Annual subscriptions are used to fund the club, with no profit made. The bulk of this covers the hire of the best swimming pool in Gloucestershire for diver training plus the upkeep and maintenance of the club boat and its accessories. Many club members use the pool sessions for fitness swimming if they are not involved with any specific training.

It is assets like these, for use by club members, that enable us to plan regular and exciting diving expeditions at relatively low cost.

New club members receive a Joining Pack which comprises of a ring-binder qualification book, club diving manual and Sub Aqua Association (SAA) membership card.

Membership of Cheltenham Sub Aqua Club also includes SAA third party insurance.

Existing divers who trained with another recognised agency need not retake exams or qualifications. Instead they may be crossed over to an equivalent qualification and either remaing at this level or further their training. See Qualification Crossover Guide below.

A medical self-declaration form must be completed before diving with the club or diver training can begin.

In most cases an examination is not required, but if one is usually the cheapest place to get this done is from your GP.

See the Downloads page to get a copy of the self-declaration form.

When comparing the cost of CSAC subscription fees to other clubs consider whether they run their own boat or whether they resort to chartering boats at extra cost or maybe only undertake diving from the shore or inland quarries.

Likewise, compare the cost of a single course done with a dive school to the subscription fee that will get you the same training (and maybe also more advanced training to follow) as part of being a full member of the club.

However, it is worth noting that if you are a non-diver in a particular hurry to learn, and cost is not too much of an issue, then a dive school can usually train you to the standard required for open water (sea) diving in less time. If you do this, come and see us about joining the club anyway if you want someone to dive with! You won't have to retrain and could take your diving skills further with us.

For more information about the club and how to join have a look at answers to some frequently asked questions or e-mail us at: info@divecsac.org