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Christmas Gift Open Water Course 2024

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Christmas Gift Open Water Course 2024

Christmas Gift Open Water Course 2024

GIVE THE GIFT OF ADVENTURE

Are you stuck for a gift for your loved one this Christmas?
Are they fed up with socks??

If you know someone who would love to learn to dive, the PADI Open Water Course would be an amazing gift.

Even if you leave it until the last minute, this digital download can be arranged really quickly, and all over the phone if necessary.

Drop in, call or email for more details.

 

A PADI Open Water Certificate is your invitation to the most exhilarating spectacles Mother Nature has to offer.

Whether you are interested in the explosive kaleidoscope of colours within a beautiful coral reef or the rusting metal of a wrecked military cruiser, the PADI Open Water Diver Course is the world’s favourite way to get there.

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to be weightless? Do you want to find out what your friends have been telling you about all this time? Then jump in, learn to Scuba Dive with Ocean View.

Our Professional and friendly Instructors and Divemasters will make sure that your journey to becoming a qualified diver is the fun and stress free adventure that it should be.

 

You have two options when taking the Open Water course.

The full PADI Open Water Diver Course where you complete all of the three main sections here in he UK.

Or you can fo the PADI Open Water Referral Course, where you start learning here with the eLearning and the pool sessions, then complete the qualifying dives on a holiday abroad.

 

 

Give us a call, send us an email , or drop into the Dive centre

 

Christmas Gift Open Water Course 2024

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Dive Club Evening Dives

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Evening Dives 2023

Dive Club Evening Dives

Experience some local wrecks, drift and pier dives, there’s a lot to see out there.

 

We have the summer schedule from Channel Diver.
The Season has started.

As we said in the last newsletter, we are having a shake up this year with our evening dives, the dives will no longer just be on a Thursday evening, in previous years this limited us to a fair few drift dives because of the tide times. Now there is nothing wrong with gentle drift dives, if you are a new diver, going in the sea for the first time, they are a great intro to UK diving.

But we know most of you want a bit more variety, so we are very excited to give you the new dates from Channel Diver, which are mainly local wreck dives, BUT please be aware of the depths of the wrecks, ensure you have the depth allowance on your training to make the dives safely. Anything below 18m will require at least your PADI Advanced certification, or equivalent from other training agencies.

We will be going out of Brighton Marina onboard the lovely and spacious Channel Diver, with skipper Steve, and Caroline. This is a lovely big boat with everything you could need, including the all important and much loved lift at the back of the boat for easy exits out of the water.

 

Channel Diver

 

 

Divers in sea Channel DIver

 

BOAT RULES

The boat goes with a minimum of 6 divers, but can carry a maximum of 12 divers.

Make sure you have your own DSMB and Reel
NO DSMB…..   NO DIVE.

Please note: the ropes away time is when the boat leaves the marina, make sure you are there in plenty of time to park up and get yourself and your kit onto the boat. The tides wait for no one, if you are late, the boat will have to go without you.

 

Seating area inside      Seating area

DATES and PRICES

These are the dates for June, July and August,
with Wreck name, Max depths and ropes away time.

 

JUNE
Monday 5th – Lass O Doune   16mtrs   6pm away
Tuesday 20th – Pentyrch  20mtrs    6pm away
Tuesday 27th – Brighton Pier    6pm away
Wednesday 28th – City of Brisbane    27mtrs   6pm away

 

JULY
Wednesday 5th – Fortuna   28mtrs   6.30pm away
Wednesday 19th – City of Waterford   30mtrs    6pm away

 

AUGUST
Thursday 3rd – Pentyrch   20mtrs   6pm away
Wednesday 23rd – Drift Dive   6.30pm away

 

And, new for 2023, we have sliding scale of costs. So the more divers go, the better for everyone:

Evening Wreck Dive
up to 8 divers  £50pp
10 divers  £45pp
12 divers  £40pp

Evening Drift/Pier – £30pp

BOOKING RULES

IF YOU BOOK A SPACE, YOU NEED TO TURN UP

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT ANY LONGER, YOU NEED TO EITHER:
FIND A REPLACEMENT DIVER
OR YOU NEED TO PAY FOR THE SPACE

TO SECURE YOUR SPACE WE WILL NEED your Credit Card details  to be held securely at the dive centre to ensure we don’t have to cancel the whole dive if someone cannot make it but doesn’t find a replacement diver, (we will forward the details to the boat to take payment if you are a no show).

Please drop into the centre before hand to secure your space, or if you live too far away, call us up and give us card details to hold. You can then pay the skipper on the day of the dive, If you don’t turn up, we will pay the skipper for your space.

IF YOU CANNOT GO, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FILL YOUR SPACE, WE CANNOT GIVE REFUNDS AS THE BOAT WILL HAVE HELD THE BOOKING FOR US.
Also if you dropping out means that the minimum number of divers is not 6, then the other divers would lose out, which is not fun for anyone.

The above does not apply if the weather stops the boat from going out, the skipper makes the final call, always with safety of divers being the most important factor.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THIS BEFORE RESERVING A SPACE

DROP IN or CALL US TO BOOK YOUR SPACE

 

 

DIVE CLUB MEMBERS GET PREFERENCE

Channel Diving other dates

We cannot book the boat on weekends for you, however please go onto the Channel Diving website, look at the schedule and see if there are dives you want to book onto directly with the boat. Please make sure you are booking dives you are trained to do in regards to depth and certification and experience.

WEBSITE LINK HERE

 

For all Local Charters, YOU MUST have your own D.S.M.B and Reel for these dives.

Call us or drop in to book your space.

 

Channel Diver the lift

 

 

 

Regular Charters are run by several boats locally

Please contact the Skippers for further information or visit their website as below:

Channel Diver – Skipper Steve Johnson

 

Aquanaut Diver Charters – Skipper Graham Norton

 

 

Also if you join the Ocean View Diving Club and come along to a Club Night, which are on Wednesdays, you are highly likely to meet divers planning their own dive trips who are looking for others to join them.

 

Channel Diver kit up area

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PADI Specialty and Continuing Education courses 2023

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Specialty and Con Ed courses advert

 

JANUARY

Equipment Specialist page imagePADI Equipment Specialist Course
Sunday 15th

Don’t miss out on a dive due to a minor equipment issue.

 

 

FEBRUARY

 

Freediver with logo

Basic Freediver
Saturday 18th

Freediving is about inward power, discipline and control. If you’ve always wanted to enter the underwater world quietly, on your own terms, staying as long as your breath allows, then freediving is for you.

 

 

Emergency Oxygen provider

Emergency First Response First Aid
Sunday 19th

First aid and CPR are good skills for anyone to learn, especially those involved in adventure sports – just in case.

 

 

 

MARCH/APRIL

DSMB Diver page imagePADI D.S.M.B Diver Specialty
Pool and Class Saturday 19th March (pm) –  Lake Dives Sunday 2nd April

Be safe! Be Seen! S.M.Bs / D.S.M.Bs are an important piece of safety equipment.

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Sunday 19th March  –  Lake Dives Sunday 2nd April

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

APRIL

Peak Performance Buoyancy

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
Sunday 2nd

Glide effortlessly, use less air, ascend and descend or hover, almost as if by thought.

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Sunday 19th March  –  Lake Dives Sunday 2nd April

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

DSMB Diver page imagePADI D.S.M.B Diver Specialty
Pool and Class Saturday 19th March (pm) –  Lake Dives Sunday 2nd April

Be safe! Be Seen! S.M.Bs / D.S.M.Bs are an important piece of safety equipment.

 

 

 

Enriched Air Nitrox

PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course
Saturday 9th

Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

 

Emergency Oxygen provider

Emergency First Response First Aid
Saturday 22nd

First aid and CPR are good skills for anyone to learn, especially those involved in adventure sports – just in case.

 

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Sunday 23rd April  –  Lake Dives Sunday 14th May

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

MAY

Underwater navigator

PADI Underwater Navigator
Sunday 14th

Make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course.

 

 

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Sunday 23rd April  –  Lake Dives Sunday 14th May

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

Advanced Deep

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Sunday 14th May – Lake shallow dives
Saturday 24th June – Stoney Cove –  Deep and Wreck dives only

The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.

 

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 27th May  –  Lake Dives Sunday 11th June

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

Rescue Diver page image
PADI Rescue Diver
Pool and Class Sunday 28th May  –  Qualifying Dives Sunday 11th June

Most divers cite this to be the best course they took, whilst serious and testing, you will learn so much to improve your dive skills, and learn to look out for your fellow dive buddies.

 

 

JUNE

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 27th May  –  Lake Dives Sunday 11th June

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

Rescue Diver page image
PADI Rescue Diver
Pool and Class Sunday 28th May  –  Qualifying Dives Sunday 11th June

Most divers cite this to be the best course they took, whilst serious and testing, you will learn so much to improve your dive skills, and learn to look out for your fellow dive buddies.

 

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 17th June  –  Lake Dives Sunday 9th July

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

Self Reliant Diver page

PADI Self-Reliant Diver
Classroom Sunday 17th June (p.m) –  Lake Dives Sunday 9th July

Develop self-reliance and independence while diving.

 

 

 

Advanced Deep

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Sunday 14th May – Lake shallow dives
Saturday 24th June – Stoney Cove –  Deep and Wreck dives only

The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. (Shallow dives need to be completed before the Deep dive.)

 


PADI Deep Diver
Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th at  Stoney Cove

Dive with confidence at depths to 40m, by taking the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course. Learn to assess reasons for going deep, the dive objective should be clear.

 

 

PADI Wreck Diver
Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th at  Stoney Cove

The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty shows you how to safely diving on a piece of history. Wrecks are a lure to many divers. Wrecks provide a challenge, a mystery, and are usually teeming with aquatic life.

 

 

JULY

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 17th June  –  Lake Dives Sunday 9th July

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

Self Reliant Diver page

PADI Self-Reliant Diver
Classroom Sunday 17th June (p.m) –  Lake Dives Sunday 9th July

Develop self-reliance and independence while diving.

 

 

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 17th June (a.m)  –  Lake Dives Sunday 9th July

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

Enriched Air Nitrox

PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course
Saturday 15th 

Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

 

 

AUGUST

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 19h August (a.m)  –  Lake Dives Sunday 10th September

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

SEPTEMBER

Drysuit Diver page image

PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
Pool and Class Saturday 19h August (a.m)  –  Lake Dives Sunday 10th September

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

 

 

Advanced Deep

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Sunday 10th September – Lake shallow dives
Saturday 23rd September – Stoney Cove –  Deep and Wreck dives only

The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. (Shallow dives need to be completed before the Deep dive.)

 


PADI Deep Diver
Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th at  Stoney Cove

Dive with confidence at depths to 40m, by taking the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course. Learn to assess reasons for going deep, the dive objective should be clear.

 

 

Red Sea Wreck

PADI Wreck Diver
Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th at  Stoney Cove

The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty shows you how to safely diving on a piece of history. Wrecks are a lure to many divers. Wrecks provide a challenge, a mystery, and are usually teeming with aquatic life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Red Sea 2022 Last Minute Spaces

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Ocean View Red Sea Liveaboard 2022

4 LAST MINUTE SPACES RELEASED

27th July-4th August 2022

Southern Red Sea

Sizzling sunshine and awesome diving with Ocean View

Cost:  £2075 /person – all inclusive

 

UPDATE: This trip os now full

Elite FrontEnjoy Seven nights, full-board basis on Emperor Elite.

This fantastic itinerary takes in the stunning areas of the Southern Red Sea, including St. Johns, Fury Shoals, and…. if conditions allow we may be able to sail to the southernmost islands of Rocky and Zabargad.

 

With approximately 21 dives over the week. 12lt tank and weights are included in your package. All trips are fully guided with expert guides. Flights from Gatwick and transfers are included. Visas are also INCLUDED within this price, as is the use of a day room at a hotel after the trip (1 room per two people) and Nitrox is free to those who are certified.

Ocean View Red Sea Liveaboard Polaroid 1

So come on… who’s up for some awesome diving and lots of fun?!?

 

If you would like to make a booking on the last minute spaces released on 7th July 2022 we will require full payment per person.

Please note a space is NOT secured until we receive your payment.

Red Sea 2021 Polaroid 2

 


Itinerary Highlights:
(always weather dependant)

St. Johns
St Johns is a vast collection of small reefs offering some of the most remote and rewarding diving in the Red Sea. This incredibly beautiful reef lies a short distance north of the Sudanese border. The reef covers a huge area and many dives would be needed to explore the numerous coral heads and islands. Habili Ali offers giant gorgonians and black corals whilst grey reef, silvertip and schools of hammerhead sharks might be found on the west side. Habili Gafaar is a mass of soft corals teaming with shoals of snappers, butterfly fish and barracudas. Mantas, grey reef and silvertip sharks can often be seen in the blue.

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Gota Soraya
Rated as possibly one of the best wall dives in the Red Sea, with overhangs and cracks in the reef wall full of glass fish and sweepers and an abundance of corals, Grey Reef, Silvertips and Hammerhead sharks.

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Fury Shoals
At Fury Shoals, dive Sha’ab Claude with its famous swim-throughs and huge porite corals. White tip reef sharks and an anemone and clownfish settlement can be seen a little off the reef to the South. Abu Galawa Soraya has a fantastic coral garden and a wreck of a private sailing boat populated with glass fish.

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PLEASE NOTE:You don’t need a minimum number of dives, but you should be comfortable with drift dives, as currents can be unpredictable and strong. If you are an Open Water Diver, some dives are below 18m therefore we recommend having advanced experience or taking your PADI Advanced Open Water course on board to maximise your enjoyment from the trip. Inexperienced and beginner divers may find some dives challenging and may be asked by the Cruise Director to skip dives that are not suitable for their diving experience. All diving is made from zodiacs to give precise entry and exit points.

 

Elite effect edgeThe Vessel…
Emperor Elite is custom-designed and built to a superior standard. Elite is a 38 metre boat accommodating a maximum of 26 guests. All cabins are ensuite, boast independent air conditioning, three towels and a dive poncho per guest.

She is a spacious boat with limited free WiFi (signal permitting), three sundecks, dive deck with platform, a stylish air-conditioned salon and air-conditioned dining room where great food is served.

She has all diving and safety equipment including two large RIBs with outboards, is also equipped with NITROX and can handle sidemount, rebreather & tech diving on request

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The trip cost includes: Return flights London Gatwick ti Hurghada, internal coach transfers to Marsa Alam, visa, 7 nights full board accommodation on the vessel (with water, tea, coffee, soft drinks), all diving on 12ltr cylinder with air fills and weights, free nitrox if you are an Enriched Air certified diver. Please note alcoholics drinks are not included in the inclusive deal.

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Please read our basic booking conditions

Hammerhead sharks

 

Ocean View Red Sea Liveaboard 2022

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Christmas Presents 2019

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Diving Christmas Gifts

Are you stuck for a gift for your loved one this Christmas?
Are they fed up with socks??

You could treat them to something really shiny, or show them you care by keeping them warm with a new undersuit or wetsuit, a new pair of diving gloves and a hood, or a fabulous new computer.

The only acceptable socks are diving socks!!

So many ideas for a fantastic present for your family member or friend this Christmas.

 

Drop in, call or email for more details.

 

Season’s Greetings

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