gear which is right for you. The only expense you will have to consider fairly soon if you decide to take up diving, will be a diving mask, snorkel and fins (we don’t call them flippers). But again, you can borrow this gear from the Club until you get your own.

Membership & Costs(from 1st May 2008)

Membership of the Scottish Sub Aqua Club is open to anyone 14 years and above. There is no upper age limit. You should be able to swim reasonably well, at least 400 metres, without too much effort. You will also have to complete a free Diving Medical Questionnaire.

Membership Type

Annual Subscription

Joining Fee

Ordinary (18 years +)

£44

£27.00

Joint

£67

£29.00

Juniors(14 -17years)

£28.25

£19.00

Associate(Non Diving)

£26.15

£9.00

Student*

£32.45

£19.00

Family**

£79.50

£36.00

Junior Snorkeler

£7.25

£5.00

The joining fee is an administration fee payable on first becoming a member of SSAC, this fee is not applicable in subsequent years of unbroken membership.
* Students should enclose a copy of their matriculation card with their application
** Family Membership includes 4 persons (children up to the age of 18 years only) for each additional person please add £2.50 per person to the joining fee
Branches levy a subscription fee, this varies from branch to branch. Details should be sought from the Branch Secretary
Membership Application Forms can be downloaded from the Scottish Sub Aqua Club Web site.

At Clydebank Sub Aqua Club there is a Branch Fee of £100 per year. This covers all your Training requirements, use of Branch equipment whilst you are training and access to the Play Drome Pool for the Club sessions for 1 year. It works out at around £2.30p per Pool session and that includes all the Equipment.

John Walker admiring a

  Plumose anemone

at Seal Island, Loch Fyne.

What exactly do I get for my money?

From the SSAC you get :-

membership of a nationwide Club which is the Governing Body for the Sport in Scotland.

Insurance Cover whilst diving on Club activities

A Scottish Sub Aqua Club Diving Manual (an excellent Manual with all the Practical & Theory elements of Diving

A Scottish Sub Aqua Club Training Schedule & Logbook (This is your Diving Licence)

"Scottish Diver" magazine-The Journal of the SSAC, published 6 times/year

Access to Nationally run Diving & Instructor Courses organised by the National Diving Council

From Clydebank Sub Aqua Club you get :-

Use of the swimming pool.
Use of diving equipment whilst training
All training and the expertise of a Diving Instructor.
All required Diving theory lectures.
Compressed air for 10 Open water dives.
Access to the social side of our – your Club.

As far as Training is concerned. You go at your own pace. Sub Aqua Diving is NOT a competitive Sport. We will train you to act calmly and relax underwater. You will develop a great sense of freedom, swimming in a "weightless" environment. Above all your training will be safe.

Throughout the World relatively few people get the chance to swim underwater and enjoy this natural environment!

                  So – Come in, the Water IS lovely !!!