Membership benefits

Are you a qualified diver?

Whether you have been trained by BSAC, IANTD, TDI or PADI – you can bring your qualification with you or “cross-over” and attain an equivalent BSAC grade and continue your training with our club.

Are you completely new to scuba diving?

Our club offers FREE BSAC Training to all club members backed-up by an impressive range of facilities. The club also organises dives tailored to all levels of ability from absolute beginner.

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or an experienced SCUBA diver you are sure to get a lot out of membership of Kingston & Elmbridge Sub-Aqua Club.

Award winners

We recently won the British Sub-Aqua Club’s most prestigious award, “The Heinke Trophy” – recognition that we do more in the interest of our members than any other club. Take a look at the following benefits and you will see what we mean…

An established club

Kingston & Elmbridge SAC is one of the original branches of the British Sub-Aqua Club, having been formed in 1955. Our current membership allows us to organise a wide range of diving both in the UK and abroad, as well maintain our own clubhouse (with bar!), boat, compressor and a full diver training programme – from beginners to advanced divers:

A fantastic social scene

Parties, barbeque’s, an annual dinner-dance, bands, meals out, bowling, paint balling – We believe that Kingston & Elmbridge is one of the friendliest dive clubs around

Club boats

The club has two RIBs, and these are available for use by any club member with the appropriate qualification and experience. Hire of the RIBs is charged at a nominal rate.

Oxygen

The club has two twelve-litre oxygen kits that can be used by any dive marshall when taken on club trips. Both kits have a constant-flow and demand valve fittings.

Dedicated pool training

For members convenience SCUBA pool training is organised on club nights at New Malden leisure centre.

To compliment SCUBA training, we also run popular freediving courses.

A growing and enthusiastic membership

Our members are the life-blood of the branch — Last year we had 147 members, both diving and social. Diving members have a varied range of qualifications and interests, so whatever type of diving you are into, it can be pursued in our club!

Club House & facilities

We have our own club house with full facilities for members to meet in on club-nights.

Nitrox group

Provided you have a gas-blending qualification, you are welcome to join the nitrox group and fill your cylinder with up to 80% O2 at cost.

Additionally, there are plans afoot to offer Nitrox fills to all club members with an appropriate Nitrox qualification.

On-site compressor facilities

It just get’s better and better – we offer all club members FREE air tank fills on club nights.

We offer clean air to all club members (Nitrox blenders have the facility to fill their own tanks).

We have our own bar!

Unlike most clubs that meet in the local pub we have our own fully stocked and licensed bar.

Open on club nights and available for functions during the year the bar provides for our members needs – whether alcoholic or tee-total!

A full diving programme

Last year, thousands of dives were undertaken in the UK and abroad by the membership. This is a club that goes diving!

Not only that, there are a range of interests within the club, from Trimix technical diving right down to novice training dives.

Get in contact

If this is all music to your ears, then please contact us — you can be sure of a warm welcome at K&E!